COMPETITIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS


 

ABACAN INTERNATIONAL

Abacan/Amni MOPU Project, Nigeria

Responsible for monitoring the conversion of a jack-up drilling rig to a Mobil Offshore Production Unit, built for service in Nigeria, West Africa.  Furnished project engineer, drafting supervisor, and inspection personnel, once the engineering was completed.  Monitored the fabrication, construction, assembly and testing of process skid packages (dual trane oil & gas system).  Insured proper shipment of production equipment to Aker Gulf Marine, Ingleside, TX.  Monitored all structural modifications to the jack-up hull and deck.  Verified all equipment placements and hook-up aboard the deck.  Responsible for all mechanical and functional testing of production equipment and verification of mechanical, electrical and piping flow charts.  Monitored loading of MOPU aboard the “Dockwise” transportation ship for Nigerian transport.  Sent three Senior Construction Supervisors to Nigeria to monitor the installation, hook-up and testing of the Jack-Up/MOPU and to install multiple offshore pipelines to the FSO.

AGIP PETROLEUM/ALLIANCE ENGINEERING

Green Canyon, Block 254 “King Kong” Project, Gulf of Mexico

Responsible for monitoring the AGIP “King Kong” tie-in to Allegheny TLP at Green Canyon, Block 254 GOM.  Responsible for coordinating vendor construction efforts and QA/QC necessary to fabricate and install a 220 K production module necessary to produce 200 MCFG at the offshore location.  Performed duties in consort with the Alliance Engineering and AGIP Project Managers.  Provided Construction Engineers to review AFC drawings, welding procedures, consult with the engineering design team and procurement team to coordinate work being performed in the field.  Provided an Inspection Coordinator and Quality Control staff to monitor in process topside fabrications at various vendor locations.  A Construction Engineer made routine trips to the TLP with the offshore hook-up contractor to determine the course of action necessary for deck modifications and equipment installation.  The Construction Engineer made routine visits to all of the major fabrication sites to monitor ongoing work and support the Quality Control staff.  CMSI attended management meetings to inform and discuss construction activities pertaining to work performed in the field both on and offshore.  Served as the Client Representative, monitoring all offshore installations and construction efforts onboard the Allegheny TLP

AKER OMEGA, INC.

API RP 2I Anchor Chain Inspection, Gulf of Mexico

Performed onsite inspection of existing anchor chain & jewelry aboard the semi-submersible “Laffit Pincay”, utilizing the specifications contained within API RP 2I, “Offshore Inspection Method”.  CMSI provided go-no-go gauges, calipers and NDE equipment to perform the API inspections on approximately 50,000 feet of anchor chain.  A detailed report of each anchors composition, complete with inspection comments and findings, were submitted to the Client at the conclusion of the project.  The inspections were performed to determine if the anchor chain aboard the semi-submersible was suitable for future service.

ATLANTIC METHANOL PROJECT COMPANIES

Methanol Plant Project, Equatorial Guinea

Provided an Inspection Coordinator, responsible for monitoring the inspections of equipment performed by Raytheon Inspection during the grassroots construction of a 2500 metric ton per day Methanol Plant in Equatorial Guinea.  Traveled to Korea, Japan and at various locations in the United States to insure equipment compliance (370 equipment packages) to governing quality standards and Client specifications.  Provided Electrical and Instrumentation Supervisors to monitor Raytheon Contractors on Equatorial Guinea during the plant construction

BHP Billiton

Block 2C Offshore Trinidad “Angostura” Project

Assigned inspection team and various project support personnel to monitor the construction of a 250’ WD 8 pile Central Processing Platform (jacket & deck) and piling, a compressor module (turbines & skid) and various pieces of process equipment.  Additional yard responsibilities, included placement, hook-up, testing and pre-commissioning of production equipment aboard the deck.  Also provided offshore inspection team during installation and hook-up of the platform and pipelines in Trinidad.

BP

Viosca Knoll, Block 915 “Marlin TLP” Project, Gulf of Mexico

Assigned inspection team to monitor the construction of the Tension Leg Platform deck (6,575 tons), fabricated by Gulf Marine Fabricators, Ingleside, TX.  Additional yard responsibilities, included placement, hook-up and testing of production equipment aboard the deck.  Also, inspection personnel were assigned (working with ABB-Global Oil & Gas Technology P/L Project Management) to monitor the application of coatings to pipeline material, anode placement, fabrication of riser tie-in spools and dual riser clamps.  Inspection personnel were provided for the deepwater pipeline installation of one 14” gas (18.5 miles) pipeline with 3 pipeline crossings arriving at Main Pass 260 and one 10” oil (21.75 miles) pipeline with 4 pipeline crossings arriving at Main Pass 225.  Also provided inspection personnel to monitor the diving contractor place dual riser clamps at platforms.

