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Technical Article about blast protection published in Hydrocarbon Engineering

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Blast Protection

Despite the challenging economic situation since 2008, with a further downturn in the oil & gas industry in 2013, we have seen a continuous progress in the blast-resistance industry. Even though blast-resistant modular buildings design and engineering advances, there are still gaps related to certification, regulation and blast testing guidelines.

In this technical article, Natasa Kobal, Marketing and Communications Manager, speaks to Hydrocarbon Engineering exploring the best industry practices and options available to protect people and assets from blast in oil, gas and petrochemical plants. Read the full article at: https://d1tp9je03a4iqr.cloudfront.net/flip/hydrocarbon-engineering/2018/March/d13f4fJ.html#26
Even though in some cases facilities are well run and undergo regular checks and improvements, a major blast could occur without warning for various reasons. It is, therefore, important to take all the necessary precautions in order to minimise risks and ensure blast protection.

 

There are still no official regulations covering the requirements related to blast-resistant buildings. As such, it is important to select effective providers of blast-resistant buildings, which have introduced their own high standards to ensure personnel and assets safety in case of a blast. Engineered to our industry-leading safety specifications, each RedGuard Specialist Services blast-resistant module adheres to the requirements of API RP 753 and API RP 752 and applies a proven, successfully blast tested design.

Specialist Services approved vendor for Blast Resistant Buildings with KNPC

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Specialist Services has recently become an approved vendor for Blast Resistant Steel Shelters with Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).

Our Blast Resistant Buildings (including modular buildings) are built in compliance with global standards for Hazardous Area operation. Depending on project-specific requirements, our modules are structurally built to resist blast loads of various levels. Engineered and constructed to the highest industry standards, our Blast Resistant Buildings will keep personnel and assets safe.

Our range of Blast Resistant Modules include:

  • Refuge Shelters
  • Emergency Shelters
  • Bunkers
  • Engineering Modules
  • Laboratories
  • Mudlogging Units
  • Control Rooms
  • E-Houses
  • Workshops
  • Utility Modules
  • And more

We have a rental fleet of Blast Resistant Modular Buildings ready for immediate deployment, through our Joint Venture Company – RedGuard Specialist Services. We can also provide bespoke design solutions based on your specifications and requirements to be used in all global locations.

Having in-house engineering and manufacturing capability, as well as the knowledge of relevant global standards and certification, we can work with you to ensure that the project specific requirements are satisfied.

 

This latest approval received from KNPC represents a further recognition of Specialist Services capabilities in providing world class products in the oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and chemical industries.

A subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), and part of downstream sector, KNPC is Kuwait’s only refining company, providing the local market with all needs of fuels, including gasoline, diesel, kerosene and gas. These and other products are also dedicated to the international markets. Find out more about KNPC on their website.

Specialist Services approved vendor for Pressure Vessels with KOC

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Specialist Services has recently become an approved vendor for Pressure Vessels with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).

Specialist Services has the capability and extensive knowledge in carrying out engineering, procurement and manufacturing of Pressure Vessels (coded / non-coded) in compliance with international codes and standards, in line with customers’ specifications and project requirements.

 

We are certified for ASME U, U2 and S, National Board R and NB. We are capable of manufacturing Pressure Vessels in different materials, such as CS, SS, CS + Clad (in SS 316L, Alloy 625, Alloy 825 etc.), and with thickness ranging from 3mm to 100mm or more.

We cater services to Upstream, Mid and Downstream industries, including oil field Service Companies, EPC’s, OEM’s etc. We have the required approvals in place with all end users in the MENA region.

This latest approval received from KOC represents a further recognition of Specialist Services capabilities in providing world class products in the Oil & Gas Industry.

Founded in 1934, KOC is a Subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) involved in the exploration, drilling and production of oil and gas within the State of Kuwait. The Company is also involved in the storage of crude oil and delivery to tankers for export. Find out more about KOC on their website.

Specialist Services achieves Achilles Power & Tech Accreditation

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Specialist Services has recently become Achilles Power & Tech accredited. This means that we are now a registered supplier in the Achilles Power & Tech Community for the following products / services:

  • 1.1.83 Structural products
  • 1.1.85 Prefabricated buildings
  • 1.1.86 Structural products and parts except prefabricated buildings
  • 1.1.88 Windows, doors and related items
  • 4.1.44 Construction works for plants, mining and manufacturing and for buildings relating to the oil and gas industry

This accreditation also means that Specialist Services information related to the following criteria has been checked and validated by Achilles Information Limited, an independent third party:

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Health & Safety Management
  • Quality Management
  • Environmental Management
  • Carbon Management
  • Financial & Insurance
  • Information Security & Data Protection

View our certificate

Creating and managing a global network of collaborative industry communities, Achilles allows trading partners to share structured, high quality, real-time data. Based on their industry expertise, supported by the use of cloud-based technology, Achilles act as an independent partner, which provides validated data and insightful analytics. This enables buyers across a specific sector to identify and manage suppliers and risk, in order to increase their market reach, while minimising costs and increasing compliance for the overall network.

