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Maersk Discoverer:

Runs the longest-ever

casing string p.19

Junaidi Bin Marzuki’s

heroic act p.5

Brita Nydal on the world’s largest

jack-up rig p.8

Newsletter 10 What is: Realtime downhole data?

12 Letter from Houston

14 Safety: Stored energy

July 2013 | #1

At the beginning of March, the derrick for the first drillship was landed aboard it. SHI, which performed the installation, received the derrick a couple of days prior to installation at the Geoje shipyard, but as a safety precaution they did not begin the installation until the weather conditions were right.

When the wind speed fell below 12 metres per second, SHI began the operation by picking up the derrick in a floating dock nearby. Four hours later, the derrick had been safely landed aboard the drillship.

Drillship II launched

On 12 May 2013, Drillship II was successfully launched

from Samsung Heavy Industries’ dry dock 2 in

Geoje Island, South Korea. The drillship was safely

moored at a quay close to Drillship I. The next step

is to install all the topside modules and the derrick, install thrusters (propel-

lers), and prepare machin-ery for commissioning.

ERP – Changing the way we work

Maersk Drilling is growing rap-idly. To facilitate our growth, and to support a sustained strong performance, a new IT landscape – a so-called ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution – is required. The new IT landscape is currently being designed, and will be rolled out both offshore and onshore in the coming years.

But what’s in it for you? And how will it affect your work day? Explore this site to learn more: group.apmoller.net/bu/MDR/ERP

BP and Maersk Drilling enter into 20K technology partnership

In early March, Maersk Drilling entered into a partnership with BP – the 20K project. This multi-year partnership will focus on evaluating potential rig concepts that are applicable to BP’s deep-water portfolio. A jointly staffed engineering and commercial team will be located in Houston, with back-office support from Maersk Drilling’s headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. The team will perform the engineer-ing studies required to select the optimal design of the 20K TM drilling rigs, as well as riser and blow-out prevention (BOP) equipment.

The project is moving ahead as planned. The aim of the pro-ject at this point is to collaborate on concepts for deepwater drilling rigs that can operate in high-pressure and high-temper-ature reservoirs of up to 20,000 pounds per square inch and 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Drillship I reaches important milestone

The following morning, SHI moved the drillship to a different quay, where they continued installing equipment. Among other things, this included the final two out of four knuckle boom cranes, a riser gantry crane and a BOP gantry crane.

The next important milestone was reached week 11, when the preparations for commissioning the DOOSANMAN16V32/40 main engines begun.

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quaRteRly Recap

Facebook

On our Facebook channel, former em-ployee Torben Therkildsen shares his memories of his time with Maersk Drill-ing. From 1980 to 1998, Torben worked on Maersk Endurer, Maersk Pioneer, Maersk Vanguard, Maersk Victory, Maersk Jutlander, Maersk Guardian, Maersk Enhancer, and also spent a cou-ple of years in the safety department. If you have not already had the chance to walk down memory lane with us, we encourage you to visit us at Facebook.com/MaerskDrilling .

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Share your best Maersk Drilling pictures with us and become part of our Instagram community. Go to www.instagram.com/maerskdrilling and tag your image #maerskdrilling .

Crane inspection on Maersk Voyager, 1987

Crew playing darts on Maersk Victory, 1987

Maersk Victory and Maersk Voyager side by side in Dubai, 1987

Maersk Resilient, shared by user jgullsy

Claus V. Hemmingsen, CEO of Maersk DrillingPartner and member of the APMM Executive Board(Maersk Drilling, Maersk Supply Service, Maersk Tankers, Maersk FPSOs and Svitzer)

2013 has already been an exciting year. We have

had a strong start to the year, showing an

excellent first-quarter result, and we are well on our way

towards attaining our targets for the year. Our goal of USD

1 billion in profits by 2018 seems within reach. If we look

across the entire rig fleet, we are simply doing better, and

we can all be proud of that.

Notwithstanding our stellar operational performance

in the first quarter of 2013, we suffered no less than six

LTIs during the first four months of 2013. Our ‘licence to

operate’ depends on a strong safety culture. We need to

muster a disciplined approach to our day-to-day opera-

tions in order to curb this unfortunate trend. We want our

colleagues to return home in a condition that is exactly the

same as when they went to work.

At Maersk Drilling, we are ultimately here to provide

excellent service to our customers. We need the highest

level of collaboration, both externally and internally, to

deliver on our potential. In this edition of the Newsletter,

you can read about how Maersk Discoverer’s work with

managed pressured drilling is significantly improving its

performance. Also, we have an interview with Brita Nydal,

who is a drilling apprentice on the Mærsk Innovator – she

is 19 years old, and she loves her job. Last but not least, we

have a great story from the Maersk Completer, where the

Head Roustabout, Junaidi Bin Marzuki, stopped a job for

safety reasons. He was right to do so.

Keep up the good work, and stay safe!

WE ARE ON TRACK

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woRDs fRom the ceo

I just did what anybody else would have done.

I saw something leaking, and I knew it could be a very serious matter, so I contacted one of my superiors right away.


By Christine Bülow-Olsen, Strategy & Relations, Copenhagen

“I saw something leaking, and I knew it could be a very serious matter, so I contacted one of my superiors right away,” says Junaidi.

At around 13.15 on 23 September 2012, Junaidi Bin Marzuki was doing housekeeping on the skid oil and gas platform to ensure that bits and pieces were being returned to the rig and that the platform was cleaned up before the upcoming rig move. Suddenly he noticed something unusual on the gas well – a leakage at the glycol injection point. He immediately reported back to the barge engineer and the EOP representative that he had spotted a leak.

