Latest News – Falcon Group – A Force for Good

16Jan 2022 by Alan Mills

MasterClass CSU webinar Project Success and Failure

Training

On Friday 14 January we hosted a webinar where Alan Mills and Ed Martinez talked about Success and Failure, the Critical Success Factors that are common to every project and the importance of Triple E: Effective, Early Engagement from a senior CSU professional. The webinar attracted an audience of 50 from around the world; quite an achievement when you think that for many people they were joining at night, during their weekend. After the discussion Ed and Alan took questions from the audience. You can watch the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkT30xFZKJU Quick Links 01:04 Introduction 03:02 Speaker Bios 05:20 Breaking down Success & Failure, Critical Success Factors and Fixating on Failure 06:30 Examples of Triple E 06:44 Slide 2 - The Influence Curve 11:14 Slide 3 - The Critical Success Factors…

16Jan 2022 by Alan Mills

Meet our two newest MasterClass CSU graduates

Training

Adebayo Fetuga and Gideon Irehovbude complete eLearning Adebayo Fetuga and Gideon Irehobude are working on the Anoh Gas Production Company project in Iwo State, Nigeria. The guys are already Zenator Power Users and with their new skills in Systems Completion methodology through Commissioning & Start-Up, they are now certified with MasterClass CSU Foundation training, to give even better support to the customer, just when it is needed. At Falcon Global we are delighted to see Nigeria's best young talent become trained and qualified with skills that are vital to growing the country's economy.

26Oct 2021 by Alan Mills

Calling CSU professionals everywhere

FGL News, Industry News, MasterClass CSU

We are recruiting MasterClass CSU Instructors If you have taken MasterClass CSU Foundation training since 2019, or one of our CSU Workshops before 2019 and are interested in becoming a certified instructor then we would like to hear from you. To be a successful instructor with us you will possess the following attributes: a great attitude an extensive CSU background and knowledge of Systems Completion verifiable evidence of tertiary level education and/or vocational training a competent and confident speaker, comfortable training people of all levels comfortable delivering in-person and virtual training fluent in English both spoken and written proficiency in other languages could be beneficial As an instructor you will go through the process of becoming approved by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the UK's Engineering Construction Industry Training…

11Oct 2021 by Alan Mills

KEEP Plus grant aids disruptive innovation

FGL News, Industry News, Zenator

In late 2020, Falcon Global were awarded a KEEP+ innovation grant from Anglia Ruskin University, provided from the EU. We put the grant to good use, adding improved security and slick new features to streamline your workflow, bringing huge benefits in performance and productivity. Zenator Walkdown Capture is exactly the disruptive technology Operators and Contractors need to emerge strongly from the pandemic, rebuilding the world economy and moving towards the objectives of NZ2050.

26Sep 2021 by Alan Mills

Kent Kazakhstan Development Academy (KKDA)

FGL News, Industry News, MasterClass CSU, Training

Ms Melody Sheybani, Director of People & Organisational Development A very special event took place during August in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. Kent PLC held a virtual graduation ceremony for Kent Kazakhstan Development Academy (KKDA).To celebrate the accomplishment of two of Kent's brightest stars, Ms Guliya Abdessova and Birzhan Badel, many 0f the company's senior management, including Managing Director, Mr David Touhey attended the ceremony. Also in attendance were Ms Melody Sheybani, Stephen O'Callaghan, Ed Reynold, Mark Mitchell, Paul O'Brien, Zhanar Ablayeva. The graduation ceremony was organised by Training & Development Manager, Ms Indira Kadyrkhanova.Guliya Abdessova and Birzhan Badel had successfully completed MasterClass CSU Foundation training and Course Leader, Alan Mills was honoured to attend as an invited guest.A key driver behind the KKDA program is Director of People & Organizational Development,…

19Sep 2021 by Alan Mills

PetroSkills hosts its first course in CSU

Training

This will be a virtual classroom setting, starting Tuesday 19 October, with Alan Mills as course instructor. Click here for details.

14Sep 2021 by Alan Mills

Virtual Inspections & CSU

Case Studies, Industry News, Zenator

Zenator and RealWear - powering you through the pandemic While more normal people are relaxing and enjoying the summer weather, we have been very busy proving how Zenator and wearable technology can help customers to power through the pandemic.The still photos in the attached are from a video recorded during a site visit by one of our engineers in June.We have been looking at ways to more fully utilise wearable technology and link with workflows and processes, such as FATs, on-site inspections, Pre-Commissioning, etc, with all actions recorded in Zenator, including images and videos.Let us know what your thoughts, then we can talk about how we can help you.

30Aug 2021 by Alan Mills

Bayo and Gideon complete ZPU refresher training

Training

Two highly experienced Zenator Power Users recently completed refresher training on Zenator 3602. Adebayo Fetuga and Gideon Irehovbude are supporting FGL's newest customer, Anoh Gas Processing Company with completion of a new Gas Processing Plant being constructed near Owerri in Imo State, Nigeria. Bayo and Gideon have a key role to play with the implementation of Zenator on the AGPC project, as well as on site mentoring of project users.

26Aug 2021 by Alan Mills

ANOH Gas Processing Company to deploy Zenator

Training

We are delighted to announce ANOH Gas Processing Company have begun deployment of Zenator on their Gas Processing Plant near Owerri in Imo State, Nigeria. ANOH is one of Nigeria’s most strategic gas projects. It will help Nigeria to accelerate its transition away from small-scale diesel generators to cleaner, less expensive fuels such as natural gas for power generation. Seplat is a leading provider of natural gas to Nigeria’s power sector, supplying around 30% of gas used for electricity generation. Okechukwu Mba, Managing Director of ANOH Gas Processing Company said: “Successfully closing the US$260 million debt facility means that the ANOH project is now fully funded. Once operational, AGPC will be a significant supplier of gas to Nigeria’s power sector, supporting local employment and the cleaner generation of power for…

26Aug 2021 by Alan Mills

CSU added to PetroSkills’ curriculum

Training

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Technology company and training provider, Global Falcon Americas, Inc is delighted to announce its President & CEO, Alan Mills, has agreed terms with PetroSkills, North America’s largest industrial training provider serving the Oi & Gas sector. PetroSkills will add to its already impressive curriculum the CSU Foundation course in Systems Completion and Commissioning & Start-Up with API RP 1FSC. Alan Mills joins PetroSkills as CSU Course Director and Instructor. Founded in 1963 and based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, PetroSkills is the leading provider of technical training for the oil and gas industry. PetroSkills is well-recognized for its breadth and quality of course offerings across an expansive set of more than 200 knowledge areas within upstream, downstream, and HSE petroleum subject disciplines. In 2001 the company’s founder and CEO,…