Petrofac Training, the leading provider of competence-led training and consultancy solutions to the international energy industries, launched its fourth UK major emergency management (MEM) simulator at an official opening ceremony at its Altens training centre last night (20 November 2008).
At the launch event customers and industry representatives received a tour of the facility and a demonstration of the new simulator in operation. The £120,000 investment has provided Petrofac Training with a second simulator at its Altens training facility in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Two further MEM simulators are located at the company's Montrose training centre. Built in response to increased demand for Petrofac Training's world-renowned MEM courses and assessments for offshore installation managers (OIMs) and control room operators (CROs), the simulator will be accredited to provide formal assessment of OIMs and CROs to OPITO standards.
Petrofac Training's MEM offering is extremely flexible and has the capability to link the control room in the simulator to Petrofac's fire training ground in Montrose or its Emergency Response Service Centre (ERSC) in Aberdeen. By doing so a number of realistic potential scenarios can be created and used to assess delegates.
Mike Comerford, Petrofac Training's regional director - Europe, said: "We have invested in this new facility in response to recent contract work from existing and new oil & gas customers. This has also resulted in the need to recruit three additional experienced members of staff to meet the demand. The new simulator will enhance our ability to deliver these vital training courses and assessment events, and will help to meet the growing demand for our services."
Chris Allen, Oil & Gas UK's health, safety, social and environment director, said: "The requirement to carry out realistic emergency management training and competence assessments for OIMs and their teams stems directly from recommendations made by Lord Cullen following the Piper Alpha enquiry. There is real benefit to be gained from using simulators to practice and assess the response to even the most extreme scenarios and I very much welcome the additional training capacity that this new simulator will provide."
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Petrofac Training is a leading provider of training and consultancy solutions to the global oil & gas industry. A division of Petrofac, the international total facilities solutions business, Petrofac Training employs more than 400 people worldwide.
Headquartered in Aberdeen in the UK and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, our operations span five key regions across the globe including Europe; The Americas; Middle East & Africa; Russia, Central and Southern Asia; and Asia Pacific.
Our business is focused on providing specialist operations & technical training, safety related training and consultancy, emergency response and crisis management, and a range of managed solutions to our customers worldwide.
The collective reputation, experience and track record within Petrofac Training provides a strong platform, which creates advantage for our customers by accelerating the efficiency and the safety of their operations.
Major Emergency Management Training
The purpose of emergency response training and assessment is to prepare OIMs and CROs to manage their teams effectively in an emergency. The MEM simulator is a state-of-the-art facility which uses industry leading digital recording technology to assist with delegate feedback, and record evidence of competence.
Petrofac
Petrofac is a leading international provider of facilities solutions to the oil & gas production and processing industry, with a diverse customer 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) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Through its three divisions, Engineering & Construction, Operations Services and Energy Developments, Petrofac designs and builds oil & gas facilities; operates, maintains or manages facilities and trains personnel; and, where return criteria are met and service revenue synergies identified, co-invests with customers and partners. Petrofac's range of services allows it to help meet its customers' needs across the life cycle of oil & gas assets.
With more than 10,000 employees, Petrofac operates out of four strategically located international centres, in Aberdeen, Sharjah, Woking and Mumbai and a further 20 offices worldwide. The predominant focus of Petrofac's business is on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), Africa, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Asia Pacific region.
For additional information, please refer to the Petrofac website at www.petrofac.com.
For further informtion , please contact:
Rhea Hussey
Fifth Ring Integrated Corporate Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 626288
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