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Editor’s note

Renewable Energy: There’s No Way Around It THE WORLD-RENOWNED AMERICAN ECONOMIST JEFFREY SACHS, KNOWN AS ‘THE MAN WITH A PLAN’, HAS A MISSION: HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE 2050 THE EARTH’S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WILL NOT HAVE RISEN MORE THAN 2˚C. IN HIS VIEW this objective is crucial: a temperature rise of more than 2˚C could have catastrophic consequences for our planet. It is vital that we halve our CO2 emission, which is mainly caused by our use of fossil fuels. According to Mr Sachs we have to radically change the way in which we produce and consume energy. So, in this issue of Offshore Industry – the last one of 2015 – we’ll concentrate on one of the key topics of our time: renewable and sustainable energy.

Read all about a remarkable project just on our doorstep: the world’s biggest tidal power plant. Tocardo Tidal Turbines, Dutch designer and producer of tidal water turbines, and Huisman, specialist in the design and manufacturing of heavy construction equipment, have installed five tidal turbines inside the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier to generate clean energy. It is the largest tidal energy project in the Netherlands and the world’s largest commercial tidal installation.

We also take a look at Van Oord and Jan De Nul Group in their activities – and innovations! – in the offshore wind industry. During the past decade Van Oord has been involved in many offshore wind farm projects, sometimes as subcontractor, sometimes as EPC contractor responsible for the construction of the entire wind farm (apart from the turbine supply). Further, Jan De Nul Group and the Belgian offshore wind company Nobelwind NV signed the first offshore wind contract for Jan De Nul’s recently acquired offshore jack-up heavy-lift vessel Vidar. You can read all about these events in this edition.

Boskalis and Wartsila ¨ ¨ recently announced their collaboration with GoodFuels Marine, the first marine biofuel company focused on the global commercial fleet. The consortium will pioneer the development of sustainable drop-in marine biofuels for the shipping and offshore industry – a revolutionary development in the search for sustainable energy and a serious attempt to reduce the carbon footprint of our industry.

Another interesting feature: Offshore wind experts have recently reported that offshore project developers are facing a limited supply of vessels capable of installing new higher-capacity turbines in deeper waters. This is expected to last until the arrival, around 2018, of a new generation of purpose-built installation vessels.

But of course you’ll also find newsworthy stories about topics other than renewable energy. These are to many too mention in this Editor’s Note, so I’d suggest you just open your copy of Offshore Industry and start reading. I hope you’ll find it interesting, to say the least.

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10 Revolution In Sustainable Marine Biofuels – Launch of Biofuels Programme

50 Ommica: Solution For Hydrate Inhibitor Testing – Flow Assurance And Hydrate Control

SAFETY

14 New UK Helideck Lighting Standards –

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Industry Should Act Now

44 Leading Light For Offshore Safety – New Compact Light Source

RENEWABLE ENERGY

18 Innovative Foundations By Van Oord –

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Novelties And Golden Oldies In OWF Projects

26 The Flowing Of The Energy –

Tidal Power Plant In Dutch Storm Surge Barrier

38 Vessel Shortage For Large Turbines

54 Collaboration Jan De Nul Group And Nobelwind – Contract For Heavy-Lift Vessel Vidar

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CONSTRUCTION & FABRICATION

22 Successful Load-Out Of RAVN Platform – NAMI Gets The Job Done

SPECIAL FEATURE

30 When The Going Gets Tough – The Norwegians Keep Going

SHIP REPORT

46 Christina E – Best Of Both Worlds

REGULARS

1 Editor’s Note 4 News in Brief 37 People

59 Outfitters Pages

62 Yellow & Finch Pages 64 Word on the Sea www. o f f s h o r e - i n d u s t r y.eu

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On the Cover DONG Energy will construct the 660-megawatt Walney Extension offshore wind farm, located circa 19 km off the west coast of Britain in the Irish Sea. The final investment decision was made after securing all necessary consents from authorities, completing site assessments, and having signed the majority of the contracts for supply and installation. Walney Extension is expected to be fully commissioned in 2018, when it will be the biggest offshore wind farm in the world.

