President of Americas Region Joe Lichon has more than 25 years of operational and sales leadership experience in oil and gas projects offshore and onshore USA, Latin America, Asia, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Papua New Guinea and on major Australian LNG projects including Gorgon and INPEX.
Joe’s extensive energy industry experience has positioned him perfectly for leading our Americas region with a focus on expanding EnerMech’s position as the market leader in offshore pipeline pre-commissioning in deep-water Gulf of Mexico while growing the company’s Industrial Services, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation, and other business lines both on and offshore.
EnerMech has a strong track record in delivering fit-for-purpose and innovative valve maintenance and integrity solutions. In support of this service offering we have established a collaboration and distribution agreement in the UK with Sealweld® - a company who, over the last five decades, has developed a range of products and services for routine valve maintenance and emergency valve sealing. By encompassing the strength and depth of EnerMech and the product knowledge of Sealweld, together we can fundamentally transform valve integrity management.
Through this collaboration agreement, EnerMech is now one of only two companies globally trained and licensed to inject Chameleon Emergency Sealant. This emergency sealant is a non-hazardous, proprietary blend of semi-synthetic compounds designed specifically for sealing severe valve seat leakage in downstream seating ball & gate valves and can also be used in pipeline situations. EnerMech has successfully used Chameleon Emergency Sealant on a number of occasions with positive feedback from the client each time.
Regional Director for Africa Phil Louw was appointed as Regional Director in 2019 having previously had the role of Regional Financial Controller for EnerMech since 2016.
He has showcased his leadership skills in EnerMech and has extensive experience of working across sub-Saharan Africa having spent five years in Nigeria and four years in Angola with Maersk Drilling and SBM Offshore.
Regional Director for Australasia Paul McCarthy has over 30 years of experience in corporate leadership and operational management roles in the energy, resources, defence and infrastructure sectors. With significant global experience, Paul’s most recent role was Asia Pac Operations and Maintenance Director for a global engineering and services company.
His cross sector background positions him perfectly to extend our footprint in Australia’s fast expanding infrastructure sector while strengthening the business’s operations in LNG and traditional oil and gas industries.
Laz Koszeghy joined the Aberdeen-headquartered mechanical and electrical services specialist from BHGE where he held senior global operations and M&A positions in the company’s subsea services division in Aberdeen and prior to that he had operational roles in the US, Norway and Hungary, in energy and infrastructure businesses.
Already well established in the offshore sector in the Southern North Sea, EnerMech currently employs around 30 people in Great Yarmouth where it has workshop, warehouse and training facilities.
The company has identified a range of onshore opportunities in the renewables, nuclear, power, chemical and industrial sectors and is positioned for further growth in the Eastern England region.
Laz Koszeghy, who will be based in Great Yarmouth, said: “My career to date has been focussed in the services sector and I was drawn to EnerMech because it has a strong services DNA. The company is global in its outlook but retains a strong entrepreneurial spirit which allows individuals to use their experience to make a difference.”
EnerMech’s regional director for Europe, Ross McHardy, believes existing Great Yarmouth capabilities in valves supply and servicing, hydraulics, training, cranes and lifting, and integrity and inspection, will appeal to a diverse range of businesses across the region.
He said: “Our Great Yarmouth business has an excellent reputation in the Southern North Sea working for major international clients. We remain committed to strengthening that client base while leveraging all of that experience and applying it to the onshore sector.
“Our skills, services and experience are transferrable and can add value for our clients. Laz will be charged with introducing us into new markets which could benefit from the integrated approach which is at the core of EnerMech’s offering.”
Established 11 years ago, EnerMech employs 3,500 staff across 40 locations in the UK, Norway, the Middle East, Caspian, Asia, Africa, Australia and Americas, working on large scale projects across the oil and gas, LNG, renewables, defence, power, infrastructure and petrochemicals sectors.
Group HSE Director Emmanuelle Marshall has over 25 years in the industry and brings a wealth of experience in HSE, learning and development and operations to EnerMech.
Previously with Schlumberger for 18 years and then HSE Manager for BP, she held senior roles and developed and led Global HSE Learning and Development strategies.
Emmanuelle is responsible for global health, safety and environment at EnerMech. She works closely with our HSE teams across our regions to maintain our focus on the health and safety of our workforce, improve on our safety practices and to ensure consistency across the group.
EnerMech are looking to recruit up to four apprentice engineers into their UK business who will have opportunities to work internationally as they progress up the career ladder.
The Aberdeen-headquartered mechanical and electrical services specialist has a strong track record of training young people who have gone on to make a significant impact on the business and in future years take up senior positions.
