The Job

s ince the Amethyst arrived in

Brazil in June 1996 it has

been primarily engaged in carrying

out various types of workoverlwell

servicing operations for Petrobras,

the national oil company.

However , in January o f th is

year it was called upon t o put i t s

versatility t o test with the instal-

lation of a Water Uptake Riser on

the Petrobras XXV, a semisubmersible

Water uptake rise joint being moved up to drill floor.

floating production platform anchored

in the deep water Albacora field.

Briefly stated, the job involved run-

ning a special 24 inch diameter riser

through the rotary table to a depth

of 350m, keel hauling it using the

Amethyst 300t crane, and landing

it i n a receptacle on the PXXV

pontoon. This required the Amethyst

to be dynamically positioned

up current o f another

f loat ing p lat form, at

times within 12m.

The reason for installing

this riser is to provide the

PXXV with low oxygen

cool ing water, up t o

30DegF cooler, for i t s

production plant to operate

Water uptake riser made up on the drill floor.

more efficiently. It proved t o be a

challenging, interesting and ultimately

rewarding experience for the crew

of the Amethyst.

The Operation

T he specially constructed,

insulated and epoxy-coated

riser pipe manufactured by Oil States

Industries was loaded on to the

Amethyst in special crates and every

effort had t o be made t o preserve

the coating at all times during the

operation. To this end all areas of the

r ig where contact damage could

occur were covered with thick neo-

prene. The riser was initially run

Water uptake riser, ing over to PXXV.

through the rotary in the conventional

manner using special lifting flanges

and drilling elevators, then on 80ft

x 3 inch slings, then on drill pipe t o a

depth where the weight transfer t o

the previously keel hauled 30Ot crane

hook weighing I O t could be safely

accomplished. Due t o l i f t i ng

restrictions on PXXV a packer had

t o be installed t o float part of the

riser string.

The keel hauling was completed

under the starboard pontoon and the

riser moved t o a special platform

constructed at the aft o f the rig.

Wi th the riser in this position the

A close up view ofthe water uptake riser handover to PXXV.

Amethyst made i t s approach t o the

PXXV, a path which meant navigating

in between the catenaries of the

PXXV anchor pa t te rn and i t s

numerous flow lines, t o a position

approximately l 2 m f rom the

platform. Here the riser was passed

t o PXXV and landed o u t in the

receptacle on t he pontoon.

Amethyst spent almost 7 hours in DP

mode never more than 25m from

PXXV during the entire passing over

operation. Despite our faith in the

rig and i t s DP capabilities we were

s t i l l happy when it came t ime t o

disconnect from the riser and move

away from the platform.

Overall the operation was a huge

success for the rig, i t s crew and

the client. It required good commu-

nications, cooperation and teamwork

from the Amethyst crew, Oil States

engineers and Petrobras. It was

accomplished safely and in a very

professional manner by all involved.

W e await ou r nex t "Special

Assignment" t o demonstrate our

versatility and adaptability in true

i Sedco Forex style.

0. to r.) : Assistant Rig Superintendent-Hal Holmes, Drilling Superintendent- Mike pottier, Rig Manager-Ian paterson, Former District Manager-Bob MacChesney.

[ N O R T H & S O U T H A M E R I C A

The Histow of the F'PS Bill Shoemaker by GMT District

The FPS Bill Shoemaker was formerly named the "Treasure Searcheru#

the "Sea Drill Oneu, the "Bow Drill One " and the "Bredford Dolphinu.

The rig was originally an enhanced Aker H-3 design with two

additional vertical sponsons (Bottle Rockets). It was built in the Aker

Verdal shipyard in Norway and launched in May 1976 as the "Bredford

Dolphinu under the British flag.

T he original owner was the

Blandford Shipping Company

and it operated as a support accommo-

dation unit from May I976 to October

I980 in the U.K. and Norwegian

sect~rs ofthe North Sm Itw convened

owners Wilrig NS. It went through an

upgrade and rectification program for

the operations in the UK sector of the

North Sea where it drilled four wells in

less than a year. Upon returning t o

Canada it drilled one well for BP

Bill Shoemaker in the shipyard. Upgrading is almost completed: the column blisters still need to be painted.

to a drilling rig in the Verolme Shipyard,

Rotterdam and delivered to its new

owner, Bow Valley Resources Ltd. on

March I98 I and renamed the "Bow

Drill One ". The first drilling assign-

ments were with BP : one well in the

Irish sea and one in Spain. Later the rig

moved to the East Coast of Canada and

drilled nine wells in Newfoundland and

Nova Scotia.

In April I990 the rig was renamed

the "Treasure Searcher" and operated

under the Bahamian flag for its next

Canada and the other for

Mobil Canada. Prior t o

operations in Canada, the

rig was upgraded to meet

Canadian Newfoundland

Offshore h l e u m Boards

regulations. The rig was

then stacked in Halifax

harbor until early spring

I994 and then mobilized

to the Gulf of Mexico to

perform workover opera-

tions for Tatham Offshore.

The rig departed from

Mobile, Alabama on

August I994 for Malabo,

Equatorial Guinea ( West

Africa ) and drilled one well for Mobil.

The rig was then moved to Port Gentil,

Gabon and warm stacked.

Old starboard crane being removed.

The "Tmure Searcher" eventually

moved to Pointe Noire, Congo and was

sold t o Deepwater Drillers L.L.C.

Later, they became Rigco Nor th

America L.L.C (RigCo). Sedco Forex

took delivery of the rig on December

7, 1995. The Treasure Searcher is

actually the second rig which Sedco

Forex operates for RigCo. The other

one is the Laffit Pincay which is currently

working in the Gulf of Mexico

The Treasure Searcher is a 20 year

old rig that was not equipped for today's

market The overall first impression of

anywhere in the world,

inc luding the co ld

and rough weather of

Bill Shoemaker being lifted onto the dry dock barge. the Grand Banks off

Newfoundland. Therefore RigCo i entrusted Sedco Forex t o refurbish

and upgrade the rig to Schlumberger's i standards.

Before the upgrades could take ; place the rig had t o be moved to the Third level accommodation with new

USA. This move on February helideck on top being installed-

18, I996 and took approximately 60 : days. During the tow a Sedco Forex i The upgrades are almost complete

and i s in the Drocess

One segment of the new column blisters.

team performed a detailed inspection

of the rig and defined a general work

scope. The r ig arrived in AMFEL's

shipyard in Brownsville, Texas on April

I3 where it stayed while the shipyard

contract was being bid. Eventually the

HAM Marine Shipyard (HAM) in

Pascagoula, Mississippi won the contract

t o upgrade the rig. The rig was then

towed t o HAM and arrived in

Pascagoula on October 10, I996 t o

begin the long awaited upgrades and

modifications.

As usual, the key of the success

of any project is based on the people

involved and this project was no excep-

tion. The men and women involved in

the Bill Shoemaker work long and hard

hours to make the project a success and

they are to be congratulated.

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of testing all systems

and preparing fo r

the inclining test.

Afterwards, it will be

towed t o i t s new

location in Newfound-

land, Canada where we

will work for AMOCO

Canada. The shore

base will be located in

St. john's, Newfound-

land, Canada.

Installing the column btkitw.

S O U T H A M E R I C A

One year without a loss time incident : that's hard work ! Rig by Mark Manager Foxwell

A s you know, the FPS Bil l Shoemaker formerly called the

Treasure Searcher is owned by RigCo North America. Sedco Forex started

a management contract in February, I996 to mobilize the rig from Congo

to Gulf of Mexico, define a work scope to prepare it for drilling operations, market the rig and carry out the work to get it ready to drill. When Sedco

Forex first took over the rig from

Wilrig, only a minimal crew had been assigned. After several months of recruiting and transfers, the rig's crew

was finally built up t o more than half the normal drilling POB (personnel on board) on May I 5, 1996. On that date we started counting days since last LTI.

Having worked in a supervisory capacity on at least I2 shipyard jobs

during my 21 year career, I can tell you

it's a major feat to work in a shipyard environment for a whole year without

an LTI. The major factor in Q-HSE in my opinion is management commit- ment and total involvement of all

employees. We had both. We also benefited from the SAFE START-UP MANUAL pro-

duced by ASA, and dedicated Q-HSE oficers throughout the

project.

Another i tem was a modified version of the R&E

shipyard contract "bonus for Q- HSE which we included in our

contract with HAM Marine.

This included weekly inspections, joint incident inves- tigations, meetings and financial incentives for safe accident free work. HAM has had up t o 200

workers per shift on our rig since we arrived, and they also have not had any

LTIs as of this writing.

Since we work daily in such close

proximity with shipyard employees,

it's important for them to have the same management commitment as we in Sedco Forex have.

the oneyear sa f i award plaque to Rig Superintendent

Ronnie W a r n - 0. to r.1 :David R i c h d (project

Manager),]m Edwards (GMT Q-HSE Coordinator),

Ronnie W a r n (Rig Superintendent), Mark Foxwell

(Rig Manager), Rick Mongold CRig Superintendent),]ohn

P m (District Manager), Ross Casq (Q-HSE Advisor).

We were awarded a contract t o drill for Amoco Canada in November,

1996 and hope t o have spud the f i rs t well end o f June offshore Newfoundland.

When you read this article, I will be in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia working as Rig Manager on the Actinia.

Sedco Form team (Rig, Ofice, Management)

during the pam celebmffng the one year

W i i award : 1.Iason Edwards, 2.John

powers, 3. Gris Devereaw, 4. Ronnie

W a r n , 5. Eneas Dim, 6. Rick Mongold,

7. Xen Thorton, 8. Linda Haywood,

9. Mark Foxwell, 10. Frank Machy,

ll. Norm Schubw, l2. RogmBz&y,

L?. Dan Malone, 14. Lloyd Duhon, l5.Jame.s

Hill, 16. Ross Casg, 17. Winston Blackwood,

18.lames Bordelon, 19. David Sparks,

20. Gmnt Davis, 21. Jesy Davis,

a. Lisa Gmndy, 23. Lisa Moore,

24. Patricia Morin, 2S. Howard Guest,

26. Rannald Slm, 27. David Eubanks,

28. Luis Mendom, 29. Allen Ogden,

30. Hillav Shea, 31. Ralph Bernard,

32. Brent Warren, 33.lohn Ralph,

34. David Richard, 3.5. Gabe Lewis, A 36. Carl pitman, 37. David Bz&y.

M I D D L E E A S T

First experience, first impressions by Manager SF ~ommunications Isabelle Lallee

M arch I997 wil l certainly

remain one of the most important and exciting months of my life, for I made my first trip to the field.

