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Old 25th Jul 2008, 20:56
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GHC - some history!

Shilka,

Just during and after the first Gulf War, GHC had 4 x 212's working for QGPC and had just won a contract with Yemen Hunt with 1 x 212 in Hodeidah and 1 in Sanaa. They did a short term Seismic contract in Ar Rubh al Khali (the empty quarter - in this case Saudi) which was by their own admission a steep learning curve.

Over the next 10 years due to the amazing and sometimes bewildering (personal opinion although I respect and love the Man dearly) leadership of Mike Evans with Dennis Laird & Graham Caven, Julie in Oman, Ashok & Bob Hall in Yemen, Duleep Nachia and his choices of Managers in India (he was a King maker and never wanted to be King), Mohamed Bagheer in Iran and on the Engineering side, Paul Giles and Dave Uden well backed by guys like Nigel Hammond and Julian Hillman, the Company grew & grew and was without a shadow of a doubt - the best prospect in the Middle East. By 2000 the Company had had Operations apart from Qatar in India, Iran, Sudan, Oman, Ethiopia & Yemen, Steve Kirkland carried on the good works until the BS became too much and now we have what we have.

What will it take to make GHC the Company it is capable of being once again?

Trog
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