WJM Ends 2011 with a Holiday Luncheon

WJM celebrated the Christmas holiday with a luncheon at Brio Tuscan Grille on December 15, 2011.  The celebration was in honor of all WJM employees for their hard work during 2011. 

 

William Jacob Management (WJM) has close ties to Stratford High School Athletics

Will and Jake Duffy are the sons of WJM President Mike Duffy. In fact, William Jacob Management, Inc. is named after the Duffy boys. In the Spring of 2011 both Will and Jake played for the Stratford High School baseball team. A very special occurrence as this is only the 4th time in 15 years that both boys have played on the same team. Jake, a senior this past year, was the starting center fielder and batted second in the lineup. Will, who was a junior, was a catcher and first baseman.

WJM has a long history of supporting the athletic program at Stratford High School as a business member of the Booster Club. Jake and Will have played football and baseball for the school but in recent years both have dedicated their time and skills to baseball. Jake is now on his way to Oklahoma State University to major in Mechanical Engineering. He has spent several summers as an intern at WJM working on various international projects.

Will is returning to Stratford in the fall to focus on his senior year and looks forward to playing catcher for the Spartans next spring. During the 2011 summer break Will is completing an intership in the accounting department at Seadrill. After graduating from Stratford in the spring of 2012, Will would like to attend the University of Texas and major in Business.

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William Jacob Management Signs on as a H.O.I.S.T. Sponsor for a 2nd Year

In 2011 WJM continues the tradition of giving back to the community by continuing as a sponsor of the Houston Oilman’s Invitational Shooting Tournament (HOIST). WJM has remained a Gold Sponsor at this year's tournament. HOIST benefits the Children’s Assessment Center for sexually abused children in our community. Additionally, HOIST donates to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation.

WJM was at the tournament on Saturday, May 14th. WJM sponsored the breakfast before the tournament which included kolaches, coffee and juice.

The tournament was hosting approximately 420 particpants. All of the participants work in the Oil Industry as required by the tournament rules. In addition representatives from all of the other sponsors and organizers were in attendance. WJM feels this is a wonderful opportunity to spend some time with many associates in the industry in support of a worthy cause.

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Innovative Statoil Project in Brazil Engages William Jacob Management (WJM) to Support Commissioning

Houston-based William Jacob Management (WJM) has been awarded a major contract to provide offshore drill rig commissioning support for the Statoil Peregrino project. Located in Block BM-C-8 of Brazil’s Campos Basin, Peregrino incorporates two platforms (A & B) and is the Norwegian company’s largest international field to date.

Since January 2010, a WJM team of 15 people has worked on a 28/28 rotation, traveling first to Rio de Janiero, then to the coastal town of Macae for transport to the platforms. Once offshore, they have provided assistance in all phases of commissioning of the wellhead and drill rig on each platform. Prior to commissioning, WJM has been involved throughout the Peregrino project lifecycle, with responsibilities including the FEED, detailed engineering procurement and construction management associated with the refurbishment of the two, 3000-horsepower API modular platform rigs.

William Jacob Management (WJM) is a client-focused, global provider of project management and technical services for high stakes energy projects. For more information, visit the company online at www.WilliamJacob.com.

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WJM Continues Perfect Safety Record

WJM recently completed 311,000 incident free man-hours from January 2007 through January 2010 while working on the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management and Assistance (EPCMA) portion of the Peregrino Project for Statoil. This contract was associated with the refurbishment of two 3,000 horsepower API modular platform drilling rigs for use in Campos Basin, Offshore Brazil. This is an astonishing feat considering almost forty percent of the man-hours associated with the project were worked in fabrication yards and manufacturing shops. WJM prides itself on its focus on safety in the workplace and this is another testament to the vigorous approach taken by the company to ensure safe operations in all aspects of their business. Since being founded in August, 2004 WJM has maintained a perfect safety record and is now closing in on nearly 1 million man-hours worked while achieving a 0.0 incident rate.

WJM Gears Up for Offshore Brazil for Peregrino

WJM recently signed a major contract with Statoil to provide Offshore Commissioning Support for the Peregrino Project in Brazil.  A team of fifteen people from WJM’s Houston office will be involved in the project.  The team will travel to Rio de Janeiro and Macae and then offshore in Campos Basin to Block BM-C-8 to assist with commissioning of wellhead platforms A and B as well as both drill rigs (DR-1 and DR-2).  WJM personnel have been involved in the preparation for the offshore campaign for almost two years. 

WJM Lends Assistance to SSP to Develop New Concept FDPSO

William Jacob Management is assisting Satellite Services Platforms (SSP) Offshore Inc. in developing the SSP+ round floater concept.  WJM worked with SSP on the initial concept development.  WJM’s efforts were focused in the following areas:

• Custom-fit drilling layout and operations to suit potential client well scenarios
• Review size of rig requirements and integration with topside facilities and hull systems
• Provisional rig tubular load parameters and combinations
• Assist with the dry tree option and early development
• Assist with the concept of using Cameron’s Emergency Safe Guard (ESG) technology for disconnection and recovery of the drilling riser

WJM continues to provide assistance to SSP as they move the SSP+ from concept to design, construction and operation.