After landing in Bahrain t o attend the MEOS exhibition, where all Schlumber- ger Oilfield Services were represented,

I then flew t o Muscat, Oman. The purpose of this stay was t o visit a land rig. Unfortunately, no external visitors

were allowed on at that time and what could have been a complete change of scenery had to be canceled. I was not

disappointed though for seven1 reasons:

Communications Manager Isabelle Lallee in front ofthe Trident 3.

first, the quality of the welcome of all our people and their families in Muscat

was just wonderful. But above all, I had the chance t o meet and talk t o the district staff, including the Rig Managers, Biodun Ogidan, Amr El Sharkawy and Jean-Claude Cayron. This one day spent at the District office was a unique opportunity to understand better what

field management is all about and share the various and constant challenges faced by the people in the field.

Despite the pleasure I had staying in this charming and bewitching,

(although rainy) city of Muscat, it was time to leave and go to the next stop :

Dubai.

Again, everything was in place to make this stay a success (except the weather: it was pouring): a modern, impressive and lively city* friendly

colleagues, interesting visits to the MEA Region ofice and Middle East Mshore

ofice, but above all this long-awaited experience : a visit to Trident 3. Dennis Burkett, Rig Manager* who was kind enough to take care of me that day,

drove us to the airport where a short and instructive safety brief was given to

all helicopter passengers, with a special focus on first-time flyers, like me. No

need to say that I felt a bit stressed about this up-coming flight It turned out to be a lot smoother than I had anticipated and I even fell asleep like the rest of the troop ! After we landed on the rig a

safety meeting was held to learn every- thing about the do's and don'ts on an offshore rig, what t o do in case of an

emergency, a. Dennis then took me for a complete visit of the rig floor and liiing quarters and intduced me to the whole crew. My overall impression ? There's nothing like seeing a rig for d. The most

detailed explanation on what living and working there are, the most precise

photos and drawings of equipment are

wry l i ie mpd to what you learn and

feel when you actually stay on a rig.

I was very surprised how quickly

I forgot that we were standing so far from the coast. Though much smaller

Rig Manager Dennis Burkett with Rig Superintendent Bill Bolianatz.

than a semisubmersible, a jackup is

however a small town in itself. Due to

the constant noise and the permanent activity, you would never think you are in the middle of nowhere.

Lunch was offered at the Senior

Staff cafeteria where excellent food was

served. Then an informal, but still very

informative, meeting was held with the Senior SM. Various topics WE discussed among which communications, both 1 human and technical, between the rig, District, Region and HQS levels and human recognition of the good and hard work accomplished by our rig crews.

I believe we should give more tribute

to our people on land and offshore rigs

and never forget how tough, challenging, demanding and, sometimes, risky, their jobs and lives can be.

Yes, meeting and discussing with all

Making a connection while running casing in the hole.

these welcoming and professional people were definitely rewarding

experiences : the kind words cannot describe. And I cannot even say that the sun helped me

enjoy this trip more for, as I mentioned previously, Tlaloc* struck all the

places I visited. * the Aztec god ofmin

E U R O P E & A F R I C A

The Third DeparLme StaffEngineer by Barry Eagles

The Trident 9 has left Nigeria for the third time in

her history. After first arriving towards the end

of 1986 and working for Chevron, she departed

the first time to Angola. She returned at the end

of 1990 and worked for Mobil. two years later

she left for the Ivory Coast for a little over a year

before returning to Nigeria to work for Mobil.

The Trident 9 left buoy 29 on the dry tow vessel

Transhelf on March 20,1997 on her way this time

to Indonesia to work for Mobil Indonesia. Her

unique 518 feet of leg shall finally be put to

more permanent use in water depths of 360 f e e t

You will actually be able to stand at the crown

and look down upon them.

I he past year on the Trident 9

A nd what a year it has been ! A f t e r leaving t h e UBIT

Platform (and damaging her number 2

leg in the process) she headed for the

ASASA field. This was a f irst t ime

project for Mobil along with Sedco

Forex and Noble (the Percy John).

The Trident 9 and the Percy John

s tar ted operat ions ana w i t h it a

competition started between the two

rigs : the Schlumberger group were all

on the Trident 9 and almost all the

"others" on the PJ. The Schulmberger

group put into effect the ESR Program

- Enhanced Supplier Relationship.

A chance for Schlumberger t o prove

t h a t we could o u t p e r f o r m t h e

competition in all aspects. N o t quite

so easy for Wireline and Anadrill as

they were on both rigs !

It was an eight we l l program

beginning with pile driving all eight

wells. The T9 started a few weeks

ahead and at one po in t the deck

looked like a Delmag hammer grave

yard. Three hammers down, the last

in the derr ick w i th 2 more being

mobilized from the base and another

rig. The 4th hammer lasted the pace!

Not a good start for the T9 and some

valuable lessons already learnt for the

PJ, which was t o become a common

occurence.

Crew picture :Back Row (1 to r.) : Barry Eagles, Ron Davis, Leandro De Freitas,

Louis Bidon, Thieny Giot, Patrick Pape,

Gilles Taster, Billy MacDonald, Terry Burns.

Kneeling :Joseph Ukomeh, Felix Elimuya,

Freeborn Ozuem, Anthony Ubochi,

Joseph Lafforgue.

The pile driving was followed

by batch drilling the 17- 112" sections

and 1 3-318" casing for 3 wells. 12- 114"

hole and 9-518" casing followed by

completions for each. This continued

for the next 3 wells and then finally

the last two wells. There was hardly a

moment for the crews to catch their

breath. The lead in the competition

was slight alternating between the

T9 and the PJ, even with the 4 days

spotted to them from the pile driving.

Record after record was broken.

At the end of the day, the Trident 9

achieved the following :

record footage in 24 hours for

any hole size : 40 17 feet,

reached a TD of 8 132 feet in

less than 5 days,

ran 8 132 feet of 9-518" casing in

7 hours,

spud, drilled, cased and skid rig

in 6.5 days.

Mobil saved 180 days and $16

million on their projected AFEs for the

two platforms.

After the ASASA project, with a

total of 70,046 ft drilled and cased for

the eight wells she moved to her final

field - AWAWA. An exploration well

was successfully drilled.

Preparations had been underway

for months for her demobilization

from Nigeria including the materials

and expertise required for the

damaged #2 leg. In addition the

bracings of the first 3 bays all had to

be inspected prior to loadout onto the

dry tow vessel. The Trident 9 tacked

back and forth for 20 days whilst the

jobs were being completed before

being towed inshore and to buoy 29

for the final loadout.

The loadout went without a hitch

apart from the squall which delayed

the process for an hour. Final

preparations were made and at 15:OO

hrs on the 20th of March she set sail

for the journey down the West Coast

of Africa, around the Cape of Good

Hope and out into the Indian Ocean

before arriving in Medan, Indonesia.

A fond farewell from all in NPT

to what used to be NPT's Flag Ship - the "Trident 9"

Not to be forgotten, Billy Bruce - Rig Supt and Geoff Knight - BMS, both

of whom were transferred t o the

Trident 6 just prior to the Trident 9's

departure, and who played key roles

on the Trident 9 during ASASA.

BackSaw left to right : Sunday Ow.awe,

Vincent Okhomina, FeHxBmuya, Andrew

Galley, Kehinde Edomwande.

Kneeling :Barry Eagles, Edo Martins. rn

1 RECRUITING, TRAIN ING & DEVELOPMENT

OFS Synergy in Action Photos and text by Paul McMorran - RTD Manager

Working more closely with our Oilfield Services sister companies is a

familiar theme in Sedco Forex. Today, we share a challenge of huge

proportions to provide the people our companies need in a rapidly

expanding business.

Nowhere is OFS synergy more crucial than in recruiting the best talent,

training for the service quality our customers expect and developing the

managers who will lead us into the next century.

This article is about how we're responding to the challenge.

RECRUITING : "THE S-TEAM"

The first stage in any successful

training program is finding the right

people to train. In today's business, we

and our OFS sisters have aggressive

recruiting targets for "fresh-out"

engineers and technicians. Each

product line has specific needs and a

~ecruitment co-ordination in key

countries ensures a high profile for

Schlumberger at our "target schools"

and points individual applicants t o

the product l ine best suited t o

their talents. It helps us attract the

best graduates in the face of ever-

increasing competition.

In some regions, shared OFS

Prst stage in OfSjoint recruiting :Annette Higginson EUARecruiting Manager and Samuel Safo-Tchofo- Shared OfS Recruiter for West Africa paring aver CVs.

recruiting team to match. But the days i recruiters develop close contacts with when we recruited independently, o r j local universit ies and technical

even in competition with each other, colleges, generating recruits fo r

are a th ing o f the past. Today, 1 severalproductlines.InWestAfrica,

Schlumberger recruits as a team. for example, Sam Safo-Tchofo recruits

engineers and technicians for Wireline

& Testing, Anadrill and Dowell, as well

as for Sedco Forex (see photo).

At the simplest level, joint campus

presentations and mutual assessment

sessions convey a consistent message

from an integrated team. Sedco Forex

is committed to teamwork with sister

companies at every stage o f the

recruitment process.

Recruiting has always been a key

activity in Schlumberger. Today's OFS

approach ensures the best possible

raw talent for our Training Centers

worldwide.

"The S-Team" is recruiting now at

a school near you !

TRAINING ENGINEERS :

TOWARDS A N OFS CULTURE

The Schlumberger Oilfield Services

3-year plan in 1996 highlighted the

need for each product line t o revamp

its engineer training program in terms

of content, methodology and speed.

With TDP, the Technical Development

Program for graduates, this is what we

have done.

From 1997, TDP is better adapted

t o the increasingly high potential of

the engineers we recruit. Apart from

the technical skills our future Rig

Managers need, it covers the basic

tools of managing a business. And

perhaps most importantly, TDP i s

no longer merely a Sedco Forex

training program. It is part o f an

integrated strategy for developing the

engineers and the future managers of

Schlumberger Oilfield Services.

A key initiative in the Three Year

Plan is the evolution of common

training modules. The goal is to build a

common culture across OFS product

lines and t o make this culture an

integral part o f how we train our

people. From 1997, these modules are

a central feature of TDP

Sedco Forex has taken an active

role in the development of two OFS

modules, and PTC hosted the pilot

Week I in April 1997 (see photo).

