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Issue No. May 2017

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CRAI Receives

CRAS Wins 2 Awards

CRAT Introduces

CRAT Opens New

CRAM

CR Asia Innovation - Improving

CRAS Conducts

CRAI Recognised in

Several Commendations

at ExxonMobil Contractor Forum

Projectile Technology

Workshop

Merging with CRAS

Safety of HPWJ Operations

ExxonMobil Safety Training

National Safety Day at RIL

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The Group PerspectiveAs expected, 2017 has seen a significant increase in work across the Group.

Thailand has been busy with a number of significant shutdowns including IRPC, BST, DOW and ROC whilst Singapore has been very busy completing a number of significant catalyst handling projects for Shell Seraya, Shell Bukom and ExxonMobil along with a number of chemical cleaning and CDT projects. India has also been busy with

many catalyst handling jobs and CDT jobs along with the ongoing mobilisation of the Reliance CMC contract and the large HMEL shutdown.

We are particularly pleased with the large number of letters of commendation received from clients in 2017 reflecting the strong ongoing commitment to excellence of our technicians, supervisors and project managers.

The oil price continues to impact our business resulting in increased levels of competition and reduced margins in most of our markets. Our Singapore and Malaysia based businesses have merged as a result of the impact of the global oil price on the Malaysian market.The management team is developing a new business plan to set the strategic direction for the Group to 2020.

We continue to maintain high levels of client satisfaction and low levels of employee turnover in 2017.

The extension of our yard facilities in CRAT is coming to the final stage whilst our new Jamnagar workshop remains in the planning stage due to other commitments in India.

On behalf of the CR Asia Board of Directors, I want to thank you all for your commitment to the company and stress that, as always, safety remains our highest priority and we expect all our team to make a personal commitment to our Zero Harm safety program.

Mark StansfieldGroup Managing DirectorCR Asia Group

CRAI has received some excellent feedback in recent months

Exceptional results at the ExxonMobil Contractor Forum

Seminar focused on sugar mill plants and power generators

CRAT staff held an Opening Ceremony for the new workshop.

CRAM has been selected as media and catalyst loading contractor

Replacement of the manual foot device with an air controlled dump valve.

ExxonMobil recently visited CRAS to perform Safety training for upcoming projects.

CRAI was invited by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) to participate in the Safety Skits competition.

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CRAS Supports Pertamina with Furnace Cleaning & InspectionCRAI Receives Several Commendations

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In January 2017, CRAS and partners performed their first furnace cleaning and inspection project for Pertamina Balongan in Indonesia.

The work was carried out on a crude furnace, which comprised 8 passes of 6 inch diameter tubes.

CRAS mobilized two pigging machines along with six technicians and all parties worked collaboratively together to complete this mechanical cleaning and inspection project to the client’s satisfaction.

CRAS would like to thank Pertamina and their partners for making this furnace cleaning and inspection job a smooth, safe and successful one.

CRAS looks forward to performing similar scopes of work on other Pertamina plants in the near future.

Elvin LowCDT Division ManagerCR Asia Singapore

CRAI has received some excellent feedback in recent months, which highlights the care, dedication and professionalism shown by the business in delivering projects that not only meet but exceed client’s expectations.

A few examples are mentioned below and a couple of additional commendation letters are pictured.

Gunavel RathinamGeneral ManagerCR Asia India

CRAI received a commendation from Chambal Fertilizers for the successful completion of the KBR converter repair project, which was performed under inert conditions

CRAI was appreciated by RIL for successful installation of the Scanfiner vessel in the new J3 complex

CRAI received a commendation from RIL for the successful completion of the Z-PX4 catalyst change-out on the ParaXylene complex

CRAI received a commendation from Reliance Industries (RIL) for the professional manner in which they completed the initial loading of 42 vessels for the new J3 complex

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CRAS Wins 2 Awards at ExxonMobil Contractor Forum

In March 2017, CRAS was delighted to win two awards at ExxonMobil’s Contractor Forum held in Singapore.

The first award for Innovation & Productivity recognised the contribution CRAS has made in delivering additional cooling capacity by improving the performance of their air-fin coolers using an innovative cleaning method.

The second award was acknowledgement for excellent Safety Performance in 2016 and achieving an injury free year on ExxonMobil sites.