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Amrumbank West fully operational The construction of Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is completed. All 80 turbines are connected to the network. With a full-installed capacity of 288 megawatts now operational, Amrumbank West can produce enough climate-friendly power to meet the needs of 300,000 households and to displace more than 740,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.

Amrumbank West is situated in the German North Sea about 40 kilometers from Helgoland island, where the operations and maintenance centre for the wind farm is located. E.ON invested GBP 1 billion in the project. Offshore construction began in January 2014, and the first turbine began generating electricity in May 2015. Amrumbank West is wholly owned by E.ON.

ME-GI engine passes FAT The factory acceptance test (FAT) of the first ME-GI engine in Japan took place early October at the Tamano Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) .

Overseen by the DNV GL classification society, the engine is the first of two 8S70ME-C8.2-GI units for delivery to VT Halter Marine of Mississippi for installation aboard two 2,400-teu ConRo ships for Crowley Maritime Corporation. Crowley, a US marine solutions, transportation and logistics company, ordered the ME-GI engines, along with three MAN 9L28/32DF auxiliary engines, for each vessel, in early 2014.

The two ConRo ships are scheduled for delivery in Q2 and Q4 of 2017. The vessels will be two of the world’s first LNG-powered ConRo ships, designed to travel at speeds up to 22 knots.

Staff in front of the ME-GI engine at MES’s Tamano Works

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NEWS IN BRIEF Lease between Acta Marine and Alphatron Marine

Heerema Innovation Center opened

Last September Alphatron Marine signed a leasing agreement with Acta Marine for thirteen vessels to provide satellite hardware and data solution packages. Alphatron Marine’s VSAT system, including wireless access, will be integrated into the IT infrastructure on the Acta Marine fleet of Multicats, Tugs and Shoalbusters, enabling an unlimited dataflow for both operations and crew welfare. The vessels will use Alphatron Marine’s new global iDirect platform. The first installation was done just one week after signing the contract on board Coastal Chariot, just in time before she was heading Chile for a one-year project.

From left to right: Mark Koenes (ICT Manager, Acta Marine), Dennis Winterswijk (Manager Communication, IT & AV Solutions, Alphatron Marine) and Cor Visser (Operations Director, Acta Marine)

On 6 November Ms Caroline Heerema officially opened the Heerema Innovation Center. The centre is located near the headquarters of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) in Zwijndrecht and symbolizes the course that HFG wants to sail: working faster and more efficiently in order to be the leading engineering and fabrication contractor for complex offshore structures now and in the future.

HFG wants to use innovation to bind young specialist employees to the company. BBA Architecten designed the modern Heerema Innovation Center, in which more than 1,000 m2 are dedicated to test rigs and training purposes.

Renovation for IHC Services IHC Services has recently secured an order for a substantial renovation project for a vessel owned by Huta Marine Works in Saudi Arabia.

Work on the Huta 14 self-propelled cutter suction dredger (SPCSD) will be carried out by IHC Middle East based in Dubai, and by the IHC Service Operations department in the Netherlands. The renovation involves the replacement of three large diesel engines, and the electrical installation for the underwater pump drive. Royal IHC is responsible for the engineering of the rebuild, purchase and delivery of the hardware, supervision during the installation, and commissioning of the dredger after conversion.

Huta Marine Works specialises in dredging, marine infrastructure and harbour construction. Based in Jeddah, the company has a fleet of fifteen CSDs, of which twelve were delivered by IHC.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Asset Guardian Solutions completes North Sea project Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd (AGSL), which specialises in protecting process-critical software assets, announced that it has successfully completed a series of three projects for a major North Sea oil and gas operator. In the past two years, AGSL has completed three linked contracts, two of which required that the AGSL toolset be customised to the customer’s specific requirements.

The initial contract awarded to AGSL provided the operator with a secure electronic, centralised repository to store all process control systems software back-up files. As a result, the company’s ability to recover quickly in the event of an unplanned production shutdown due to process control software failure has been significantly improved.