BP

Viosca Knoll, Block 989 “Pompano” Project, Gulf of Mexico

Assigned inspection team to monitor the construction of production equipment, to include: Waste heat recovery units; gas driven compressors; scrubbers; air coolers; pulsation bottles; piping; instrumentation; control panels; firewater pumps; oil booster pumps; water injection pumps and pig closures.  In addition, furnished inspection personnel to monitor the manufacturing and testing of sub-sea wellhead equipment at Cooper Industries, Ville Platte, LA.

BRITISH GAS TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LTD.

NCMA Field Development, Trinidad

Provided onsite inspection team to monitor the construction of a 500 foot water depth platform (jacket and deck) with 12 skirt piles at J. Ray McDermott, Amelia, LA.  The yard inspection team was responsible for verification of all welder qualifications, welding qualification procedures, material fit-up, weld-out, coatings and NDE.  The inspection program was set up to perform visual inspection of the rolling mill producing 10 foot cans.  The can end bevels and long seam welds were inspected as well as the overall condition of the plate material.  The cans were then joined in leg sections, brace sections, conductors and piling.  The inspection team maintained the mill certification, identification and identification drawings.  The yard inspection team was responsible for jacket and deck fabrication, maintaining welding and NDE maps.  The inspection team was responsible for all NDE examination and interpretation.  Additional duties included the monitoring of equipment placement on the deck, fabrication and hook-up of piping, verification of electrical and instrumentation, and pre-commissioning testing.  Reported inspection activities to onsite construction manager.


BRITISH GAS

Obando Marin Field, Gabon

Assigned a Chief Inspector to coordinate and monitor a sandblasting and painting contractor during the refurbishment of five offshore platforms in the Obando Marin Field, Gabon, West Africa.  Phase II involved the coordination and construction supervision of the structural modifications to the Pelican and Octopus platforms.

CHEVRON OVERSEAS PETROLEUM

Idama/Inda MOPU Project, Nigeria

Assigned Inspection team to monitor the construction, assembly, testing and shipment of oil production equipment to be utilized on two Mobil Offshore Production Units.  Equipment, included: Firewater pumps; air compressors; CPI depurators; hydraulic cranes; pipeline pumps; lact units; generator packages; separator packages; sewage treatment units; potable water systems; oil pumps; sump tanks; and fuel gas filters.

DELMAR OPERATING, INC.

Gulf of Mexico Locations

Monitored site clearance operations following platform removals at Eugene Island, Block 260 and High Island Block 206 locations.  Responsible for monitoring all site clearance operations, to include: Safety; trawling; grid survey; anomaly identification; diving supervision and daily cost estimates.  Also monitored sand bagging operations to cover exposed tube turns and pipelines and replacement of missing bolts in riser clamps at South Marsh Island, Block 234, South Timbalier, Block 146, South Timbalier, Block 226 and High Island, Block 206.  Tracked daily project costs.

DELMAR OPERATING, INC.

Main Pass, Block 255 and 259 “CVA” Project, Gulf of Mexico

CVA representatives responsible for verification of the fabrication and installation of two offshore drilling and production platforms.  The Main Pass, Block 259 “Pabst” platform, located in 392’ water depth, involved the new fabrication of a four leg, eight skirt pile jacket and a six column deck designed for simultaneous drilling/production operations.  The Main Pass, Block 255 “Busch” platform, located in 332’ water depth, involved the refurbishment of an existing eight column drilling and production deck and the new fabrication of a four leg, four skirt pile jacket framed to receive the eight deck columns.  Both structures were subject to the Certified Verification Program (30 CFR Ch. II, Paragraphs 250.134 – 250.141) as the fundamental natural periods were in excess of three seconds.  CMSI set up project files and utilized its exclusive “CVA2” Computerized Material Traceability System to verify and record project information, i.e. MTR’s, WQR, WPQR, NDE, Weld & NDE Mapping and Structural Joint Identification (Jacket & Deck) during construction and installation.  Generated MMS reports for certification purposes.

ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC.

Garden Banks, Block 388 “FPSO” Project, Gulf of Mexico

Assigned an Inspection Coordinator to develop a project inspection man-hour matrix, implement CMSI shop inspection procedures and assign third party visual inspection personnel to various vendor shop locations.  A project file system was established and weekly inspection progress reports submitted to the Enserch Construction Manager.  CMSI inspection personnel were responsible for monitoring the fabrication of forty-five (45) production skids, to include: Oil and gas pig receiver for 12" crude flowline; slug catcher; 2-L.P. production separators; electrostatic treater; hydrocyclone; degassing skimmer; oil transfer pump trains; lact units; oil pipeline pumps; compression systems; filtration Units; tanks; turbine generators; firewater pumps; water makers & pressure sets; C02 vent snuffing systems; hypochlorinator; cranes; MCC switchgear and spool piping, located in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. CMSI inspection personnel were assigned to monitor the manufacturing and testing of sub sea wellheads and control systems at Cooper Industries, Ville Platte, LA.  Additional CMSI inspection personnel were located at Ham Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi, to monitor the construction necessary to convert a semi submersible drilling rig to a floating production system.

EXXON

East Breaks, Block 976 “Diana” SPAR Project, Gulf of Mexico

Assigned an Assistant Inspection Coordinator, who shared inspection coordination duties with the Exxon Inspection Coordinator, to monitor the fabrication, testing, assembly, inspection and construction progress of all topsides equipment (production facilities) for the project.  In addition, Senior Inspectors were assigned to monitor the construction of numerous production skid packages, consisting, of: Generator packages; compressor packages; coolers; cranes; oil pipeline pumps; heavy wall vessels; exchangers; scrubbers, reboilers, heaters, separators, etc. located at vendor locations in California, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. CMSI personnel implemented Exxon Quality Assurance data, reporting directly to Exxon Inspection Coordinator.

F B & D TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Mobil Salt Creek CO2 Recovery Project, Kent TX

Monitor the construction of production equipment at various vendor locations throughout the United States to complete a CO2 recovery system at the Mobil Oil, Kent, Texas facility.  Assigned Senior Construction Supervisors to monitor the construction, of: Injection compressors; amine acid gas compressors; plant flares; I.R. CO2 injection pumps; hot oil heaters; shell exchangers; tube exchangers and air cooled heat exchangers throughout the United States, i.e. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana at various vendor locations.  CMSI personnel implemented FB&D Quality Control procedures, submitted CMSI daily work reports, discrepancy reports, and monthly progress reports.

FW OIL INTEREST

Ship Shoal 148 Project, Gulf of Mexico

Project Management & Construction Supervision of an offshore 2,500 BPD oil production facility and associated pipelines.  Responsible for drafting Client offshore specifications, preparing project scope of work, preparing and evaluating bid documents, permitting, monitoring engineering work, assignment of project contracts, monitoring all construction activities and coordinating delivery of all project related components to the field.  Monitored the delivery, installation, testing and hook-up of all construction related components necessary to the project. The project consisted of engineering, procurement and construction, of: One 30” wellhead caisson, bridged to a single 48”x 72” caisson, supporting a three level production facility with heliport designed to produce 2,500 BPD of Oil, to include a 4” and 2” pipeline for service in 50’ of water. Worked directly with the Client through project completion.

MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

Offshore Platform Coating Survey, Gulf of Mexico

Provided one NACE Level III coating inspector to perform a coating survey of thirty-eight (38) offshore platforms.  Utilizing Marathon's coating survey form to verify the current conditions of the coating present at all levels of the platform, to include: production equipment; piping; buildings and structural components present above the water line.  ASTM ratings, estimated cost of repairs, access codes, cleaning codes, coating thickness, priority of repair codes, photographs and summary comments were provided for each platform surveyed.  All platform reports were typed and labeled photographic logs were placed in protective binders for historical record.

MCDERMOTT, INC.

FPSO “Jamestown” Production Module, Nigeria

Assigned Client representative, responsible for monitoring the construction of a 48’ x 100’ (two story) production module, to include:  Scrubbers; separators; pig launcher & receiver; manifold; exchangers; heat treaters; pipeline & charge pumps; oil surge drum, etc. and structural skid fabrication. Responsible for verification, of:  AFC drawings; WQR’s; WPQR’s; MTR’s; NDE; welding; fabrication; electrical; Instrumentation; coatings; and mechanical, functional & hydrostatic testing in accordance with Client specifications, applicable codes, standards and industry practice.  Completed daily work reports, then reported to the project engineer the current project status.  At completion of the project, monitored the load-out and tie down of the production module on the barge for shipment.

