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58 MTR July 2006 tive experience in the oil and gas industry. Eager to further INTEC's global growth in deepwater, subsea and arctic areas, he advises that the company continues to be on the fore- front of technology and technology development. "INTEC's technology leadership continues to flourish, with the off- shore industry relying on INTEC to create value, particularly in the off- shore frontier, so that projects may go forward," said Crager. With expertise in serving both inter- national operators and suppliers, Crager has focused his career on lead- ing teams and companies in the eval- uation and selection of field develop- ment solutions. His forte includes floating production systems and sub- sea production initiatives. Crager was president of ABB Offshore Systems Inc. from September 2001 through March 2004. At ABB, Crager was responsi- ble for all company activities, includ- ing profit and loss, company growth, strategic planning and coordination with other ABB divisions. Annual revenues were $135 million. ABB OSI provided project management services and subsea equipment under EPC-engineering, procurement and construction-contracts with values as high as $200 million. Crager reports that one of his most- revered projects is Oceaneering's early 1990s installation of the "Ocean Producer" floating production/stor- age and offloading (FPSO) system, which is still operating offshore Angola. "At 50 feet of water offshore Gabon, the 'Ocean Producer' was the shallowest water installation of any FPSO to that date. Designing for this limited water depth was a real challenge, especially because this project was Oceaneering's first FPSO conversion, installation and opera- tion," said Crager. In terms of technology innovations, Crager led a team at Hughes Offshore that developed the Placid Oil produc- tion system installed in the Garden Banks area of deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Installed in the mid-1980s, he reports that the system remains one of industry's significant stepping stones for water depth, number of wells and a large template design. "The Placid subsea system accommo- dated 24 wells with satellite trees in water depths exceeding 2,200 feet," said Crager. 2 E V O L U T I O N I Z I N G - A R I N E 3 C I E N C E 4 E C H N O L O G Y - A R K 9 O U R # A L E N D A R S * O I N U S F O R T H E - 4 3 ) % % % / C E A N S # O N F E R E N C E % X H I B I T I O N ( Y N E S # O N V E N T I O N # E N T E R " O S T O N - ! 5 3 ! 3 E P T E M B E R s 0 R E S E N T A P A P E R s % X H I B I T Y O U R P R O D U C T S A N D S E R V I C E S s / R S I M P L Y A T T E N D T H E I N D U S T R Y S P R E M I E R 5 3 O C E A N O G R A P H I C E V E N T # A L L F O R % X H I B I T O R S 0 A P E R S ! T T E N D E E S F O R F U L L C O N F E R E N C E A N D E X H I B I T I O N D E T A I L S V I S I T W W W O C E A N S O R G Visit www.maritimeequipment.com/mt & Click No. 207 MTR#6 (49-64).qxd 7/11/2006 9:33 AM Page 58