Innovative offshore access system

Reflex Marine, an offshore personnel safe-transfer company, is developing a new access concept for the offshore wind and traditional energy industries: the Sea-Spider. Crew welfare is crucial of the innovation, which will utilise winch-based access – the safest and most established method for marine access to offshore structures. This offers an alternative to current access methods, such as butting a vessel against the turbine structures and crews stepping onto a ladder. Lack of safe access due to challenging weather conditions is a major contributor to turbine downtime and lost revenue, particularly in high winds when faults are most likely and wind yield is greatest. The Sea-Spider aims to address these challenges and to eliminate the major risks associated with personnel transfer.

New technologies by Belzona At OEEC 2015 Belzona drew attention to its novel technologies that help reduce costs associated with the installation and maintenance of offshore assets. One of the focus areas at OEEC 2015 was cold bonding in which a 100% solids epoxy adhesive is used, in place of welding, to bond metallic substrates. The flange-encapsulating membrane coating is brush-applied at ambient temperatures and ensures full contact with the substrate preventing any moisture ingress and providing longterm corrosion protection. Due to the addition of a release agent, the system can be cut and peeled back for inspection – protection is then reinstated with another layer of coating brush applied onto the joint.

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ATLAS COPCO TOOLS OFFERS A POWERFUL AND COMPACT PNEUMATIC SCREWING TOOL THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR THE FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY WITH HIGH COUPLINGS: THE RTP. THIS TOOL REACHES COUPLINGS UP TO 4,100 NM AND, CONSIDERING ITS POWER, IS VERY LIGHT AND HAS NUMEROUS ERGONOMIC ADVANTAGES. READ MORE IN THE OUTFITTER’S PAGES ON PAGE 59.

DNV GL supports Shah Deniz Stage 2 DNV GL has been awarded a contract for the provision of marine warranty, operations and consultancy services for the Shah Deniz 2 project that is operated by BP Exploration. DNV GL will support the operator in assuring that the project equipment transportation and installations are conducted to recognized guidelines, standards and internal requirements.

Shah Deniz Stage 2 – aka Full Field Development (FFD) – is one of the largest gas developments in the world and will help increase European energy security by bringing Caspian gas resources to markets in Europe for the very first time. The project will add another 16 billion cubic meters per year (bcma) of gas production to the approximately 9 bcma produced by Shah Deniz Stage 1.

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DONG builds world’s biggest OWF On 28 October DONG Energy decided to construct the 660-megawatt Walney Extension offshore wind farm, located circa 19 km off the west coast of Britain in the Irish Sea. The final investment decision was made after securing all necessary consents from authorities, completing site assessments, and having signed the majority of the contracts for supply and installation. Walney Extension is expected to be fully commissioned in 2018, when it will be the biggest offshore wind farm in the world, surpassing the 630-megawatt London Array Offshore Wind Farm commissioned in 2014 by DONG Energy and its partners. Walney Extension will be constructed and operated under the UK’s EMR FID-enabling regime with a fixed price for the first fifteen years of production.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Major project in Alaska’s Cook Inlet

Record vessel launched

UTEC Survey has recently completed a major harshenvironment project in Alaska. The Acteon company were asked to provide a positioning solution for the installation of a monopod LNG platform and 30-km/10-inch LNG pipeline in Alaska’s Cook Inlet. A total of 24 field personnel were mobilized and engaged to use Echoscope technology to provide positioning and survey services for five vessels.

The cutting-edge project was the first monopod installation in the Cook Inlet for 25 years and was the first time that four Echoscope systems operated simultaneously. Due to poor visibility caused by tidal changes, strong currents and heavy silt, UTEC chose to use multiple Echoscopes in combination with measurements for completion of the installation.

On 25 August, YNO 302 Island Venture, an offshore construction vessel built for Island Offshore/Edison Chouest Offshore, was launched from the dock hall at the Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft. Measuring close to 160 metres in length, and with at beam of 30 metres, she is the largest offshore vessel so far built by Ulstein Verft. The vessel is jointly owned by Norway-based Island Offshore and US-based Edison Chouest Offshore. As the latter will be managing the vessel, she will carry the Edison Chouest colours and logo.

