 Strong presence and skills in Cameroon |
UIC is a wholly owned Bouygues Offshore subsidiary founded in 1964.
Our main activities include:
Construction of steel structure
Construction of harbor and maritime works
Modification of industrial plants, process facilities and offshore platforms
Technical support and logistics
Our base in Douala provides a comprehensive range of resources and facilities in an area covering 50,000 square meters, with a 200 meter-long and 30-meter wide dock.
For all of our activities, we also draw on the extensive experience of our staff that is skilled in a wide range of state-of-the-art technologies.
Our modern computer systems allow us to manage local project engineering, supervision and scheduling tasks with optimum efficiency.
| Local construction potential steel-structures |
UIC is able to built all types of steel structures.
We have an annual 1,500-metric-ton capacity to build steel structures, representing a potential of production with peaks as high as 40,000 hours a month.
We have a local department for front-end engineering and project supervision required during the prefabrication and construction phases. All of the “as built” documents are also handled locally.
| Harbor construction know-how |
UIC build maritime structures such as docks and wharves, as well as all types of open-sea protective structures.
Our extensive experience and expertise allow us to provide the ideal solutions for each maritime structure project.
| On-the-spot facilities for better service |
Our strongest assets are our skilled, professional staff that provides logistic and technical support services for offshore hook-up operations, and for rig and FPSO preparation in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
From our strategic location in Douala, we can provide a wide range of services including:
Shipment
Procurements
Storage
Both on-ship and onshore handling.
Underpinned by a major group for a global offer
For large turnkey project, we can draw on the strong resources of our parent company, Bouygues Offshore, a leading international contractor serving the oil and gas industry.
| Bouygues Offshore can provide integrated solutions for the design construction, installation and commissioning of offshore and onshore oil and gas production-related turnkey projects, as well as for the liquefied gases, refining, chemicals, energy and other industrial markets, and for maritime and river works projects.
Its experiences with the world’s largest onshore and offshore projects, including deep-water offshore structures like the Girassol FPSO and Umbilicals Flow Lines, enable us to devise innovative concepts for your future development projects.
Examples of these capabilities include extreme deep-water hybrid risers, and their specially designed drilling and production barges (Multifunction Barge and WellHead Barge).
Bouygues Offshore employs more than 5,500 people worldwide, including some 1,500 engineers, and has 8 yards around the world and a fleet of 11 barges, as well as a global presence with around 30 subsidiaries and offices in approximately 20 countries.
The Group leverages these resources to provide wide-ranging expertise in project management, financial engineering, feasibility studies, front-end engineering, basic and deal engineering, procurement, construction, onshore and offshore installation, hook-up, commissioning, start-up, operation and maintenance including shutdowns.
| Health, Safety and Quality |
Safety officers are continuously on duty at our base in Douala, and our Quality Assurance coordinator ensures that work is performed in compliance with our requests and contracts requirements, including specifications and procedures.
Bouygues Offshore and its divisions are ISO 9001, ISO 9002 and ISO 10006 certified, depending on the nature of the project.
| Recent project references |
Engineering and construction of the Limbé oil terminal (1995)
Debottlenecking of around 1à platforms for Pecten/Shell (1996-1997)
Construction, revamping, procurement and hook-up of the BOA Sud and Akano platforms for Elf Serepca Cameroon (1999-2000)
| Personnel training |
UIC trains local personnel in our basic trades, including welding and pipefitting, and in more specialized mechanical and other skills
| Contact |
UIC
Base UIC Warri – Po Box 800
Douala-Cameroon
Tel: + 237 40 70 18
Fax: + 237 40 29 08
Email: contact@uic-cam.com
Website: www.uic-cam.com
Bouygues Offshore
7, avenue des Prés
Montigny-le-Bretonneux
78884 Saint-Quentin-Yvelines
Cedex-France
Tel: + 33 1 30 60 88 88
Fax: + 33 1 30 64 56 75
Website: www.bouygues-offshore.com
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