CAPABILITY STATEMENT

MACAW Engineering Ltd

Quorum Business Park

Benton Lane

Newcastle upon Tyne

United Kingdom

NE12 8BS

Tel: +44 (0) 191 215 4010

www.macawengineering.com

© MACAW Engineering Ltd 2014

WHO ARE MACAW? ..................................................................................................................... 3

HISTORY OF MACAW ................................................................................................................... 4

MACAW SERVICES ........................................................................................................................ 5

Corrosion Management ................................................................................................. 5

Plant & Pipeline Integrity Management .......................................................................... 5

Materials & Welding ...................................................................................................... 6

Engineering Services ...................................................................................................... 6

PROJECT EXPERIENCE ................................................................................................................... 7

EXAMPLE PROJECTS ..................................................................................................................... 8

SAMPLE CLIENT LIST ................................................................................................................... 10

MACAW ORGANISATION ............................................................................................................ 11

QUALITY ASSURANCE & COMPETENCY SYSTEMS ......................................................................... 12

REGISTRATION & ACCREDITATIONS ............................................................................................ 13

CONTACT DETAILS ...................................................................................................................... 14

CONTENTS

WHO ARE MACAW?

Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, MACAW currently employs over 80 people, the majority of whom

have a graduate level qualification in a relevant technical discipline. Over 50% of staff have post

graduate qualifications or Professional Engineering status, with many of our principal consultants

able to draw on more than 25 years industry experience.

We provide integrity management strategies for the oil and gas industry, covering both onshore and

offshore plant and pipelines. These strategies are often employed in maintaining the integrity of

ageing assets and extending their service life. Where new developments are proposed by operators

(frequently those involving existing infrastructure), we identify and analyse technical issues that may

impact on the future integrity of a project in order to specify an optimised plan.

MACAW has extensive knowledge and experience of:

● Integrity Management

● Corrosion Mechanisms

● Materials (carbon steels, CRA materials and polymers)

● Coatings Systems

● Inspection Methods

● Welding Procedures

● Failure Investigation

Our Integrity Group has unrivalled experience in interpreting in line inspection (ILI) data, providing

fitness-for-purpose assessments and corrosion growth analyses – leading to optimised on-going

Integrity Management through scheduled repairs and inspection intervals.

Our client list reflects the fact that the energy industry operates in a global market – we have

provided services to major oil and gas operators in over 40 countries around the world, ensuring

that we are responsive and our services are customised to client needs

We offer a range of support services, including a risk based inspection scheme for plant and

pipelines, on-site condition assessment of assets, failure investigations, pipe mill audits and

experimental testing facilities.

MACAW published the popular ‘MACAW’s Pipeline Defects’ book and helped initiate a successful

MSc in High Pressure Pipeline Engineering at Newcastle University.

MACAW Engineering are a leading independent engineering consultancy

working closely with global operators of oil & gas production facilities,

pipelines and utility systems to reduce risk, maintain integrity and extend

the service life of client assets.

1996 MACAW founded by four Senior Engineers from the former British Gas Engineering Research Station.

2006 Pipeline Integrity Group formed. MACAW grows to 25 staff.

2007 MACAW gains an equity investement and moves to larger offices following significant company growth.

2008 Corrosion Management, Engineering Services and Materials & Welding Groups established as separate entities.

2014 MACAW plans to extend the current offices to accommodate over 80 staff and expand overseas.

2011 15th anniversary. MACAW moves to our current larger premesis with over 60 staff. Mexico City Office Opened.

HISTORY OF MACAW

The company was formed in 1996 by four senior engineers

from the former British Gas Engineering Research Station in

Killingworth, Northern England. From the early days it was

clear that there was a high demand for the services MACAW

offered and in early 2000 we successfully established a long

term service agreement with a major North Sea Operator,

which has continued to this day.

By 2006 we had grown to a company of 25 people and it was

decided to form a Pipeline Integrity Group to service an

emerging need from our customers. Following equity

investment in 2007 we moved to a larger office in Gosforth

Business Park and grew the Pipeline Integrity Services Group

substantially. Following this move, in 2008, the Corrosion

Management, Engineering Services and Materials and Welding

groups were established as separate entities.

On our 15th anniversary of being in business, the Duke of

Northumberland officially opened the new global headquarters

of MACAW Engineering Ltd, on the prestigious Quorum

Business Park in 2011. This move supported the rise in staff in

our head office to over 80 engineers and the overseeing of

overseas expansion as well as accommodation for the next

phase of growth of the Company.