BSR Pipeline Services scoops safety management award BSR Pipeline Services, a joint venture between Tata Steel UK and Ramco Pipeline Services, has won an international safety management award from the International Safety Quality Environment Management Association (ISQEM), a UK-based professional association. The award seeks to celebrate and promote the success of its entrants in maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for staff and is open to businesses, public and third-sector bodies in all industries. Winners are recognised for proactive commitment to drive change, engage employees and improve overall working environment and quality performance.

VBMS completes drilling scope for Dudgeon OWF VBMS has successfully completed two 1,170-metrelong horizontal directional drillings at the landfall for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The drillings we done in preparation for the installation of two 42-kilometre long export cables. To avoid worsening weather conditions later in season, the work was brought forward by three months. This meant that VBMS could deliver the project ahead of schedule. VBMS will continue with the export cable installation at Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm in March 2016. The total scope of work for VBMS includes the design, supply, installation, termination and testing of 67 inter-array cables, which measure circa 100 kilometres. The Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is located 32 kilometres off the Northfolk coast. The 67 wind turbines have a total capacity of 400 megawatts.

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BOSKALIS, WÄRTSILÄ AND GOODFUELS MARINE LAUNCH SUSTAINABLE MARINE BIOFUELS PROGRAMME

Revolution In Sustainable Marine Biofuels

BOSKALIS, THE DREDGING AND MARINE EXPERT, AND WÄRTSILÄ, THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERT IN COMPLETE LIFECYCLE POWER SOLUTIONS FOR THE MARINE AND OIL AND GAS MARKETS, RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THEIR collaboration with GoodFuels Marine, the first marine biofuel company focused on the global commercial fleet. The consortium will pioneer the development of sustainable drop-in marine biofuels for the shipping industry. Offshore Industry was present at the launch event at the Floating Pavilion in Rotterdam and listened carefully to what was said.

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etherlands-based GoodFuels Marine and its partners will spearhead a two-year pilot programme to accelerate the development of truly sustainable, scalable and affordable marine biofuels. Biofuels are today not part of the marine fuel mix that operators and owners can choose from. This means that shipping is missing an opportunity to utilise what should be a price competitive, environmentally friendly fuel option.

The programme’s focus will be on delivering and analysing a sustainable feedstock, securing industry certification, and preparing the building blocks for large-scale production. Additionally, the consortium will initiate a global scalability study involving leading ship owners, universities, NGOs, ports, biofuel companies and other industry stakeholders. The aim will be to identify tangible opportunities for scaling supply to the world’s commercial shipping fleet.

The consortium will test several nextgeneration biofuels at the Wärtsilä laboratory in Vaasa, Finland, before sea trials are carried out on various vessels within Boskalis’ global fleet. With the objective of developing a fuel mix that is fully sustainable, the programme seeks to promote a lower carbon footprint for the maritime sector. The consortium believes that these biofuels will play a viable role in reducing emissions that no other fuel can currently achieve, without a capitalintensive fleet renewal or retrofitting.

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GoodFuels Marine, which has been developed by a team boasting a successful track record in commercialising sustainable bio-fuels for the aviation industry, has also created a sustainability advisory board consisting of leading NGOs and academics.

This is to ensure that its products are 100% sustainable, and that the company bases itself on the leading Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) standard and principles.

Shipping has hardly any options to significantly reduce its carbon footprint and toxic emissions. GoodFuels clains that their drop-in biofuels offer a combination of SOx, NOx and CO2 emission reductions that no

Boskalis and Wärtsilä Project Together with partners Boskalis and Wärtsilä, GoodFuels is executing a two-year marine biofuel testing and pilot programme. During these two years, a number of biofuels will be tested in Wärtsilä’s lab and engine-testing facility and onboard ships across the global Boskalis fleet. The aim of the programme is to overcome technical barriers that may exist for marine biofuels, explore new biofuel opportunities, and create trust in the market that biofuels are suitable for shipping. During the first year the focus will be on MGO-type biofuels, while the second year will see several HFO-type biofuel being tested.

other fuel can achieve without the need for capital-intensive fleet renewal or retrofitting. It is suitable for use on any type of ship with any type of usage profile, they say.