Schlumberger Week I caters to fresh-

out engineers from all OFS product

lines. Objectives are :

to convey the spirit of Schlumberger

Oilfield Services as a whole, and of

each product line individually,

to develop an awareness of the main

activities of each sister company

and the role of each in the life of a

reservoir,

DEVELOPING MANAGERS :

BORDERLESS

BUSINESS SKILLS

As all of us have seen, "borderless

transfers", the interchanging of talent

among Schlumberger companies, i s

increasingly common. Although in

some respects the challenges facing

managers are specific to one product

line, the basic skil ls they need

are usually the same. Synergy in

1. Chukwuma Ajoh - Wireline and Testing,

2. Joseph de Almeida - Sedco Forex,

3. Austin Odusanya - Wireline and Testing,

4. Jim House - Geco prOk1a Training and

Dwelopment Manager, 5. Kees van de Vrede - Sedco Forex EUA Training Manager,

6. Jason Canning - Geco prOkla,

7. Gabriel Kuiatee -Dwell UTCManager,

8. Bruse Lohrmann-Geco Pakla.

9. Craig Hutchison - Sedco Forex,

10. Francis Tuedor - IPM. Training and

Dwelopment Manager. 11. Ulrike pnkch - Dwell, 12. Mohammed Doghmi - Anadrill,

13. Alexei Obvinstev - IPM., 14. Chuck Martin - Anadrill Training and Development Manager,

15. Jean Claude Venrus - GeoQuest,

16. lonna Doimas - IPM., 17.Julia Kubiak-

GeoQuest Training Supervfsor, 18. Fatima

Amiar Shared Resources Remiter Algeria,

19. Rana A1 Riyami-IpM., 20. Laurent de

Molliens - Comp &Ben Special projects - Oilfield Services, 21. Ogunfwora - Sedco

Forex, 22.Umar Qureshi - Former Director

of Personnel, Oilfield Services,

23 Gaelle Genty - IpM..

t o show how OFS product lines

wo rk together t o add value in

serving our customers.

For Sedco Forex, this course

forms the first week of a new, 4-week

induction for engineers.

Schlumberger Week 2, taken at 15

months' seniority, continues the theme

with the emphasis on teambuilding. By

this stage, individuals have already

developed the basic skills relevant t o

their product line. Week 2 has been

adapted from a seminar developed by

W&T.

management development, then,

makes a lot of sense.

In Sedco Forex we have run our

own programs in the past. Today we

share a number of seminars, courses

and other management development

tools with our sister companies. These

range from general management

subjects, including (for example)

BEST 3, through specialized training

for specific job functions, to advanced

seminars and the self-study MBA

developed by Dowell.

Up t o now, these events have

represented a collection of tools with

much to offer but limited cohesion.

OFS Synergy in Action (conmued)

From 1998 a Schlumbeqer management

development program, designed in

consultation with some of the world's

top business schools will come into

effect This will be modular, credit-based,

and will use the latest technology t o

provide managers from all backgrounds

with an innovative learning experience

for the challenges of tomorrow.

ON-LINE TRAINING :

LOOKING AHEAD

On 2-3 June an On-Line Training

Workshop was held at the Austin

Product Center. The first event of i ts

kind, this workshop was designed for

Training Managers, IT staff and other

individuals from all product lines who

are involved in on-line training.

Objectives were t o share information

on the status of OLT in Schlumberger,

t o prioritize needs and t o develop a

common plan.

It's hard t o overstate the impact

OLT will have on the way we train in

the not-too-distant future. So what's

the fuss about ? Let's answer a few

questions :

What is on-line training ?

OLT is training delivered by means

of digital technology. This may be from

a computer network, or a stand alone

L r L w Çvtt Meta Sousseau, OLT P e r f i a n c e SU,U~WL

of the Austin workshop. opeeiaiist and organizer

Simon Cunningham ofSL and Aurelie peters oftop European business school JMD discuss options for management development in Schlumberger.

PC. It may involve data accessed in real

time, o r downloaded from a remote

source. OLT can also be based on

pre-recorded material, typically from

an interactive CD-ROM.

OLT can be self-paced, o r it can

include different levels of interaction

between people. Material can be used

by a single individual for self-study or

in the classroom. It may cover a single

piece of work o r an entire course.

Learning can be by text, graphics,

animation, simulation (including

"virtual reality" productions), video

and audio.

Wanda KayeJackson ofAPC presents conclusions from the Vision workgroup.

How will it affect you ?

OLT will revolutionize the way

people learn. Already the Internet

provides almost limitless access t o

information from a simple computer in

the office, at home or (increasingly)

on the rig. Advances in hardware,

computer networking, multimedia soft-

ware and video conferencing have tre-

mendous potential for bringing training

closer to the field. This will bring a shift

away from traditional classroom courses

towards less travel, and easy access to

up-to-the-minute training material from

virtually anywhere in the world.

in our training centers and the field.

Our in-house multimedia (formerly

video) department has new equipment

and is reinforcing its staff to meet the

challenges ahead.

W h a t came out of t h e OLT

Workshop ?

Compared to traditional

methods, on-line training

will be faster, better and

cheaper. But developing

OLT can be expensive,

and there are pitfalls

for the uninitiated. This

is where Austin's OLT

Performance Support

Group w i l l play an

Edward Kalu trying out the new Computer Module.

companies concentrate on products

within their area of expertise for the

benefit of all. This is well illustrated

by the Crane Operator Module,

developed by Sedco Forex, which has

generated considerable interest from

our OFS sisters ahead of release.

Francis Tuedor-JpM RTD Manager, Scott Thompson-Dowel1 KTC important role. Technical Manager, Michel Couturier-former Dowel1 RTD Manager. standards, recommen-

dations on outsourcing W h a t i s Sedco Forex doing 1 and other practical help from Austin

about OLT ? 1 will greatly simplify

1 the job of each pro- I Sedco Forex made its first venture : duct line in developing

into computer based training in 1995 effect ive on- l ine

with the Driver Module. Dart of the : training. Perhaos. . . revamped Modular Training Program.

Recently, the Computer Module

was launched with six interactive

CD-ROMs providing self-paced

training on office software. Customized

CD-ROMs on several drilling-related

" m ,

most importantly,

Austin's co-ordination

w i l l he lp s i s te r

Gerard Meunier- ITSpecial Projects

Manager, withJean- philippe Torres-Training

Director, SMS.

subjects will appear later this year,

and will become increasingly common

The Austin workshop gave an

exciting vision of the way ahead in

on-line training for Schlumberger.

Much more will be said about this - maybe in "Connection" on line ?!

Teleconferencing with Guille Arango, W&T IT Manager from his office in Montrouge during an on-line

. training workshop.

1 RECRUITING, TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

e e s a d e e d A new Pau EUA Training Manager

Training Center For those of you who have visited PTC in recent years, you have probably

noticed that the PTC facilities were a bit lacking in appearance. It didn't

quite resemble what you would expect from the world's leading drilling

contractor'straining center.

The trainees take a shower while pulling 9 5/8" casing.

For those familiar with the base at Billere : the two old barracks will be demolished and a new reception area will be created at the same location. From the existing main training building and the FVT warehouse, only the metal structure will remain and

P aul McMorran (former EUA Training Manager) started the

ball rolling t o see what needed to be done to the PTC facilities. When he left, I took over the project.

The first option was to refurbish the existing buildings and the second one

, was to build anew. It was finally decided t o go for a new construction and the plans were finalized by architects in Pau and Paris. The new training center will be a co-located Sedco Forex and IPM training center with an expected 8,000 training man dayslyear.

all the classrooms will be new. The new training center will also have a cafeteria. Between the office building and the training center a garden will be created providing a friendlier look. The parking area will be situated where the mobile training rig was located. A new warehouse (for Dowell, W&T and FVT) will be erected at the back of the yard and trucks will enter the yard from the back reducing the noise level in the training center and also creating a clear border between the training center and the operational activities from the various OFS companies at the Billere base.

The induction group running 9 5/8" casing on the training rig.

On Tuesday April 1, 1997, the plans were submitted to the town of Billere (PTC is situated in the town of Billere and not in Pau) and the demolition and building permit have since been granted. The building activities will commence as soon as possible. If all goes according to plan, the new training center should be ready in Q I 1998.

PTC InstructorJean-Jacques Hastoy with his trainees : Lana EmilJezrawi, Jordanian, Sedco Forex, Peter Honinger German, IpM (back) and Teeresak Cherchawankul, Thai, Sedco Forex

S T A Y I N G H E A L T H Y 1

Hz S-rotten eggs, sour aas.. .anddeadly ! b ~ n . m m r b ~

Hydrogen Sulphide or H2S is a colorless, highly toxic gas. It is much more

toxic than carbon monoxide (CO). Contrary to CO which is odorless, H2S

has a typical odor of rotten eggs particularly at low concentrations. Also

called sour gas in the oil industry, H2S can have rapid health conse-

quences and lead to sudden death in case of acute inhalation.

WHAT IS H2S AND

WHERE IS IT FOUND ?

His is a fl gas, heavier than -

air, formed and released during the decay of sulphur-containing organic materials by the fermentation of bacteria living in an anaerobic atmos- phere(atmosphere containing no

oxygen). This natural substance is soluble in

both water and hydrocarbons and may be found in oil and gas wells, water wells, stagnant water, marshes, sewers, mines and other excavations. H2S is used for many chemical p?-ocesses and also arises as the by-product of other industrial processes such as manufact- uring of synthetic rubber, dyes, leather processing, sugar and paper.

In the oil industry it can be found during various operations such as drilling (leaks, kicks), reentry and workover, flow testing and production as well as during distillation and cracking in the refinery stage. Entry into vessels, tanks, holds, cellars, pits o r drains can be dangerous due to the presence of H2S.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS

OF H2S POISONING ?

H2S attacks the eyes, mucous membranes, respiratory and nervous system. It is a poisonous neurotoxin for the nerves and brain cells. It enters the body through the nose and mouth during inhalation. It is able to pass from the lungs into the bloodstream very quickly.

Many people have feared that H2S could enter the body through a perforated ear drum, even when wearing an adapted respirator. It has

been proven that this is not possible. H2S is much more toxic and potent

than carbon monoxide. Health conse- quences of H2S depend on duration as well as the intensity of exposure.

