Industrial project references

Three references that show what chaos reduction looks like in practice. The roles listed are those held by our founder, Marcel Deurhof, on these projects.

Aerial view of the Porto refinery conversion site with storage tanks, processing towers and coastal infrastructure

PROJECT 1

Porto Refinery Conversion Project (Galp/Petrogal), Portugal

Role: Project Manager / Deputy Project Director, later Project Director

€400+ million EPC refinery conversion, full lifecycle responsibility.

Managed procurement, contracting, project controls, estimating, risk management and engineering integration
Coordinated multiple international execution centers and local contractors
Led the lump-sum conversion strategy and project close-out

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Industrial refinery at night with illuminated processing towers and pipeline infrastructure

PROJECT 2

Clean Fuels Project ICSS (KNPC), Kuwait

Role: Project Manager

Largest-in-industry integrated control systems implementation, over $200 million.

Brought a delayed mega-project back under control
Scope: 80,000+ I/O points, 1,500+ automation cabinets, 40 buildings, 20+ process units
Delivered critical cutovers within a six-week brownfield shutdown window

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Industrial refinery conversion showing distillation towers and processing units under a clear sky

PROJECT 3

Galp Procurement Transformation, Portugal/Spain/Brazil

Role: General Manager Procurement

€1–2 billion annual spend under management, approximately €200 million in annual savings.

Redesigned procurement processes, governance and sourcing strategies across three countries
Supported major capital projects and Open Book Estimate approaches
Delivered measurable, recurring savings

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