Head Office, Quorum Business Park

MACAW SERVICES

● Corrosion Management Strategies

● Corrosion Control Mitigation & Prevention Strategies

● Corrosion Risk Assessment

● Corrosion Mechanism Analysis, Modelling & Growth Assessment

● Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility Analysis

● Risk Based Inspection of Pipeline Systems & Topside Facilities

● Life extension studies for Brownfield and Greenfield developments

● Review & Implementation of Cathodic Protection Systems

● Company Placements contributing to AIMS & PIMS

● Risk Assessment

● PIMS Review, Recommendations & Implementation

● Inspection Planning / Prioritisation

● In-Line Inspection Data Review, Diagnosis & Comparison

● Fitness-for-Service Assessment

● Fracture Mechanics based Assessment (Crack Arrest, Fracture Control Plans, Leak before

Break Analysis)

● Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Assessment

● SCC Growth Evaluation

● Fatigue Analysis

● Corrosion Control & Management Strategies

● Pipeline Rehabilitation Planning

● Failure Investigations

● Client Training

Corrosion Management

Plant & Pipeline Integrity Management

● Qualified Metallurgical & Welding Engineering Project Support

● Weld Procedure Specification & Qualification; Preparation / Review / Witness / Advice

● Pipe & Fittings Material Specifications Preparation

● Supplier Capability Assessment and Audit

● Construction & Inspection Requirements

● Weldability & Hot Tap Welding Expertise

● Pipeline Construction Audits

● Technical Concession / Deviation Requests

● Codes, Standards & Gas Industry Specification Interpretation

● Trouble Shooting & Failure Investigations

● Training

On-Site Surveys

● Materials Identification (including live pipelines and plant equipment)

● Failure Investigation

● Inspection of Pipelines, Tanks and Vessels

● Soil Resistivity and Corrosion Assessment

● Cathodic Protection Monitoring (land based or near shore)

● Paint and Coating Inspection

Laboratory Based Testing

● Corrosion Testing

● Metallurgical Examination

● Material and Environmental Studies

● Bespoke Test Rig Design & Operation

Materials & Welding

Engineering Services

PROJECT EXPERIENCE Project Experience by MACAW Personnel over the past 5 years

Area of Expertise Number of Projects

Completed Overview of Typical Projects

Asset Integrity

Management System

(AIMS)

Pipeline Integrity

Management System

(PIMS)

Risk based inspection

(RBI)

> 15

● Company Placements contributing to AIMS and PIMS:-

● PIMS Review Engineer

● Senior Corrosion Engineer overseeing integrity monitoring and inspection

● Senior Integrity Engineers for CRA, Integrity and RBI studies

● Development and implementation of RBI systems for planning future maintenance, corrosion control and inspection requirements:-

● RBI system for 2,000km of pipelines

● RBI for 14 offshore topsides facilities

● Development and implementation of RBI and IMR planning systems and application software

● Development of a 6-year integrity management programme for an offshore pipeline system in the Middle East

Inspection &

Corrosion

Management Systems

Pipeline Integrity

Monitoring &

Mitigation

> 500

● Corrosion Risk Assessments for oil, gas, crude and water pipelines

● Corrosion and Integrity Management review of a high pressure wet sour gas offshore pipeline

● Diagnosis of corrosion mechanisms, corrosion modelling & growth assessment

● Development of Corrosion Mitigation & Prevention strategies

● Inspection of offshore facilities

● Implementation of a CP system for an onshore oil terminal

FFS assessment based

on intelligent pigging

results

> 600

● FFS, corrosion growth analysis & diagnosis and safe remaining life assessments following in-line pig inspection for offshore and onshore pipelines worldwide, either direct to client or as subcontractor to major inspection companies (UK North Sea, Europe, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, South America, Kuwait, Qatar, Kenya, and Abu Dhabi)

Related Oil & Gas

industry (offshore &

onshore)

> 250 years combined

oil & gas experience

● More than 100 Technical Papers at international conferences

● Training programmes: UK, Germany, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Thailand, Korea, Iran

● Company placements

● MACAW’S Atlas of Pipeline Defects, published in 2004

● Contribution to Pipeline Engineering MSc. at Newcastle University

● Member of the Pipeline Pigging & Services Association (PPSA)

EXAMPLE PROJECTS Corrosion Control & Management

Setting Key Performance Indicators (KPI) as part of Corrosion Control Strategies for 14 offshore platforms, ensuring continued effective and safe operations.

Pipeline Integrity

Fitness for purpose assessment on subsea oil and gas pipelines in the Far East, using high resolution MFL and calliper data to diagnose corrosion and recommend enhanced integrity management strategy, leading to demonstrable remaining life improvements.

Engineering Critical Assessment

Fitness for purpose (FFP) assessment of planar defects in a filter to BS7910 and API579, to determine current fitness for service and predicted future life under fatigue loading.

Welding

Qualified welding engineering support provided to several engineering fabrication companies to satisfy the Responsible Welding Co-Ordinator accreditation requirement of the ISO 3834 standard.

Materials

Material assessment for chloride pitting potential in water cooling system on a North Sea platform.

Risk Based Inspection

Development of a bespoke RBI process, implemented on 14 offshore platforms in the North Sea in order to optimise inspection activities and maximise safety.

Standards of Work

Involvement on various CEN & BSI standards committees, e.g. WEE 21/7 BS 4515 Welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore, and also on company specification working groups.

Site Surveys

COMAH audit of over 20 gas storage sites and development of Safety Case documents.

Research

3 year research project into remaining asset life of ageing PE gas distribution systems for UK gas industry, including development of inspection and assessment techniques.