A t I ppm (parts per million) a person usually smells the characteristic odor of rotten eggs. It is important to note that although this odor can be detected at concentrations as low as 0.02 ppm, it may not be detectable at all when concentrations are above 50- 100 ppm due to the extremely rapid paralysis o f the sense o f smell. Therefore, odor cannot be used t o detect the presence of H2S.

WHAT TO D O IN CASE

OF H2S EXPOSURE ?

If the victim is removed from the toxic atmosphere in time and survives, complete recovery is usually the rule, although some victims may have neuro- logical (memory loss, hallucinations) or respiratory problems (diff iculty breathing) which persist.

Studies have shown that prolonged or repetitive exposure to low doses of H2S has no cancer provoking effect and no toxic effects on reproduction o r on the development of the fetus.

In all cases it is urgent to : l remove the victim as rapidly as

possible from the toxic area t o an H2S free zone, which is either up wind of the exposed area or t o an elevated position since the gas i s

heavier than air, l make sure that you do not expose

yourself to the toxic gas. This means that the first aider must wear a self- contained, positive pressure,

breathing apparatus with a full face mask, l apply mouth to mouth resuscitation

as taught in First Aid Training if the victim has stopped breathing, l hook up the victim to a mechanical

resuscitator, whenever possible, in order to provide air into the lungs and evacuate t o a medical facility immediately in order to administrate oxygen rapidly, l flush the eyes, if eye contamination

has occurred, with clean water for up to 10 minutes and keep the victim in a darkened room.

HYDROGEN SULPHIDE

PREVENTION

Details o f H2S prevention are clearly covered in company safety manuals, however, it seems important to repeat that these must be applied and include : l fully operational H2S detection and

monitoring systems, e the use o f correct respiratory

protective equipment (full face, self- contained breathing apparatus with a positive pressure system), l the existence of a rescue and emer-

gency response plan in H2S areas, l no smoking in an H2S area in order

to prevent the risk of explosion, l never entering confined spaces

wi thout f i r s t checking f o r the presence of H2S.

In conclusion, H2S is a highly toxic gas with a characteristic odor of rotten eggs. Death can be extremely rapid in cases of acute accidental inhalation. Do not depend on your sense of smell, which can be rapidly paralyzed by this neurotoxic gas but depend on the known preventive measures that we have mentioned above. Get the victim out of the toxic area rapidly, without endangering your own life, provide oxygen in a medical facility as rapidly as possible. Remember that H2S is deadly !

I

The new crane operators' module

consisting of a seven part video series, an

interactive CD program along with work-

books, sling and rigging manuals were

available for viewing and demonstration.

The new crane maintenance

inspection audit standard recently

prepared by Engineering was also

available for review. This document

entit led EMS-600-02 "Condition

Evaluation of Offshore Deck Cranes"

has since been released to the field and

the third party crane audits are now

getting underway.

FLAME RETARDANT

COVERALLS

Flame retardant coveralls manu-

factured by DALE are currently being

tested in several Sedco Forex districts

with a view to developing a coverall

standard. There are currently three

alternative fabric weights available

for different climatic conditions.

Mannequins modeling the three

coverall fabrics were on display along

with a video of research tests on the

fire retardant qualities of the material.

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THROUGH

CASING

STABBING BOARD

Drawings illustrating the design of

the new Paramode casing stabbing board

standard recently completed by

Engineering were presented. This new

standard incorporates significant safety

enhancements for the derrickman and

has been introduced following two major

accidents that occurred last year. Key

features include enhanced communica-

t ion between the dr i l ler and the

derrickman, improved fall arrestor and

braking system, improved means of

access and emergency evacuation and, a

safer footing complete with belly belt

support for the derrickman.

ACCUMULATOR

MANIFOLD

UPGRADE KIT

A model of the upgrade

kit for accumulator manifolds

Amaud Bobitlter testing his crane operator knowledge on the new multilingual interactive crane operators CD-ROM..

developed were also on display including

the new safety module, the computer

software training module, defensive

driving module, crane operators module

and the interactive environmental

awareness CD program. The new Rig

Office CD containing all the new PC

based software, the latest version of the

QHSE data base, the new TQM data

base and the new monthly report data

base were also available.

There were several other general

items of miscellaneous safety equip-

ment on display including a full body

harness for derrickmen, enhanced

suspension pulleys for air winch lines,

portable gas detectors and safety mats

for drill floors.

complete with lock out 1 isolation and bleed off valves , a and pressure gauge was

1 ,="1 -

presented by one of the designated ; suppliers : Koomey. Compliance with this ;

modification is mandatory

for all Sedco Forex rig

accumulators.

TRAINING

MODULES AND RIG

SOFTWARE

I

Several of the new training

modules and associated

videos that have been

recently developed o r

that are currently being

Jean-phi1ippeKospid.e and Bernard Perrot in in the foreground testing the new rig office CD of rig loosed software. In the background Remy Baizan and Abdel Khader el Wai listen to a pmmtafion on the h4SfJEG safe load indicator white a representative from the lighting mnufflrtuw examines some ofthe exhibits.

Many thanks to Jason Edwards from

NSA for helping to set up the various

exhibits in the display room at the

conference center. In addition, thanks

go out to the engineering team working

behind the scenes to get these standards

developed : Francois Quetier, Charlie

Nielsen, Jacques Padel, Albert Peyon,

Luc Plouzennec, Jean-Noel Antoine,

Alberto Sanchez and Yoram Borodaty.

A D Q U A R T E R

"Risk Manacrer ? by Oilfield Adrian Services Latimer-Risk Atlantic Manager Asia

So what do you do ?" The phone rings. At the end of a crackly, indistinct line, a worried voice

is shouting "Can I speak to the Risk Manager ? It's urgent. The river

is rising. In a few hours the base will be flooded and our tools water-

logged. Quick, can you get me insurance?"

A s an answer t o the often posed question "Risk Manager,

so what do you do?", this is not a good example! But what of the time when

I was asked to insure a crawfish boil for clients. A castle had been hired, and portable toilets arranged - but they were rather small, and what i f an

'important' client (in the French sense of the word, implying equivalent weight and girth!) were t o be seated and become stuck ? Could this be insured ? One could go on with similar tales.

So what does the shared resource

3 risk management team actually offer ? Hopefully a l o t more than mere insurance, though this is obviously an

important part of the job. All the Sedco Forex rigs, land and offshore are insured against accidental physical damage, (somewhere in excess of US$2

bil l ion wo r th o f insured values), involving much discussion on what values t o insure, deductible levels, pricing, which worldwide insurance

markets and coverage terms. Indeed, the choice of the insurer is critical in a world where the world's oldest and

supposed (or at least self appointed) top insurer - Lloyd's of London - managed to lose US$12 billion between 1988 and 1 992.

The shared resource concept, and the personnel involved in the team, are fairly new in risk management, but the

idea is to offer a spread of people and experience that can, we hope, answer most queries - any of us can be called

Adrian La ... .-r.

upon to assist any product line. Most

of the financing, risk control and insurance programs in the oifield are now the same across all product lines, offering broader and more competiti- vely priced coverage w i th fewer

loopholes. For instance, Sedco Forex benefits from the extra insurance premium brought into the rig package by Geco-Prakla, and vice-versa. It also

makes it easier fo r people in the field t o understand - especially with borderless career moves.

As regards service to the field we aim to offer blanket insurances for all equipment, rigs, cargo, buildings

and contents world wide. Requests for insurance certificates (a tedious

bureaucratic detail, but one that creates

far t oo much grief as clients have a nasty habit of threatening t o delay payment until they receive them) are

numerous, and turned around as quickly as possible. Client contracts are reviewed to check the risk & liability allocation as well ^s the dreaded

insurance clauses (where the jargon has

to be correctly used).

On more important issues, we involve warranty surveyors in major rig

moves, hazops (hazard and operability study) and non standard operations, ensuring both that our insurances are not prejudiced and that safety

considerations are paramount. If some- thing does go wrong, then we wil l handle the ensuing insurance claims which can be contentious and

complicated (in the case of jack up punch throughs for example).

If there are any problems then regarding loss preventionlrisk control (should we drylwet tow, riserless drilling, political risks in dangerous

countries, early production units,

rig conversions); o r insurances, be they standard cover, or special one off 'facultative' placings (for the Orcal Sedco I, for the 707 conversion, for IPM

projects); o r any accident reports1 claims; insurance requests, certificates, contractxisklinsurance clause review, fiscal insurance questions then anyone in the shared resource team can be contacted and we'll try to communicate

back as quickly as possible. Otherwise the new SL risk management website (went live in May) contains a mass of user friendly advice and information

and is designed t o be interactive, hoping for feedback

One last point - to go back to the most frequently asked questions. It

Personnel

T he recent Personnel Managers'

meeting was unorthodox in

format but a stimulating week for all concerned.

The meeting kicked off in Brussels with a review of recruiting progress world-wide and developments in

training. A presentation of the payroll

center and BACO was followed with a review of the various SF benefits and

their administration. For those of us not familiar with the faces and set-up in Brussels, it was good to see "where our

next dollar is coming from". Introduction of the BASIS HRM

module produced some lively discussion,

as did the new international payroll and

on the salary front. Photo taken on theJOJDES resolution: W a p ~ Malone, Alex mah,

The meeting continued Kevin Fibgerald, Soline de Boysson, Anne Lacombe, Ashwtn wekal ,

in Lisbon, where the JOIDES Steve Midgley, Jean-pierre Fieux, Indim Bonvini, Famkh Abadi.

Resolution drillship had just docked. W i t h her busy schedule

and often exotic ports of call, this was

an opportunity for the personnel community t o visit the ship and her crew in a relatively accessible location.

A t ou r of the ship, led by Rig Manager Steve Midgley, gave a rare opportunity for Personnel Managers to gain some understanding of this unique

rig and her scientific research program. It also gave a better appreciation for the needs of a crew who work 60-day

hitches, rarely crew-changing in the

same place twice. A round table with the crew gave an opportunity for Michel Harbonn to share some good news on salaries and for Paul McMorran t o

answer queries on training. A reception at the Castel St. Jorge,

overlooking the Tagus estuary and a

magnificent sunset, provided a fitting send-off for this impressive vessel and the special group of individuals who are

her crew.

[ H E A D Q U A R T E R S

Yes, it's true; HQ was afflicted with the common disease of "meetingitis" All the different departments

held their world wide meetings in Q2. It's rare that they all happen at the same time and that they all get

a write up in the magazine so bear with us; we do do other things in headquarters too, like .... meet.

