ETL GROUP LTD

WHO ARE WE?

ETL is a team of marine professionals dedicated to excellence, teamwork and loyalty.

A team that takes pride in its competence and its ability to develop innovative solutons to marine problems and Client Services.

The ETL team provides a wide range of services to a diverse group of Clients, ranging from pilotage for FPSO Operations in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry to Offshore Project Management to the Offshore Fibre Optic Cable Industry on a worldwide basis.

WHATS THE DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE?

ETL is endeavouring to specifically expand its current services to FPSO/FSO Operations in New Zealand and to maximise its opportunities in the Asia/ Pacific Region.

To continue to support and grow all of its marine services to its existing Clients and grow its Client Base through its commitment to Excellence, Teamwork and Loyalty.

ETL Group Limited is committed to maintaining its high standard of service performance to its existing Clients, and will strive to obtain further business in all its areas of competence. The Company is keen to extend its existing services to the Overseas Tanker Terminal Operations, providing support services by way of Consultation and Project Management. The Company is also well on its way in widening its Client base in the area of Marine Based Training development and delivery and to that extent has formed an alliance with Marine & Offshore Group with offices in 27 countries. ETL is looking to establish more extensive relationships with Offshore Organisations on a worldwide basis.

ETL Group Ltd is an innovative Company with ambition combined with integrity and a commitment to Quality, Safety and Protection of the Environment where compromise is not an option.

THE COMPANY

ETL Group Limited was formed in June 1996 in order to bring the management and operations of three successful New Plymouth based companies established in 1990, under the control of a single management function. The reorganisation of these operations was driven by the desire to more fully focus on individual Client and Industry Type requirements and to meet the requirements of integrated Quality and Safety Management Systems.

ETL Group Ltd has been appointed as a Representative of Bureau Veritas New Zealand, and offers access to a wide range of Classification Society and Certification services.

OUR SERVICES:

ETL Group Limited provides a wide range of services to a diverse group of Clients. These Clients are in the main, major players in the New Zealand’s Oil and Gas Industry Offshore, Fiber Optic Cable Industry, both on and offshore. The services that ETL Group Limited provides generally relate to the provision of dedicated, experienced and qualified personnel to meet a Client’s service requirements with the appropriate management systems to support and maintain those services.

ETL Group Limited provides a wide range of services, but specialises in the following:

Ship Loading Services for Crude Oil, Condensate at the Newton King Tanker Terminal, Port Taranaki and for conventional, container and specialised cargoes
Operation and Management of Petroleum Bulk Storage Facilities
Project Management, Client Representation and Reporting Onboard Offshore Vessels engaged in Fibre Optic Cable Operations
Marine Logistics Support Services to Marine Projects and Offshore Operations
Ship's Agency Services
Pilotage and Cargo Survey services to the AWE FPSO “Umuroa”
Provision of Marine Deck and Engineering Specialists to support the onboard operations of Tanker vessels.
Quantity Surveys for Bulk Cargo and the Import and Export of Petroleum Products New Zealand wide for all the Participating Oil Companies in New Zealand
Sampling and Laboratory Testing of Bulk and Crude Oil Cargo
Survey of Export Meat and Dairy Products.
Draft Surveys, On and Off Hire Surveys
Marine Superintendence to Offshore Exploration and Development
Offshore Support Vessel Management

ETL GROUP - MANAGEMENT TITLES

Captain Deepak Ahluwalia
Managing Director
Mobile: + 64 21 987 592
Email: deepak@etlgroup.co.nz

Captain Michael J Murdoch
Chief Executive Officer
Mobile: + 64 21 614 703
Email: mike@etlgroup.co.nz

Richard Kara
Operations Director
Mobile: + 64 27 249 9695
Email: richard@etlgroup.co.nz

Dennis Parker
Operations Manager
Mobile: + 64 21 728 161
Email: dennis@etlgroup.co.nz

Captain Jag Dhindsa
Marine Operations Manager
FPSO Pilot / Mooring Master
Mobile: + 64 21 0275 4052
Email: jag@etlgroup.co.nz

Captain Achal Swarup
Marine Operations Manager
FPSO Pilot / Mooring Master
Mobile: + 64 27 472 8161
Email: achal@etlgroup.co.nz

Alistair Morine
Systems Manager
Mobile: + 64 21 311 755
Email: alistair@etlgroup.co.nz

David Carrington
Finance Manager
Mobile: + 64 21 0244 8715 Email: david@etlgroup.co.nz

Kevin Mills
Logistics Support Manager
Mobile: +64 27 233 0010
Email: kevin.mills@stos.co.nz

MANAGEMENT TEAM

The ETL Group Limited Management Team is drawn from personnel with extensive maritime, oil and gas industry and offshore exploration and development experience. This allows the Company to operate in such a way that it understands what services its Clients needs together with the expected commitment to performance and application of safe working practises.

