I designed and managed an ELT program at PetroChina's Halfaya oilfield. We had 150 Iraqi graduate engineers who took part wit trainers from Iraq, Britain, and Egypt. These slides highlight my work at the Training centre and my stay at the base camp.
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ELT progam at PetroChina Halfaya oilfield, Iraq 2018
1. Iraq
(Sept. 2018 – Dec. 2018)
• Henry Badenhorst (South African)
• ELT Program administrator &
Project manager
• English Language Training
Program - Iraqi Graduate
Engineering project
• For Haward Technologies Middle
East (Sub-contractor)
• At: PetroChina Halfaya oilfield
• Maysan province, Iraq
Henry Badenhorst 1
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Garden in front
of HFY Main
Bldg 1
Logistics warehouse
entrance
One of
many
stray
cats
Electric mini
bus
Main Access
road to main
gates
22. Main street to Canteens on right and
Sport facilities straight ahead
23. Robin Warner, a colleague cycling
back to accommodation block late
afternoon
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Lake sunset in
Chinese villa section
Rooms in Chinese villa section
– New part of base camp
Fountain look-
out point
Walkways
Accommodation
block
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Back view of OCC building
from Chinese villa section
Canal sunset – Chinese
villa section
Water fountain
Reeds next to
canals
Reeds next to
canals
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Jet and Fire &
Rescue truck on
tarmac
HFY airport
building
Taking off from
Basrah
Arrival at
Halfaya
Basrah Int.
Airport
departures
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Winter lake sunset
with plane entrails
in the sky
Winter lake sunset
Winter lake sunset
Winter lake sunsetPalm tree grove
near lake
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Winter lake sunset
Halfaya lake bridge with Chinese
villas in background
Winter lake sunset HFY lake reeds
Me
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Henry Badenhorst
Flooded section
just outside 1st wall
Sunset view from
Training Centre
Winter lake sunset
Flooded section
just outside 1st wall
Robin Warner – late
afternoon exploration
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Front lawn of OCC
building
Crates as bridges
to canteens
Heavy flooding in
Admin & OCC block
River outside
my room
Front lawn of OCC
building
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Front lawn of OCC
building Flooded section
outside 1st wall
Flooded section
outside 1st wall
Flooded section
admin block
Flooded section
admin block being
drained
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View from plane near
Barsrah on my way to Iraq
Aerial photo near
Basrah – en route
to Iraq
Arrival hall –
Basrah Int. airport
Sunset goodbye –
Basrah to Dubai
upon my return
Aerial photo near
Basrah – en route
to Iraq
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Aerial photo of
Basrah
Last photo of Iraq – Basrah
Int. airport
View from plane
Basrah Int. airport
Dubai airport – en
route to Basrah
103. Airbus A380 I flew on to Dubai –
Oliver Tambo International JHB