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Kentz Corporation LimitedCapital Markets ForumLondon, 20 October 2010
Wednesday 20th October 2010
Today’s Agenda
Introduction
Market Overview Hugh O’Donnell
Specialist EPC James Moore
Construction Eoin Hurley
Technical Support Services Michael Murphy
Risk Management Adrian Griffin
Conclusion Hugh O’Donnell
Q&A
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2
Dr. Hugh O’DonnellChief Executive Officer
Global Project Developments
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Woodside to raise A$2.5bn for LNG projects Financial Times, Published: December 14 2009
2009
2010
May: Telecom Integrator Contract, Kearl Oil Sands, Canada
Jun: Gorgon Construction Village, Australia
Aug: Gorgon Telecoms Package, Australia
Sept: QP EPC Contract, Qatar
Oct: Pluto LNG Project, Australia
Dec: Shutdown Services and Operations Support, Sakhalin
Australia approves $42bn LNG project Financial Times. Published: August 26 2009
Jan: Moatize Coal Mine Project, Mozambique
Feb: Pluto LNG, Site Wide Specialist Instrumentation Contract, Australia
Jul: Papua New Guinea Contract
Aug: Iraq partnership with Dome
Chevron LNG field approvedFinancial Times, Published: August 27 2009
Iraq: The awakening of an economic giantFinancial Times, Published: September 15 2010
Exxon commits to Papua New GuineaFinancial Times, Published: December 9 2009
Shell takes first LNG delivery from Sakhalin-2 Financial Times, Published: April 1 2009
Mood upbeat in scramble for coalFinancial Times, Published: June 3 2010
Qatar remains undeterred on LNG projectsFinancial Times, Published: April 2009
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Growth in Backlog and Revenues
232
544596
1,004
1,497
1,600
313370
545
643705
880
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
US$m
Backlog
Revenue
2010 Revenue is consensus from analysts
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Group Pipeline US$7.72bn
866
582
154
Backlog
1893
1386
363
Current Prospects
2541
1007
532
Strategic Prospects
H1 2010 ...6-12 months …12-18 months
BacklogUS$1.6bn
As of end July trading position
Current ProspectsUS$3.64bn
As of end July trading position
Strategic ProspectsUS$4.08bn
As of end July trading position
Specialist EPC Construction Technical Support Services
The Americas
Countries where Kentz has worked
Americas US$675.5m
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68%
14%18%
• TSS in North America• Canadian oils sands• Alaska opportunities• Target growth in the pipeline
Specialist EPC Construction Technical Support Services
Middle East
Countries where Kentz has worked 7
Yemen
Oman
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
IranIraq
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Jordan
Middle East Pipeline US$4,047.2m
70%
18%
12%
• Focus on EPC business• Construction less attractive• Still the largest part of pipeline
Specialist EPC Construction Technical Support Services
US$212bn Iraq Oil & Gas Spend
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West Qurnah IILukoil (75%), Statoil (25%)Current Prod. zero, Plateau Prod1,800,000bpd Targets Early Prod.Facilities/ PMC support
Gharraf FieldPetronas (60%), Japex (40%)Current Prod. zero, Plateau Prod. 230,000bpd Targets Camp and Early Prod.Facilities
D
Halfaya FieldCNPC (50%), Petronas (25%), Total (25%)Current Prod. 3,100 bpd, Plateau Prod. 535,000 bpdTargets TBC
D
D
Majnun FieldShell (60%), Petronas (40%)Current Prod. 45,900bpd, Plateau Prod. 1,800,000bpd Targets Camp Facilities
D
West Qurnah IExxonMobil (80%), Shell (20%)Current Prod. 258,505bpd, Plateau Prod. 2,325,000bpd Targets Camp and Early Prod.Facilities/ PMC support
Rumaylah FieldBP (51%), CNPC (49%)Current Prod. 106,600bpd, Plateau Prod. 2,850,000bpd Targets Camp Facilities, Brownfield expansion
D
Southern Africa
Countries where Kentz has worked
African Pipeline US$1,105.5m
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• Construction• Asset-based TSS contracts• Growth of mining and metals
Specialist EPC Construction Technical Support Services
60%30%
10%
FSU, Russia and Europe
Countries where Kentz has worked
FSU, Russia and Europe Pipeline US$369.6m
