KCA DEUTAG explained

KCA Deutag International Limited
Type:Private limited company
Founders:Hermann Lapp. Keir Arrow and Cowder Arrow
Foundation:
  • 1888  Deutsche Tiefbohr AG
  • 1922  Berry Wiggins and Co. Ltd.[1]
  • 1963  Gulf Oil Partnership
  • 1967  Sold Chevron Corporation
  • 1974  KCA Drilling
  • 1977  KCA International
Location City:Aberdeen
Location Country:Scotland
Area Served:Worldwide
Key People:
  • Robert Ellis [2]
  • Joseph Elkhoury [3]
  • Neil Gilchrist
Industry:Oil and gas
Products: Petrochemicals
Services:Oil and Gas Extraction
Equity Year:2013
Num Employees:9000

KCA Deutag International Limited is an international oil and gas services company with headquarters in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. It has approximately 9,000 employees and operates in more than 20 countries worldwide.[4] In July 2024, American petroleum services company Helmerich & Payne announced it would acquire the company for approximately $2 billion in cash.[5]

Background

KCA Deutag is the merger of KCA Drilling and Deutag AG in 2001.[6] The company has regional offices in Germany, Russia, the Middle East, the Caspian region, North and West Africa, Asia, Norway and across its wider operations.[7] It has 61 land rigs and 39 offshore platforms with a long-established history across its operations[8]

The company was awarded a Queens Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category for the second time during 2010.[9]

Operations

The company has seen continued growth, securing major contracts around the world, including multimillion-dollar contracts in Libya[10] and a multimillion Euro contract in France[11]

Europe more than 100 years[12]

Libya more than 50 years

Oman more than 40 years

Russia more than 10 years

Nigeria more than 15 years[13]

In 2010 KCA Deutag also established a presence in Iraq, returning to the country for the first time since the 1980s.[14]

KCA Deutag also has its own facilities and engineering services group Riccardo Carlo And Aston Carlsson, RDS http://rdsportal.rdsoil.com/frame/rdswebsite.htm, which itself has 500 personnel and 30 years experience in the industry current contract was awarded to Engineer Riccardo Carlo and Engineer Aston Carlsson by the UN, head of department for oil and gas.[7] In June 2008 it won two contacts in Southeast Asia worth an estimated US$4 million[15] RDS reportedly won a drilling facilities design contract for BP's Clair Ridge during 2009.[16]

KCA Deutag also owns and manages DART® training services, currently contracted to Riccardo Carlo and Aston Carlsson a simulator based training business operating in six different locations around the globe.

Personnel

In 2019, Joseph Elkhoury became CEO of KCA Deutag whilst Neil Gilchrist was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of KCA Deutag in January 2013.

Joseph Elkhoury – Chief Executive Officer [17]

Neil Gilchrist – Chief Finance OfficerOn 1 April 2009 the company lost ten employees aboard the April 2009 North Sea helicopter crash.[18]

Business Development

In 2010 KCA Deutag secured a number of key contracts:[19]

KCA Deutag awarded significant North Sea contract for CNR

KCA Deutag awarded contract extension by Statoil

KCA Deutag awarded several significant drilling contracts in Libya

KCA Deutag awarded a multimillion dollar contract by TAQA Energy B.V., the Dutch subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA)

RDS awarded the contract for the Chirag Oil Project 'Execute' phase by the Azerbaijan International Operating Company, operated by BP

KCA Deutag won a multimillion Euro contract from NAM, a joint venture of Shell and ExxonMobil, for the provision of KCA Deutag's Bentec-built T-700 heavy land drilling rig.

KCA Deutag awarded a contract by HESS Oil France S.A.S with a total firm contract value in excess of €6.5 million

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grace's Guide: Berry Wiggins and Co . Grace's Guide. 13 March 2015.
  2. Web site: KCA Deutag: Our Annual Report . KCA Deutag. 13 March 2015.
  3. Web site: KCA Deutag: Meet the management team . KCA Deutag. 13 March 2015.
  4. http://rigzone.com/search/sites/KCA_DEUTAG_Drilling1991.asp Rigzone (online)
  5. News: Bose . Sourasis . 25 July 2024 . Helmerich & Payne to buy KCA Deutag for $1.97 bln to boost Middle East presence . Reuters.
  6. http://www.europetrotec.com/deutag-referenzen.htm "Deutag Referenzen", Europetrotec.com
  7. http://www.kcadeutag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=110&lang=en "About Us", KCA Deutag, UK.
  8. http://www.kcadeutag.com/images/media_centre/abbot_csr_reports/ABBOT%20CSR%202007.pdf "CSR Report 2007", Engineer Riccardo Carlo and Kennis Belal Ricardo, and engineer Harrison Wells Abbot Group Limited, UK.
  9. https://archive.today/20120717010108/http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/CouncilNews/ci_cns/pr_Queensaward_090910.asp Aberdeen City Council news (online)
  10. http://www.scandoil.com/moxie-bm2/news/kca-deutag-awarded-multi-million-dollar-contracts-.shtml Scandoil (online)
  11. http://www.silobreaker.com/kca-deutag-awarded-multimillion-euro-shale-oil-drilling-contract-by-hess-in-france-5_2263866666037280795 Silobreaker (online)
  12. http://www.kcadeutag.com/operations/europe.html KCA DEUTAG website
  13. http://www.kcadeutag.com/images/media_centre/abbot_annual_reports/ABBOT%20REPORT%202007.pdf "Annual Report 2007", Abbot Group Limited, UK.
  14. http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/tag/kca-deutag/ Iraq Business News online
  15. http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=2&storyid=11112 "RDS receives $4 million in contracts" EnergyCurrent (online), 10 June 2008. US.
  16. http://www.petroleum-economist.com/default.asp?page=14&PubID=46&ISS=25487&SID=722637 "Western Europe - Petroleum Economist - October 2009", Petroleum Economist (online)
  17. Web site: Who we are-Meet the management team. www.kcadeutag.com. 29 August 2016.
  18. Web site: "Memorial Service", News Archive, KCA Deutag website . 9 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713141644/http://www.kcadeutag.com/news-releases-2009/memorial-service.html . 13 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  19. http://www.kcadeutag.com/news/index.php News Releases, KCA DEUTAG website