These two awards are further evidence of CR Asia’s unyielding commitment towards safe working, as well as its continuous devotion in the search of new technologies to complement its capabilities and bring about increased value to clients.

Alex ChenBusiness Development ManagerCR Asia Singapore

CRAS Performs Texas Tower Cleaning

CRAS is delighted to have safely and successfully completed the chemical cleaning of two Texas Towers (Vertical Combined Feed-Effluent Exchangers) for ExxonMobil and Shell.

The scope of work for ExxonMobil included cleaning of both shell and tube sides as well as the associated mechanical works in the form of fabrication and installation of temporary piping, while for Shell only the shell side was cleaned.

These projects showcase the growing capabilities available from CRAS and provide excellent references for future work of this kind in Asia.

Dominic ThatheusMechanical Division ManagerCR Asia Singapore

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CRAT Knowledge Sharing at PTTGC

In November 2016, CRAT provided Knowledge Sharing Sessions to PTTGC Group on the following topics:

• Online leak sealing • In-situ machining • Cold cutting and flange facing • Anti-corrosion by tape method

45 staff from PTTGC Group participated in the sessions and it was a great way to market CRAT’s services to such a large and diverse audience.

Nuchanart LapasanoiSales & Marketing ManagerCR Asia Thailand

CRAT Delivers Successful BST Turnaround

CRAT won the full scope for BST’s turnaround in November 2016 including chemical decontamination, heat exchanger cleaning, column internals, valve repairs, vessel services and flare maintenance.

CRAT provided around 620 staff to BST for this turnaround and successfully completed all work without any incidents.

Jiraphat KadyangngaoSenior Sales RepresentativeCR Asia Thailand

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CRAT Introduces Projectile Technology

CRAT took the opportunity to test a new type of cleaning method using projectiles at BST’s turnaround last November 2016.

Projectile technology is a low pressure cleaning technique that has been mainly used in the Power sector to date for cleaning condensers.

During the BST turnaround, CRAT used projectiles to clean some of the most challenging in-situ condensers and heat exchangers.

CRAT cleaned around 15,000 tubes with this new technique at a rate of 500 tubes per hour and only a minor percentage of the inspected tubes failed the IRIS inspection.

The normal operating pressure of the projectile pump is 350-400 psi (25-30 bar) and a typical flow rate is 140 litres per minute.

CRAT noticed that the Projectile system is most efficient for re-cleaning heat exchangers that have initially failed the inspection or for cleaning lightly fouled tubes.

Blocked tubes and heavily fouled tubes are still best cleaned by High Pressure Water Jetting (HPWJ).

Michael VeldersProject ManagerCR Asia Thailand

CRAT Commissions New ParaXylene Product Line

CRAT performed the inspection and pre-cleaning of a new paraxylene product line in Thailand from the storage tank to the loading berth, located approximately 1.5 km offshore.

The new pipeline was 5km long and 12 inches in diameter.

A foam pigg was used to survey the new pipeline and then multiple sets of bi-diameter piggs were used to flush the contents of the line to the slops tank on board a marine vessel that was connected to the loading berth in support of the commissioning work.

Glenn EbertProcess & Pipeline Division ManagerCR Asia Thailand

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CRAT Presents at PTTEP Contractor Event in Myanmar

CRAT was invited to participate in the 2017 PTTEP Myanmar Asset SSHE Forum held in Yangon.

In addition to attending the forum, PTTEP extended an invite for CRAT’s General Manager to be a key-note speaker on the topic of Competency Management for Successful SSHE Performance.

During the presentation, CRAT explained the key elements of their Competency Management framework. These included recruitment and selection of staff against clear objectives, a strong commitment to performance monitoring and improvement, and a proactive approach to career management and progression, underpinned by a comprehensive training and development program and a behavioural based culture that rewards excellent SSHE performance.

The paper also highlighted the tangible benefits that CRAT’s Competency Management policy has had on their growth and development as a leading provider of maintenance services to PTTEP and other offshore operators in the region. The event was attended by around 400 delegates from more than 50 contracting companies together with government authorities, other operators in Myanmar and PTTEP’s partners.David Richardson (General Manager, CR Asia Thailand) and Khun Surasit (Operations Manager, Offshore Services) represented CRAT at this high profile event organised by PTTEP.