Managing Director:

Captain Deepak Ahluwalia brings to the Company 17 years of Mercantile Marine experience including sea command and VLCC experience, 10 years of distribution, storage and handling of petroleum products, marine survey experience and practice across the whole range of survey operations and 10 years (Over 170 offtakes) of off-shore pilotage experience. Deepak has provided the vision that has brought ETL Group Limited into being and made it a highly competitive and effective Company operating in the “big league.”

Deepak is well known in the Indian community providing a lot of mentoring in the business area. He is also a Justice of Peace in New Plymouth.

Operations Director:

Richard Kara provides the Company with 35 years waterfront experience in both operations and management. Richard provides the operational management of the Company’s Ship Loading Services contract with Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd, Australian Worldwide Exploration and on the Newton King Tanker Terminal in New Plymouth. He fills the role of Operations Manager for Logistic Solutions Services (a JV between ETL and Offshore Solutions) for logistic support and drilling materials supervision to Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd. Richard also undertakes a range of marine survey work around New Zealand.

Chief Executive Officer:

Captain Michael Murdoch has a maritime background as a Hydrographic Surveyor, including sea command in the Royal New Zealand Navy. He was Chief Surveyor for the Maui "A" Offshore Development Project for eight years, and carried out the duties of Marine Superintendent for the Geotechnical Survey of the Kupe Field. He has a total of some 41 years marine experience. Mike has worked with a number of companies implementing Quality Management Systems to ISO 9000 requirements. As well as supporting the marine survey operations Mike is responsible for the Business Management and Development, Policy Development and Policy Implementation functions in the Company.

Operations Manager:

Dennis Parker provides the company with 38 years of Waterfront experience in both Operations and Management. Dennis has worked as a stevedore, joining the ETL Group in a management role in 1990. Dennis has particular skills in Human Resources and Logistics Co-ordination with special emphasis on servicing the Offshore Oil and Gas industry. Currently servicing Shell Todd Oil Services, Australian Worldwide Exploration, POGO and OMV Exploration & Production Co., his work demands daily liaison with staff to meet client needs and expectations.

Marine Operations / FPSO Pilots / Mooring Masters:

Captain Jagdeep S Dhindsa
Captain Achal Swarup

They bring with them over 47 years of combined sea-going experience. They have extensive command and pilotage experience on Crude / Product & Chemical Tankers as well as super cape sized bulk carriers. Jag & Achal are involved in providing Marine Support Services to Australian Worldwide Explorations for their new FPSO “Umuroa” off the Taranaki Coast of New Zealand. As part of the Company’s planned strategic growth, they are managing projects to further develop the Company’s management systems in order to implement a comprehensive Safe Ship Management system capability as an Authorised Organisation under New Zealand Maritime Rules.

Jag & Achal also undertake a range of marine survey work related to petroleum products, chemicals, dry bulk, meat export and container pre-shipment inspections. They have extensive experience of the Ship Management Systems conforming to the ISM Code.

ETL Group Limited is proud of its Management Team; it has a wealth of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry both in New Zealand and Overseas. This core Team is dedicated to Safety, Quality and Client satisfaction.

Logistics Co-ordinator:

ETL has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Offshore Solutions (a Seaworks Ltd, ETL Group Ltd and Swire Pacific Offshore Ltd Joint Venture), to provide Exploration Drilling and Production logistic support services both on and offshore Taranaki.

The Logistics Activity Co-ordinator is Kevin Mills. Kevin comes to ETL with a vast experience of managing the logistics operations of virtually all of the Oil Exploration Companies that have worked on and offshore Taranaki. These companies include Tricentral, Triton, Arco, Prosafe, AWE, POGO, Tap Oil, Amoco, Marathon Petroleum, Petrocorp, Sedco Forex, Shell BP, Fletcher Challenge, Diamond Offshore and Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd. amongst others.