Sales & Marketing Meeting Little did the Sales and Marketing Managers know, when they met in

Houston in April, that it was to be the last one presided by VP Larry

Hibbard before his move to IPM as VP North America (based in Houston).

As a matter of fact, by time this picture is published, many other faces

will have changed too.

0 But, let's back up. It's April 6, in the Omni hotel conference

room in Houston. On the agenda for the next three days is a review of the Business Strategy Meeting that was held in Paris for Euan Baird, his staff and

Victor Grijalva. Many other topics were covered such as our financial perfor- mance, Client Link, value pricing, fleet

Obviously a couple ofnon believers : Olle Lorehn and Dan Nolen.

deployment, utilizing rigs to maximum technical capacity, differentiating our- selves from the competition, MPSV, new

build 1 rigs upgrades. There was a lot of discussion on

cross product line issues among our sister companies. It was interesting to

note that out of the 18 people attending the meeting, 9 had worked for more than one product line. The Well Repair

Center (WRC) was transferred from

Wireline and Testing to Sedco Forex on May 1 st. Bill Diggons, Manager of Marketing Services for the Oilfield,

talked t o us about the services his organization can provide and helped us to decern what we want to get out of

our advertising campaigns.

It all ended at TPC, a magnificent golf course where the Houston Open

was played a couple of weeks later.

Well Repair Center Manager-Michel Galbrun giving an overview of the business and its short term strategy.

A titanic battle raged between the four ball of the older but not necessarily

more mature group of Lorehn, Schilhab,

Roche & Van Rooyen (recruited t o bring the average age down) versus the younger but seasoned pressure players

o f Leverett, Waltz, Crowley and Formas. The outcome was inevitable. A tremendous charge on the last couple

of holes by Leverett, Waltz, Crowley and Formas ending with a tap in Par on

the last but most demanding hole gave them a victory by one shot and the coveted Marketing Championship.

(1. to r.) :lames van Rooyen, Dave Formas, Olle Lorehn, Dan Nolen, Michel Galbrun, Mahmoud A1 Quadiri, Noel Roche, Richard Davis, Asbjorn Olsen, Lamy Hibbard, OlafHesse, Michel Moy, Guido Rivas, Geir Jysereid, Dave Crowley, Larry Schilhab, Paul Leverett, Mark Waltz.

A bit On B rest by Jacques carney

The region of Brittany is at the farthermost tip of Europe

and Brest is almost at that tip. The city stands on a quite

exceptional spot. Built on a plateauI the town overlooks the

natural harbor which can take the largest ships and even

atomic submarines. Accessible only by a narrow straitI it is

easy to defend. This explains Brest's role as a military and

maritime base for approximately 2!000 years. I t also

explains whyI in September 194dI it was bombarded...

to destruction. rn Oceanopolis : a center of scientific and technical knowledge of the sea.

The collections of the largest open-air aquariums in Europe that Navy M useu m of B rest recreate the plant and animal life found in

evoke the times of wooden Brittany's surroundings.

vesssels and the discovery

of far distant lands. It also Although it is true that the activities re f lec ts the h is tory of of the commercial port and the repara-

Richelieu's arsenal and the tion of ships have been directly hit by

powerful fleets during the

n The Castle and Tower of Tanguy.

There is almost nothing left of the

old town. The Castle however went

practically unscathed during the war, and

the town's past and present coexist here

in the remains of the Roman fort (3rd

Century) which houses the Regional

Shipping Office. The Tanguy Tower (16th

century but much restored), is now a

museum.

The Penfeld, a short narrow deeply

embanked ford, cuts the town in two : to

the east the administrative, commercial,

part : t o the west, Recouvrance, the

popular, more animated quarter. A

drawbridge unites the two banks.

Oceanopolis is a center of scientific

and technical research devoted solely u t o the marine environment. It has the mThe Penfeldasseenfrom the Recouvrance bridge.

t he cr is is; hopes are set on high

technology, laying claim to the high

seas and in applied research. Ifremer a

publicly-funded scientific and technical

institution which has its largest center

in Brest, sends out vessels to study

the ocean beds. It is clear that the future

, of Brest, whether civilor military, lies

D in the sea. - The Recouvrance bridge.

-4'

t is cut off and re,,,".ud for pontoon extension.

a Adrian Blake briefing Jean-Marie Brodin prior to the rig visit.

- ~iect: sand I 1 Engineering Manager Yves LeMoign &Task Force ~u~,ervisor~

e & - A * s - *A , , > ~ 2 . * LA*--

1 Port of the life I "

Fa- a!!

I Pontoon exiension before ins~oiionon.

1 we Know icniurnoerger s poiicy is oiscrenon, DUI mis is pusning IT o oig rar !

z & 5 a

1 Pontoon extension auring inmiimion. 1 une or rour new riser Iensioners.

I ricking up me mister ana positioning it tor installation. Installing one of the four blisters. 1 Final positioning. The blisters are added to give

1 The mud pump being positioned. 1 The new mud pump is "shoehorned" into its new home.

- One of the 6 new caterpillar gene1

Some of the Sedco Forex crew admiring the work it has accomplished. Y

The scone of the shipyard work

DP CONVERSION Thruster System

-Removal of existing thrusters ( 2 ea.) & control system.

- Installation of eight (8) new ULSTEIN azimuthing thruster units & control system.

Power Generation & Distribution System - Removal of three (3) existing EMD generator- sets & related utilities.

- Instal lat ion of six (6) new CAT 3612 complete diesel gen-sets (utilities, exhaust, etc.).

- Replacement of emergency generator. -Replacement & additions to 4160V, 480V & emergency switchgear. I

Data Management System (DMS) -Installation of new Vessel Equipment / Systems monitoring & control network for Power Management, HVAC control, Fire & Gas monitoring & control, ballast control, etc.

ASK System - Installation of complete NAUTRONIX ASK (Automatic Station Keeping) system.

BOP Stack -Installation of new HYDRIL 18-3/4" x 15 kpsi guide- line-less BOP stack. Including deck modifications, reinforcement and handling system works.

MUX System - Installation of new HYDRIL MUX (multiplex) BOP control system.

1 Liquid Mud System -Outfitting of liquid mud storage tanks in aft 30 feet columns.

Marine Riser System - Installation of four (4) ea. SHAFFER 120 Kips double riser tensioners & associated sheaves.

-Installation of an additional 12 ea. SHAFFER 275 gal. APVs, control panels & associated piping.

- Installation of two (2) HP air compressor & associated hardware.

- Modifications to existing riser storage racks on main deck.

- Strengthening of main deck for new riser racks. - Installation of new riser racks on pipe deck.

GENERAL UPGRADES VDL Upgrades

-Installation & outfitting of four (4) ea. 30 ft. pontoon extensions (one ea. end).

- Installation & outfitting of blister tanks on the four (4) 30' corner columns.

Vessel Service Systems - Modifications to ballast & bilge systems. - Modifications & upgrades to HVAC (Heating/Ventilation/ Air Conditioning).

- Modifications to fuel oil system. - Modifications & upgrades to compressed rig air system. - Modifications & upgrades to engine cooling system.

Drilling Equipment - Installation of RETSCO 600K Drill String Compensator & associated piping, hardware, etc. including the installation of an additional 13 ea. 275 gal. APV's.

- Installation of 3rd mud pump. -Possible strengthening of the drilling mast to increase hook load capacity from l.OM Ibs. to 1.3M Ibs.

VESSEL LIFE ENHANCEMENT 1 Hull

-Structural inspection ABSType IV. - Repairs to steel work, piping, ladders, cable trays, etc. -Structural gussets & stool piece inserts at column & bracing nodes.

- Ring stiffeners inside horizontal tubular. -Toe burr grinding of welds. - Blasting & painting .

1 Living Quarters Upgrades / Extension - Modifications & upgrades to existing living quarters. - Living quarters deck house extension.

GENERAL MAINTENANCE - General refurbishment & upgrades of vessel equipment & systems as required.

The Controllers meet mtoph Bausch

The annual Sedco Forex Controllers8 Meeting took place

from March 9 -12 in Val d8 Isere, France. There was a very

tight program scheduled with the chance to free the mind

while skiing and enjoying the nice mountain view.

T he meeting started with an

overview of the Aberdeen

Accounting Center presented by

John Innes. The feedback from the

Region Controllers regarding the

work performed by this worldwide

centralized accounting center was very

positive.

Hans Wijsman proving that all was not play.

A short brainstorming session, led

by David Tonnel was held to come up

with some ideas for a user-friendly

financial home page on the World Wide

Web. The meeting continued with

a presentation by Roger Jory who

updated the participants on the latest

development o f BASIS and who

answered critical questions regarding

the implementation schedule and the

scope of the modules.

Ricardo Rosa then proposed new

authorization limits which reflect the

current business developments and had

been requested during the last SF

Region Managers' Meeting.

The new capitalization policy

was discussed and has since been

d i s t r i b u t e d a n d

implemented. One main

component agreed

upon was the increase

of capitalization limits

especially for computer

hardware which, in the

future, will no longer be

capitalized.

The meeting continued w i th

a presentation by John Innes who

explained the concept of establishing

common cross product line financial

centers on a country level. The

possibility that the first centers with

Sedco Forex be set up in Brazil and

Oman was also discussed.

The next day started w i th a

presentation of the Sedco Forex new

financing structure presented by

Ricardo Rosa and Wilma Tracey. Wilma

then gave an overview of the current

activities and trends in the tax depart-

ment The main focus in the afternoon

was kept on Controlling and Accounting

issues for shipyard projects. Various

recent examples from all regions were

discussed and new ideas for a better

control were exchanged.

A dinner high up in the French

Alps ended the day and the journey by

At dinner are (the hand of Ricardo Rosa),

John Innes, Hans Wijsman, Wilma Tracey,

Richard Hoffman, David Tonnel,

Ken O'Mahony,

Ricardo Rosa showing the way.

snowmobil was an everlasting

experience for those coming from the

more tropical regions.

Wilma Tracey will never forget her

driver who went beyond the call of duty

to impress her with his race car driving

skills and courage. .

Adrian Latimer started the last

day with discussions on an adapted

insurance strategy t o reflect the

current market developments. Richard

Hoffmann then gave a brief summary of

the recent legal matters and specifically

outlined legal issues in integrated

projects led by IPM.