Maersk Completer secured by a

Last September, Head Roustabout Junaidi Bin Marzuki acted heroically when

he made a quick decision and stopped operations after he

had identified a gas leakage. Due to his quick thinking,

Maersk Completer avoided a potential accident.

quick response

Gas Leak @ Glycol Injection Connection (1/2” NPT) of ID28 (SKWJ01 Platform)

At the time when the crew observed the leakage, the well was closed in at SSV-1 only with THP of ~22,000 kPa (3,190 psi). The EOP representative closed in both manual valves on the kill line to isolate the leaking connection from the wellbore pressure. To allow work at the leaking con-nection, the TRSCSSV was closed. All hot work on the rig was suspended to allow depressurization of ID-28. The well above TRSCSSV was depres-surized through the test separator (atmosphere). The two manual valves on the kill line were opened to bleed off trapped pressure. The well was closed in with the following valves closed:

• TRSCSSV • SSV-2 (Upper Master Valve) • SSV-1 (Flowline Actuator Valve) • 2 x Manual Valves on Kill Line • Swab Valve

Situation in brief

where? Maersk Completer offshore Bruneiwho? Junaidi Bin Marzuki, the head roustabout on Maersk Completerwhat? During housekeeping on the SKID oil- and gas platform Junaidi Bin Mazurki noticed something leaking. He realised the potential danger in the leakage and promptly contacted one of his superiors. It turned out to be a very serious matter as there was a leakage at the glycol injec-tion connection on the gas well, which allegedly had the potential for a major gas release. Junaidi initiated an evacuation of the platform. And after everyone had left the platform and the well was closed in, the well was depressurized through the test separator. The ID-28 valves on the christmas tree were closed in for further investigation and the NPT connector was changed out and a new one was fitted.

INTERVIEW


How do you implement the right and obligation to stop a job?

wesley RolanQM/HSE adviSor, drillSHip i

It starts with the hiring pro-cess. If you hire people with the right mindset they are produc-tive, they are efficient and they do things the right way, so we won’t have to wait down the road and stop and evaluate if we are doing it the right way. They have already pre-thought it. And also we are gonna stress to everyone that comes out on the rig that they have the authority to always stop a job. They do that at the Mærsk Developer, and we are gonna do that too.

atle RishaugSafEty CoaCH, MaErSk drilling norway

We have to follow our proce-dures and live by our values all the time. If everyone does that we won’t have to stop the job. It is a part of our culture, to take care of everyone’s safety – no matter where people are from, if they are on a unit or onshore. It is important because it affects everyone.

pauline lightHSE adviSor, nan Hai vi

When everyone knows what’s going, on that’ll limit your need to stop the job – in other words, if you have everything in place: thorough preparation, planning, work permits and associated procedures, SJAs, tool box talks – all of that thorough planning. However, you might have new people involved with tasks, and they should be encouraged to stop the job whenever they even think or perceive that there might be something incorrect. Where somebody is not absolutely sure, or think that something doesn’t look right, they have to be encouraged to stop the job – always.

Dorte schnackHEad of HEaltH and SafEty, QM/HSE, lyngby

This is a safety value, and is supported right from the top. When new people start they are introduced to the message on Starter’s Day and during their safety inductions. In QM/HSE we do our best to ensure that guidance and all the right condi-tions are in place. A job should always be planned to the extent that there is no need to stop the job, but when somebody sees a potentially unsafe situation they must know they have the man-date to stop it, and we expect them to do so.

“If Junaidi hadn’t reacted as quickly as he did, we could have experienced a serious accident,” says Maersk Completer’s HSE advisor, Dave Woodruff.

A few minutes after Junaidi had passed on the information about the gas leakage, the EOP representative and the DSV went down to inspect the situation, and they soon confirmed the leakage. It was clear that the situation called for a quick response. The leakage, which was at the glycol injection connection on the gas well allegedly, had the potential for a major gas release. In other words, the crew had to work fast.

The platform operator, Nadzri Ehfan, quickly responded and closed in the well, while Junaidi asked everybody to leave the platform and return to Maersk Completer. After the platform had been evacuated and the well closed in, the well was depressurized via the test separator. The ID28 valves on the Christmas tree were closed in for further investigation, and the NPT connector was exchanged for a new one.

A golden safety rule Rig manager Eddie Fitzgerald praises Junaidi’s quick reaction, and didn’t

think twice about travelling about 220 kilometres to the Malaysian city of Labuan to thank Junaidi in person:

“It is a strong example of the golden safety rule: if you see it, you own it. Junaidi demonstrated a highly appreciated awareness of serious issues, and potentially prevented a disaster,” says Eddie Fitzgerald.

However, Junaidi Bin Marzuki is humble about his action:

“I just did what anybody else would have done. My lesson from the incident is that if it is possible to take action, then you do not hesitate,” he concludes.

It is a strong example of the golden safety rule: if you see it, you own it.

If Junaidi hadn’t reacted as quickly as he did, we could have experienced a serious accident.

quick response


Maersk Drilling focuses on sustainable business

Maersk Drilling is making a sustainable contribution to the supply of energy worldwide. We are dedicated to creating safe access to energy, and to move boundaries within offshore drilling without compromising on its economic, social and environmental aspects. Read about how Maersk Drilling is performing in terms of safety, local content, the environment and climate change, stakeholder engagement and responsible business practices in our 2012 sustainability report.

plan 3000 update

Internal recruitment is ongoing for all newbuilds

The internal recruitment process for Drillship 1 is close to being completed, and the emphasis is now on external recruitment for the junior positions. Drillship 2 is currently hiring for all position levels. Drillships 3 and 4 are focusing on their leadership positions and on identifying individuals for internal transfers. Regarding XLE 1, we have identified and announced almost all the internal leadership positions, and we will be agreeing on the remaining leadership and pipeline positions during Q2. The last recruitment session took place in Stavanger in May.