NOBLE ENERGY/EDC

Chengdao Xi Block “A”, Bohai Bay, China

Provided Construction Management and inspection personnel during the construction of a six-pile drilling and production platform destined for Chengdao Xi Block “A” in 25 feet of water in Bohai Bay, China.  Additional responsibilities included the installation of two five mile subsea pipelines and beach approach.  Functioned as the Client Representative, during jacket, deck and pipeline construction and installation.

OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL

Legendre Project, Australia

Conversion of a jack-up drilling rig to a Mobil Offshore Production Unit.  Provided a Project Inspection Coordination and Visual Inspection Team responsible for monitoring the construction of all process, utility and electrical equipment.  Equipment included:  Manifold skids; 2 stage separator skids; test separator skid; export metering skid; gas driven turbine compressor skids; screw compressor skid; gas compression modules; water hydrocyclone skids; LP flare/closed drum and degasser skid; HP flare knockout drum skid; fuel gas skid; chemical injection skid; well control panel; switchgear and motor control center.  Developed inspection progress and budget document for management reporting.  All inspection activities were transmitted by email.

OPI INTERNATIONAL

Chevron Opuekeba Project, Nigeria

Provided Inspection Coordination and a Visual Inspection Team to monitor vendors in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, during the construction of five offshore oil and gas production platforms and facilities. The prime contractor (OPI) utilized CMSI to insure that all sub-contractors were in compliance to Chevron specifications and sound industry practices.  The CMSI inspection team visited all construction locations to verify construction status, identify problem areas, adherence to specification and code compliance, gather information and report findings to OPI.  Components, included: Jacket & deck fabrication; pressure vessels; rotating equipment; electrical components; instrumentation; pneumatics; numerous production skids; living quarters; buildings; pipelines and/or associated production systems. All equipment was constructed along the Gulf Coast Region of the USA.  During the hook-up phase at OPI's facility in Onne, Nigeria, CMSI provided several senior electrical and instrumentation craftsmen to assist operational personnel.

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY

West Cameron, Block 118 Project, Gulf of Mexico

Assigned a Chief Construction Supervisor to monitor the refurbishment and construction of a four (4) pile offshore production jacket and deck, which included: Onshore jacket & deck steel preparation and structural refurbishment; fabrication and/or refurbishment of new or used production equipment; fabrication of interconnecting piping; offshore jacket & deck installation; offshore production hook-up; and offshore pipeline installation.  As Phillips Petroleum's  representative, CMSI  was  responsible  for  all  site  supervision of this turnkey project.   Responsibilities,  included:  evaluating sub-vendor bid documentation; evaluating welders; evaluating welding procedures; evaluating NDE personnel; tracking project materials; submitting daily work reports and weekly project recaps; then reviewing AFC drawings for compliance to Phillips Petroleum's specifications, utilizing applicable industry codes and standards.

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY

Garden Banks 70/71 & High Island 309 “Seastar” Project, Gulf of Mexico

Assigned CMSI inspection personnel to monitor the manufacturing of line pipe (over 400,000’/various O.D.’s) at pipe mill, verify pipe arrival to coating facility, then monitor all coating activities and shipment to pipeline barge land base facility.   By the time the line pipe arrived at the barge land base facility, the CMSI pipeline inspection team had verified all welding procedures and welding personnel assigned to the projects. The CMSI pipeline inspection team would verify the arrival of all line pipe to the barge land base facility.  If the line pipe was double jointed or welded onto a reel barge, the CMSI pipeline inspection team would be there to keep an accurate pipe tally, monitor all welding and NDE activities.  The CMSI pipeline inspection team verified that all barge equipment was present prior to mobilization to the project location.  The CMSI pipeline inspection team was responsible for all pipeline activities associated with the installation, hookup & testing of the pipelines and risers.  In addition, the CMSI pipeline team monitored diving and ROV operations associated with the setting of riser clamps, jetting, obstruction or right of way verification.  Additionally, the CMSI pipeline inspection team monitored the installation and hook-up of an umbilical bundle to be utilized for sub sea operations.  Assigned CMSI inspection personnel to monitor the construction of sub-sea and production equipment, to include: Sub-sea manifold, tooling, testing, production controls and umbilical; glycol contactor & regenerator; electric heaters; vent scrubber; condensate coalascer; chemical injection package; methanol injection package; CO2 snuffing unit; pig launcher & receiver; fluidic vent seal; shutdown valves; pressure & level controls; relief valves; level gauges; control panel; chokes; turbine meters, orifice meters and flow computers.

