High Value Solutions for Complex Offshore Projects

Executing large scale, technically complex offshore oil and gas production facilities has been a KBR specialty since 1947 when the company built the first offshore platform out of the sight of land for Kerr McGee. The world has changed since then. Projects are more complex and technically more challenging. External market factors can cause capital expenditures and operating costs to escalate without warning.

KBR’s 70 years of experience includes working with some of the world’s largest oil and gas projects. We design, build and manage complex projects from concept to completion for a wide range of global clients. KBR supports the offshore energy industry by providing integrated engineering and program management solutions for production facilities and subsea developments in some of the harshest, most remote environments on earth.

Two years ago, KBR made a commitment to intensify its focus on the upstream oil and gas market and expand its presence in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the Americas and worldwide. One key part of this strategy was the reorganization of KBR’s Oil and Gas business in order to better serve the Industry and respond to our client’s needs, specifically in Canada to support the East Coast Canada offshore developments.

KBR’s two subsidiaries, Granherne subsea and field development company and GVA Consultants, the world’s leading designer for semi-submersibles and FPSO hulls from new build to upgrades and conversions, were moved into the Oil and Gas business unit under Roy Oelking, the newly appointed President of Oil and Gas.

Since the reorganization, Oelking and his team, Rebel LeBoeuf, VP of Project Management, Americas and Chris Sherertz, VP of Business Development Americas have been focused on growing KBR’s Oil & Gas businesses.

“We are working to bring a high value engineering solution to projects in the Americas,” said Oelking. “Through close collaboration between Houston, our engineering center in Monterrey, Mexico, and other KBR offices linked by KBR technology, systems and processes, we are dedicated to delivering competitive engineering services – not only to our clients in the Gulf of Mexico and the Americas, but also around the world.”  KBR is also working with Hatch in St. John’s Newfoundland and have current project execution activity with them in Australia.

The renewed focus on the upstream oil and gas market has paid off. KBR has won several projects in the GOM.  The team is currently bidding on several projects in Angola, Eastern Canada and Alaska to reinforce KBR’s strong offshore presence outside of the U.S.

KBR’s Oil and Gas group recently moved to its new offices in Houston’s Energy Corridor, where many of its clients are located. The Houston Westside campus will give KBR the flexibility to respond to engineering, project management and government contracting opportunities throughout the energy corridor, with the support of its corporate and operations office in Downtown Houston.

“We are committed to delivering breakthrough results and adding value at every phase,” said Oelking. “From field development to design and execution and throughout the life of a project, KBR offers the experience, integrated services and resources to help our clients get the most out of their assets and make their offshore project a success.”