Maersk Drilling Norway reduces downtime

Implementing a hose management system (HMS) has decreased down-time on five rigs in Norway by monitor-ing failures and reducing leakages. The system will now be rolled out across the entire fleet.

Each of Maersk Drilling’s 12 jack-up rigs has between 3-4000 hoses installed. Failing to keep track of these hoses potentially causes downtime and hydraulic spills, as well as inflicting damage on our reputation among our stakeholders. Over the past two years, Maersk Drilling Norway has worked on implementing an improved inspection programme for the hoses on board the rigs in the form of a hose management system.

Quest for Oil

On Monday, 10 June the A. P. Moller-Maersk group launched the first-ever oil exploration computer game. At the game launch, the group’s press release stated: “With the free, world-wide distribution of the real-time strategy game ‘Quest for Oil,’ Maersk unfolds the unknown universe of oil exploration and invites you to embark on a conquest of the depths of the seabed.”

Quest for Oil is an RTS (real-time strategy) and resource management game with action elements that centre on striving to become the world’s lead-ing oil company. Its activities involve investment, analysis and drilling in the course of building an oil company, all in the context of a time-constrained exploration race in which players must compete with other oil magnates.

The game can be found at www.questforoil.com

Recruitment as per 1 June 2013

quaRteRly Recap

RecRuitment DS1 DS2 DS3 DS4 XLe1 XLe2 XLe3

n Vacant 76 126 170 172 105 136 137

n Vacant critical 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

n Filled on time 89 53 10 8 32 1 0

n Filled with delay 9 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 176 180 180 180 137 137 137

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To view our vacancies please go to: www.maerskdrilling.com


No two days are alike, and there is always something to be done. “You are the only one setting the limits on how successful you will be,’’ says Brita Nydal, who is currently working as an apprentice roughneck.

The apprentice

It is not just any rig Brita Nydal is training on. It is the rig with the claim to be the world’s largest and most advanced jack-up drilling rig – a title it shares with its sister rig, the Mærsk Inspirer. With a leg length of 673 feet, the Mærsk Innovator is designed for all-year operation in the ultra-harsh environment of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, in water depths down to 492 feet.

Who is Brita?

NAME: Brita NydalPOSITION: Floorhand trainee (drilling and maintenance operator apprentice)RIG: MÆRSK INNOVATORAGE: 19NATIONALITY: NorwegianEDUCATION: Upper secondary schoolFirst year – Technical and industrial productionSecond year – Well technology

Specifically, Brita is an apprentice drilling and maintenance operator on the Mærsk Innovator, which is currently drilling for ConocoPhillips off Norway. She started in September 2011, working 12 hours a day, two

weeks on, four weeks off, and she loves it.

“I really enjoy being at work, but all the praise ought to go to my coworkers. I think you have to enjoy being at work to be able to do a good job. Especially

By Helene Aagaard, Strategy & Relations, Copenhagen

Brita Nydal works on the Mærsk Innovator drilling for ConocoPhillips. Only 19 years old, she is part of the drilling apprenticeship programme.


The drilling apprenticeship programme

• Maersk Drilling, Norway launched its apprenticeship pro-gramme in 2000. So far, 127 candidates have either taken an apprenticeship in Norway or are currently taking one. Maersk Drilling receives the entrants from OOF (Opplærings-kontoret for oljerelaterte fag), a Norwegian training organisa-tion which operates in collaboration with Norway’s oil industry.• The apprentices are given a specific rig and a specific crew to follow for two years. For the first six months they work on deck as roustabouts, after which they spend a year and a half work-ing as floorhands.• Each apprentice is given responsibility for his or her own learn-ing, but the entire offshore management is involved, from the OIM down to the section leaders. • 15 new apprentices will start in August 2013.

when you are supposed to do a good job every day for two weeks, day in and day out, while at the same time being away from your family,‘’ Brita explains.

If it wasn’t for the blonde hair showing from underneath her helmet, you wouldn’t know a girl was sitting there controlling the pipe handling machines with the aim of getting the pipes onto the drill floor to enable the driller to pick them up with the top drive. Having only brothers as siblings, and with a mechanical and technical education behind her, Brita is nevertheless used to being in a man’s world.

“I am the only girl in my crew, but there are other girls on the other crews who are also working on the Mærsk Innovator. They have been working here longer than me, and have more experience and knowledge. I look up to them and admire them, and I have much to learn from them. But for me it doesn’t matter whether my colleagues are men or

women. I am here to do a good job, ‘’ says Brita.

Being just 18 years old, coming to the Mærsk Innovator was a big step, and at times it was a little difficult in the beginning. Now, however, it feels like she is right where she is supposed to be.

She smiles, still somewhat shyly: “Everything was new in the beginning, and perhaps I was a bit shy. But it gets better as you start to know everybody,” says Brita, and continues her advice to newcomers:

“Learn from your colleagues on the rig and listen to them. They have so much experience that is valuable. Show that you are interested in learning, and that you are there to work and want to contribute to the team. At the same time, look at things with an open mind, think, and do not be afraid to make suggestions and come up with new ideas.’’