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43%
33%
24%
• Natural growth in TSS contracts strong• Spot opportunities in Europe• Emerging Kazakhstan opportunities
Specialist EPC Construction Technical Support Services
Australasia
Countries where Kentz has worked
Australasia Pipeline US$1,518.3m
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54%
44%
2%
• Global LNG hub• Other sectors; mining and metals• TSS opportunities untapped
Specialist EPC Construction Technical Support Services
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Upstream Downstream
Newcastle LNG project
AGL LNG project
Santos Gladstone LNG project
Queensland Curtis LNG project
Australian Pacific LNG project
Sunrise LNG project
Wheatstone LNG project
Ichthys LNG project (Inpex)
Woodside Browse LNG project
Pluto LNG project | Stage 2
Shell Australia LNG project
Pilbara LNG project
Australian LNG Project Opportunities
JVor
Top Ten Clients by Revenue
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Pearl GTL, QatarKentz value in excess of US$400m
32 year working relationship. Sipchem Chevron & Kayan, Saudi Arabia.
Sakhalin I Project, Sakhalin Island.
Pluto LNG Project,Western Australia
Kentz value US$107m
Medupi Power Station Project,South Africa
Kentz value US$250m
30 year working relationship. Recently signed
Framework Agreement
Recently entered a five year Global Framework Continuing
Engineering Service Agreement
Ongoing participation on Construction services
in the Middle East
10 year working relationship. Multi-million dollar contract for
Engineering services
Onshore Production FacilitiesKentz value US$146m
Gorgon LNG Project, NPI and Telecomms Package, Australia
Combined Kentz value US$250m
Specialist EPC Construction Technical Support Services
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James MooreChief Operating Officer, Specialist EPC
James joined Kentz in November 1993 following 13 years with Sasol, latterly as Project Manager. Whilst with Sasol he was involved with Sasol 2 and 3 and managed many large capital projects as part of their de-bottlenecking and expansion programmes. In 1989 he was the Project Manager responsible for the Sasol Polypropylene Project which won the International PMI Prize for Best Project in the large project section. Also while at Sasol he was co-author of a paper presented to The International Coal Management Institute on advanced automation of coal gasifiers. Since joining Kentz he has acted in several different senior management roles across the fields of engineering and project management in Ireland, Britain, Thailand, Malaysia and Qatar.
Engineering Procurement Construction• Pre-FEED (Front End Engineering Design) stage of large projects
• Recent project values range from US$50m to US$300m
• Fixed price, lump sum; managing scope changes key to margins
• Workforce c.1,700 people
• Global solutions to local challenges
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South Hook LNG Terminal, Wales
Gorgon Construction Village, AustraliaGautrain Automation, South Africa
Shell Pearl GTL, QatarKearl Oil Sands Telecoms, Canada
Financial Breakdown
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140
263.7
184.5 169.1
2006 2007 2008 2009
Revenue $m
866.0
2128.02507.5
Backlog (end July) Current prospects Strategic prospects
Visibility ($m)
Specialist EPCOnshore Modular Production Facilities
Non-process InfrastructureTurnkey Utilities and Offsite Facilities
Turnkey Port FacilitiesSmall Capital Project SolutionsControls and Automation (TSI*)Telecommunications SystemsPower Projects and Services
Onshore modular production
facilities, 19%
Non-process infrastructure,
20%
Utilities and offsites, 6%
Port facilities, 18%
Small capex projects, 14%
Controls and automations, 7%
Telecoms, 11%
Power projects and services, 5%
Specialist EPC Revenue by Service H1 2010
17.2%12.6% 11.4%
6.0% 4.4%
48.4%
Turnover by client (%)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
IOC NOC EPC/M Other
Turnover by client type ($m)*
EPC
Group
EPC Clients
18* Full year 2009 Revenue
Other
AustraliaGorgon LNGNon-process infrastructure
South AfricaGautrainComplete turnkey EPC
EPC Global Footprint
