Case studies

Shell Iraq Petroleum Development B.V. (SIPD) operates the Majnoon Oilfield in Southern Iraq as a member of the consortium of international operating companies that was awarded a Development and Production Services Contract by Basra Oil Company (BOC). The area has become associated with tribal violence and disruption resulting in a challenging environment for industry and government to function. As companies on Majnoon recruit from the local community, this violence has followed onto the field. SIPD required a provider who could manage security and navigate complex tribal dynamics.

The Islamic State occupation of the Sinjar area of Nineveh province was one of the cruellest committed by the terrorist group. The Islamic State singled out the Yazidis in an effort to destroy their culture, killing an estimated 5,000 and enslaving a further 6,500, many of whom were women and children. Although the Islamic State was expelled from Sinjar in late 2015, residents of Sinjar still make a significant proportion of Iraq's internally displaced population. Much of the area remained uninhabited due to it being badly battle damaged but also because of the presence of explosive hazards, which prohibited the return of the displaced population.

The Basrah Gas Company is revitalising and expanding southern Iraq's gas infrastructure to capture currently flared gas in order to boost Iraq's energy independence and enhance economic diversification through exports. BGC requires a high quality and cost effective solution to secure the safety of hundreds of staff, contractors and clients as they realise Iraq’s largest ever gas project.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is a global federation, comprised of 105 nations, that is responsible for the coordination, governance and promotion of the game of cricket worldwide. The functions of the ICC and scope of its remit routinely bring the organisation into contact with complex security issues and geopolitical sensitivities, often presenting challenges both in ensuring the safety of its staff and in protecting the international image of the sport. Instability in South Asian politics, especially between the major cricketing nations of India and Pakistan, is one of the numerous challenges facing the ICC.

A leading government’s coordinating agency for the delivery of official development assistance, focusing upon economic and social development in developing countries, needed to understand evolving political and security threats in Nigeria and prepare security strategies to better protect its staff and assure its delivery programmes. Insecurity threatened its international cooperation activities and inhibited inclusive and dynamic development.

A leading international energy firm working to develop a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK needed a world class Integrated Security Solution (ISS) for a proposed two-unit Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) New Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The solution had to defeat the most rigorous physical and cyber- attacks from a given threat capability, and meet relevant national and international standards.

A Gulf ministry of interior strengthened the capacity of its special operations counter-terrorism unit across the full spectrum of operational activity through G4S specialist training.

A European port authority commissioned G4S to deliver an ISPS-compliant security and vulnerability risk assessment to ensure that operations at the critical national infrastructure site remained risk based, threat driven and regulation compliant.

Security Support to Geological Field Survey on Moroccan / Algerian Border

ICAO Compliance Audit, Training Needs Analysis, Mentoring & Security Upgrades