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The Weir Manufacturing Excellence Committee (MEC), consisting of a panel of judges from the Weir Group, judged 40 storyboards submitted by Weir Group business units from March - August 2009 using the marketing criteria of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Development and Management. A best-of storyboard from each division was chosen then re-submitted to the judging panel to determine the winning storyboard across the entire Group.
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Weir SPM recently hosted Flow Line Safety Restraint System training sessions for Shell and Cudd Pumping employees in New Zealand. Engineered restraint systems have been mandated on Shell sites worldwide and Weir SPM’s FSR will be utilized in offshore and onshore locations in the New Zealand region. The training involved classroom sessions and a practical demonstration on installation techniques for the product. All delegates were impressed with the capabilities of the desirable product line.
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Weir Oil & Gas Services Dubai have secured a multi million dollar contract from a 100,000 barrels per day Asian oil refinery, to refurbish rotating equipment. The refurbishment includes the overhaul, repair and manufacture of spare parts and assembly of all critical equipment such as centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, multi-stage steam turbines, process pumps, fans and electric motors. Faisal Jamil, regional sales manager said “This contract is a major success against world-wide competition during a period of expansion and increase of down stream oil refining capacity in Asia.”
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In June, Weir SOS in Baku, Azerbaijan was awarded three American Petroleum Institute (API) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accreditations in addition to the renewal of two existing API monogram licenses. The three certificates awarded for the first time were API QR/ ISO 9001:2008, API Q1 8th Edition and ISO/ TS 29001:2007. The API monogram licenses renewed were API 5CT and API 7-1. Weir SOS is the first facility in Azerbaijan to achieve the new ISO 9001:2008 accreditation through API without any non-conformances, observations or concerns. Abraham Varghese, HSEQ manager, said “I dedicate this excellent achievement to all Weir SOS employees who worked together to ensure that the quality policy and procedures were implemented and maintained in all departments.” Terry Barber, general manager, commented “We have achieved the accreditations because we have zero non-conformances for products and services provided to customers in addition to good customer feedback.”
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The Weir Oil & Gas Services Deer Park team has been awarded a contract from Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, the largest transporter of petroleum products and liquid C02 in the United States. The company is the second largest oil producer in Texas and the largest independent terminal operator in the United States, operating more than 37,000 pipelines in North America. Weir Oil & Gas repaired a critical Peerless 48” vertical turbine booster pump located at the KMP pipeline station in Pasadena, Texas, where product is transported from the KMP tank farm to the main pipeline. Kinder Morgan would have failed delivery obligations to their customers and limit the ability to take vital product deliveries into the terminal if downtime was extended in excess of 4-6 days. Weir Oil & Gas Services provided technical guidance and project management around the clock in order to limit the delivery cycle. The unit repairs were complete in the specified timeline and the unit returned to operation without any lost opportunities for Kinder Morgan.
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Amco Weir in Saudi Arabia has been awarded a contract by Aramco’s mechanical service division to refurbish a complete steam turbine rotor. The steam turbine blades and the supervision for the final assembly and inspection will be provided by the Barton unit of the Weir Power & Industrial Division. The project is due for completion towards the end of 2009. This will be the first time such a refurbishment is carried out in Saudi Arabia and complies with the Kingdom Government’s Saudisation program, a national policy that encourages employment of Saudi nationals in the private sector.
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In May, Weir SPM exhibited at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas. OTC, the premier conference and trade show for the global upstream oil & gas industry, attracts exhibitors and spectators from over 100 countries around the world and provides an opportunity to meet existing customers initiating new business with prospective clients. The highlight of the show was the Weir SPM Safety Iron® Manifold Trailer, displayed in public for the first time. Additional products on display included a frac pump, the Flow Line Safety Restraint System, flow control products and displays promoting the extensive post sale service network. Weir SPM will exhibit at Offshore Europe in Aberdeen in September along with Weir Oil & Gas Services, Power & Industrial Division and Minerals Division.