A skiing trip wrapped up the day

and everyone, including the beginners,

participated. This meeting was

different in i t s style and impressed

by its freshness and creativity.

a guide, Adrian Latimer,Jean-

Jacques poudevigne, Christoph Bausch, Michel Roubeiz, George Thomas.

H E A D Q U A R T E R

Yes, it's true; HQ was afflicted with the common disease of "meetingitis" All the different departments

held their world wide meetings in Q2. It's rare that they all happen at the same time and that they all get

a write up in the magazine so bear with us; we do do other things in headquarters too, like .... meet.

District Manacrers meet in Houston

A District Managers' Meeting was

held in Houston from April 7- 10 1997. President Jean-Marie Brodin started off the meeting by reviewing the main points of the Business Strategy Meeting that was made to SL manage- ment in late February. Larry Hibbard- Marketing, Yves LeMoign-Technique and Michel Harbonn-Personnel spoke about their respective departments. The day ended with a round table and, in the evening, a cocktail for our clients.

Presentations were made on the second day by IADC President Dr. Lee Hunt and GeoQuest's President Rex Ross who gave the group an overview o f GeoQuest's activites and more importantly, the future strategies and

Z2 1 h o k they &ll effect Sedco ~ o i e x and the rest of the oilfield.

From left to right :

Jean Cahuzac, fies

LeMoign, Ted pittman,

Adil Toubia, Bill Stibbs,

Michel Harbonn,

Christian Wick,

Denis Doremus,

Abdel Kader El Rifai,

Denis Poisson.

Dan raterson,

WillyBrandt,

Richard Hoffman,

On the last day, the District Managers were invited to the Anadrill facilities on the Sugar Land campus where they heard technical reviews given by representa- tives of different Product Lines: Anadrill, Dowell, GeoQuest, OMNES and Basis. After the round table, the Managers were given a tour of the campus and a visit t o the Houston Product Center. A barbeque with all the sister companies officially ended the meeting.

From left to right :John Frankish, drnaud Bobillier, Bernard Perrot,

Carey Lowe, Paul Tranter, Jean-Philippe Rospide, Ben Agadagba,

Don Munro, Steve Myers.

O n A p r i l 9th, i

S e d c o F o r e x ! Managers and Marketing & Sales ;

Jean-Marie Brodin making a point

with Rex Ross, president ofGeoQuest (r.1

while Larry Hibbard (I.) listens.

personnel took on the challenge o f golfing at Tour 18 located north of Houston. The course was designed after the most famous and demanding 18 holes located through out the US. As in the previous meeting 2 years earlier in Cork, Ireland, the competition was fierce. Olle Lorehn, learning from his experience from the marketing managers' outing, jumped ranks and sided w i t h one o f the younger but more dangerous groups of

I AMERICA'S GREATEST EIGHTEEN HOLES - --

And the winners are ... Dave Formas, Archie Dudgeon, Olle Lorehn, Fred Brooks.

Archie Dudgeon, Fred Brooks and Dave Formas. They ended up sqeaking away with the championship with an impressive 3 under par. One shot behind and deserving of an honorable mention was the group of Dave Crowley, Mike Unsworth, Bob MacChesney and Don Munro.

The Menil y

John Hicks, Bob MacChesney and Bill Stibbs exchanging mobile phone stories.

Pascal Panetta, Vice President and

General Manager Sugar Land Product Center,

is describing the merits ofAnadrill's new sonic

logging well drilling Pool to the Sf Managers in

the Anadrill engineering laboratory.

If you're in Houston on business, a nice escape from

too many meetings while still paying homage to the

Schlumberger family is a visit to the Menil Collection.

he Schlumberger family has always supported the arts.

Dominique de Menil i s the daughter of Schlumberger's co-founder Conrad.

Her late husband Jean ran Schlumber- ger's wireline operations in South

and exhibit their permanent c ~ ~ ~ e c t i o t ~ and includes art from antiquity, the Byzantine world, tribal cultures, and the twentieth century. The collection continues to grow by means of gifts and acquisitions. Special exhibitions are

presented throughout the year.

park within a neighborhood which includes : The CyTwornbly Gallery, a new addition also designed by Renzo

Piano, containing a permanent collec-

tion of works by the American artis Cy Twombly; The Rothko Chapel, a sanctuary open t o all every day,

housing abstract paintings by the late American artist Mark Rothko.

News from NPT N

PT has recently been split into

t w o operational areas. Mark

Bessel, who was previously in Lagos

coordinating the operations of the Sedco

709 was appointed Operations Manager of

the Port Harcourt area. Located in Port

Harcourt, he looks after the Eastern and

Northern operations.

Mark Bessel examining

the crown block.

Three years with no accidents

D uring his maiden visit t o Rig 54 which

operates in the Chad Basin in the

no r the rn par t o f Nigeria, Mark Bessel

presented three year accident free plaques t o

the Client NNPC, the Rig Superintendent, Roger

Erruitz and the Rig Manager, Biola Famakinwa.

Rig 54 started drilling for NNPC in the Chad

Basin in June 1994. During this period, 57 km

were drilled in 22 wells. 1

Presenting the plaque to the Rig Superintendent

Felix Obiomah (Chief Mechanic),

Roger Erruitz (R.S.), Mark Bessel (OPM),

Nosa H. Enobakhare (ChiefElectrician).

Presenting the plaque to the Client :

(1. to r.) : Biola Famakinwa (Rig Manager),

Mark Bessell COPW, RolandJaja (Company Man).

Maman Bukar Wellsite PE), Roger Emi t z (Big Superintendent).

News from NPT accountins team A group photograph including members of the

district accounting team and other well wishers who

offered a Rivers State traditional garment to the

outgoing District Finance Controller-Carlos pinasco

(fourth from left). Carlos has been transferred to

reline as South America Tax Manager and

GernotRitsdorf(second from left) has become the

new NPTDistrict Controller.

A farewell party was held for Kal & Karim ........................................................................................................................

Farewell Alex Alex in his "Chiefs" regalia

with his secretary Tyna Nisakpo sitting beside him.

w ithin a few weeks of the departure

o f the Trident 9, so did the Rig

Manager of the Trident 4, 6, and 9: Alex

Dromard. Alex had spent just over two

years in NPT and has headed for Port Gentil

as Operations Manager. All his friends wish

him the best.

D ressed in their most luxurious

Nigerian attire, Trident 6 Staff

Engineer Karim Basily and Trident 8 Rig Manager Kal Karmous bid farewell t o

their friends. Karim has been transferred

t o Oman and Kal i s leaving fo r a new

assignment in Algeria. Best of luck t o both

men.

Cl. to r.) : Karim Basily and Kal Karmous.

^ by John AlcTntos?! wells on small tripod platforms and free conversion to open dit

standing delineation wells. instal~ling 27 new jets per spi

helped to prepare the Trident 16 for : began in Vietnam, continued under tow : Totco ldP system, redividing existing pits,

her new contract with Unocal. Thanks : to Thailand (March 22-29) through the i replacing cement unit-the new one is

are due to everyone who helped make period at Laem Chabang and finally 1 outside on thestarboard deck, installing

the preparation a success - the people i the tow to the first location (April 28-,..; +,two 12men accommodation modules, ,'w! ¥

in the photograph as well as those at i, ,. Ma$).> . , . installing a conductor pipe tensioning . . , -

" 2 * - < * d < * home who are not pictured, the staff at ' .<+ '?.,i$$&iz! ~ , m p l ~ Q ~ l ~ ~ e - - he Bangkok and Songkia offices and the ' ; The complete list of modifications 1 end of one mud pump, underwater I operations department in Singapore. I and maintenance is too long to mention j inspection and all due ABS surveys, as

The rig has a two year contract with i here but some of the major projects are 1 well as repairing a damaged leg bracing

in their class 0

n the past Stability One course held at PTC from February

10- 14, out of 1 5 participants, the Sedco 7 1 0 team came out

with flying colors.

First place was awarded to Luiz Concha (Engineer Trainee) with 96

points; second place went to Sergio Moura DPO with 95 points and

Eros Silva (DMS) won third place with 94 points.

TOrd from left, Luiz Concha, Eros Silva and at the far right S e w M.oura.

boil in JAWS II those attending the District Managers' Meeting in Houston were

'nvited to a memorable crawfish boil in JAWS. Fresh, steamed and A spicy, the only trick is opening them in an efficient, quick and non messy

manner. Fortunately, well seasoned crawfish eaters were there to teach the

novices how to do it

Farewells Larry Hibbard bids us a u revoir"

Bye Dave

T he Marketing Department in

Montrouge held a farewell

party on June 13 for Dave Formas. He

had spent several years previously

working in the BASIS group in Paris.

He then transferred t o the Marketing

Department as Product Champion

working on Business Development

for Re-entry and focused on cross

product line issues. During his tenure,

the Joint Operating Alliance for Coiled

Tubing Drilling (CTD) with Dowell was

set up and major progress was made Operations Manager ASA based in Linda & Dave formas showing the

on the Sedco Forex strategy toward Singapore. engraving they received during their

farewell dinner from their friends in the MPSVs. Dave is "ready" for a line we wish Dave and his the Marketing Department in Montrouge

management job again; he has become best of luck in their new assignment.

Welcome to.. . Â Ahmed Bermour

We are pleased to welcome Ahmed Bennour to

Sedco Forex as our new VP Marketing.

A hmed started working for

Schlumberger in 1985 at

the age o f 24 after receiving a

degree in Engineering from Ecole

Nationals Superieure des Mines

de Paris.

He worked with W & T as Field

Engineer in Ciudad del Carmen-

Mexico, Salvador, Panama,

i, Guatemala and Tierra de Fuego- ' Argentina. In 1990 he was

appointed Engineer i n charge o f Canadon Seco in

Argentina, then moved in 1992 to Villa Hermosa - Mexico as

Manager Land and Cuba. His next transfer was to Tunisia, his

native country, as Country Manager from February194 to mid

January195 when he became District Manager North Africa

(Algeria- Tunisia- Morocco).

Ahmed has a Mexican wife, Lupita, and they have two

children : Ahmed Brahim (9 years) and Ourida (7 years).

  Geir Jysereid

G eir has joined the Marketing Department in HQ

as Cross Product Line Marketing Coordinator

replacing Dave Formas. A Norwegian, Geir obtained a

Mechanical Engineering degree from Norway and has a

Bachelor o f Science in Petroleum Technology from the

University of Wyoming, USA.

