Burnison Engineering Ltd Information

A Spanish company (Burnison Engineering S.A.) was established in 1987 and projects were undertaken with the ASTANO shipyard in ballast and stability systems for the semi-submersible MODU - "Drillmar 1", was followed by the electrical and automation engineering for new build FPSO's "Gryphon-A". Expertise developed on the Gryphon-A project provided the basis for Turret control systems for North Sea based FPSO's "Texaco Captain" and "Global Producer-111". BESA was transferred to other ownership in 1996. From 1993, the Company provided technical and commercial management services to the ASTANDER shipyard culminating in the lengthening and conversion of the DFDS Ro-Ro Ferry "Dana-Maxima" in 1996. Between 1997 and 2003 a number of electro-hydraulic valve control and pipeline emergency shut-down systems were delivered from local affiliate, AVECO, to installations in Venezuela. Measurement services were initiated in 1997 in Venezuela with the establishment of a joint venture company, with METCO Services in 1998. Over the last 20 years specialist projects continue to be undertaken specifically in USA, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru and Qatar. Roger Burnison was seconded to Emerson Process Management in Brazil at the beginning of 2004 as Project Director of the Marlim Measurement Upgrade Project in the Campos Basin for Petrobras. This projectwas substantially completed at the end of 2007 since then the company has continued to provide consultancy services in Engineering, Measurement and Project Management to clients around the World.