David YoungGroup Business Development ManagerCR Asia Group

CRAT Hosts Lunch n Learn for New Anti-Corrosion Solution

In September 2016, CRAT organized a Lunch n Learn event at Sak Saitarn Resort in Rayong for Nitto to demonstrate their new anti-corrosion solution, which uses tape rather than the conventional method of painting.

Nitto claim that the tape lasts for at least 15 years (compared to around 5 years for paint), is significantly faster to apply and is substantially more economical as a result.

CRAT invited clients from various sectors including Power, Oil & Gas and Petrochemicals to participate in the event.

More than 50 clients attended and a good deal of interest was raised in this new anti-corrosion solution.


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CRAT was delighted to receive an Appreciation Letter from PTTEP for their successful participation in the PTTEP Zawtika Shutdown in Myanmar, which was completed 7 hours ahead of schedule and without any safety incidents. A picture of the Appreciation Letter is enclosed.

David RichardsonGeneral ManagerCR Asia Thailand

CRAT Receives Appreciation Letter from PTTEP CRAT Opens New Workshop

In November 2016, CRAT staff, together with the Welfare Committee, held an Opening Ceremony for the new workshop.The new workshop is an impressive structure covering 2,000 square metres and is equipped with a five-tonne overhead crane.

CRAT invited monks to bless the new workshop in the hope it will bring additional prosperity to the business.

Staff joined in the celebrations and firmly believe the new workshop will bring CRAT future success and growth.


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CRAM was invited to participate in Criterion’s Hydroprocessing Training Workshop in Melaka, which was attended by 3 refining clients in Malaysia; Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd, PETRONAS Penapisan (Melaka) Sdn Bhd, and PETRONAS Penapisan (Terengganu) Sdn Bhd.

CRAM was requested to present CR Asia’s latest technology for unloading and loading hydroprocessing catalysts.

The presentation, delivered by Saiful Azman Mohd Yusop (Senior Engineer, CR Asia Malaysia) and David Young (Group Business Development Manager) covered Wet Dumping and Mourik’s Hydrodrilling technology as effective ways for removing the spent catalyst quickly along with Auto Sock Cutting and various Dense Loading techniques as key methods for loading the fresh catalyst.

Additional innovations such as robotic unloading (saving time by being able to endure higher temperatures and eliminating confined space entry) and Soft Flow loading (eliminating the use of a crane) were also highlighted as well as CR Asia’s holistic approach to process unit maintenance.

The paper was well received by the 30 delegates attending and one of the clients even mentioned that the best part of the workshop had been learning about the innovations from CR Asia.

Criterion added that this was the first time they had invited a third party contractor to present at one of their client seminars in SE Asia and seemed very pleased with CR Asia’s contribution based on the feedback received.


CRAM Invited to Present at Criterion’s Training Workshop

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In December 2016, CR Asia announced the merger of CRAM and CRAS to create a larger and more diverse business that will be capable of achieving higher levels of productivity through greater economies of scale.

The new business will be managed by Edwina Wong (pictured) and this change was deemed necessary to combat increasingly difficult market conditions, particularly in Malaysia, to enable the combined business to be more effective and efficient going forward.

CRAM will be retaining its operational base in Kemaman and, in addition to its on-going hydro-jetting, vacuum truck and catalyst services, will be able to offer a much more diverse range of mechanical and shutdown / turnaround maintenance services with support from CRAS.


CRAM Merging with CRAS

In October 2016, CRAI was awarded its largest project ever – a five year mechanical maintenance contract for Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in Jamnagar at the world’s largest Refinery and Petrochemical Complex.

CRAI took on the first 2 units, the Crude Unit consisting of 2 plants and the Hydrotreater Unit comprising 5 plants. During the preparation phase, CRAI recruited over 200 management, supervision and plant maintenance personnel and procured significant quantities of tools and equipment.

CRAI’s planners and engineers worked closely with RIL to identify and schedule all tasks into a meaningful plan so the utilization of personnel could be maximised, whilst also learning about the particular challenges each unit brings. There have been several “mini” shutdowns where resources from different plants have needed to be pooled together in order to successfully complete work scopes at relatively short notice.

In 2017, CRAI took over 2 more units, Sulphur Unit and Aromatics Unit, with a further 10 units due to be taken up by the middle of the year. This is no small task considering that the overall numbers needed to service this contract will run to almost 1,000 people eventually.

