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skematodayskema’sLatest NeWs prOJeCtsaND mOre

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• Skema,togetherwithitSruSSianpartneretm-roSenergoSyStem,haSbeenappointedtoSupplypowerCentreSandmotorControlCentreSforthenizhnekamSkrefinery,intherepubliCoftatarStan,ruSSia.nizhnekamSkiSthelargeStrefineryinruSSia,andthiSiSoneofthemoStambitiouSprojeCtSCurrentlyunderwayintheoil&gaSinduStry.

• thekazakhprimeminiSterreCentlyviSitedtheoppbyardinatyrau,kazakhStan.oppbiSthekazakhCompanyjointlyownedbySkemaitaly(throughitSin-CountrySubSidiarySkemallp)andoneofthemajorloCalin-duStrialgroup,iSkerConSortium.intheyardontheuralriverinatyrau,oppbiSfabriCating12proCeSSandutilitieSbuildingSforthekaShaganexperimentalprogramme-offShore.

AOG 2010 / Perth / AustrAliA2010/marCh24-26staND k30

AtyrAu Oil & GAs / AtyrAu / KAzAKhstAN 2010/april6-8Stand69

hANOVer Messe 2010 / hANOVer / GerMANy2010/april19-23pad.11-Standb46

OtC / hOustON / usA2010/may3-6reliantCenter/hallb/Stand4453

NeFteGAs 2010 / MOsCOw / russiA2010/june21-25pavillon2/Stand21b12

KiOGe 2010 / AlMAty / KAzAKhstAN2010/oCtober6-9

ADiPeC 2010 / Abu DhAbi / uAe2010/november1-4entranCe1-3/Stand02030

OMC 2011 / rAVeNNA / itAly2011/marCh23-25

Spotlight: OtC/houSton/uSa

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the offshoretechnology Conference, held annually in houston during the firstweekofmay,givescompaniesinthevarioussub-sectorsoftheoil industrytheopportunitytoboosttheirvisibilityandstrikenewbusinessdeals.asinpreviousyears,Skemaparticipatedinthe2010otCinhouston,texas,frommay3to6,togetherwithover2400exhibitorshailing from35countries.Skemapersonnelfrombothmilan andhoustonmanned theSkemastandandmade themselvesavailabletodemonstratethefeaturesoftheintelligentmotorControlCentreandtheipCSsystem,andalsotodiscussSkema’slocalequipmentroomsandmv/lvpackagedSubstations.

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Spotlight:OtC/houSton/uSa-----------------p.2NewsfLash----------------------------------------p.2

whySkematODAy---------------------------------p.4

OGD iii/uae---------------------------------------p.5SpeCialFOCus:KAshAGAN/kazakhStan------p.7

offiCe/hOustON------------------------------- p.13

trAiNiNG----------------------------------------- p.14

iNtelliGeNt MCC 2000------------------------- p.15

prOJeCtsworldwide

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skema’sLatest NeWs prOJeCtsaND mOre

skematoday

Why skematODAy

( )Skema has consistently evolved over the past fifteen years in terms of our global expansion, in terms of the development of our ex-perience in engineering and constructing local equipment rooms and modules, and in terms of our capability to enhance, on an on-going basis, the quality and flexibility of our switchgear solutions.

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Dear All,Welcome to the first edition of Skema Today. I am very glad to keep you posted on some of the most inter-esting news concerning the day-to-day life of our business. The aim of this newsletter is to provide a more direct form of communication with our clients, partners, inter-national employees, agents and suppliers – in short, with everyone who, by working with Skema, is helping us to deliver our value proposition to the very best of our ability.

Skema has consistently evolved over the past fifteen years in terms of our global expansion, in terms of the development of our experience in engineering and con-structing local equipment rooms and modules, and in terms of our capability to en-hance, on an ongoing basis, the quality and flexibility of our switchgear solutions. The delocalisation of our operations in Kazakhstan and our history of encourag-ing “local content” are the clearest examples of the international approach we take to the work we do.

Looking to the future, I would like to point out that the approach implemented day in, day out by our management team is based on our commitment to taking on ambitious challenges, to remaining at the forefront of our industry and to supply-ing our clients with more customised and flexible solutions than that offered by the larger players operating in our industry.

I hope you enjoy reading the newsletter as much as we have enjoyed putting it together!