To learn more about Achilles please visit their website.

Congratulations to the Team Specialist Services!

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Last Friday, 26th January 2018, 37 Specialist Services employees participated in The Corporate Challenge at the 10km Road Race during the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2018 event. We are proud to share with you the results of the race, where the Team Specialist Services achieved the 64th place (out of 322 teams) with the total time (for the first 5 members) of 4:13:33.

Team Specialist Services – 64th place

Congratulations to all participants, and especially to those that achieved significant improvements in the running time compared to the 2017 race.

We look forward to see the Team Specialist Services competing again in 2019.

Team Specialist Services to take part at the Standard Chartered Dubai 10km Road Race 2018

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On 26th January 2018, some of our Specialist Services employees will take part at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2018 event. These intrepid men and women will participate in the 10km Road Race, starting at 9 AM on the Umm Suqeim Road opposite the Madinat Jumeirah and in the shadow of the iconic Burj Al Arab.

With 37 participants, the Team Specialist Services will take part in The Corporate Challenge for the 10km Road Race and they will all do their best to come to the finish line as the ‘Winning Team’.

Understanding that the perfect balance between career and family is a challenge for many people, at Specialist Service we actively promote and encourage a healthy lifestyle and a good work-life balance for all our employees. Seeing that 37 of our team members are going to participate in a 10km run, clearly shows their healthy lifestyle choices, and we look forward to see many more participants in such sports events in future.

All of us at Specialist Services Group wish good luck to the team!

Reinstatement and Modification of Portable Accommodation Modules for Sea Trucks Group

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Reinstatement and Modification of Portable Accommodation Modules for Sea Trucks Group

In November 2016, Sea Trucks Group (STG) awarded Specialist Services the contract for the reinstatement and modification of the Accommodation Modules built for STG in 2014, to form a block 11 modules wide and 4 modules high.

Project: Reinstatement and Modification of Portable Accommodation Modules
Client: Sea Trucks Group
End User: INPEX
Location: Australian waters, 890km West of Darwin
Project Completion: 15th May 2017

Project requirements

Sea Trucks Group required reinstatement and modification works on the Accommodation Modules that Specialist Services manufactured and delivered to them in 2014. We have been awarded this reinstatement and modification job based on the excellent work we did on the 2014 project with a fast track execution, including a production schedule of all 48 modules reduced to 16 weeks. The new Accommodation Block was required to be modified in order to provide Accommodation, Locker Room, Washroom, Toilet, Office, Recreation and Conference facilities, accommodating up to 224 personnel on board. The modules were required to be connected to form a block 11 modules wide and 4 modules high.

Within the requirement, the existing Mess Room needed to be converted to a Gymnasium, and the Locker Room and Dry Store to be converted into Recreation Rooms. STG also required communication system upgrades, HVAC improvements, door and panel modifications, installation review and supply of required consumables for the new stacking arrangement, and supply of all materials required to complete the upgrade. Electrical engineering / drawing updates and a module stacking study were also required by STG for this project.

Solution

The project execution by Specialist Services has been carried out in line with STG requirements at the site in Batam, converting the Mess Room into a Gymnasium, and the Locker Room and Dry Store into Recreation Rooms, as per the drawings provided by the client.

Specialist Services team also completed the A/C drainage system upgrade, electrical and Fire & Gas interconnection cabling works, the provision of an Electrical Distribution Panel for each floor, as well as the upgrade of the communication system, which included the relocation of patch panels from outside the module into its interior and mounting required infrastructure to allow the installation of existing switches within the modules.

A total of 44 modules were installed on the Barge, connecting the modules to each other in rows of 11 modules with 4 stacking. The resulting Accommodation Facility was built in compliance with ABS guides for Portable Accommodation Modules and MLC (Maritime Labour Convention 2013).

Conclusion

In line with the project requirements, we provided a highly skilled team of specialists from our Dubai facility to manage the project and carry out the reinstatement and modification works at the client’s venue of choice, a shipyard in Batam, Indonesia.