Both the transition and delivery teams have been working extremely hard to deliver this game changing opportunity for the business, with support from management within the Group. In particular, CRAI would like to thank Mark Stansfield (Group Managing Director) and Gunavel Rathinam (General Manager, CR Asia India), who have spent a great deal of time working with the teams to achieve the progress to date.

Steve MossOperations Manager CR Asia India

CRAI Plant Maintenance Project at RIL

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CR Asia Board of Directors Meeting in Thailand

CR Asia held their #40 Board Meeting in Thailand on 15-16 November 2016, the first day of which happened to coincide with Mark Stansfield’s birthday (Group Managing Director).The Board members were able to see first-hand the current state of the expansion work underway for the CRAT site in Rayong, Thailand.

CRAT is in the process of expanding its operations in Rayong, close to the country’s main refining, petrochemical, and oil & gas centre.

The expansion will add a further 12,000 square metres to the existing 22,000 square metre site, where two new workshops have been built, one of which covers 2,000 square metres and is equipped with a five-tonne overhead crane and a second 1,000 square metre workshop. A new training facility in the form of a mini processing plant complete with heat exchangers, vessels, tanks, piping etc., is also being added, which will enable CRAT to carry out demonstrations for clients and will assist with the training of CR Asia personnel.

In addition, CRAT is adding a new 800 square metre administrative building, along with making improvements to the existing facilities, including a new road system and improved drainage in order to better handle the rainy season.

This work has been ongoing for several months and should be completed by the middle of 2017.

CRAT has also invested heavily in new automated equipment over the last few years, spending more than SGD 6.5 million (US$4.8 million) in 2014 and over SGD 7 million (US$5.17 million) in 2015 in order to boost operational efficiency and make operations safer for clients and employees.


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CR Asia Innovation – Loading of Support Ceramics

The loading of ceramic support balls in a reactor is a time consuming and labour intensive practice. The ceramic balls are commonly loaded using buckets or sacks due to difficulties accessing the bottom of the reactor.

CR Asia has designed a split vacuum cyclone made of lightweight materials to enable the ceramic balls to be transferred pneumatically from a loading bin to the cyclone and into the reactor without causing the ceramics to break. A loading hopper is strategically positioned to ensure the fall height is within acceptable limits.

The loading rate achieved with this technique is much faster than using buckets or sacks and the loading time is reduced by at least 67% when compared to these conventional methods.

The design of this equipment has been rolled out across CR Asia to make loading schedules even quicker than before and ensure the loaded reactors can be put back in service sooner, creating more value for the end user.

Oliver RooneyEquipment & Procurement ManagerCR Asia Group

CR Asia Innovation - Improving Safety of HPWJ Operations

The manual foot valve used for operating a High Pressure Water Jet (HPWJ) lance is bulky and often a nuisance as it needs to be close to where the technician is standing. This typically means the high pressure hoses are near to the technician’s feet, creating a tripping hazard and exposing the technician to the potential of a serious injury if a hose was to rupture or burst.

Replacing the manual foot device with an air controlled dump valve removes the technician from the hazardous area by allowing the valve to be located near to the operating equipment and not where the technician is standing. The air controlled valve is easy to set up and safer to operate. The hose arrangement is simplified too, further reducing hazards and the need to provide sock protection for the hose is eliminated.

The enhanced level of safety offered by this innovation is important to our ongoing business improvement and CR Asia is going through a process of replacing all foot valves with air controlled dump values in a systematic manner.

Oliver RooneyEquipment & Procurement ManagerCR Asia Group

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Message from CR Asia Group Safety Manager

2017 has started well with a good number of projects across all of the businesses including large turnarounds, term maintenance contracts and many other smaller jobs. Many of these projects have had tight schedules associated with them and several have required large volumes of permanent and contract staff on the ground.

As always, safety is our top priority!

Safety training and skills specific training are key to ensuring that all of our personnel have access to the latest in safety awareness and trade skills. A great deal of effort and commitment is made by many people within the CR Asia organisation to design and deliver training. Their efforts should be applauded and recognised as making a vital contribution towards maintaining a safe working environment for all.