Best wishes,

Elisabetta CerveglieriV.P. of Business Development

projeCtS/OGD iii /uae

the$1.5billiononshoregasdevelopment (ogd) iiiproject involves theexpansionof theproductioncapacityofamassivegas-processingplantin habshan, approximately 130 kilometers south-west of abu dhabi, intheunitedarabemirates.thehabshancomplexisoneofthelargestgas-processing plants in the world.the expansion was designed to allow ittoreachproductionlevelsof125,000barrelsperdayofcondensateand12,000tonsperdayoflng,includingaround3,200tonsperdayofethane,andalsotorecycleanamountequaltothevolumeofgasproducedeachdaybackintothereservoirbymeansofahigh-pressuregasinjectionsystem.

ePC CONtrACtOrbeChteL

eND user gaSCo

sKeMA wAs AwArDeDthe ContraCt for the Supply of twenty-one 415vSwitChgear SyStemS/mCC’S, inCludingatotal of 377ColumnSand1571withdrawableunitS,aSwellaStheintegratedproteCtionandControlSyStem(ipCS).

the PrODuCts suPPlieD by sKeMAarefullycompliantwiththemost stringent requirements of theoil andgas industry,the internationally recognized Shell dep: internal arc proof,ip41externalprotection,barriersprovidedintheassembliesto achieve form 4 separation of compartments, ip 4x inter-nalprotection,ip20protectionwhenawithdrawableunithasbeen removed from the assembly, secondary pvC-insulated600/1000v grade wiring, stranded copper conductors (mini-mumsize2.5mm2),busbarinsulation2kvaC60sec,distribu-tionbusbars(droppers)fullysegregatedbyinsulatedmaterialandfullywithdrawablecontactorandstarterunits;withdraw-ableunitswhicharemechanicallyidenticalbutelectricallydif-ferentarenotinterchangeable.

5( )“particular gratitude is extended to Skema’s personnel who have had involvement in the project. i appreciate all aspects of

Skema’sperformance,andinparticular:your team’s efforts in turning around accurate engineering documentation in a timely

fashion/Skema’spro-activenessindealingwiththirdparties/Skema’sflexibleandadaptablemanufacturingapproachtoaccommo-

dateconstructionpriorities/Skema’sswiftclearcommunicationwiththeprojectteamandtheoverallqualityofSkema’sworkprod-

uct.Skema’sapproachtotheogdiiiprojecthasbeenmostprofessionalatalltimesanditshighcaliberperformancehasbeennoted.”

projectdirector

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>>>frameagreementmv/lvpaCkagedSubStationSloCalequipmentroomSproCeSSandutilitieSbuildingSSpeCialFOCus:KAshAGAN /kazakhstankaShaganfielddevelopmentexperimentalprogramme

8• 190 km2 totalareaofonshoreoperations=thesizeofamsterdam

• 120,000 tons totalweightofsteelitemsandstructuresused= 1.5timestheweightofthegoldengatebridgeinSanfrancisco

• 510 km totallengthofpipelines= almostthedistancebetweennewyorkandmontreal

• 5,000 kmtotallengthofelectricandinstrumentationcables= aboutthedistancebetweenalmatyandrome

• 50,000 m3 volumeof concrete structuresused= the size of the landmark88-floorbuildingofpetronastowersinkualalumpur,malaysia

kashagan,80kmsouth-eastofatyrau,inthenorthCaspianSea,isthelargestoil field discoveredover the last thirty yearsworldwide andextends over asurfaceareaofapproximately75kmby45km.

itsdevelopment representsoneof thegreatestchallenges facedby thepe-troleum industry, given the deep, high-pressure reservoir, the high sulphurcontent, the shallow waters that freeze in winter and the marked shifts intemperature(from-30°Cto+40°C).

the potential daily average production amounts to 1.2 million barrels, withestimatedreservesof38billionbarrels.

thekashaganproject consistsof twodevelopments:offshoreComplex (ar-tificial islands in theCaspianSea)andonshoreComplex (bolashakonshoreprocessingfacility).

sKeMA suPPlieD loCalequipmentroomS,mv/lvCom-plete paCkaged SubStationS, all lv SwitChgearS/ intelligent power motor Control CenterS, rtus,lmS/dmS(onShore)andtheipCSSyStem.

sKeMA, through itS in-Country SubSidiary Skemallp, iSalSoworkingwith one ofthe major loCalinduStrialgroup,iSkerConSortium,ontheepCCon-traCtforthefabriCationof12proCeSSandutili-tieS buildingS.the fabriCationyard iS loCated ontheuralriverinatyrau.

eND useragipkCo

A CONsOrtiuM COMPrisiNGConoCophillipS-eni-exxonmobil-inpexkazmunaygaz-Shell-total

the GiANt KAshAGAN

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FrAMe AGreeMeNt onshore/offshore