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM

Venezuela

Provide Construction Management for the upgrade of the existing Ambrosio field, located in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.  Projects included providing specifications, bid documents, bid evaluation, cost control, material expediting and onsite construction management during the installation of 30 miles of offshore pipelines, wellhead piping installations and production platform modifications for H2S service.  The project brought onto production old existing wells and new wells drilling during 1999.

SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION

Maintenance Construction Project, Gulf of Mexico

Assigned a Senior Construction Supervisor to monitor all maintenance construction operations in the Brazos, Block 52 “B” and Main Pass, Block 305 “B & C” and Block 306 “A, D & E” platform locations.  As client representative, the CMSI inspector would monitor the various contractors assigned to perform specific maintenance tasks.  The majority of work consisted, of: sandblasting & coating operations; structural modifications to Nav-Aid decks; structural modifications to production platforms; general replacement of handrails, grating, deck plate, kickplates and piping; and installation or rearrangement of various production components.  CMSI representatives monitored contractor compliance to industry standards, client specifications, and AFC engineering drawings.  CMSI conducted daily safety meetings and provided daily inspection reporting systems.

SBM-IMODCO

ChevronTexaco KUITO FPSO Upgrade, Angola, West Africa

Provided inspection team, responsible for the total upgrade and installation of multiple process modules for a 100,000 BPD facility.  Provided in-process inspections during construction of process equipment at Allen Process Systems and NATCO, Port of New Iberia, LA and onsite inspection team and HSE during the construction of modular components at Gulf Island Fabrication, Houma, LA. Also, provided inspection and HSE personnel during the hook-up phase in Angola, West Africa.

SHARPE ENERGY

Matagorda Island, Block 582 Project, Gulf of Mexico

Project Management, Engineering and Construction Supervision of two offshore gas pipelines.  Responsible for developing a scope of work, engineering, permitting, bid preparation, procurement and construction supervision of two 3” offshore pipelines, totaling 26,000 feet, for Matagorda Island, Block 582.  Coordinated all construction activities and delivery of all project related components to the field.  Monitored the delivery, installation, testing and hook-up of the pipelines and risers.

SONSUB, INC.

Shell Oil Company Umbilical and Signal Cable Repair, Gulf of Mexico

Provided a Civil Engineer to monitor the repair and testing of a  Hurricane Andrew damaged umbilical and signal cable for Shell Oil Company’s “Popeye” Project.  Witnessed all repair procedures and testing performed by Multi-Flex.  Prepared detailed reports, a pictorial overview, megger readings and hydro-test charts, with respect to all inspection and repair concerns.

STEWART & STEVENSON

FMTV Program, Sealy, TX

Provided a Welding Engineer and inspection personnel, during the manufacturing and assembly of 2 ½ and 5 ton military trucks at the Sealy, TX facility and various supplier locations.  Duties included a review of the welding specifications, welding procedures, and welding metallurgy.  Vendor inspectors performed shipping audits and source inspections of various automotive components utilized in truck manufacturing, i.e. frames, engines, brake systems, bearings, clamp hose, electric solenoids, water temperature switches, battery, power take off, etc.  Monitored quality of source inspection and quality of vendor suppliers.  Worked hand-in-hand between the engineering and quality assurance departments to develop a workable quality system.

TRINTOMAR

Pelican Field Development, Trinidad

Provide CVA Verification during the construction of a 4 pile jacket and deck (235’ water depth) for the Pelican Field Development.  Inspection requirements for this project consisted of a CVA Inspection monitoring program.  The program was set up to perform visual inspection of the rolling mill producing 10 foot cans.  The cans were then joined as leg sections, brace sections, conductors and piling.  The inspection team was broken into two efforts:  (1) the visual yard inspection and (2) material tracing team.  The material team maintained the mill certification, identification and identification drawings.  In addition to the rolling mill work, the yard inspection included welding procedure qualification; welder qualification; material fit-up and weld-out.  The yard team was responsible for jacket and deck fabrication and NDE operations (RT and UT examination/interpretation) at two locations.  Upon completion of the onshore construction, the visual inspection team installed the jacket and deck offshore.

