"Poinsettia Project" Honored as "Overseas Project of the Year" by the Association of Project Management

Mon Nov 2, 2009 1:13pm EST
 
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LA BREA, Trinidad--(Business Wire)--
BG Trinidad & Tobago`s Poinsettia Project won the prestigious Overseas Project
of the Year Award from the UK-based Association of Project Management (APM). 

The award is given to an overseas project completed during the year delivered by
a UK project team. Feedback from the judging panel was that merely delivering a
project on schedule and within budget, while is important, does not make a
project exceptional. According to the judges, this project demonstrated BG T&T`s
empowerment of the local industry to take on the challenge of building a quality
topside far larger than had ever been built in Trinidad. 

As stated by the APM, "A striking aspect of this project was the empowerment of
local industry to take on the challenge of building the 4,300 tonne gas
platform, which was far larger than anything they had undertaken before."
Trinidad Offshore Fabricators Unlimited (TOFCO) was contracted to provide the
fabrication services of the topsides which was more than double the size of all
previous platforms fabricated in Trinidad by local labor. The topsides
construction utilized local subcontractors with zero Lost Time Incidents. 

The overall "Poinsettia" development project comprised a platform structure, 20
km of 20" pipeline, 7 km of 6" flowline and modifications to the existing export
route to produce gas to the Atlantic LNG plant and loading terminal. "First Gas"
flowed through the new Poinsettia platform on time and within budget, despite
the inflationary and competitive market. TOFCO also assisted in the final
platform commissioning through to mechanical completion. 

"TOFCO is honored to be associated with BG TT on this project. This contract has
raised the capability of TOFCO and local companies to an altogether higher, more
competitive level. We attribute our success to the high value placed on the
provision and maintenance of a safe and secure working environment. Our level of
professional and technical skill and our commitment to quality allows us to be
an effective international competitor in the oil and gas fabrication and
construction industry," stated Shuresh Gangabissoon, General Manager of TOFCO
who attended the event with Chet Morrison, Executive Chairman of Morrison Energy
Group. 

The APM awards are highly regarded and reflect the dedication and talent that
helps to shape the project management community. 

TOFCO:Trinidad Offshore Fabricators Unlimited is a joint venture company formed
in 2003 with Chet Morrison Contractors, a subsidiary of Morrison Energy Group,
and Weldfab Limited from Trinidad.TOFCO`s facility is located in the Labidco
Industrial Estate, La Brea, Trinidad, W.I.

Chet Morrison Contractors, L.L.C.
Dawn Lopez, 985-868-1950
Fax: 985-868-1970
Email: dlopez@chetm.com
www.chetmorrison.com



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