Skemawasawardedtheframeagreementfortheprovisionofall intelligentlvSwitchgear/intelligentpowermotorControlCenters,rtus,theintegratedprotectionandControlSystemforbothoffshoreandonshorefacilitiesandlmS/dmS(onshore).

ePC CONtrACtOrsabbpS&S-akerkvaerner-bateman-ConSafe-foreS-geoil&gaSnp guStomSC - kazStroyServiCe - litwin - mSS - punji lloyd - Saipem Sbm-SiemenSturbomaChinery-roSettimarino-renCo-tekfen-zafer

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“theproductssuppliedbySkemawereabletomeet

the strict technical standards of the job. Skema’s

project teamshowedcompetent technicalskillsand

theabilitytoworkandsupportusatallstagedofthe

projectfromengineeringtocommissioning”.

projectelectricalandinstrumentationengineer

Skema was in charge of the engineering, manufacturing, testing and com-missioningof6mv/lvpackagedSubstations.theSubstationsfeedtheinfra-structureutilitiesforthekashaganfieldandarepartoftheearlyworksofthekashaganexperimentalprogramme.

eaChSubStationwaSequippedwith:• 10kvSwitchboards• pmCClvSwitchboards• distributionboards• distributiontransformers• aCanddCupSbatteries• alarmandcommunicationrtus• hvaCsystem• electricalControlSystem

MV/lV PACKAGeD substAtiONs Onshore

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SkemawasawardedinjointventuretheepCContractfortheprovisionof11localequipmentrooms(lers).

thescopeofworkincludesthecoordinationandmonitoringofeveryaspectof theproject, from feasibility studies andcost/performanceoptimization tothe design of structural, electrical, hvaC and safety systems, procurement,construction,assembly,commissioning,finalinspectionandsupervisionofon-siteinstallation.

thelersarepre-fabricatedsteel-structuremodules(measuringonaverage8.3m inheight,15.3m inwidthand44m in length),whichhave the follow-ing systems installed:mediumand lowvoltage switchboards, transformers,distributionswitchboards,upSsandrelevantbatteries,supervisionandcontrolequipment,hvaCwithprovisionsforexplosive/dangerousgasinjections,electri-calnetworks,fire-detectionandfire-fightingsystemsandtelecomsequipment.

each ler has an average length of 50 m and weight of 1000 tonnes. thelersarebeingbuilt inravenna,willbeshippedtotheCaspianSeaonbargesandwillbelocatedonartificialislandsintheCaspianSea.

lOCAl equiPMeNt rOOMsOffshore

in2009Skema,throughitslocalcompanySkemallp,andoneofthemajorlocalindustrialgroup,iskerConsortium,establisheda100%lo-caljointventurecompanycalledozenportproductionbasellp(oppbllp),withthemissiontobeoneofthemajorepCcontractorsinkaza-khstanintheoil&gasindustryforthefabricationofprocessandutili-ties modules, local equipment rooms, temporary refuges, packagedsubstations, pipe racks both for onshore and offshore applications.

oppb was awarded the epC contract for the engineering, procure-ment,testingandcommissioningof12offshorebuildings.thelocationof fabrication is theaztuworkshop inatyrauandatyrauozenportyard- kazakhstan. oppb is the first local contractor to award suchscopeofsupplyforthekashaganproject.

PrOCess AND utilities builDiNGsOffshore

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threeyearsago,Skemaopenedanewofficeinhouston,texas,uSa.theofficeisconvenientlylocatedinthehoustongalleriaarea,atSuite1115, 1800west loop South. the office plays host to a showroomwhereclientscanviewaSkemavideo featuring thecorporatehead-quartersandthetwofacilitiesnearmilanwherethemv&lvSwitch-gearandmCCsaremanufactured,aswellastheyardinravenna,onitaly’sadriaticcoast.attheravennafacility,Skemaassemblesitspre-fabricatedsubstationbuildingsandinstallsandtestsalloftheequip-mentpriortoshippingittothejobsitereadyforinstallationandcom-missioning.thevideoalsoshowcasesseveralofSkema’sworld-classprojects.inaddition,thehoustonofficehousesacompletecolumnofthemCC2000modularsystemfittedwithwithdrawabledrawerunitsandanintegratedprotectionandControlSystem(ipCS)thatiscapableofprotectinglow-voltagemotorsandmonitoringandcontrollingtheen-tirepower-generationanddistributionplant.thecolumnallowsclientstoinspectSkema’smodularintelligentmCCsolution.