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Weir Oil & Gas Edmonton have successfully secured a contract with Bucyrus International Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacture of surface and underground mining excavation equipment. The manufacturing process started on an 8750 model dragline within the Highvale mine in January 2008 which is the largest surface strip coal mine in Canada, covering vast areas of land and producing 13 million tonnes of coal annually. Low sulphur coal is delivered to TransAlta utilities for thermal power generation. Weir Oil & Gas Service Edmonton will field machine horizontal and vertical bores that will allow the completed dragline to be assembled on site. The Weir project team consisting of a project manager and eight machinists is on target to complete the fast track project ahead of schedule.
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Weir Gabbioneta have secured a significant contract with OJSC Taneco to supply a variety of process pumps. OJSC Taneco is a construction company based in Nizhnekamsk, a refining and petrochemical complex, within the Republic of Tartarstan in Russia. The complex will process locally produced heavy sour crude oil extracted from around the city of Almetievk and is expected to have the capacity to refine up to seven million metric tons of crude oil per year, generated to high European environmental standards. This refinery and petrochemical production plant will assist Taneco in the development of the downstream business in Tartarstan, an area that forecasts high future demand and is part of the Russian Federation’s strategic objectives.
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Since its acquisition in July 2007, Weir SPM has made tremendous strides in implementing the Weir Production System, including establishing Lean manufacturing methodology, embedding improved 5S housekeeping standards in its manufacturing practices and improving the facilities at its global service centre network. All of these introductions have led to dramatic improvement in delivering on time to our customers. 5S standards have been a driving force for Weir SPM as steps have been taken to transform the manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Easy to implement actions such as painting production facility floors to better aid employee and equipment traffic flow, installing guard rails to increase safety and ease traffic flow, work stations re-organized and tool storage areas labeled to decrease waste and improve organization. These simple efforts contributed to a 28% improvement in SPM’s Lost Time Accident record in 2008 over the prior year. Manufacturing processes have also been updated to increase work efficiency with implementation of Standard Operating Procedures and improved focus on preventative maintenance and continued training for employees....
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Weir Oil & Gas Dubai has been awarded a major pressure control equipment contract from Nabors Drilling International in Dubai. The contract includes the manufacture of parts and other critical pressure control components that are governed by strict compliance with API standard, specifications and licenses. German Villegas, director sales and marketing Middle East said “We are delighted with this award. It reflects our world-class quality management, engineering, procurement, manufacturing skills and extensive experience in API products. We have a very successful track record in the delivery and quality of oil field products.”
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Weir Oil & Gas Edmonton have successfully completed the installation and commission of their first gas turbine in North America. The project was awarded by Cord Projects, a division of Colt Worley Parsons, and the turbine will supply power for the city of Grande Prairie, with a population of over 50,000 located northwest of Edmonton Alberta, Canada. The unit is a 22 MW GE gas turbine, which was purchased in used condition by the client and remained in the original packaging for four years. The client was unsure if all related parts were available to complete the project which created a challenge for the Edmonton Services field team. Weir was responsible for complete mechanical installation working alongside a GE engineer for technical reference and support. The success of the project places Weir in a good position for future projects.
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Take this opportunity to meet face to face with members of Weir SPM's Aberdeen team at the 2009 Offshore Europe Conference, in Booth 1531, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Show dates are September 8-11. Visit Weir SPM and view the Safety Iron product line and learn about Weir SPM's expanding service capabilities.
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Weir Oil and Gas Services, Dubai is proud to be the first in the group to achieve ISO 9001:2008. The new standard was only released on 15 Nov. 2008 and Dubai has been upgraded following a successful audit on 3 Dec 08.
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Weir Oil & Gas Services, Aberdeen have signed a five year contract with Nexen Petroleum UK for the provision of pump management services for the Scott and Buzzard fields in the UK Continental Shelf.
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