The apprenticeship programme that Brita is following is a twoyear

programme in Maersk Drilling, Norway, in which the apprentices rotate through the different areas of the rig in order to become familiar with every part of it. For example, Brita has spent half a year on the main deck, and right now she is on a halfyear rotation on the drill floor. Her goal is to continue working in the offshore industry.

She is currently working in a half year rotation on the drill floor. Brita is the only girl in her crew.


Carlos Navarro, Frederik Smidth (project sponsor) Jacob Odgaard and Michael Kannegaard from Maersk Drilling are the individuals who have introduced the concept of real-time drilling operations into Maersk Drilling. They have recently been certified in Entrepre-neurial Leadership at Denmark’s Technical University (DTU) on how to implement innovation project management in organisations; in fact, they won the “Most Progress Award 2013” for their work on the course. They brought the idea of real-time drilling back with them to senior management. Currently, they are working on transi-tioning the concept to the development phase.

real-time drilling

operationsInstead of using surface-based

assumptions, in the future drillers may directly use real-time

downhole data when drilling.

Today, the operation of the drilling equipment is to a high extent based on the driller’s interpretation of the downhole conditions together with the surface readings. The assessed values of downhole parameters such as weight on bit (WOB), temperatures and pressures are today primarily based on estimations. This could be set to change with realtime drilling.

Basically, the concept is to optimize the well delivery process by using realtime downhole data. This is already

provided by the oilfield service companies to the oil companies, but not necessarily to the drilling contractors.

Realtime drilling operations can deliver huge performance improvements to the well construction process, help fill competency gaps, and enable new downhole technologies and surface solutions to be introduced more rapidly. The significance of the technology to the oil and gas industry is potentially vast.

A conservative estimate is that the time savings will result in a

Circulating systemRealtime downhole mud flow and pressure will optimise the operation of the circulating system

Drilling a well is a complex operation conducted from an oil rig which machinery

is primarily controlled based on “surfaceassumptions” about the possible downhole situation (thousands of metres below the seabed into rock solid formations). Even though these “surfaceassumptions” have improved over time, they are still far from optimal – they are simply not good enough!

Realtime Drilling Operations rely on the use of “realtime downhole data”, instead of “surface assumptions”, to control optimally our equipment and systems on the rigs.


what Is It?

value creation for an oil company of six million USD per rig per year. This represents an efficiency gain of 10%, including both the value of the corresponding early oil production and the cost savings.

However, that is not all. Safety improvements are also expected. While the safety aspects are difficult to quantify, realtime drilling operations will significantly increase situational awareness, resulting in increased safety for the crew. It also

has the potential to drastically reduce the risk of critical well control situations like the Macondo blowout in 2010.

For Maersk Drilling, realtime drilling operations could be an opportunity to engage in further partnerships with the oilfield service companies in order to improve the well delivery process and increase its efficiency, thereby creating value for our customers.

Hoisting systemRealtime downhole weight on bit (WOB) will optimise the operation of the hoisting system

Rotating systemRealtime downhole bit torque will optimise the operation of the rotating system


Going from a US operation involving just one rig to a three-rig operation is like already being a mother and then finding out you’re having TWINS: suddenly, you have two new babies who need you, and that other toddler in the corner needs lunch and attention too!

About the author

NAME: Christine H EngleEDUCATION: BA Politics, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. CURRENT POSITION: Location Manager MD USA, PREVIOUS POSITIONS IN APMM: HR Director for EDC in Egypt, and HR manager for MD USA in Houston, Mærsk Line USA YEARS IN APMM: 6 years in Maersk Drilling. 20 years total in A. P. Moller-Maersk

It’s April 2007, and Maersk Drilling USA Inc. has “fresh ink” on the

paperwork for its incorporation in the USA. The Mærsk Developer, or in the USA for Maersk Drilling in a long,

long time. Concerns about the risk of hurricanes and environmental and safe

DSS21 as it was called back then, is the first drilling rig to operate

This creates extra fun for all the departments in scaling our activities around the new family of operations.


fRom houston

Going from a US operation involving just one rig to a three-rig operation is like already being a mother and then finding out you’re having TWINS: suddenly, you have two new babies who need you, and that other toddler in the corner needs lunch and attention too!

ty concerns affecting our employees and the community at large haunted. This first semi in the US seems like an experiment of sorts. If we can get this one rig up and running, perhaps there can be more on the horizon.

Six years later, it is April 2013. New horizons. The sliver of office space that Maersk Drilling USA carved out to support the Mærsk Developer 6 years before is now jampacked with people and

activities. What used to look like a quiet office of 10 people has quickly mushroomed into a startup command centre of 3 rig teams and 1 location team, squeezing 41 people into a space that comfortably accommodates 25!

With the announcements that Drillship I and II are signed with clients to operate in the US Gulf of Mexico, our little US office has sprung into action. Although we are some months away from the arrival of our drillships, we are bustling with activity. Plan 3000 set the pace for early hiring in order to prepare for training, commissioning and transit coverage. Our new rigs are Singaporeflagged (by contrast with Mærsk Developer, which is Danishflagged). This generates new procedures. We have audits to pass, training matrixes to adapt, medical protocols to adjust, and legal issues to surmount. FUN!

The economies of scale let us capitalize on our existing resources. However, we now have 4 companies (1 for each rig plus 1 for the location). This creates extra fun for all the departments in scaling our activities around the new family of operations.