tonylancioneistheofficemanager.tonycanleveragemorethan40yearsofexperienceintheengineering,constructionandmanagementofinternationaloil&gasprojects.tonyisfluentinitalian,frenchandSpanish,andisalsovicepresidentoftheitaly–americaChamberofCommerceoftexas.thepartnerinthisundertakingisdaviddeltatto,who,liketony,isa40-yearveteranoftheengineeringandconstructionindustries,withagreatdealofspecialistexperienceinlngprojects.

thehoustonoffice’sobjectiveistoboostSkema’sbrandrecognitioninnorthamericainrelationtomajorengineering/constructioncompaniesandend-userclients,totrackitsinvolvementininternationalprojectsinallbranchesoftheindustry,andtopromoteSkema’smvandlvmCCs/Switchgear solutions and fully equipped pre-fabricated substations. the houston office focuses on expanding Skema’s success by es-tablishingandconsolidatingrelationshipswith thecompany’sclients, deliveringbettersupportfortheirdevelopmentoperationsandprovid-ingassistanceontheirprojectsthroughouteveryphase.

tobuildthereputationofSkema’sequipmentvis-à-vistheleadingen-gineering and construction companies, the houston office is holding“lunchandlearn”events.theseeventsarestagedattheclient’sfacil-ityandincludeapresentationonSkema’soperations,experienceand

equipmentmanufacturing.thepresentationsaregeared towards theclient’sdesigners,engineers,procurementspecialistsandmanagers.

the Skema houston office sponsored a special “lunch and learn”eventatthekbrofficeonmay17,2010.around40electricalengineersanddesigners fromkbrattendedthesession.thepresentationandsubsequentdiscussioncoveredSkema’sprofile,thecompanyanditsproducts,itsworldwidepresence,anditscapacity to supply medium and low voltage Switchgear and motorControlCentrestoallindustries,andinparticulartotheoil&gassec-tor.duringthesession,considerableemphasiswasplacedonSkema’scapacitytosupplylocalequipmentrooms(lers)andpre-fabricatedmediumandlowvoltageSubstationbuildingsthatarefactory-assem-bledwith all the required equipment pre-installed,wired and tested,beforebeingshippedtojobsitesallaroundtheworldinpreparationfortheirinstallationandoperationalcommissioning.theeventcametoaclosewithadiscussionoftheflexibilityofSkema’smanagementandproductionoperations, thecompany’sability to respond rapidly to itsclients’ requirementsand itshighlyqualifiedpost-salessupport.thiswasfollowedbyaq&asession.

alloftheparticipantsweretreatedtoanauthentictexanbarbequelunch.

worldwide/office/houston

( )thehoustonoffice’sobjectiveistoboostSkema’sbrandrecognitioninnorthamericainrelationtomajor engineering/construction companies andend-userclients.

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the training of resources is a matter of paramount importance forSkema-onethatformspartofthecompany’sconsolidatedpursuitofexcellence.

achievingthelevelsofqualitythatSkemahastraditionallydeliveredtoitsclientsisachallengethatcanbemetonlybypeoplewithagreatdealofexperience,whoareverywell-acquaintedwiththetechnologyandbestpracticesdeployedthroughoutthemanufacturingprocessbySkema,fromthedesignphaseallthewaytothemanufacturingopera-tionscarriedoutontheshopfloor.

thisisthereasonforSkema’songoinginvestmentin–andlong-stand-ingcommitmentto–trainingprogrammes.

overthecourseof35+years,innumerableindividualsandteamshaveattendedtrainingsessionsconceived,plannedandimplemented,bothinitalyandfurtherafield,bySkema’strainingexperts.

if we were to calculate the number of hours of training provided toSkema’semployees,itsclients’techniciansandthestaffofitsinterna-tionalpartners,wewouldeasilyarriveatafour-figuretotal.

atrainingprogrammeiscurrentlybeingplannedfortheteamofkazakhtechnicianswhowillberecruitedastheinitialemployeesofSkemallpatyrau, kazakhstan.the recruitment of a local workforce is not onlydictatedbykazakhgovernmentrulesbutisalsoSkema’sestablishedmodusoperandiforitsinternationaloperations,whichgenerate95%ofthecompany’sturnover.

inbrief,thetrainingprogrammeforSkemallpisbeingdraftedinlightofthefollowing:

• threeexperttechniciansfromkazakhstan,whoarealreadyfamil-iarwithSkema’sproducts,havebeenpermanentemployeesofthecompanysincejune2010

