Timeline
2000
Founded as a Project Management firm with a vision to grow the business
2002
Our range of services expands to the provision of construction labour (now 30 employees)
2003
Started contracting in our own right upon acquisition of machinery and equipment of our main client (Hazell Brothers Timor)
2004
First contact with oil and gas industry – mainly onshore logistic work
Purchased Paximus Lodge – renamed ‘Venture Hotel’
2005
Provision of two full-time onshore employees in meet & greet/travel support roles for oil and gas client
2007
Provision of onshore data-entry services to oil and gas client
2008
Creation of Caltech Offshore Services
2010
Provision of onshore engineering labour, logistic support and the lease of office space to Worley Parsons
2011
Gained access to insurance (post-civil unrest)
Started recruitment for Timor Sea offshore Bayu-Undan facility (by end of year 15 personnel in various roles)
2012
Started hireage of Quill Falcon Kwik 60 blasting & painting equipment to offshore clients
2013
Became a Marlins ATC (approved test centre – English for seafarers)
Started provision of onshore logistic support and office space to Bluewater (Kitan Field)
2014
Oil and gas personnel on the payroll reaches 134 (12% female Timorese). Bayu-Undan – 45 in offshore blue-collar roles, 25 onshore
Accommodation Support Vessel ASV MOS/Seafox Frontier – 32 (Timorese and Filipino) in blue-collar roles
Kitan operation – 32 in offshore roles
Launch of Caltech Singapore providing support services to Caltech Timor
2015
Resourcing of personnel to oil and gas operations Bayu-Undan and Kitan peaks at 143
Oil and gas servicing separated from onshore contracting to create Caltech General Contracting
2016
Global downturn in oil and gas results in cut-backs and operational changes on Bayu-Undan
Oceaneering replaced Bureau Veritas for NDT work
Wood replaced Worley Parsons for engineering work
Clough AMEC retained the maintenance contract
MOS/Seafox retained the ASV contract
Caltech Offshore Services retained all labour service contracts
Kitan Field closed with all our assigned personnel undergoing re-training for transfer to Bayu-Undan facility
2017
Total seconded workforce for oil and gas reaches 141 (105 offshore, 36 onshore)
New services launched:
- Supply of marine chemicals in partnership with Wilhelmsen
- Corporate travel solutions in partnership with Carlson Wagon Lite, initially for entire ASV Seafox Frontier crew
2018
Total seconded workforce for oil and gas peaks at 165.
With departure of ASV Seafox Frontier from Bayu-Undan many of our offshore personnel transitioned to onshore construction and admin roles. Ongoing skills development was put in place to ensure their continued readiness for future offshore deployment
New services launched:
- Provision of offshore catering and housekeeping personnel during a 9-month Timor Sea drilling campaign
- Supplier of offshore-standard PPE in Timor-Leste
2019
First common users warehousing facility – short and long term.
Caltech started producing pavers made in Timor-Leste out of recycled plastic
Signed MoU with “Plastics Alliance” to promote a zero plastic and circular economy in Timor-Leste
2020
Successfully navigated Covid-19 pandemic in conjunction with clients with zero loss of offshore or onshore roles
Development of Caltech Environmental Services
Development of Australian Environmental Company.
Signed MoU with Veolia to develop waste management best practice in Timor-Leste