In 2007, when we tried to recruit for Mærsk Developer, some common responses from candidates were “… isn’t Maersk the shipping company?” or “… you don’t have any rigs in the USA …” or “… What is a knuckle boom crane, did you just make that up? …”

Now, our recruitment team is happily blanketed with referrals

from Mærsk Developer. Our offshore crew’s friends

and former mates want to be part of this organisation. They like the diversity, the equipment

and our operational success, plus the respect

and morale that have been built by the offshore teams in

the US GOM.So though we are a bit squished in

the office right now (8 temporary desks have been squeezed in here and there, and our entire DS1 rig team is working in one small office …), we are enjoying these challenges.

By Christine Engle, Location Manager, Houston


Stored energy has been a causal factor in three recent LTIs. Stored energy can be difficult to spot if you don’t know

where to look for it, and it is often released at once in an almost explosive manner. This combination of hidden and explosive characteristics is what poses the greatest risk for those working around it

On 6 April, a drill crew was working on the rig floor to uncoil a new Kelly hose. The hose had been coiled with three securing points to keep it together. After several attempts at uncoiling the hose it would still not unravel, prompting a crew member to step ‘instinctively’ into the coil in order to push it. As the coil sprang open it struck the crew member, breaking his leg.

However, the potential consequences had the hose hit the injured person’s torso or even his head would have been far worse, and could easily have taken the form of a very serious injury.

This is an example of stored energy: the energy stored in the coils of the hose was invisible to the injured person who inadvertently released it.

The first half of 2013 is coming to an end, and in QM/HSE we are working hard on providing the right framework to facilitate a safe working environment – primarily offshore, but also onshore.

To support both the strategy and the ambition of achieving zero incidents, QM/HSE is focusing on five topics:

• Implementing the Process Safety framework • Improving the chemical and environmental processes • Updating and improving the Sirius platform • Supporting and assisting the ERP project on QM/HSE processes• Reducing the number of overdue actions in Synergi and improving the ‘closeout’ quality

During the remainder of the year and beyond we will focus on selected hot topics that will support us in our quest for zero incidents.

process Safety framework

What is process safety?‘Process safety’ is an industry term which originally related to ‘keeping it in the pipes’ (or in our case, ‘keeping it down the well’). Nowadays, for a drilling contractor it is essentially all about managing barriers (and hence managing major accidents).

In the coming months, QM/HSE will be developing a framework to define, explain and clarify both to the outside world and within Maersk Drilling what we mean by Process Safety.

process Safety SurveyTo accomplish this, QM/HSE is in the process of preparing a Process Safety Survey for Maersk Drilling. The survey is built on four focus areas (using the Energy Institute’s Process Safety Framework as our starting point). The focus areas are as follows:

1. Leadership2. Risk identification and assessment3. Risk management4. Learning from experience

Each of the four focus areas contains a number of elements (20 in total for all focus areas) that set some predefined expectations for an organization which are connected with robust process safety management; for each of these statements, a number of personnel will be requested to provide their inputs by identifying any gaps and areas for improvement.

Actions to prevent repetitions

• The Work Permit in XrM has been updated to include considerations of stored energy.

• Relevant processes in Sirius have been up dated to include considerations of stored energy.

• Tool box talk cards have been updated to include considerations of stored energy.

focusing on stored energy

These actions aim at taking the ‘hidden’ aspect out of the equation. Through using the planning phase to highlight the potential for stored energy in an operation, all the members of a participating crew are trained to spot where stored energy can appear. This makes them better able to prevent or stop a buildup of stored energy, and also to recognize where they must be careful not to release such a buildup.


qm/hse upDate

To minimize our environmental impact Maersk Drilling has devised an Environmental & Climate Change strategy. The Environmental & CSR team developed the strategy during 2012 in cooperation with COWI. The Senior Management Team approved the strategy in early spring 2013 and after some reconsideration the Environment and Chemical team began implementing the various initiatives.

unit DayS Date

MÆRSK GIANT 180 02-Jan 2013

MAERSK CONVINCER 540 02-Jan 2013

MAERSK DISCOVERER 90 20-Jan 2013

MÆRSK GIANT 180 02-Jan 2013

MAERSK COMPLETER 450 22-Feb 2013

MAERSK RESOLVE 90 04-Feb 2013

MAERSK RESOLUTE 90 07-Feb 2013

HEYDAR ALIYEV 180 14-Feb 2013

NANHAI VI 90 16-Feb 2013

MÆRSK GALLANT 90 13-Mar 2013

MÆRSK INSPIRER 90 16-Mar 2013

MÆRSK INNOVATOR 90 26-Mar 2013

MAERSK REACHER 90 30-Mar 2013

unit DayS Date

MAERSK RIG 42 2520 17-Jan 2013

MAERSK RIG 41 2520 12-Feb 2013



MAERSK RIG 52 1,080 12-Mar 2013

“Our new strategy ensures that we engage proactively on our environmental issues, taking the discussions with our stakeholders and identifying specific focus areas that we can collaborate with our stakeholders on.” Maurice Meehan, Head of Environment and Chemicals

HSE Awards issued during Q1 2013The HSE Award system applies to all jackup and semisubmersible rigs. The barges in Venezuela are not yet included in the scope:

Days without any Recordable

HSE Incident

Days without any LTIs

Date of HSE Award

Date of Safety Award

The following Safety Awards were issued for the Venezuelan barges:

ltis and lti frequency in Maersk drilling 12 Months rolling trend

trCs and trC frequency in Maersk drilling 12 Months rolling trend

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● LTI Frequency YTD● LTI Frequency Last 12 mthsn No. of fatalities & LTIs per month

● TRC Frequency YTD● TRC Frequency Last 12 mthsn No. of TRCs per month


Delivered in 2009, MAERSK DISCOVERER is the second in a series of three state-of-the-art ultra deepwater development semi-submersibles in Maersk Drilling’s fleet. Since its delivery the rig has been employed in Australia and Egypt.