The project was successfully completed by Specialist Services within the specified timeframe. At the end of the project were issued as built drawings incorporating all the modification works, and Specialist Services supported STG with the documentation requirements for obtaining an updated ABS certification.

The high quality modifications, upgrades and reinstatement works provided by Specialist Services resulted in comfortable living and working environments. All works have been completed to a very high standard and STG Management was very satisfied with Specialist Services’ team performance.

Specialist Services Group encouraging vendors to reduce product packaging volumes

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Environmental protection is a fundamental business endeavour at Specialist Services Group. We make every effort to nurture the environment, preserve natural resources and minimise the impact of our products, activities and services on the environment. We constantly communicate about the importance of environmental protection to our people, business partners and other stakeholders.

Our environment management initiatives are based on systematic environmental impact assessments, which form the basis of our Environmental Management System certified to ISO 14001:2015 standard. We use resources and energy in a responsible manner and reuse or recycle wherever possible. We are committed to manage waste effectively, prevent pollution, use environmentally friendly material and apply our technical abilities for the reduction of our environmental footprint, particularly in the design and engineering of our products.

Following the recent upgrade of our Environmental Management System to the 2015 standard, we are committed to further reducing our company’s impact on the environment by asking all our vendors for their support in reducing, reusing and recycling their products packaging and other materials.

For this purpose, we are currently sending a letter to all our vendors to motivate and encourage them to support this initiative, aimed to increase our efforts in protecting the environment and preserve natural resources.

But this is just a small part of all we can do to protect our environment. We look forward to our vendors’ support in this initiative, and encourage each and every one of you to also think about all the opportunities you have at work and at home to reduce waste, preserve natural resources and protect the environment.

Don’t wait for others to take the first step. Take action now!

Going digital: Making your work easier with Digital MDBs

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Within our environment protection activities, we have implemented various policies and procedures to reduce paper waste, while optimising our internal processes. As part of these initiatives, we have recently introduced an improved format of our products’ Manufacturing Data Books: the Digital MDB.

With the aim of providing higher quality, accurate and easy-to-use MDBs for our Clients, we created the Digital MDB concept, which also supports the timely delivery of our products’ MDBs.

What do we mean by Digital MDB?

The Digital MDB is simply your MDB in a digital format. Instead of delivering you large files of paper documents, our Digital MDB is delivered to you on a USB flash drive or tablet, on which we have uploaded all the documents of the MDB. With this new format, you can take the MDB wherever required, in office or on site, and you can easily find the document you are searching for.

What are the benefits for our Clients?

The key benefits of the Digital MDB for our Clients can be summarised in six short points:

  • Easy Access: Digital documents are easily accessible from any computer and tablet. They can be sent by email, shared on local network drives, uploaded and downloaded through various online file sharing options, accessible by any of your staff members worldwide.
  • Searchable Content: With digital documents, you can easily search for specific words or phrases in order to find the document you need.
  • Faster Delivery: Digital MDBs are much faster to prepare and can be therefore delivered to you faster than traditional hard copy MDBs.
  • Less Space Required: Digital MDBs on tablet or USB flash drive require minimum space for storage, especially compared to large EPC projects that may require a whole cabinet to store dozens of files for only one MDB.
  • Time Savings: Easy access, searchable content and faster delivery represent significant time savings for your staff in accessing the document they need when they need it from any of your international facilities.
  • Cost Savings: We provide Digital MDBs to our Clients free of charge. Based on minimum space of storage required, you also do not have any costs related to their storage. As a further incentive to go digital and to protect the environment, any request of hard copy MDBs will be charged additionally.

Go Green

The Digital MDB concept has been prepared in line with our Environmental Policy with the aim of reducing paper use and waste. Many of our Clients are already using only Digital MDBs, taking advantage of the many benefits.

Help us protect the environment – choose our Digital MDB.

New Specialist Services Group Brochures

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We are glad to announce our new brochures, which include the latest corporate information about Specialist Services Group, as well as updated products and services details.

The brochures cover six main categories, including:

  • Specialist Services Group profile
  • Buildings
  • Modular Hire
  • Drilling, Testing, Production and Process Packages
  • Facilities Management Solutions
  • FLEX 33 Accommodation Modules

All digital brochures are available for viewing and download on our Downloads page.

We invite all our website visitors to explore the new brochures. For more information about our products and services you can visit our Contact page in order to choose one of our regional offices, or you can simply send us an email at sales@specserve.com.