As we remain determined to create a “Zero Harm” work place across our geographically and culturally diverse areas of operation, we must emphasise to all of our staff that it is your responsibility, to yourselves and to your work colleagues, to continually look out for each other and to report any unsafe acts or non-conformances immediately. Also, remember that anyone has the authority to stop work, if they feel that it is unsafe to continue.

Some commendable safety achievements were recorded in 2016. However, as always, there is room for improvement. Let’s all make a renewed and concerted effort to continue our quest for “Zero Harm” for all CR Asia personnel throughout 2017 and beyond.

Work hard, play hard and above all, stay safe.

Pete CheshireGroup Safety ManagerCR Asia Group

Training & Development

The Training and Development Department (TDD) has been busy training workers for various projects in Thailand, India and Singapore in recent months. The training courses provided have covered a range of disciplines including High Pressure Water Jetting (HPWJ), confined space entry and inert entry Breathing Apparatus (BA).

TDD was invited to present an overview of its BA course for inert entry to representatives from IRPC. This opportunity allowed TDD to show IRPC some of the information and training that is required for every inert entry reactor specialist that performs this role at CRAT.

The overview included a demonstration on how to use the BA, how the system works, what procedures are in place and the safety backups in case something goes wrong.

As a result, IRPC went away with a greater awareness of the BA equipment and how it is used along with an appreciation that CR Asia has the necessary tools and capabilities to complete inert entry jobs safely and professionally.

It is always good to work with clients to help achieve a better understanding of the knowledge, skills and experience required for certain tasks and to be able to promote safe working practices.

Peter SmithTraining ManagerCR Asia Group

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CRAT Safety Incentive Program

In Q4 2016, CRAT implemented their Safety Incentive Program for 3 major projects as follows:

• SCG-DOW Chemical, Shutdown in 2016 • ROC (Rayong Olefins Co., Ltd), Turnaround in 2016• BST (Bangkok Synthetics Co., Ltd), Turnaround in 2016

The Safety Incentive Program works by encouraging employees to be more aware of Occupational Health & Safety issues that could minimise the risk of incidents and illness in the workplace.

Staff are incentivised to look for ways to increase efficiency, client satisfaction and service quality, whilst improving safety standards in the process.

A range of prizes and awards are available for the best ideas and best performers and all team members are rewarded for delivering a major project safely, without incident.

CRAT’s management is very active in supporting these sorts of initiatives and CRAT is very proud of its safety record, having recently exceeded 7 million man-hours without a Lost Time Incident (LTI).

Khanuengnut ThumpharakHSEQ Assistant ManagerCR Asia Thailand

CRAS Conducts ExxonMobil Safety Training

ExxonMobil recently visited CRAS to perform Safety training for upcoming projects.

The training was conducted by ExxonMobil’s Safety Officer, Quek Swee Boon, and a total of 35 technicians from CRAS attended the training.

This training provided a good understanding of what is expected of all contractors working on ExxonMobil sites and equipped staff with the necessary knowledge to work safely in accordance with ExxonMobil’s standards.

Ragavan Nair RamasamyHSEQ ManagerCR Asia Singapore

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CRAT Participates in IRPC Contractor Safety Week

In November 2016, CRAT sponsored an exhibition booth at IRPC Contractor Safety Week, which was held at IRPC’s site.

CRAT used the exhibition to demonstrate their commitment to the Zero Accident objective that IRPC has set for their next major turnaround in 2017.

It is anticipated that more than 15,000 workers from various contractors will be needed for IRPC’s next shutdown and a collaborative effort from all contractors will be required to ensure the Zero Accident goal is achieved.


CRAT Exhibits at Rayong Safety Week

In October 2016, CRAT was a key exhibitor at Rayong Safety week, which was held at the Star Plaza Hotel.

The event was well attended and provided an excellent opportunity for CRAT to promote their capabilities and demonstrate their continued commitment to all potential clients located in Rayong province.


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CRAI Recognised in National Safety Day at RIL

In the build-up to the National Safety Day campaign across India, CRAI was invited by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) to participate in the Safety Skits competition, where teams act out their choice of safety awareness topic to an audience and are judged by a panel comprising RIL staff and a few in-house contractors.

CRAI put forward 5 teams over two days and were successful in the Joint Contractor / Client category, which had the theme of Conflicting Activities, highlighting the potential for incidents to occur when one party is not fully aware of what the other party is doing.