19EPC current operations 10 countriesCountries where Kentz has worked
YemenOil processing facilityModular production facilities
Abu DhabiStorex Upgrade, ADNOCTotal systems integration
North AmericaKearl Oil Sands, CanadaTelecommunications
Evolution of EPC Business
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008 2009 2010
EPC Company setup in Qatar for small capex
projects
First EPC job in KSA for SipchemUS$30m
First major infrastructure project (QGII)
Qatar
Major EPC projects, AUSGorgon LNGAUD$375m
Major multiple GBU op (Hides
LNG)US$50m
EPC scope
Kentz wins first major EPC job
US$125mManjung PS,
Malaysia
First opp with GPS on
upstream facilities scope
Iraq
Major upstream facilities project (GPS) Yemen
US$175m
Kentz Global Established
Kentz JV Co. established in
Iraq
First multiple GBU projectPearl GTL
US$250m EPC scope
Kentz RSA gain EC Status with
SASOL
Leveraging Latent Potential
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• Ongoing expansion of EPC capability and capacity
• Now have five engineering centres of excellence across three continents
• Strategically targeted niche packages expanding into process plant
• Financial, management and engineering capacity to take on projects in the $400 million range
29%
12%
59%
Engineers
Managers
Skilled and Unskilled
EPC workforce breakdown (1,700)
Proj
ect c
ompl
exity
Future Strategy
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Small to MediumSize Projects
$50m to $300m
Competition local and regional
Mega EPC/EPCM* contracts $1bn upwards
Global project management companies, e.g. AMEC, Bechtel,
Fluor, KBR, TechnipGlobal oil, gas and petrochemicals projects
$500m +
Competition larger specialist contractors, e.g.
Aker, CBI, Petrofac, Snamprogetti
* EPCM: Engineering Procurement Construction Management
Project size
Maintain Niche focus moving into upstream process
Process EPC Opportunity
Onshore modular process plant expertise now in-house through Kentz Global Oil and Gas
Proven delivery model for logistically challenging and extreme locations
Project differentiators:- In-house engineering, fabrication and construction in all
disciplines- Strong modular process plant experience- Iraq and remote project experience- Brownfield modernisation experience- Strong partnering culture
Accessing IOC and NOC E&P budgets; c.US$70bn capex spend with top three IOC clients
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Process Technology
Construction
Specialist EPC
Technical SupportServices
Process EPC Prospects
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D
AlaskaEarly Production Facilities
D
D
IraqOnshore Production Facilities
Papua New GuineaLNG Facility
D
CanadaOil Sands
OmanGas treatment facility
D
UAEProduced water treatment
D
Process EPC ProspectsCountries where Kentz has worked
Onshore Modular Production Facilities Non-process Infrastructure
Turnkey Utilities and Offsite Facilities Turnkey Port Facilities
Small Capital Project Solutions Controls and Automation
Telecommunications Systems Power Projects and Services
Competition local and regional
Competitive Landscape
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Outlook and Opportunities• EPC Business Unit positions Kentz for early entry to projects
• Australasia seeing significant growth in both LNG and mining sectors
• Expanding capability and capacity in South Africa with key clients
• Middle East buoyant with growing E&P expenditures
• Steady growth in brownfield upgrade projects in the Middle East
• New Process capability customer-led
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Eoin HurleyChief Operating Officer, Construction
Eoin joined the Kentz Group in 1986 after spending some years working fora Consulting Engineering firm in Ireland. Eoin’s career in Engineering andConstruction spans 25 years. During this time, he has worked in Europe,the Middle East and predominately in Sub-Saharan Africa across manyindustry sectors. He spent much of his time in the field and worked inOperational and General Management roles, more recently, he held theposition of Managing Director of the Southern African Region based inJohannesburg Eoin was appointed Group Chief Operating Officer forConstruction in 2008.