Facts

It is a known fact that 90% of all global trade is transported by ship and that the shipping industry contributes significantly to global emissions: up to 4% of CO2, 10-15% of NOx, and 5-9% of SOx. Further, with trade volumes expected to increase steadily in the next decades, shipping is on course to become the fifth-largest source of manmade CO2, and the largest source of SOx and NOx. Emissions of SOx, NOx and soot particles are major factors causing acid rain and health problems. And since other transport sectors have been under heavy pressure to clean up, it is high time that the shipping industry starts taking drastic measurements in reducing these harmful emissions.

Why Marine Biofuels?

GoodFuels claims that their sustainable marine biofuels offer the following benefits compared to the standard fossil marine fuels. The emission reductions will be significant: up to 80% for CO2, 100% for SOx, 10% for NOx, and 50 to 70% reduction of PM, HC and CO emissions. Further, the operational benefit on spec drop-in fuels is that all current warranties remain in place, and there is no change in engine or

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infrastructure needed. And as marine biofuel is clean and of high quality, there will be less sludge and engine maintenance.

Also the business benefits are obvious. For instance, it will be easier to win the strictest government and client tenders, you will stand out in the fossil crowd, and there will be promotion and protection of client brands with a sustainability guarantee.

The drop-in biofuels offer a combination of SOx, NOx and CO2 emission reductions that no other fuel can achieve without the need for capital-intensive fleet renewal or retrofitting. It is suitable for use on any type of ship with any type of usage profile. All fuels can be delivered in ready-to-use blends with fossil fuel and proper lubrication. GoodFuels claims to partner with the best biofuel and fossil fuel companies to ensure continuous quality, enduring shelf life and stability.

Next to the above-mentioned three grades, GoodFuels Marine will strive to continuously develop better fuels that are even more competitive with fossil fuel – whilst still meeting our stringent sustainability, safety and product quality criteria.

Global Scaling Study

It is estimated that in 2030 biofuels could make up 5 to 10% of the total global marine fuel mix. To go from estimate to academically sound figures, GoodFuels Marine is executing a global study to research the scaling of the supply and demand of marine biofuels. During this study the following topics will be covered: • Identify and evaluate potential markets for marine biofuels (geographies and market segments); • Identify the most promising technology

Left to right: Theo Baartmans (COO, Boskalis), Dirk Kronemeijer (CEO, GoodFuels Marine) and Roger Holm (Sr VP Engines, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions)

pathways towards large-scale production of affordable marine biofuels; • Identify and evaluate commercial opportunities within the supply chain; • Identify and overcome logistical challenges for large-scale deployment of biofuels in the marine fuel mix.

Sustainable biofuels are an important solution Biofuels have no SOx emissions and can reduce CO2 emissions up to 85% when produced sustainably.

So-called drop-in biofuels fit with existing infrastructures and do not require investments in fundamental engine or infrastructure changes.

Liquid natural gas (LNG) also has low SOx emissions, but requires a separate infrastructure and, as a consequence, substantial investments.

Both LNG and de-sulphured fossil fuels have only modest to no carbon reduction potential.

The study will be executed by independent top universities and knowledge institutes in their respective fields, supported by leading NGOs, biofuel companies, oil companies, class societies, ports and various governments.

Sustainability and Technology

GoodFuels subscribes to the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) standards and criteria for sustainable biofuel production. These consist of twelve principles concerning all aspects of the biofuel value chain, including environmental, social, legal, local and global effects. Moreover, GoodFuels is certified by ISCC as a trader of biofuels, complying with the Renewable Energy Directive and the

certification system ISCC EU. GoodFuels only sells second-generation biofuels, which are produced from waste or residue streams.