H e started his career as

Drilling EngineerlSupervisor with

Philips Petroleum Company

Norway (PPCoN) in 1987 and

then went t o Agip in 1992. He

began t o feel as if his possibilities

were limited and was pleased with the change t o a mobile, interna-

tional career with Schlumberger.

He, of course, already knows the

Company through his days "sitting Si sSi

at the other side of the table",

where he first got to appreciate Wireline and Testing as well as

Dowell's "service and equipment". "Expensive sometimes",

he adds, "but Schlumberger saves time and ultimately money".

We welcome Geir, his American wife Gail and their two

sons t o Sedco Forex.

JOIDES Resolution

T he Annual General Meeting of

Overseas Drilling Limited was

held on April 17 in Lisbon, Portugal

where the JOIDES Resolution was

conducting a port call. The Overseas

Drilling Limited is the joint venture that

owns the JOIDES Resolution and is

composed of Sedco Forex and

Sondenfjelds.

(1. to r.): Brent Shoemaker-ODTDistrict

Manager, Richard Hoffman-Sedco Forex

Attorney, Chrstian Siem-Sondenfjelds,

Jean-Marie Brodin- President Sedco Forex,

RolfAmle-Sondenfjelds, Gunnar Hirsti-

Sondenfjelds, Ken 0'Mahony-former

I

Mane Froute retires A

fter 37 years of service, Jean-

Marie Froute has retired.

He was f i rst hired in 1960 by the

"Norafor Compagnie Saharienne de

Forage" to work in In-Amenas in the

Sahara desert of Algeria where he

stayed for 5 years. He came back t o

France before leaving again for Gabon

and Holland. From 1970 to 1973 he

worked in Pau in the Personnel and Pay

Department. He came to Paris when

the Pay Department was transferred

until 1974 when he returned to the field

as Materialsman in Irak, Kuwait and

Libya until 1976. He then transferred

t o Rungis, France where he was

Administrator for the AMR Region

working for Mr. Fillion. 1982-3 he went

back to Libya and worked in the office

there. The last 14 years have been spent

in the Pay Department in Paris with Jean

Laguette and Bernard Luneau.

We wish him and his family much

happiness in their future plans.

Jean Marie and some o f his friends at a

cocktail party in his honor.

Jocelyne Venet, Isabelle Lallhe, Guy drquq,

Monique Dailloux, Sylvie Mollet, Bernard

Luneau, Paulette Rouillon, Caroline Conth,

Paula Graham,Jean-Marie Frouth,

Patricia Gamier, Virginie Frouth,

Roger Jory, Jean Laguette, Raymonde Oudry,

Kneeling (1. to r.1:

Christiane Frouth and Rolande Bouet.

Willy Brandt's farewell parties B

efore sending Willy and Els t o Paris, the clients and SF

personnel wanted to bid him farewell in the usual warm and generous fashion known to the Scots.

A client party was held for the Brandts on May 2 1 in Aberdeen's finest New Marcliff Hotel. m ken din^ were friends f rom Shell, Total, Arco,

Marathon, Hilary Eng. Amerada Hess,

Arnoco, BHP, BP, Chevron, Conoco, Enterprise, to name just a few, as well as colleagues from sister companies.

A barbeque was organized on May 23 by the SF personnel t o bid the

Brandt's farewell.

Els Brandt, Mr. Mrs. Dennis Krahn W C ) and Sunil Pangarkar.

Jim and Paula Galvin (Hilary Eng.),

Walter Brown (Servtech) and Alison Macfarlane SF.

On the leftJean-Marie Brodin talks to Mr. Mrs. Lucien Lallier-Managing Director Total

and Jean Claude Nawrot-Total. The group to the right: Claude Suchon, Mrs. Souchon,

Ann and Tom Carton (Marathon), Laura and

Sandy Claw (Shell), Keith Allan (retired from Shell).

Jean-Marie Brodin gives some pointers to the Brandts about

life in Montrouge.

^M % Â ¥ " &fob Donald joined Sedco on the

9 2 5 t h September 1973 as

Motorman and has been Chief

Mechanic for the last 2 1 years. Bob has

decided after nearly 24 years service to

hang up his coveralls for the last time.

The crew and management o f

the Sedco 700 would like t o wish

him all the best in his well-earned

early retirement. As a token of our

appreciation we presented him with a

mountain bike.

Since we know how much he enjoys

biking and keeping in shape, we thought

this would be a gift that he would

Youngsters learn the Drill T

hree lucky youngsters were

given a chance to "learn the

drill" when they visited a real floating

drilling rig. Chevron Drilling Engineer

Brian Scott and Geologist Chris

Wilkinson went to inspect the rig "Drill

Star", moored at Invergordon in

Scotland, and took their sons Gregory

8, and wildcat member Greig, 6 with

them. School friend Andrew Black, 8, also came along.

The Drill Star was undergoing some

checks and modifications in readiness

for drilling on an oilfield known as

Bressay. Sedco Forex agreed t o the

children's visit. The dads Brian and

Chris were joined by Chevron drilling

representative Tom Jones for the

inspection.

The rig was anchored in the bay and

could only be reached by a ten minute

boat-ride which gave the boys a great

opportunity to try their hand at steering!

Once at one of the giant legs of the

rig, they faced a climb of 145 steps to

the accommodation section where they

were met by the rig's crew.

They learnt about safety procedures

and, after plenty of ice-cream in the

canteen, were kitted out with safety

clothes - spectacles, hard hats and

gloves - ready for the guided tour.

Just before their departure they

were each presented with a certificate

by Offshore Installation Manager Charlie

Carmichael commemorating their

visit t o an oil rig, an unforgettable

experience !

Farewell From S709

Captain Marc ddami accepting a parting gift from the

management and crew of the 5709 in recognition of his

15 years on the rig. We all wish him much happiness.

Willy Brandt and the Aberdeen crew held a double

farewell party at the New Marcliff Hotel on May 2,1997

for Dave & Lesley Simpson and Paul &Janice Wildberger.

A Q-HSE initiative

Dave and Lesley Simpson are on their way to Thailand as Operations Manager-AM.

Paul andJanice Wildberger are leaving the company to work with Ensco in Singapore. Best of luck to all ofyou fromyour friends in dberdeen.

The first issue of NSD's Q-HSE newsletter has

been printed. Congratulations and keep up the

good work !

NSD gives to charity Mult iple Sclerosis Society

T he Sedco 704 raised  1500

during the festive per iod

raf f le last year. As i s now the

custom, the rig chooses a charity i with which one of the crew members i has had a personal involvement. This i year the recipient wasthe Multiple ! Sclerosis Society and in particular the ! Banff Branch.

The photograph shows OIM - i Dennis Clark presenting the cheque :

to members o f the society at a social evening held in the Banff Springs Hotel. :

The Bob Simpson CHAS Memorial ~ r o p h y ................................. J.. ... .-: ................ M rs. Gail Simpson very kindly agreed to present

this magnificent trophy at a dinner in Aberdeen recently. The Bob Simpson Memorial Trophy was

purchased by donations made by Bob's friends and colleagues on the Sedco 704 t o honour his memory.

Bob was a Warehouseman and an ardent pursuer of

the wee white ball. His illness and untimely death in 1995 saddened all of us.

The trophy is played for annually and generates keen i - . . . . competition among the golfers who take part It is presented

t o the ultimate winner of our two competitions and, in 1996, this was Dennis Clark.

(left to right) - Steve Hand (704 Rig Manager), Mrs. Gail Simpson and Dennis Clark receiving the trophy.

Buckle Dis MS. Societ

I Society'

:herland and J Pirie (C

es f o r L 1720 "Bucki rhe money was raised a1

Iharity f

ter) pr n t l is t r ic t M.S.

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For those ot you who have

worked in the North Sea, Gene

Hampton was certainly a

h i l i a r name. Unfortunately,

he passed away at age 66.

Willy Brandt describes Gene's cursus in a written tribute to him.

"Gene was a Petroleum Engineer who joined Sedco in I965 to develop and manage the

construction of the semisubmersible Sedneth I. He continued as

Operations Manager with the unit and then with the Drillship, Sedco 445. He was also a key player in the development team for the f irst

dynamically positioned vessel capable of drilling in water depths over

2,000 feet.

His work took him all over the world and he moved to Aberdeen as Technical Manager in I974 from where he participated in the development and operation of the company's worldwide fleet. He also moved swiftly t o establish the North Sea Chapter of the IADC in the early nineteen eighties in order t o achieve close consultation with government officers in the early days of the North Sea offshore oil and gas industry. He was instrumental in many of the

great oilfield innovations of his era and his great vision was a key in establishing Sedco's reputation as a technological leader. Gene was

very well known and highly respected in the North Sea having a

strong reputation for his know- ledge, integrity and determination to succeed. In 1985 Sedco was purchased by Schlumberger and

merged with Forex Neptune to

form Sedco Forex. Gene played a pivotal role in smoothing the transition and integrating cultures for which he has

been recognized within the Schlumberger organization."

"Gene's influence lives on within the Sedco Forex organization and more

specifically w i th me

personally, for he was

We at Sedco Forex extend our sincere condolences to Gene's family.

You should be proud ! o U REP A promise made

i s a promise kept .......... ........................... ....................

P resident Jean-Marie Brodin met with Esso Rep's

Managing Director R.W. Royal in July I996 and assured him that Sedco Forex is committed t o improving 1 *-nw, 1 its safety rec0rd.A year later Jean-Marie received t

congratulatory letter informing us that the frequency r of accidents (per a million hours worked) had, in effect, dropped from 49 t o I 4 over the past year. And from November 1996 t o the end of the contract on the

Courbey, the rate dropped to zero.

Mr. Royal thanks Sedco Forex and i t s people for the important efforts they made to achieve this goal and is looking forward t o working with us again.