Construction• Peak activity in the latter part of the project lifecycle
• Recent project values range from US$30m to US$300m
• Re-measurable work on unit rates, managing productivity and client deliverables is key to attaining margins
• Workforce c.6,500 people
• Successful where barriers to entry high; large complex plant facilities, remotelocations and technologically challenging
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29Pluto LNG, AustraliaRio Tinto Wet Plant, Madagascar
OGD III, Abu DhabiMedupi Power Station, South Africa
Financial Breakdown
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169.1 147.4
279.2
345.3
2006 2007 2008 2009
Revenue ($m)
580.5
1208.0 1141.0
Backlog (end July) Current prospects Strategic prospects
Visibility ($m)
Construction
Site wide Construction SolutionsStructural, Mechanical and Piping
Electrical and Instrumentation
Structural, mechanical and
piping 27%
Electrical and instrumentation
73%
Construction Revenue by Service H1 2010
23.3%
14.5%12.9%
7.5% 7.2%
34.7%
Other
Turnover by client ($m)
* Full year 2009 Revenue
Clients
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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
IOC NOC EPC/M Other
Turnover by client type ($m)*
Construction
Group
MozambiqueMoatize Coal ProjectSMEIP
Construction Global Footprint
32Construction current operations 15 countriesCountries where Kentz has worked
South AfricaMedupi Power StationStructural, mechanical, piping
AustraliaPluto LNGElectrical & instrumentation
Middle EastPearl GTL, QatarElectrical & instrumentation
North AmericaKearl Oil Sands, CanadaElectrical & instrumentation
Dominican RepublicBarrick GoldElectrical & instrumentation
Differentiation for Kentz• Focus on higher value services for blue chip resource clients
• Excellent track record in safety; 13m man hours accumulated on the Shell project without any loss time injuries
• Extensive in-house developed construction management systems. Kentz owned plant and equipment
• Self-perform work, managing own risk to achieve goals and maximise opportunities
• Quality of people and retention
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2% 4%
94%
EngineersManagersSkilled and Unskilled
Construction workforce breakdown (6,500)
Demand for Kentz Construction Services
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Construction
Site wide Construction SolutionsStructural, Mechanical and Piping
Electrical and Instrumentation
E&I only focus as clear differentiator
e.g. Australia,Canada
Stronger competitione.g. Middle East
Full discipline service SMEIP
e.g. Sakhalin, Madagascar
Bar
riers
to e
ntry
Market maturity
Competitive LandscapeSouthern Africa
Middle East
Australia
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Strategic Outlook • Capitalise on Kentz global spread; current construction operations in 17
countries
• Leverage sector diversification; new large scale investments in metals and mining in Australia, Southern Africa and Canada
• Focus on remote areas where we can bring in Skills Enhancement Training programmes and leverage our large multi-discipline construction capability
• Develop structural, mechanical and piping capabilities in areas where we have an electrical and instrumentation footprint
• Continuous development of safety processes
• Potential to develop pre-bid agreements with larger EPCM/PMC companies
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Michael MurphyChief Operating Officer, Technical Support Services
Mike Murphy joined Kentz in 1987 and has worked in Project Managementand Business Development capacities on major projects across Benelux,Southern Africa and the Middle East. Mike headed up Kentz’s operations inThailand between 1992-1994 before establishing Kentz China in 1995. Thiswas followed by a period in Ireland and Puerto Rico running processcontrols and automation projects for the pharmaceuticals industry, then asGeneral Manager of the Caribbean. In 2005 Mike moved to Russia workingclosely with ExxonMobil in Sakhalin, which culminated in him heading theArctic Region for Kentz. Mike was appointed to his current role as COO ofthe Technical Support Services Global Business Unit in June 2009.