To date, at least 20 former apprentices have graduated from EnerMech’s UK apprentice scheme, with some working offshore in the North Sea, others in key posts in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt, while a number have developed careers in project management.
The prospective apprentices will have spent at least one year in a college based environment and demonstrated a commitment to a career in engineering by obtaining a Performing Engineering Operations qualification or a relevant National Certificate.
The successful applicants will be sponsored by EnerMech to complete their Modern Apprentice training up to NVQ Level 3 at college, combined with on-the-job training over the next three years.
EnerMech’s Director of Human Resources, Shirley Smith, said various routes were open to EnerMech apprentices, who could opt to work in traditional offshore roles as technicians or as onshore project engineers, which could lead to taking a Graduate Apprentice course at The Robert Gordon University.
Shirley Smith said: “Our apprentices are limited only by their ambition and we actively encourage every one of them to reach their full potential. We believe apprentices are the lifeblood of an organisation like EnerMech, and by the end of their apprenticeships they will all have gained a comprehensive understanding of our business objectives and can go on to play an important role in the growth of the company.”
One of EnerMech’s first apprentices started off working in the “Flying Squad” as part of an agile team deployed on major offshore projects, later took on an onshore project engineer role and is now one of the company’s lead contract support engineers. Another former apprentice is currently working as a supervisor in Ghana, while EnerMech’s first female apprentice is no longer workshop based and has been promoted to a project co-ordinator position.
Shirley added: “Supporting an apprenticeship is a significant financial investment but we believe it is important to encourage young people to have careers in the energy sector. We are looking for candidates who are committed and will stay the course and grow their careers as the business continues to grow globally. In return we will provide the highest levels of training and support their personal and career development so they can get the best out of a rewarding career.”
EnerMech employs 3,500 staff across 40 locations in the UK, Norway, the Middle East, Caspian, Asia, Africa, Australia and Americas, working on large scale projects across the oil and gas, LNG, renewables, defence, power, infrastructure and petrochemicals sectors.
Applications for the UK EnerMech Apprenticeship Programme close on 30 June and more details can be found on the EnerMech website by visiting https://www.enermech.com/careers/vacancies
The inspection of oil and gas assets could be revolutionised following the signing of a three year agreement with global engineering consultancy Arup and EnerMech’s specialist inspection division MInteg.
AIM, a digitised inspection system, utilises graphic techniques similar to those used in video gaming and could typically cut asset inspection costs by up to 30%. AIM could also massively reduce reliance on rope access, which is traditionally used for the inspection of hard-to-access areas of offshore oil and gas platforms.
Arup, a 15,000-strong international design and engineering consultancy, has worked on major global infrastructure and building projects including the Sydney Opera House, the Queensferry Crossing and the Victoria & Albert Museum in Dundee.
With Arup’s proven digital expertise and EnerMech’s broad energy industry experience, both companies believe AIM can redefine and revolutionise the inspection process of assets and replace the current outdated and paper-based method of inspection which is prevalent in the sector.
AIM uses visualisation, data automation, artificial intelligence, computational photography and 360° walk-through views to construct virtual models of assets and to pinpoint and prioritise areas where maintenance may be required.
The virtual model, which can be accessed remotely by clients 24-7, utilises a Unity platform, a widely used efficient means of generating in depth computer generated models. The reality is that AIM can save time, reduce costs and minimise risk. Operators and asset owners will have instant access to interactive inspection data, allowing them to make informed decisions about asset repairs, replacements or improvements
Dr Bryan Horton, Offshore Digital Leader, Arup, said: “The partnership between Arup and EnerMech brings enhanced global expertise to digitalise an old way of working, delivering high value and lower risk outcomes for operators. EnerMech is a leader in the energy industry and we are delighted to be working with them. Clients have already benefitted significantly from both organisations working together and we look forward to strengthening this alliance.”
AIM can be used to inspect almost any asset including offshore fixed and floating platforms, marine jetties and terminals, onshore plant facilities, construction and fabrication projects and brownfield modifications.
MInteg Operations Director, Patrick Gallagher, added: “AIM is a potential game-changer which offers enhanced inspection capabilities on oil and gas assets and can assist operators with prioritising the annual integrity management cycle.
“The potential time savings and subsequent cost reductions are considerable, plus AIM can hugely reduce the amount of time we will require personnel to be working at height using rope access to inspect difficult-to-reach areas of offshore and onshore assets.”
The two organisations will collaborate together throughout the inspection process, further supporting operators to enhance assets based on the inspection findings through engineering expertise across the North Sea, Western Australia and Gulf of Mexico.