The CRAI team from the Crude Unit won 2nd prize with the CRAI Sulphur Unit team taking 3rd place.

There were over 20 teams in the category altogether, so the CRAI teams did a commendable job to finish where they did and a big thank you to all of the participants that took place.Kaushik Gondaliya, Safety Engineer, was also successful in the Poster Competition, coming 3rd overall across the whole DTA site. The focus of Kaushik’s poster was on the Operational Management System (OMS) at the site and depicted several elements from the OMS that helps keep all personnel safe during everyday activities.

Steve MossOperations Manager CR Asia India

CRAT Recognised by Covestro

In December 2016, CRAT received a Safety Certificate from Covestro for successfully completing the recent turnaround project without any incidents. During the turnaround, CRAT performed the general mechanical and piping work at the CO plant and provided 115 experts to ensure the project was completed on time and within budget.

David Richardson (General Manager) and Virote Sawangsri (Operations Manager, Industrial Services) are pictured receiving the Contractor Safety Recognition Certificate from Sutee Srisai (Head of HSEQ) in Covestro.

CRAT hopes this will lead to further opportunities with Covestro.

Jiraphat KadyangngaoSenior Sales RepresentativeCR Asia Thailand

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Case Studies

CR Asia cleaned the reactor within the 5 day schedule, delivering significant savings for the client based on previous cleaning timesUse of advanced automatically controlled equipment reduced the number of operators needed, ensured there was no need for anyone to enter the reactor and provided a safe working environment for the High Pressure Water Jetting operators

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A Petrochemical plant in SE Asia wanted to remove a hard polymer residue from a coned vessel without any personnel entering the vesselThe client was keen to reduce the cleaning time to 5 days (from 9 days previously)The vessel was 5 metres in diameter with a hard polymer residue 15mm thickThe client confirmed that it was ok to use water as the cleaning medium

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CR Asia completed the cleaning and repairs efficiently and effectively with no safety incidents and enabling the client to return the tank to service earlier than expectedUse of heavy duty pumping equipment ensured the tank was cleaned quicker than any manual based method, confined space entry was reduced to a minimum and risks to all personnel significantly reduced

CR Asia used a powerful, hydraulic driven sludge pump to remove the heavy sludge, which was packed in suitable containers for safe disposalIn accordance with the relevant tank repair standard, API 653, CR Asia designed and installed a mounting H beam to the tank wall to avoid tank collapse during the tank shell replacementCR Asia designed and engineered the bottom plate, which was changed from a cone down to a cone up type to aid maintenance activities in the future

An oil drilling contractor in SE Asia wanted to clean and repair a tank whilst minimizing confined space entryIn addition to cleaning the tank, the client wanted to repair the shell plate and replace the bottom plateThe client was keen to minimize downtime

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CR Asia lowered an automatically controlled rotating cleaning arm into the vessel with 3 cleaning nozzles pointing in different directions to avoid anyone having to enter the vessel3 High Pressure Pumps, each delivering 1,000 bar pressure and 250 litres per min flow, were used to remove the polymer deposit

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New Joiners

Narongwuth Wudhikanakorn

Narongwuth Wudhikanakorn has recently joined CR Asia in Bangkok as the new Group Information Technology (IT) Manager. His 27 year IT experience includes being the Head of IT for companies in the Petrochemicals and Consumer Electronics industries, also

Reymel Ballesteros

Reymel Ballesteros joined CRAS in December 2016. He graduated with a diploma in Auto Mechanical Technology and has eight years of work experience in the Oil and Gas industry, having supervised several chemical cleaning,

Virgilio de Guzman

Virgilio de Guzman joined CRAS in February 2017 as a Project Planner. He holds an Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Australia and has extensive engineering experience from a range of different manufacturing industries.