Technical Support Services• Contracts across the project lifecycle
• Recent project values range from US$5m to US$100m
• Higher margin, reimbursable
• Workforce c.1,600 people
• Responsive, solution driven
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39Odoptu OPF, Far East RussiaEngen Clean Fuels, South Africa
Ras Laffan Olefins Complex, QatarSouth Hook LNG Terminal, Wales
26%
26%
27%
21%
TSS Revenue by Service H1 2010
Completions and commissioning
Financials
40
55.9
133.5
179.7 190.3
2006 2007 2008 2009
Revenue ($m)
149.4
305.0
426.5
Backlog (end July) Current prospects Strategic prospects
Visibility ($m)
Technical SupportServices
Pre-EPC award (FEED)Integrated Project Management
Arctic Construction ServicesCompletions and Commissioning
Maintenance and TurnaroundOffshore Services
Arctic construction services
Maintenance and turnaround
Integrated projectmanagement
23%
10% 8% 8% 7%
44%
Other
Turnover by client (%)*
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
IOC NOC EPC/M Other
Turnover by client type ($m)*
TSS
Group
* Full year 2009 Revenue
Clients
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TSS current operations 19 countries
TSS Global Footprint
42Countries where Kentz has worked
Papua New GuineaPNG LNGProject management services
Far East RussiaSakhalin IArctic construction services
African RegionMadagascarCompletions & commissioning
Middle EastKuwait Oil CompanyIntegrated project support
North AmericaSyncrude CanadaCompletions & commissioning
Southern AfricaSasol, Petro SA & PetronasMaintenance & turnaround
Far East RussiaChayvoMaintenance & turnaround
Our People• High technical competency of core people
• Fluidity of workforce, client has flexibility
• Track record in remote locations
• Logistical solutions; movement, visas etc.
• People becoming easier to find
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9%
8%
41%
41%
Engineers
Managers
Specialist Technicians
Skilled and Unskilled
TSS workforce breakdown (1,600)
The ‘Robinsons Barley’ effect
It's not your Wadi, it's MiWadi
Leveraging Business Solutions
a drop of
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Across the Project Lifecycle
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• Ideal entry for new locations, low risk
• Executing on the ground with client teams, build relationships
• Natural growth of contracts, early undefined scopes will create opportunities
• In the news flow and well-positioned for other additional contracts
Year one Year two Year three Year four Year five Year six Year seven SPECIALIST EPC
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
Pre-FEED FEED
Government approvals
FID
Detailed Engineering Design and Procurement
Early works Construction
Pre Commissioningand Commissioning
Maintenance Start up
FEED: Front End Engineering Design FID: Final Investment Decision
Asset Enhancement Services• New strategic initiative
• Increasing number of contracts in completions and commissioning leading to asset enhancement opportunities
– Brownfield asset engineering services – Maintenance and turnaround– Operations support
• Longer term contracts, visibility of earnings
• TSS culture of sales, pricing contracts
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Development of Integrated Project Mgmt
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• Initial integration of Kentz into Client’s team
• Involvement in IPR to identify key challenges and strategies
• Involvement in CER to focus on specific systems
• Support execution plan with previous lessons learnt, IPR and CER
• Expand Kentz integrated team into Client’s team
Step-5 Staffing and Execute the Project
Step-4 Develop Execution Plan
Step-3 Execute Cold Eyes Review (CER)
Step-2 Execute Independent Project Review (IPR)
Step-1 Assign "Integrated A team“
ExxonMobil Case Study
48
ChayvoDekastri
Yuzhno YPO Olympia
Odoptu FSP Adriatic LNGSouth Hook
Cepu
Golden PassChayvo
Shutdown
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
SIGNEDGLOBAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT
0
100
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
TSS Revenue with ExxonMobil ($m)
IOC Services Agreements
49
Sakhalin, Phase 2 Lunskoye OPF Construction Services 2005Sakhalin, Phase 1 Lunskoye OPF Commissioning management and execution 2006Sakhalin, Phase 1, Karsakov LNG Completions and commissioning 2007Pearl GTL, Qatar Completions and commissioning 2008Sakhalin, Phase 1 Signing of Sakhalin services agreement 2009