Failure Investigations

Investigation and reporting of forged end seal weld cracking incident during an 85 bar uprating project on a gas transmission pipeline.

Experimental Engineering

Corrosion testing of pipeline material for CO2 sequestration project at UK power station.

SAMPLE CLIENT LIST Services are provided directly to pipeline operators or through intermediaries, such as pipeline inspection companies. Our client list includes:

Bord Gais, Ireland

BP

Bulgargaz

Chevron Texaco

C4 Gas Group, Brussels

ENTEC (UK)

Ministry of Defence (UK)

Murphy Pipelines

National Grid

Northern Gas Networks (NGN)

Northumbrian Water plc

Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)

Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd.

Rosen Group

SABIC

Scotia Gas Networks

Talisman Sinopec Energy (UK)

TOTAL

Transpetro (Brazil)

Wellstream International

Whessoe International SKANSKA Ltd.

Yorkshire Water plc

Zadco

Our client list reflects the fact that the energy industry operates in a global market – we

have provided services to major oil and gas operators in over 40 countries around the

world, ensuring that we are responsive and our services are customised to client needs.

MACAW ORGANISATION

MACAW has over 80 permanent employees, the majority of whom have a graduate qualification

(degree or equivalent) in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline. In addition, over 50% of our

staff have post graduate qualifications (MSc or PhD and/or Professional Engineering status

(Chartered Engineers – CEng)).

This, combined with the experience of its Principal Consultants and Associates, provides a unique

combination of skills and experience, covering all the major disciplines involved in the process of

pipeline and plant integrity management, including Materials, Corrosion, Welding and Engineering

Critical Assessment.

MACAW Organagram

Plant & Pipeline Integrity

Materials & Welding

Corrosion Management

Engineering Services

Onshore Gas Networks

BUSINESS AREAS

Directors

General Manager

Product Development

IT & Infrastructure

Finance Manager

Succession Planning & HR

Business Development & Sales

Resource Planning

Quality Assurance EHS Compliance

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Setting Strategic Direction & Policy

QUALITY ASSURANCE & COMPETENCY SYSTEMS

MACAW Engineering operates a documented “competency system” as part of our Lloyds Register

QA Ltd. Certified ISO 9001 Quality System. This is used to set minimum standards for both

recruitment and promotion within the business and complies with the process of continuous

improvement and HS&E. The following information is extracted from this document, showing the

basic criteria used for the selection of engineering staff who would perform work should a contract

be awarded. Note that all staff at Engineer Grades (below) have at least a First Degree (or

equivalent), and many have Masters, Doctorates and Professional Qualifications (Chartered

Engineers). In addition, we require relevant experience appropriate to the grade, before appointing

staff at each level.

Examples of the relationship between grades and Internal Job Titles:

Grade 4 – Engineer 1

Grade 5 – Engineer 2

Grade 6 – Senior Engineer 1

Grade 7 – Senior Engineer 2

Grade 8 – Principal Engineer

Grades: 4 5 6 7 8

Qualifications &

Experience:

Graduate or

equivalent,

normally with

< 2 years’

relevant

experience

Graduate or

equivalent,

normally with

minimum of 2

years’ relevant

experience

Graduate or

equivalent,

normally with

minimum of 5

years’ relevant

experience

Graduate or

equivalent,

normally with

minimum of 7

years’ relevant

experience

Graduate or

equivalent,

normally with

minimum of 10

years’ relevant

experience

REGISTRATION & ACCREDITATIONS

Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2008)

The Quality Management System of MACAW Engineering has been approved by Lloyds Register

Quality Assurance to the Quality Management System Standard of ISO9001:2008, applicable to:-

“The provision of engineering consultancy services associated with the management, operation and

integrity of pipeline systems and process plant“

First Point Assessment (FPAL)

First Point Assessment (FPAL) operates a supplier management service on behalf of major Oil & Gas

organisations. Registering with this service gives access to an industry-wide scheme which allows

supplier company information to be searchable by all Oil & Gas purchasers that subscribe to the

system.

MACAW Engineering are registered as a supplier with First Point Assessment (FPAL) under supplier

registration number 10043966.

Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB)

Established in 1996, UVDB is now recognised as the standard for supplier pre-qualification within the

Utilities Sector. This registration and pre-qualification system is now used by all major UK Utilities to

source suppliers and contractors.

MACAW Engineering are registered as a supplier on the Utilities Vendor Database under supplier

registration number 706690.

CONTACT DETAILS

Q5 Quorum Business Park Leibnitz # 20 Int. 01/10 Benton Lane Nueva Anzures Newcastle Upon Tyne Ciudad de México NE12 8BS 11590 United Kingdom México, D.F. Tel: +44 (0) 191 215 4010

Email: info@macawengineering.com

Website: www.macawengineering.com

General Manager: Roland Palmer-Jones

Pipeline Integrity: Andrew Wilde

Corrosion Management: John Wilkinson

Materials & Welding: Peter Boothby

Engineering Services: Paul Casson

Onshore Gas Networks: Dave Smart

Technical Sales Manager: Pat Stokes

Head Office México Office