Abdul Wahid Bin Jamil

Abdul Wahid Bin Jamil took up a permanent position with CRAS in January 2017 as a Catalyst Supervisor. Having worked for CRAS as a freelance catalyst technician, his past experience in safety will certainly complement his new role.

as a SAP Technical Consultant at Price Waterhouse Coopers / IBM, and as an Entrepreneur for an IT System Integrator/Solution provider. Narongwuth’s primary responsibilities in CR Asia are to bring the IT systems to a higher level of usability, manageability, reliability, expandability and serviceability. This will, in turn, include enhancements on Core Business Applications, IT Infrastructure and IT Service Management. One of the major IT projects in 2017 is the “ERP Selection Project”, which involves assessing current IT applications and business processes to evaluate the necessity of moving to a new ERP system. Some optimization of current processes and IT infrastructure will be expected and the transition will necessitate support from all core Country Business Functions and Country IT teams. Following implementation, CR Asia will deliver higher levels of productivity and service excellence to clients underpinned by an enhanced management information system. So let 2017 be an exciting year for something new in CR Asia!

nitrogen purging, mechanical and hydrojetting projects. He looks forward to making use of his vast experience to support CRAS achieve its business goals.

Wahid holds an Advanced Certificate in Workplace Safety and Health and has also completed the Confined Space Safety Assessor’s Course.

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CRAS – Forging Ahead

In 2017 to date, CRAS has recruited a new Catalyst Handling Supervisor, a Project Planner and several technicians. Going forward, CRAS plans to recruit more technicians to supplement the existing staff so as to scale new heights, build competencies and capabilities to meet clients’ expectations and needs. The first quarter of 2017 saw the catalyst division of CRAS engaged in the turnarounds at Shell and ExxonMobil, while the decoking team was kept busy in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan.

Despite the hectic schedule of multiple projects being executed at the same time and some immediately after each other, the completion of all jobs safely and successfully made the hard work all the more worthwhile.

Additionally, CRAS is also investigating ways of becoming more productive and is in the process of reviewing a new Time Management tool to be integrated with the HR Software System.

This new system will reduce manual work filling out timesheets, thereby allowing staff to become more productive in their area of work and will also assist in payroll preparation and financial reporting.


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CRAS Celebrates Lunar New Year

The Year of the Rooster is here!

CRAS celebrated the Lunar New Year in early February 2017. This day also happens to be “Everyone’s Birthday” in the Lunar Calendar.

All staff enjoyed a traditional “Lo Hei” lunch, which means “tossing up good fortune” and refers to the ritual of tossing the Yu Sheng (Cantonese-style raw fish salad) and saying of auspicious phrases before eating it.

A staff member on each table prepared the Yu Sheng by adding the ingredients one by one in a specific order, whilst reciting wishes of luck and prosperity. With the plate in the middle, all staff stood in a circle and tossed the ingredients whilst exchanging good wishes.

CRAS was encouraged by the belief, that the higher the toss, the better your prospects for the year ahead and cries of HUAT! HUAT! HUAT! (HUAT means to prosper) rang around the room.


Mo Secures Long Service Award

Mo joined CRAS in October 2006 as Storekeeper and is now the Warehouse & Equipment Controller for the business.

Mo’s efforts and hard work are highly appreciated by the company, where in the early part of his CRAS career, Mo brought a dedication and discipline to the role that was sorely needed. Later, he became one of the main driving forces behind CRAS achieving ISO and OHSAS management standards and, more recently, Mo has shown great commitment in keeping the yard and store in good shape, as well as helping the business retain all three ISO and OHSAS certifications.

Mo has always been eager to learn, shows a good attitude and sets a good example to his fellow co-workers. He certainly deserves special recognition for achieving this important milestone.

Congratulations Mo!

Sally KhoManager, OperationsCR Asia Singapore

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CRAT Sponsors National Children’s Day

In January 2017, a delegation of staff from CRAT’s HSEQ team took time out from their weekend to support the local Children’s Day celebrations in Thailand, which is usually held around the same time every year.

The CR Asia members participated in games and activities to promote the company to students and the community.

This year CRAT is sponsoring 4 places as follows:

• 1 place at Wat Phathumavas School • 1 place at Nikhom Phatthana District Office • 1 place at Wat Kha Chet School • 1 place at Ban Chak Na School

Aphicha ChathaisongQuality Assistant ManagerCR Asia Thailand

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CRAT Supports Local Education Program

CRAT believes in supporting their local community with worthwhile projects and, in 2016, CRAT elected to support an education project they felt would have a visible and beneficial impact on the local population near to their site for many years to come.

In December 2016, CRAT donated THB 100,000 to go towards the construction of a new school building in the local Mabkha Municipality near Rayong.

Thaveesak KomonsuwanFinance ManagerCR Asia Thailand

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