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Seniority List

35 years Gilbert Pernoud FVT

25 years Haji Baijuri THT

Thanh Dang Tran WE

Hal Homes Brazil

Saimi Mendani TNZ

Claude Nasse Brazil

Ted Pittman Australia

20 years Michael Abernethy

Marcel Barbe

Thierry Bordenet

John Bremner

Alastair Bruce

Christian Capin

Thomas Carmichael

Redmond Corbett

Jean-Jacques Dibon

William Grant

Gordon Hampson

Ian Kenn

Geoffrey Knight

Michel Leclere

Angus MacDonald

Kenneth Montague

THT

ADC

TNZ

ODT

NSD

ADC

EUA

N PT

THT

UKD

UKD UKD

N PT

LAT

NSD

EUA

Rig 6 I

Trdien

Marine

Amethyst

Searex 8 Sedco 710

District Manager

Sedco 600

AD2 I

Searex 8 Joides Resolution

Sedco 707

AD I9

Drillstar

Sedco 709

Sedco 600

Vinlander

Sovereign Explorer

Materials

Trident 6

Searex I0

Sedco 707

Sedco 7 I4 Michael Phillips UK District Sedco Explorer

Alexander Simpson Snr.UKD Materials

Wesley Strickland ADC AD19

Ian Wilson EUA Technical

15 years Suresh Bhat N PT Office Calvin Bullen South Africa Office Michael Caster LAT Omega lbrahim Charangan THT Sedco 60 I Neil Cormack NSD Sedco 7 I2 George Donald UKD Vinlander Denzil D'Silva MST Rig 7

Graham Hinton George Jacob Xavier Langlois Roger Lindle George McKenzie David Mitchell Stephen Mitchell John Prance Robert Ross Philippe Rouillon Mark Symons

10 years Ian Alexander

William Bogue

Harold Barlow

Marie Brown

Lebin Crasta

David Donaldson

Henry Gardner

Umshanker Jaiswal

Nicholas Littlechild

William Mclntyre

Leonard Smith

Keith Stevens

Tyrone Williamson

5 years Mohammed Anwar

lndira Bonvini

Antonio Cigollotti

Dominique Forsans

Prasanna Gaokar

Sumedha Grellier

Dean Hall

lain Hope

Brazil MST CPT UKD UKD UKD

NSD UKD

JKT N PT N PT

NSD

NSA

UKD

UKD

THT

UKD

ODT

THT

UKD

NSD

NSD

INT

MST

I NT

HQ Brazil

EUA

INT

HQ EUA

EUA

Malcolm Keenleyside VNZ

Yolande Leniak HQ

John Liddell NSD

Michael McGuire UKD

Emmanuel Otoijamun NSD

David Pratt UKD

John Price NSD

Pugalenthi INT

Hamdy Salem AHT

Paul Webster NSD

Sedco 7 I0 Rig 8 Sedco 70 I Trident I4 Crane Operator Vinlander Sedco 7 I2 Trident I4 Sedco 602 Searex I2 Langley

Sedco 706

Personnel

Sovereign Explorer

Marketing

Trident I5

Sovereign Explorer

Joides Resolution

Sedco 60 I

Trident I4

Sedco 7 I I

Sedco 706

Trident 2

Rig I9

Trident 2

Personnel

Sedco 7 I0

PTC

Office

Legal

Sedco 704

Shell Op

Office

Personnel

Sedco 7 I2

Vinlander ,

Sedco 7 I2

Sovereign Explorer

Sedco 7 I I Trident 2

Rig 48

Sedco 706

SerMce Awards r From the District Managers' Meeting

T he District Managers' Meeting in Houston started off with a dinner that was

accompanied by transfer announcements for Larry Hibbard (that definitely came

as a surprise; some secrets hold) and Willy Brandt. Jean-Marie Brodin also took the L. > opportunity of presenting pins t o the following people. 1

With 23 years in the COVL,WWL~,

Abdel Kader El Rifai received

his 20 year pin.

A 25year pin award went Ted pittman received

to GMT District Manager-John powers,. his 25 year awar .

L

Michael Unsworth,

District Manager Indonesia,

received his Eyear pin.

Mark Waltz walked

away with a Byear pin.

VP and GM Europe Africa-Jean Cahuzac

finally received his belated Eyear pin.

From MEA From ASA Trident 2 30 year pin and a watch were presented to A ean-Claude Bortoloni. Jean-Claude has been

with Sedco Forex for over 30 years and has held various positions in our maintenance departments. He

is currently Maintence Manager MEA based in Dubai.

lean Claude

and Eliane

Bortoloni,

Michel Head Roustabout Mr. MM Khan

mk receiving his 10 year service award Harbonn

and Mil .... Tmbia.

pin Porn Rig Superintendent Roy Alford.

Standing alongside is Barge Engineer

Mike Timm.

From the JOIDES From NSA ................................................................ Resolution ..................................................

Materials Manager- Andrk Treguer (r.1

Crew member Purchasing Manager Willem

Tom Rennick on ten Bokum receives his I5 I5 years ofservice

year seniority with the Company.

pin from Rig Manager Steve

Midgley.

GULF OF MEXICO

A I 0 year pin was presented to Dan

Malone (Materials Supervisor) by GMT

District Manager John Powers.

fl. to 7.1: Ronnie Warren, Dan Malone, Rick

Moves LARRY H I B B A R D , previously VP- Marketing Sedco Forex has been appointed VP North America for IPM replacing MIKE VINSON who has retired.

AHMED BENNOUR,previously Manager Wireline &Testing North Africa becomesVP Marketing SF.

BOB MACCHESNEY,forrnerly Manager Brazil moves to Aberdeen as Manager North Sea replacing WILLY BRANDT who is appointed Vice President Business Development - Offshore Rig Evolution Sedco Forex. Located in Montrouge,Willy reports to JEAN- MARIE BRODIN, President Sedco Forex.

JOHN KOZICZ and PIERRE MORVAN join the team of the Sedco Express and report to Willy Brandt

GEIR JYSEREID has been appointed Cross Product Line Marketing Coordinator replacing DAVE FORMAS who becomes Operations Manager ASA replacing HAL SCHINDLER.

A N H DANG, formerly Staff Engineer in Jakarta has been appointed Marketing Engineer HQ.

SCOTT MCGRATH, previously Senior Operations Engineer on the JOIDES Resolution, has been appointed Project Engineer R/E in Montrouge.

W A R R E N LLOYD, formerly with an Operator in West Canada has been appointed Drilling Engineer in Montrouge.

ERIC BROET, formerly with Arthur Andersen Audit joins Sedco Forex as Internal Audit and Special Projects Manager replacing DAVIDTONNELwho has been appointed West Africa Division Controller based in Pointe Noire.

MATTHEW MCEWAN is appointed Risk Manager Atlantic-Asia in charge of Sedco Forex,Anadrill and Dowell. Located in Montrouge, Matthew reports directly to ADRIAN LATIMER, Risk Manager Oilfield Services Atlantic-Asia, who will continue to take direct responsibility for IPM.

THOMAS HINTERSEERmrmerly Region Counsel-Legal Shared Resources has been appointed Marketing Manager EUA replacing LARRY S C H I L H A B who moves t o Singapore as Marketing Manager ASA

& Changes replacing MARK WALTZ. Mark becomes Manager Southeast Asia Division.

D O N MUNRO formerly Manager Malaysii Brunei has been appointed ManagerAustralia, New Zealand replacing TED PITTMAN who has been appointed Manager Operations UK.

DENIS DOREMUS, previously Manager Vietnam becomes ManagerVenezuela replac- ing JOHN HICKS who moves to Caracas as Region Operations and Q-HSE Manager.

M A R K ANDREA, formerly Dril l ing Engineer EUA has been appointed Drilling Engineering Manager in Montrouge replacing EARL SCOTT who goes t o Caracas as Technical and Marketing Manager, N o r t h & South America replacing G U I D O R IVAS who has become Manager Brazil.

MALCOLM KEENLEYSIDE is appointed Manager Mexico, located in Reynosa. Malcolm was previously "PRISA" Project Manager in Venezuela.

JEAN-PIERRE FIEUX previously BASIS Human Resources Coordinator has been appointed Personnel Manager North and South America based in Caracas.

GEORGE MASSON has been appointed Controller North America and replaces KEN O'MAHONY who has decided to leave the Company.

L A U R E N T BEULL IER formerly Personnel Manager Water & Heat Europe becomes Personnel Manager EUA replacing ANTOINE MINGALON.

DENIS POISSON is appointed Manager Continental Europe & Mediterranean Division, located in Pau. Denis was previously Manager, France.

Previously Sales Manager Continental Europe & Mediterranean, NOEL ROCHE has been appointed Manager CIS located in Moscow.

MANAGEMENT O F W E L L REPAIR CENTER (WRC) is transferred from Wireline &Testing to Sedco Forex-WRC's activities include workover activity, slim or shallow drilling, pulling. M I C H E L GALBRUN, ManagerWRC, located in Chuelles (France) reports t o JEAN CAHUZAC.Vice President & General Manager Sedco Forex Europe-Africa.

PAUL GRANT, previously Rig Manager in Aberdeen has been appointed Manager Gabon replacing JOHN FRANKISH who has been appointed Manager Oman.

UNIL PANGARKAR,formerly Shell operations Manager North Sea, has been appointed Marketing Manager MEA replacing 1 MAHMOUD AL-QADIRI.

- XN-PIERRETAI ~BOIS,formerly Manager Mu-> u appointed Q-HSE

andTechnical Manager for the Middle East

J O N A T H A N W O O D S , previously Outdoor Equipment & Communications Manager-Marketing for RPS comes to Sedco Forex as Communications Manager-Marketing replacing ISABELLE LALLEE

EFFECTIVE JUNE 16,1997, SCHLUMBERGER IS ORGANIZED

INTHREE GROUPS :

OILFIELD SERVICES Reporting to VICTOR E.GRIJALVA, Executive

Vice President Oilfield Services, are the following newly appointed managers :

MOHAMEDAWAD, Presidenthadrill, loca- ted in Sugar Land. Mohamed was previouslyvice President and General Manager Dowel1 Middle East

DAVID BAILLIE,Vice President Marketing, located in NewYork. David was previouslyVice President and General Manager North SeaICIS, Wireline &Testing.

MAURICE DIJOLS, Director of Personnel, located in NewYork. Maurice reports functionally to PIERRE BISMUTH,Vice President Personnel. He was previously President Wireline &Testing North America.

UMAR QURESHI, President Geco-Prakla, located in Gatwick. Umar was previously Director of Personnel, Oilfield Services.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

C L E R M O N T M A T T O N is appointed ExecutiveVice President, Resource Management Services. Clermont is located in Paris.

TEST &TRANSAjZTIONS

IRV PFISTER is appointed ExecutiveVice PresidentTest &Transactions. Irv is located in New York. He was previously President AutomaticTest Equipment (ATE).