J P Kenny

Subsea Systems

Offshore Pipelines

Onshore Pipelines

Project Management

Development Studies

Operations Support

Offshore Renewables


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	J P Kenny is one of the world's largest and most innovative pipeline and subsea engineering and management contractors, with over 30 years experience, and 1300 professional staff in 10 worldwide offices. J P Kenny judges its success based on the value we add to our customer's businesses. In all of our activities we have a powerful track record of reducing project costs, improving schedules, managing risks, maximising safety, and delivering other objectives.

	Our People and Approach J P Kenny's delivery success is based on building and evolving expertise in our core business areas and on sustaining a proactive culture within our teams. We achieve this by: Careful selection and development of our staff. We run a substantial graduate recruitment effort, we seek to promote from within, and we encourage transfers between offices. Every staff member has online access to our knowledge base of global corporate experience. Investing a substantial amount each year in the development of new technologies and methods that will create a step change in the solutions we offer. Measuring the impact of our performance on our customers' business and use this data to improve the way we operate.

	Affiliations J P Kenny is wholly owned by Wood Group, a publically listed company with sales of $5 billion, employing 28,000 employees in 46 different countries. Under the umbrella of Wood Group, J P Kenny has a number of sister companies that provide complementary services: MCS Ltd - Riser engineer specialists Multiphase Solutions - (MSi) Flow assurance specialists IONIK - Integrity management specialists Mustang - Facilities engineering specialists

Recent News

J P Kenny's strong presence at the OMAE 2009 conference

JP Kenny staff from Houston and Perth presented 10 papers at the prestigious 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering held in Honolulu, Hawaii between 31st May and 5 June 2009 (OMAE 2009). This is one of the leading technical conferences for the industry and features 13 technical areas including renewables, ocean geotechnics and, pipelines and risers. Of the 95 papers within the pipelines and risers section, J P Kenny contributed more than any other company.

J P Kenny Pty Ltd - Awarded Gold for Safety.

Perth Operations last experienced a Lost Work Case (LWC) incident in October 1998, this being a neck sprain whilst completing the HUET Training program. Since then we have achieved over 2.5 million man hours without a LWC incident. We believe our 24 / 7 SHE initiative has been a major factor in this by raising awareness of risks throughout our normal daily activities.

So much so that we were awarded the IFAP Gold Safeway Achievers Award in recognition of our employee safety focus outside normal working hours. The award assessment comprises of a scored application and physical audit by the IFAP (Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention) Safety Team.

The Australian Minister of Resources presented the award to J P Kenny on 15th November 2006.

J P Kenny Pty Ltd - Renew DNV Management Systems Certification

During December 2006 DNV performed the Management System Re-certification audits for J P Kenny, Ionik Consulting and Mustang. The audit was a success with the re-certification being achieved.

All three companies managed to travel through the 3-year certification period with no non-conformances. An excellent achievement in the light of the rapid growth the Perth operations have experienced throughout this period.

J P Kenny Pty Ltd Engineering on Pluto

J P Kenny in Perth are carrying out the FEED and detailed design scope for Woodside's Pluto field on the North West Shelf. The team comprises 45 engineers working to address some of the significant engineering challenges including one of the largest insulated flowlines to be installed and a 36+6 inch trunkline and piggyback system requiring stabilisation against cyclonic events. Engineering techniques employed include 3D FE modelling of the entire system, to simulate the seabed, wave and current conditions. This allows an integrated approach to be taken the to the challenges of spanning, lateral buckling, upheaval buckling, thermal expansion, pipeline creep and pipeline stability that at one time were all considered individually.

Integrity Management Systems Gap Analysis Works

Several operators have requested IONIK Consulting to confirm that their Asset Integrity Management Standards/Systems/Policies are accessible, communicated, understood, and implemented by their staff throughout their operations.

The scope will be iterative involving client personnel for the assessment of both SURF assets and corporate software systems.

J P Kenny Caledonia is currently conducting HP/HT Road Shows

Under the watchful eye of Ian Bertram, J P Kenny Caledonia is conducting a series of Road Shows at three key locations within Aberdeen.

Key attendees are the from UK operators and constructors. The road show format is focusing on issues covering Flow Assurance, HSE, Materials, Controls/Umbilicals & Equipment, Pipelines & Flowlines and project management.


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