Schlumberger to hire 60% local expertise for regional centre

PORT KLANG: Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services company, aims to hire at least 60% of local skilled technicians and expertise for its new operational support centre in Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ).

Its Operational and Integration President, Patrick Schorn, said the Asia Centre for Reliability and Efficiency (ACRE), which started operations in early January, was expected to house some 100 skilled engineers and technicians by end-2015.

He said on the back of its 80-year presence in Malaysia, Schlumberger was confident that the local expertise and team work would accelerate the company's transformation towards greater operational reliability and efficiency.

"ACRE is the first of such centres in Schlumberger and Malaysia was chosen to be the hub for the Asian region.

"This state-of-the-art centre not only brings innovative practices and expertise to elevate our service performance, but also demonstrates our strong commitment to Malaysia and the potential of Asia in general," said Schorn in his welcoming speech at the official opening of ACRE by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar on Tuesday. 

Schorn also said ACRE was a key step in Schlumberger's transformation journey and it would enable the company to deliver improved technology-reliability to its customers in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond while increasing maintenance and asset efficiency.

The 200,000-sq ft facility plays a central role in the roll-out of Schlumberger's new technology and systems in Asia, and is dedicated to advance maintenance and servicing of oil and gas technologies for the Asia-Pasific region.

Additionally, its building has been designed to minimise environmental footprint and is certified with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the United States Green Building Council. - Bernama