• a recruitment campaign is currently being carried out (july andaugust2010)withaviewtorecruiting,inkazakhstan,agroupof

atleast10engineerswhohavesomebasicexperienceinelectricalsystemsandtechnologiesandwhoalsohaveconsiderablepoten-tialtolearnanddeveloptheirskills

• thisinitialteamwillundergoanextensivetrainingprogrammeatSkema’sfacilityinmilanforuptosixmonthsfromSeptember2010onwards,untiltheteammembershaveachievedacertifiedlevelofcompetenceinallthemanufacturingphasesandprocesses

• thetrainingprogrammewillincludetheorylecturesandpracticalsessionstobeheldinadedicatedareathathasbeenspecificallyequippedbySkemaforthispurpose

• thetrainerswillbemanagersandstaffmembersofSkema’sitalianorganisation

uponcompletionof theSkematrainingprogrammedescribedabove,thekazakhstaffwillhavereachedanappropriatelevelofcompetencenotonlytostartreplicatingSkema’s“wayofdoingthings”inthenewfacilityatatyraubutalsototrainalltheothernewkazakhemployeeswhowillbeinvitedtojoinSkemallpinthenearfuture.

people/training

14( )Skemawouldliketogivethekazakhengineersaverywarmwelcome!

produCtS/intelligent MCC 2000

• intelligentSolutionwithCentralizedmonitoring andControlSyStem

• modularandCompaCt,SpaCe-SavingdeSign andeaSyaSSembly

• foCuSonquality,Safetyandreliability

• highperformanCeatexCellentpriCelevelS

• CompliantwiththemoStStringentoilandgaS StandardS(ShelldepS)

• flexibilityduringthedeSignphaSe

• fullytype-teStedbyindependentlaboratorieS

• fullyinSulatedbuSbarSyStem

• internalarCproof

• teStedforSeiSmiCloadandSinuSoidalvibration

• ContinuityofServiCeandeaSymaintenanCe proCedure

• StandardS:Ceien60439-1,ieC61641,ieC60068-2-6, ieee1613,ieC61850,ieeeC37.90,ieC60255

• irig-bSyStemCloCkupdating,deCodingandgenerationformilliSeCond-aCCuraCytimeStamping

• operatingtemperature:-40/+75°C

• protoColSavailableonindividualSerialportS: dnp3Serial,modbuSmaSter/Slave,ieC60870-5-101/103

• protoColSavailableoverethernet:modbuS/tCp, dnp3lan/wan,ieC60870-5-104,ieC61850,opC

Skema’sintelligentmCCisamodularsystemwithwithdrawableunitsforpowering,controllingandprotectinglow-voltagemotors.

theSwitchgearControlunit(SCu)embeddedintothemCC2000hasupto16portscommunicatingviars-485withmotorandfeederControlunitsusingdifferentserialprotocols (modbus, ieC-60870-5-101/103,dnp3)andenablesmultipleconcurrentclients(dCS,enmCS,localvdu,wifilaptops)tointerfaceviaethernetwiththeswitchboardusingdiffer-entprotocols(ieC-61850,modbus/tCp,opC,ieC-60870-5-104).

redundantconfigurationscanbesuppliedthusguaranteeingcommu-nicationreliabilitydownwardtotheprotectionsandupwardtothecon-trolsystems(dCS,enmCS);twoethernetports(rj45andfo)andone

vgaportarestandardforeveryconfiguration.

hardwired signals are integratedby remote i/ounits, so all types offeederscanberemotelymanaged.

theSCu’spatentedfirmwareallowsforthereadingand/orsettingofthe protection parameters and the downloading of the Sequence ofevents (Soe) and disturbance recordings, with the response time todCScommandsalwaysbelow500ms.

localoperationandsupervisionoftheswitchboardcanbeachievedbyeitheratouchscreenorawirelesslyconnectedlaptop,andthemCCiseasilyintegratedintoanydCSandelectricalnetworkmonitoringSystem.

MCC 2000/mainfeaturesratedinsulationvoltage(ui) 1000v

ratedoperatingvoltage(ue) 400v-690v

ratedfrequency 50/60hz

ratedcurrent

mainbusbars ≤4000a

distributionbusbars

630a

ratedshort-timewithstandcurrentfor1sec.(icw)

upto100ka

ratedpeakwithstandcurrent(ipk) upto220ka

degreeofprotection(accordingtoen60529)

externalenclosure ip31/ip42

withopendoor ip2x/ip4x

Segregationform from4typeb

maximumnumberofmodulesforsection

12(24)

access fromthefront

entryandexitofcables fromtoporbottom

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photos:rohn Meyerroberto rapetti

printingleva s.p.A.-artigrafiche

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