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About Maersk Discoverer

TYPEDPS2/M, column stabilised dynamically positioned semi-submersible drilling rig with capability to attach to an 8-point pre-installed mooring system; provisions for attaching to a 12-point pre-installed mooring system.

WATER DEPTH3,000 m (10,000ft)

THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE RIGS INCLUDE:Capabilities for deepwater field development activities:• Exploratory, appraisal and development drilling• Batch drilling and completion of multiple well

clusters• Installation of subsea facility components• Derrick – 1,361 t (3,000 klbs) combined load

rating. Max. 2,500 klbs single load rating• Main hoisting system – 910 t (2,000 klbs) capacity• Auxiliary hoisting system – 680 t (1,500 klbs)

capacity• Large heave-compensated knuckle boom crane

(165 t lift capacity from deck to deck) with winch for deployment of subsea trees and other components up to 100 t over the side of the rig to 3,000 m water depth

HSE AND WORK ENVIRONMENT• Large 5-chair driller’s cabin with automated

sequenced pipe handling operations• Automated and dust-free bulk, mud and chemical

transfer and mixing systems• Hydraulic work baskets and service platforms

providing safe access for servicing of major drilling equipment

• Deck drainage, containment and treatment systems for controlled discharge

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Managed pressure drilling provides the ability to improve operations from the point at which conventional drilling fails to offer adequate drilling solutions.

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runs the longest-ever casing string in the Mediterranean

has undergone an epic journey. Leaving Australia heading for Egypt meant more than just serving a new client. It was the beginning of a transformation that took the rig from traditional overbalanced drilling in Australia to managed pressure drilling (MPD) in Egypt.

In early February 2013, Maersk Discoverer ran the longest casing string ever to be run in the Mediterranean. Getting the 4km string into the ground was no mean feat, and required some very meticulous planning and teamwork.

“There have been challenges all the way, not only with equip

ment, but also with the training and mindset required to drill such an intricate and complicated well,” says OIM, Emile van der Merwe. During the operation, Maersk Discoverer came very close to the margins, and this was a good reminder to all that constant care is essential when using this pioneering drilling technique.

MPD improves operationMaersk Discoverer used the MPD methods and equipment as a contingency for mitigating drilling problems as they emerged. Although the BP well was designed to be drilled conventionally, the MPD equipment was rigged up to improve well bore

stability through annular pressure control during connections; to provide for enhanced detection; and to enable us to react safely and quickly to unexpected pressure conditions.

Various modifications (completed during the preparation phase for the BP contract) were required to rig up MPD on Maersk Discoverer. Amongst these modifications were the installation of HP lines to and from the moon pool, and a mini slip joint to facilitate the installation of a rotating control device (RCD) to our modified slip joint.

During startup on the BP contract, the PDSA technique was applied as the rig performed a dummy run with all the new and modified equipment for

By Emile van der Merwe, OIM, and Marc Gonlag, STP, Maersk Discoverer

Over the past year, Maersk Discoverer


Last year Maersk Discoverer struggled with low engagement and consequent poor performance. This year its crew has managed to turn the situation around, and Maersk Discoverer is now a topperforming rig in the Maersk Drilling fleet. OIM Emile Van Der Merwe, tells the story of a crew that has rediscovered its enthusiasm.

“People are starting to become comfortable with

the Maersk way of working”

What was the root cause of your challenges last year?

In short, people were not engaged in the Maersk Drilling way of working at all. Of course, there were some indi-viduals who were engaged and applied constant care; but overall, the series of incidents we experienced revealed our distinct lack of engagement with our own safety management system.

What did you do to turn this situation around?

We had to change the way people perceive the company, its systems and its processes. I am a firm believer of “you see it, you own it”. So we started by familiarizing our employees with the Maersk way of working.

How did you do that? We based our efforts on the Employee

Engagement Survey. The EES confirmed that many people were disengaged or undecided regarding how they felt about Maersk Drilling. We used the sur-vey to identify the areas that required immediate improvement. Once we had identified these areas, we contacted HR in Copenhagen for assistance.

Together with HR, we developed a strategy for countering or improving the outcome. We published the strategy and its target areas on board the rig in order to ensure that all employees would be

the MPD setup. Lessons learned were captured, documented and implemented. After the top hole section was completed, the BOP was run and Maersk Discoverer was successfully rigged up on Salamat1, to much acclaim from the client.

“It is an exciting prospect to be part of a project that is setting trends in the field, and to be working for a client that is pushing us be our best. This will be the most technically challenging well that BP and Maersk Drilling have undertaken for some time,” concludes Emile van der Merwe.

About the authors

NAME: Emile van der Merwe, AGE: 39NATIONALITY: South AfricanEDUCATION: National Higher

Diploma Maritime Studies. Master Mariner unlimited. DP unlimited.

CURRENT POSITION: OIMPREVIOUS POSITIONS IN MD: Barge Engineer (Mærsk Developer)YEARS IN MD: 7

NAME & AGE: Marc GonlagAGE: 46NATIONALITY: DutchCURRENT POSITION: Senior Tool

PusherPREVIOUS POSITIONS IN MD: Tour

pusher (Mærsk Developer)YEARS IN MD: 7

What is managed pressure drilling?