Refining West Shut down and turnaround service agreement 2002Refining West Shut down and turnaround service agreement 2003Refining 5 year shutdown contract signed 2004Synthol Middle Train shutdown contract signed 2004Carbo-Tar shutdown services agreement signed 2005Phenolsolvents and CTF shutdown contract signed 2006FCC shutdown services agreement signed 2008PP2 shutdown agreement signed 2010
Maintenance and turnaround Arctic construction services
Completions and commissioning Integrated project management
Competitive Landscape
50
Outlook and Opportunities
• Expand full TSS service offering into existing client relationship base
– Integrated project management– Arctic construction – Completions and commissioning– Maintenance and turnaround
• Add new TSS offering in full asset enhancement services in production expenditure
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Asset Enhancement
Brownfield engineering
services
Maintenance & turnaround
services
Operations support services
52
Adrian GriffinGroup Commercial Contract
& Risk Officer
* Executive Directors
Kentz Board and Senior Executives
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Non-Executive Directors David Beldotti, Razali Abdul Rahman (Chairman), Hans Kraus, Hassan Abas, Brendan Lyons
Chief Executive OfficerHugh O’Donnell*
Group Project
Services Officer
Eamonn O’Hanlon
COO Construction Business Unit
Eoin Hurley
COO Technical Support Services
Business Unit
Mike Murphy
Group CommercialContract,
& Risk OfficerAdrian Griffin
COO Specialist EPC Business
Unit
James Moore
Group Development
Officer
Rory O’Donnell
Chief Financial OfficerEd Power*B
oard
of D
irect
ors
Man
agem
ent E
xecu
tive
Com
mitt
ee
Kentz Project Control Tools
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Project Cost Management System (PMCS)
• Project set up• Accounts payable• Accounts receivable• Change management system
• Committed costs• Payments• Forecasting• Project overview
Document Management System (DMS)
• General set up• Kentz document control• Client document control• Vendor document control
• Correspondence management• Workflow• Timesheets
Construction & Completions Management System (CCMS)
• Material Catalogue (MatCat)• Material Management System (MMS)• Procurement Management System (PMS)• Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Cable & Drum Tracking• Other Tracking Modules;• Commissioning• Reporting
Procurement & Materials ManagementSystem (PMMS)
Risk Management Overview
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Board of Directors
Project Control Tools
Development Group Operational GBUs
Management Executive Committee
Risk Review Committee
IMS\RM Procedures IMS\RM Procedures
Action plansTender action
Pricing strategyQualifications
Action plansTender action
Pricing strategyQualifications
Action plansMitigationInsuranceControls
Action plansMitigationInsuranceControls
Action plansMitigationInsuranceControls
Risk Register 00
Risk Register 01
Risk Register 02
Risk Register 03
Risk Register 04
Action plansMitigationInsuranceControls
Risk Register 04
Development Tender preparation Engineering Procurement Construction Commissioning
& handover
Award
Award
Award
IMS: Integrated Management Systems RM: Risk Management
WORKFLOW
ConclusionsPre Award
• Early engagement of Risk Committee with pipeline opportunities
• Engender risk awareness culture
• Negotiate optimal contracting terms upfront
• Focus on key clients
Post Award
• Effective use of Project Control Tools
• Execution in line with IMS & Best Practise
• Continuous risk review
• Major projects reviewed by Management Executive and Risk Review Committees
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Conclusion and Outlook
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Conclusion and Outlook
• Significant growth achieved in backlog and pipeline
• Strategic opportunities developed with greater focus on IOCs
• Further organic development initiatives– Continued growth in EPC footprint– Construction opportunities in both mature and remote locations– TSS growth opportunities in asset management services
• Entry into upstream oil and gas sector achieved through Kentz Global
• Significant opportunities in Iraq and Australia across all business lines
• Organisational capacity in place
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Questions and Answers
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