Deep Water Mooring manufacture in BRASIL

1. Site needed

1.1. 40 t gantry crane

1.2. 100 mtr by 40 /50 mtr

1.3. Permanent storage area for a minimum of 10 large 6mtr wide by 4 mtr tall reels weighing approx 40 t

1.4. Access to 4 mtr plus dock birth

1.5. Access to preferred shipping facilities for Petrobras , Chevon , Exon etc in Brazl

1.6. Safe environment , with sensible access infrastructure and available workforce

1.7. Internal / external space for storage of subripes

2. Equipment needed

2.1. Large 48 bobbin subrope jacketing mc

2.2. 6mtr by 4 mtr min - take up stand

2.3. Forktruck able to move the large 40t reels

3. Supply of subropes and necessary hardware

3.1. Agree a partnershipping agreement with 4 brothers

3.1.1. Milton Bastos supplies 4 brothers with advanced polyester fiber dependent on depth of water

3.1.2. 4 brothers supply Chinese mkt / support BBRG`S DWM business external to China

3.1.3. BBRG sourse subropes , reel kits , hardware etc from China for its UK and Brasil Dwm facility

3.1.4. Need fast logistical routes / excellent planning

4. Cost model evaluation

4.1. Question to answer : - how confident can we be we will make 15% plus Ros from this intititve ?

4.2. Cost 2 recent DWM bids using this new supply chain

4.3. Seek subrope cost , reel kit , hardware cost for a whole project from 4 brothers / MD material

4.4. Explore logistical costs

4.5. Develop a closing facility cost model

5. Implementation plan

5.1. L1 lease csl for 18 - 24 months incl personnel

5.2. 2 Purchase and install new line for Europe - decide location

5.2.1. Non European location ?

5.2.2. Grangemouth

5.2.3. Neptune

5.3. 3 Relocate current Grangemouth line to Brazil - correct line layout issues when re- installing

6. People requirements

6.1. Strong protect mgr with Dwm experirmce

6.2. DWM Production mgr

6.3. QA Lead / document contriol

6.4. MC Operators

6.5. Splicers

7. Product and supply differentiators

7.1. Introduce a high performance anti cut jacket

7.2. Use MB designed polyesters

7.3. Add antifouling properties

7.4. Add UV protection if necessary

8. Conclude mkt analysis - identify future 5 to 10 yr demand

8.1. Assess impact on current global installed capacity

8.2. Estimate capacity impact on DWM pricing - over time

8.3. Use date in proposed financial model - include a number of scenarios

9. Potential locations

9.1. Santos Area

9.2. Rio / Macau area

9.3. In BBRG facility San Paulo