Global Energy Ventures, West Africa Oilfield specialists

Global Energy Ventures Managing Director, Kevin Amerigo is delighted to announce 2 significant contract awards from Afren PLC for the fabrication & installation of a new Helideck & associated pre works to its Gulftide platform offshore Abidjan. This follows the Groups recent award and successful completion of the Helideck deconstruction concluded earlier in the year under budget and well within the allocated time frame.

The scope of works will include:

• 2 months preworks contract
• Procurement of material
• Complete project management
• Onshore & offshore fabrication
• All NDT inspections
• Painting & Galvanizing
• Welding inspections
• Onshore / offshore rigging & rope access crews
• Design and manufacture of lifting equipment inc 'skyhooks'

Global Energy Ventures are thrilled to announce a substantial multi million dollar contract award from a UK listed operator in the region. The refurbishment, construction & manpower provision contract, expected to last over 18 months will be a diverse offering of services from the Group to the operators offshore assets from topsides pipe work to davit repairs and generator / compressor removals & installations to Asset Integrity NDT inspections.

Topsides refurbishment & Davit Installations - Afren Gulftide

Ongoing manpower provisions include:

• Deployment of Electrical & Instrumentation Engineers
• Appointment of offshore construction supervisors
• 9 man rig building crew
• Crane & winch engineers
• IRATA Rope Access Crews
• 2 fabrication crews inc pipefitters, platers and welders
• NDT inspections

Global Energy Ventures are pleased to announce the completion of a 5 month project onboard Transocean’s Deepwater Millennium, offshore Ghana comprising of specialist pipefitting & welding crews, Derrick work, Boom Hanging through to Lifting Inspection surveys and NDT testing services.

Scope of works included:

• Complete removal & fabrication of new Well Test Lines
• Deployment of 8 man pipefitting & coded welder crews
• Boom Hanging & King Post Fabrications
• Full Rig Lifting surveys
• Derrick work

Global Energy Ventures are pleased to announce an award from MODEC to fabricate & install Sand Control & Seawater Overboard pipe works and support structures to FPSO Baobab, offshore Abidjan. These works will be concluded during the vessels planned shutdown.

Works included:

• Initial site surveys
• Procurement and preparation of pipe & substructures
• Fabrication & painting onshore & offshore
• All NDT inspections
• Offshore installation works including rigging services

Global Energy Ventures are pleased to announce a contract award from Afren for a subsequent completion to deconstruct a Helideck & substructures on its Gulftide platform offshore Abidjan. The work was conducted without the use of a crane barge utilising 'Floating Pole' lifting equipment, thus saving the client significant removal costs. The project was completed ahead of schedule & under budget by our in house crew of rig building, construction & rope access teams.

Works included:

• Complete project management
• All dismantlement and cutting
• Rigging and lifting plans
• Design and construction of lifting devices inc Floating poles
• Provision of offshore rope access teams & rig builders

Following a significant investment, Global Energy Ventures are pleased to announce that they have taken possession of their newly constructed purpose built facilities in Takoradi, Ghana.

The new premises, which consists of pressure testing facilities, modern offices, expansive yard space and fabrication workshops occupies over 7,000 sqm and are dedicated to providing specialist Inspection, Lifting and Fabrication services to Production & Exploration operations both onshore & offshore.

Shortly after becoming operational, the facility undertook a number of construction projects on behalf of Transocean & Expro.

The investment in combining all of these services under one roof underlines Global Energy Ventures unique proposition and commitment to our longevity in Ghana & will enable the Group to benefit greatly from the increased business activity in the Gulf of Guinea
Darren Last - Operations Manager Ghana

In line with exceptionally strong demand from its client base, Global Energy Ventures has acquired larger fabrication facilities to expand its core offerings in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.

The new facilities, unique to the region also house onsite inspection facilities including darkrooms as well as areas to allow Rope Access training. In tandem with the relocation, the Group has also moved its management offices to the Rue De Petroliers opposite SDV as well as investing in new NDT inspection & fabrication equipment.

This new quayside facility, located at SDV in Abidjan has doubled fabrication capacity and will allow the Group to conduct a number of recently awarded onshore & offshore construction contracts. This coupled with our investment in new NDT & fabrication equipment will ensure that we are well placed to meet the growing demands of our Exploration & Production partners based in the region.
Kevin Lee - Operations Manager Cote D'Ivoire

Global Energy Ventures are thrilled to announce an EPC contract award to fabricate an elevated deck & Hot Reel platform to Ocean Rig’s Eirik Raude rig located offshore Ghana. The construction will take place both at our fabrication works and on the platform itself requiring a host of specialist disciplines executed in the most challenging of environments.

Eirik Raude

Works included:

• Procurement of material
• Complete project management
• Onshore & offshore fabrication
• All NDT inspections
• Painting & Galvanizing
• Welding inspection
• Onshore & offshore rigging teams