History

Industrial port with cranes, ships, and large oil or gas platform under construction near the coast with buildings and hills in the background.

Early days

The history of TEC is one of the reasons the designing of special containers from simple bulkers to complex process equipment has been made easier. In the early 1990's Rex Michau was contracted to Kvaerner as a project engineer and then manager performing design and installations with Norske Hydro. The projects focused on topside work over equipment. All designed and approved to DNV 2.71 offshore standards.

Caltex China

Group of six people standing in front of a Caltex gas station, some wearing red shirts, one person holding a large key with the Caltex logo, two white SUVs parked nearby.

In the 1990's TEC secured consultancy work for Catlex China whereby studies performed produced savings for the company.  The expansion into greater China meant that a lubricants plant was required in Tianjin, near Beijing. In 1996 TEC commissioned this turnkey start-up facility in 3 months.

A large industrial offshore oil rig under construction in a harbor, surrounded by tugboats and cranes, with industrial buildings and a cityscape in the background.

Design and Install - Mobil Kenya

With a reputation for performing TEC then secured the contract with the responsibility of installing all of Mobil's LPG storage expansion works into Kenya, Ethiopia and Eritrea in 1998.  In all 200 tonnes of storage was successfully mobilised and installed

Military Containerisation and Fuelling Units for Shell

A red and white sign with the LUKOIL logo and Russian text, located in front of a residential apartment building.

In 1999 through 2000 TEC project managed and constructed a turnkey lubricants plant for Luk Oil, Russia with the responsibility of supporting the downstream supply of lubricants packaging.