IADC defines MPD as ‘an adaptive drilling process used to precisely control the annular pressure profile throughout the wellbore’. MPD employs a collection of tools and techniques which may mitigate the risks and costs associated with drilling wells having narrow environmental limits, by proactively managing the annular hydraulic pressure profile. Effectively we ‘micro-manage’ the back pressure in the hole by throttling on the MPD set-up whilst pumping ‘across’ the hole. It allows us to run closer to the margin between our mud-weight and what the hole can take, as well as the kick margin for circulating out a kick.

INTERVIEW WITH OIM EMILE VAN DER MERWE


familiarized with the plan, as well as to ensure that the crew would know that they had been heard, and that we also value our employees.

What were the target areas? The first target was to improve peo-

ple’s work-life balance. We had a large percentage of people who felt they weren’t getting enough quality time at home compared with the time they spent at work. Due to high turnover, the employees had to attend several different courses, some of which were more critical than others. This meant there was very little quality time for our crews to be able to relax at home, and this was affecting everyone’s mo-rale. To counter this, we reviewed the training matrix to ensure that people were only being pulled off their leave time for essential courses.

The second target area was employee retention. The EES showed

that a high percentage of people were looking at other companies, and were unsure of their commitment to Maersk. This was manifested in their lack of ownership and their failure to adapt to Maersk’s core values.

What did you do to counter that? Once again, we invited HR in Copen-

hagen to come and assist us. The HR representatives interviewed individu-al employees on board in order to map out their future with the company. Secondly, we began to discuss our core values at general safety meetings. We put up posters around the rig to en-sure everyone was familiarized with our core values. Thirdly, we started working on improving general welfare conditions, for instance by making use of air travel from Cairo to Port Said, which meant that people would no longer need to travel by road in Egypt during uncertain times or riots.

Have these initiatives paid off? Yes, indeed they have. Besides a lot

of positive feedback from crew mem-bers who have actually started to take pride in working for Maersk Drilling, the initiatives have resulted in a much more proactive approach towards our daily jobs. And people are starting to get comfortable with the philosophy behind Maersk’s way of working.

How is this reflected in your performance?

I believe that our safety statistics tell their own story and show a very positive trend. As an example, the trend for our Active Card system shows a rise from around 50 per day to around 110 per day, with TOFS (Time Out For Safety) rising from 5 a day to 14 a day. We are now even seeing third-party hands displaying ownership and having TOFS.

Turning this around has been no mean feat as we had to change the way people perceive the company, its systems and processes, as well as its leaders.


Promotionsmærsk Developer30 January 2013, Igor Isimcev, promoted to Maintenance Engineer 06 February 2013, Thomas Petersen, promoted to Maintenance Supervisor27 February 2013, Andrew Boucher, promoted to Maintenance Engineer06 March 2013, Yuriy Pleshov, promoted to Assistant Barge Engineer

mærsk Deliverer27 February 2013, David MacLean, promoted to Senior Toolpusher

maersk Resilient30 January 2013, Ross Conley, promoted to Senior Toolpusher06 March 2013, Barry McIntyre, promoted to Lead Driller

maersk Resolute02 January 2013, Darren Rigden, promoted to Lead Driller

maersk Reacher27 February 2013, Kim Kruse Hansen, promoted to Barge Engineer

maersk convincer26 February 2013, Ulrik Petersen, promoted to Lead Driller

mærsk Giant06 February 2013, Craig Reid, promoted to Lead Driller

el qaher 231 January 2013, Denis Mosnier, promoted to Senior Toolpusher 12 January 2013, Beau Hughes, promoted to Performance Tourpusher

setty20 February 2013, Marcel van Klaveren, promoted to Performance Tourpusher

Anniversaries25 years01 January 2013, Paw Kvitsau Nielsen, Maersk Deliverer 01 February 2013, Kenneth Claus Nielsen, IT08 February 2013, Garry Rice, Heydar Aliyev13 February 2013, Frank Henriksen, Mærsk Inspirer23 Fenruary 2013, Philip David Mitchell, Maersk Discoverer01 march 2013, Alexander Macdonald, Commissioning – Korea Site Team23 March 2013, Ben Pomford, Maersk Discoverer17 May 2013, Kevin Gray, Mærsk Deliverer07 June 2013, Anders Vestergaard, Mærsk Innovator

40 years30 May 2013, Lars Ravn Hansen, Singapore Site Team

Birthdays50 years03 February 2013, Paul Massey, Technical Organisation09 February 2013, Peter Sorensen, QM/HSE13 February 2013, Ole Brinck, Technical Organisation12 March 2013, Lene Sorensen, QMHSE20 March 2013, Erik Mohr, Technical Organisation28 march 2013, Anders Jensen, Finance & Procurement03 April 2013, Kenneth Nielsen, IT24 April 2013, Peter Hansen, Technical Organisation04 September 2013, Britta Pedersen, Technical Organisation14 September 2013, Ole Jensen, Operations

60 years02 July 2013, Christian Sørensen, QM/HSE22 August 2013, Niels Hofdahl, QM/HSE

“I’ll continue for as long as it’s fun”

Lars Ravn Hansen. Born 1953

1971: Started in APMM 1980: Started in Maersk Drilling as a trainee driller in Driller Trainee Team 11989: Cleared the way for our Norwegian operation when he took up the position of Head of QM/HSE to build up an internal control system, which was a requirement for entering the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.1995: Head of Operations, FPSOs; Start-up of Nkossa II, Pointe Noire Congo.1998: Head of Operations, Chief Operating Officer2004: Area Manager, Esbjerg2006: Head of the Operational Readiness team, Singapore2007: Area Manager, Brunei2010: Rig Manager, Maersk Convincer, Vietnam2011: Site Manager, XLE team, Singapore

For Lars Ravn Hansen, A. P. MollerMaersk has always played a leading role in his life, from the moment he started out in Odense

Steel shipyard as a marine engineering trainee in 1971 up to 2011, when he went to Singapore to head the XLE newbuilding site team. “I have never thought about trying anything else. During my career I’ve worked with a lot of other companies, and to me the grass is definitely not greener on the other side.”