UNOCAL

Brazos 105 Project, Gulf of Mexico

Assigned Chief Inspector, Senior Inspector and NACE Level III Coating Inspector to monitor the construction production equipment, to include: Test separators; fuel gas skids; sump tanks; generator packages; fuel filter skids; heat exchangers; hot oil recirculation skids; air compressor skids; hydraulic cranes; heat exchanger coolers and manifolds.  Additional work, included; the visual inspection of 400 joints of 14"/.500 wall line pipe (epoxy coated and weighted), offshore pipeline installation, platform hook-up and hydrostatically testing of the system.  Inspection team responsible for daily inspection reporting systems and client communication.

UNOCAL

Mobile Bay 904 and 916 Projects, Gulf of Mexico

Assigned one (1) chief inspector, four (4) construction supervisors, one (1) E & I inspector and one (1) NACE III coating inspector, to monitor the construction of all equipment for the Mobile Bay 904 & 916 projects.  All production equipment utilized to build the Production, Glycol and Amine Systems on each project (approximately 50 skids each) were alloy clad vessels designed for sour gas service.  Also, monitored the fabrication of the living quarters, generator packages, hydraulic cranes, coolers, storage & solvent tanks. Monitored the placement and hook-up of the various packages onto the deck (both on & offshore) and offshore pipeline installation.  Witnessed all fabrication, NDE, E&I installation, coating and testing of all equipment.   Evaluated all AFC drawings (including electrical) for compliance to client specifications.  Submitted appropriate daily work reports and project recaps to the project engineer.

UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES

Carthage Plant Expansion, Carthage, TX

Client representative, responsible for monitoring all construction efforts pertaining to the Gas Plant expansion of a UPR plant located in Carthage, Texas, performed by Schedule-A contractors.  The work performed by the contractor, involved: Dirt work & concrete foundation preparation; ASME coded vessels (installation & testing); pressure piping (installation & testing); electrical & instrumentation; and coating. Reported all daily construction activities and work progress directly to the UPR Project Engineer.

UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES

Patrick Draw & North Baxter Expansions, Wyoming

Assigned a Construction Superintendent to monitor all contractors preparing the site for compressor installations. Responsible for locating and diagramming all existing underground systems prior to civil preparation.  Responsible for all site location preparation, to include: dirt work; foundation preparation; structural and piping fabrication; NDE; and compressor installation & testing.  Submitted daily work and progress reports, conducted daily safety meetings, evaluated all AFC drawings, and attended cold weather survival training classes.

ZAPATA EXPLORATION COMPANY

East Breaks, Block 110 Project, Gulf of Mexico

Provide Construction Management and Inspection during the construction of an 8 pile jacket and deck (658’ water depth) for East Breaks, Block 110.  Inspection requirements for this project consisted of a CVA Inspection monitoring program.  The program was set up to perform visual inspection of the rolling mill producing 10 foot cans.  The can end bevels and long seam welds were inspected as well as the overall condition of the plate material.  The cans were then joined in leg sections, brace sections, conductors and piling.  The inspection team was broken into two efforts; the visual yard inspection and the material tracing team.  The material team maintained the mill certification, identification and identification drawings.  In addition to the rolling mill work, the yard inspection, included  welding procedure qualification; welder qualification; material fit-up and weld-out.  Also, the yard team was responsible for jacket and deck fabrication and NDE operations (radiographic and ultrasonic examination/interpretation) at two locations.  Upon completion of the onshore construction, the visual inspection team installed the jacket and deck offshore.

ZAPATA EXPLORATION COMPANY

West Cameron, Block 538 “A & B” Platforms, Gulf of Mexico

Client representative, responsible for monitoring all diving activities connected with performing a Class II Diving Survey and Topside Platform Inspection Survey at each West Cameron 538 platform location.  At the conclusion of each Class II diving survey, the CMSI supervisor would perform a “Topside Platform Inspection Survey”, utilizing the CMSI survey form.  The survey form documents in detail the current condition, of:  Heliport; main deck; cellar deck; boat landings and caissons.  The report listed all structural damages and suggested recommended maintenance to the client.  A detailed photo log was compiled to pictorially illustrate the condition of the platforms.