Petrofac has been awarded a multi-million dollar technical training contract with Shell Iraq, achieving their fourth win with a major operator in the country.
Effective October 2015, Petrofac Training Services (PTS) has joined Shell in the management and operation of Shell's Majnoon training centre in the Majnoon oil field development in Southern Iraq for two years, with an optional one year extension. The centre was opened in 2013 and has focused on providing quality technical and non-technical training to the Majnoon workforce. Through its focus on competency development the training centre is making a strong contribution to the growth of Iraqi capabilities.
PTS will also provide human resources, including Project Managers, HSE, Technical, and English Language Trainers, as well as Administrators, with a focus on supporting the competency development of the national workforce.
Karim Osseiran, Vice President, PTS said: "We are delighted to have been chosen by Shell Iraq to support the development of the local workforce. This award reflects our commitment to Iraq, where we have been very successful with International Oil Companies and National Oil Companies in bringing the best of our operations from around the world and adapting them to meet local needs, facilitating local workforce development.
"We have worked hard to build our multi-lingual team in Iraq since 2011 and this gives us the capability to rapidly mobilize a multi-national team including Iraqi Nationals. We look forward to working with the Shell and SOC team on the Majnoon field."
Hans Nijkamp, Vice President and Country Chairman for Shell Iraq, said that: "Creating job opportunities through the skills development of Iraq's workforce is central to the country's economic growth. We are proud to work with Petrofac Training Services to continue delivering meaningful technical and educational programmes at the Majnoon Training Centre and are confident that this initiative will deliver long-term benefits for Iraq and its people."
Petrofac was first awarded a contract by Shell to deliver engineering, procurement and construction management at Majnoon in 2011 and now operates in four locations across the country on projects worth a total of more than US$1 billion.
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Petrofac Training Services
Petrofac Training Services, part of the IES division of Petrofac Group, provides competence consultancy, training and assurance services to the oil & gas industry and beyond. PTS already supports the training needs of BP, ExxonMobil and PetroChina in Iraq. Petrofac's successes in Majnoon and Rumaila led to the construction of the Rumaila Operating Base, offering accommodation and office space - an investment worth around US$20 million.
More than 700 technical experts serve our international customer-base, spanning a diverse range of fields: exploration and production, drilling, refining, petrochemicals, gas, LNG and renewables.
Our extensive network of offices spans the globe, providing immediate support for all regions. We run our own training centres in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, and we can operate and design training facilities for our customers where necessary.
Our integrated approach to competence development lets us help our customers build more efficient, safe and competent workforces. We can identify where workforce competence can be enhanced; deliver training and development programmes to fill gaps and address competence assurance requirements on an ongoing basis.
Petrofac
Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the oil & gas production and processing industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world's leading integrated, independent and national oil & gas companies. Petrofac is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: PFC).
Petrofac designs and builds oil & gas facilities; operates, maintains and manages facilities and trains personnel; enhances production; and, where it can leverage its service capability, develops and co-invests in upstream and infrastructure projects. Petrofac's range of services meets its clients' needs across the full life cycle of oil & gas assets.
With around 20,000 employees, Petrofac operates out of seven strategically located operational centres, in Aberdeen, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Woking, Chennai, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur and has a further 24 offices worldwide.
For additional information, please refer to the Petrofac website at www.petrofac.com.
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