NEWS IN BRIEF Technical tender for Bass Strait decommissioning Esso Australia, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia and operator of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture, has commenced a technical tender process for decommissioning a number of its facilities in Bass Strait. This is an important step in preparing for the eventual decommissioning of several Bass Strait facilities that are to cease production soon. The company is requesting technical submissions from experienced offshore heavy lift contractors for this initial tender phase, who will each outline how they propose to undertake the platform removal activities required. i. exxonmobil.com.au
First heavy lift slings with recycled-based Dyneema For the first time in the heavy lift industry, Lankhorst Ropes is supplying Heerema Marine Contractors with LankoForce HL slings manufactured with Dyneema SK78 fibre produced using post-consumer plastic waste as a feedstock. The LankoForce HL slings will be used on a 4-point lifting frame for an offshore lifting project. DSM is producing recycled-based Dyneema using ethylene from mixed plastic waste as a pilot project. This recycled-based fibre used for the LankoForce HL slings in this specific offshore lifting project has the same assured performance as conventional and bio-based Dyneema SK78 fibre. Synthetic fibre slings have proven to provide many benefits over steel wire slings. As strong as steel wire, yet significantly lighter and easier to handle, the slings are a safer, more sustainable, and more efficient way of handling payloads in offshore lifting projects.
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