Lars’ calm voice sounds very persuasive when he speaks about his career in the A. P. MollerMaersk Group.

“I grew up in Maersk. I was here when everyone knew each other and we were like one big family. To me, that is worth much more than a large pay cheque. It is the people and the way we do things that makes working here worthwhile,” Lars says.

And Lars has been here for a long time; in fact, ever since the company only owned and operated one rig in the North Sea – the Maersk Explorer jackup rig. And when he talks about how he contributed to building up the entire jackup fleet, he has a hard time hiding the pride in his voice.

“To build up the fleet from the old Explorer to what we have today is one of the things I am most proud of. I have assisted in designing and building Mærsk Giant and Maersk Guardian. I was in Singapore and heading the Operational Readiness Team when the HErigs were being built, and now I head the XLE site team,” Lars says.

Listening to Lars tell his story about a company that has grown, but which also takes care of its employees and is committed to doing things the right way, it is obvious that he really loves his job. And although his birth certificate says 01 June 1953, Lars is ready to embark on another term. “I’ll continue for as long as it’s fun,” Lars concludes.

On 30 May, Lars Ravn Hansen reached the 40 year-anniversary of his time with the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group.

During the 40 years that Lars has belonged to the group, he has experi-enced more than the average person

does in a lifetime. And he is ready to take on another 40 years, provided he

continues to enjoy himself.


peRsonnal

For more than 20 years, Maersk Drilling has been supporting the exploration and development of oil and gas resources in Norway by providing drilling services to the oil and gas companies that operate there. Maersk Drilling’s presence in Norway started in 1989 with the semisubmersible Maersk Jutlander; however, in 1990 the jackup Maersk Guardian entered Norwegian waters for the first time. At that time the Norwegian rig market was mainly dominated by floaters, whereas the jackup market was fairly underdeveloped. However,

Maersk drilling supporting oil and gas development in norway

Summary

Since Maersk Drilling’s first jack-up entered Norwegian waters in 1990, the company has delivered drilling services for many of the large projects in Norway, including the Ekofisk field. With its six jack-up rigs in Norway, today Maersk Drilling is the leading jack-up drilling contractor in the country. In addition, Maersk Drilling is building three new ultra-harsh-environment, high-specification rigs for Norway which will be delivered in 2014 and 2015. With its three new jack-up rigs, Maersk Drilling has invested heavily in new jack-up drilling capacity to support the continued development of Norway’s oil and gas resources.

Maersk Drilling saw an opportunity to provide a competitive offering to the operators on the Norwegian Continental Shelf using jackup rigs whose capital and operating costs were lower than those of semisubmersibles.

Since its entry into the Norwegian market, Maersk Drilling has delivered drilling services to many of the large projects in Norway, including the Ekofisk field. This is one of the largest oil and gas fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, and has been in production for more than 40 years. Today, the jackup Mærsk Innovator is working on an eightyear contract for ConocoPhillips in Ekofisk.

As a result of its continuous presence for over 20 years, Maersk Drilling has built up a solid base of knowledge concerning local rules and regulations, a reputation as an expert in jackup technology, and a proven track record of high and consistent operational performance. Its longstanding relationships with leading operators in Norway have generated unique insights into its customers’ needs, enabling Maersk Drilling to invest in the right equipment

and meet customer requirements at all times for many years into the future.

With its six jackup rigs in Norway, Maersk Drilling is the leading jackup drilling contractor in Norway today. In addition, Maersk Drilling is building three new ultraharshenvironment, highspecification rigs for Norway which will be delivered in 2014 and 2015. The three jackups will work respectively for Total on the Martin Linge project, for Det Norske Oljeselskap on the Ivar Aasen development project, and for Statoil in the Gina Krog field. With its three new jackup rigs, Maersk Drilling has invested more than USD 2bn in new jackup drilling capacity to support the continued development of Norway’s oil and gas resources.

Maersk Drilling sees further potential for growing its jackup business in Norway. Recent highimpact oil discoveries in the mature shallowwater areas show the continued potential for oil and gas development in Norway, and according to the latest spending forecast from Statistics Norway, 2013 is expected to become another recordbreaking year in terms of both activity and spending. Maersk Drilling expects to participate in these opportunities.

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37%was the eBIt margin for Q1 2013

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for customersatisfactionin q1 2013

This represents an impro-vement from last quarter, where the EBIT margin was 13%. Top quartile for our peer group so far is 36%* in Q1 2013.

achieved in Q1 2013 makes it the best quarter since Q2 2011, and exceeds our target.

means that we have reached our target of 5.8 for the second quarter in a row.

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shows that we are beating our reten-tion target of 91%, and that more people want to stay with Maersk Drilling.

With the current pipeline of contracts we will meet the coverage targets for the coming years by the end of 2013. The targets are 90% for 2014, 70% for 2015 and 50% for 2016.

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Volume 27, No. 1July 2013

Editor/layout: Christine BulowOlsenDesign & production: Datagraf CommunicationsCopies: 4.500Deadline next issue: 01 August 2013

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