This means that there will be no competition with food, (in)direct land use change, or biodiversity loss. For these fuels, a CO2 emission reduction over 80% can be achieved. i. www.goodfuels.com

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Intermediate

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Biofuel

Bio-oil

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Marine grade

Industrial waste and Biological: residue • anaerobic • enzymatic Ligno-cellulosic

Syngas

Renewable diesel

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Sugars

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Biogas

Methanol Butanol

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SAFETY

INDUSTRY SHOULD ACT NOW ON NEW CAP437 REGULATION

New UK Helideck Lighting Standards

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The UK CAA CAP437 mandate reflects the vital role of Circle-H offshore helideck lighting

AS THE YEAR DRAWS TO AN END, DANIEL POWELL, HELIDECK LIGHTING PRODUCT GROUP MANAGER AT ORGA Offshore, looks purposefully to 2016 as the intermediate deadline for oil and gas operators to comply with UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) CAP437 helideck lighting standards looms ahead.

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ollowing the latest changes to CAP 437, the UK CAA’s internationally acknowledged guidance for offshore helicopter landing areas regarding new requirements for illuminating the touchdown/ position marking (the so-called aiming circle) and H-marking on helidecks, duty holders have until 31 March 2018 to implement the new lighting measures on UK North Sea offshore helidecks.

After this date, helidecks not fitted with the Circle-H lights will be considered unsuitable for night and low-visibility operations.

Mr Powell explains: “To help companies meet this deadline, the UK CAA has proposed that half the helidecks should be completed by 31 March 2016.”

However, with only months to go, Powell reveals that out of the more than 300 helidecks in UK waters, only 20 Circle-H lighting systems have been installed so far.

Much Work To Be Done

Mr Powell, who has spearheaded Orga’s ten-year involvement in the specification and development of the new Circle-H helideck lighting configuration in collaboration with the UK CAA, is confident that the industry is fully aware of this mandate and will act accordingly. However, he recognises that “there’s still a lot of work to be done”.

He points out that although Orga’s Circle-H modular design allows for quick installation, every platform is different. As a result, tailoring the lighting to each helideck will take time. “It might sound simple but there is whole range of complications that can arise,” Powell cautions, “and to hit the March 2018 deadline, companies with a large number of helidecks need to act sooner rather than later.”

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Companies need to be installing the new Circle-H lighting now

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Need For Concern?

With only a few organisations expected to meet the intermediate deadline, should there be cause for concern? “Companies need to be showing progress at this stage,” clarifies Alex Knight, Managing Director at the Helideck Certification Agency (HCA), which is responsible for the inspection and certification of all offshore helidecks in UK waters. “Our expectation is that companies will have started installing these decks by 2016. We are talking about huge companies and even though they all recognise and accept the safety improvements, budgets need to be approved.

Mr Knight continues: “Some operators have about 20 or 30 helidecks to look after, which will have a significant impact on their budget. It can take a couple of years for an oil company to work that through their entire system. However, if they haven’t started fitting these lights by 2016, they will not make the March 2018 deadline and they will be restricted to daylight hours only.” He further emphasises: “Companies need to be installing the new CAP437 Circle-H lighting now.”

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helideck inspections between notification of the new lighting requirement in 2013 and the implementation date of March 2018.

“The HCA will note the requirement on the inspection report as a finding and require duty holders to acknowledge the finding and confirm action is in hand to meet the implementation date,” says Mr Knight.

Correct Installation Crucial

The UK CAA CAP437 mandate reflects the vital role of Circle-H offshore helideck lighting in enhancing visibility and improving safety for pilots approaching in all weathers.

“However, the increased flight safety benefits can only be guaranteed when the helideck lighting has been installed properly,” says Jan Piet Stock, Manager of Installations at Orga Offshore. “We soon realised during the design of the Circle-H solution that the installation process was just as important as the lighting system itself.”

Mr Stock continues: “Safety is our top priority. In fact, our commitment to a collaborative approach to safety risks is demonstrated by the fact that we will not supply a system without installation supervision as we need to understand and

solve the challenges our customers face.”

He adds: “There’s a lot of work to be done before the Circle-H lighting system can be installed. A survey is essential to assess the condition of the deck and to identify any issues that need to be overcome before fitting can commence. Older decks present more challenges but we have a very flexible and adaptable installation concept that employs certified fixings methods for both steel and aluminium decks.”

Looking Ahead

The next two years will be busy for the industry as North Sea operators and rig owners, guided by UK CAA regulations, make their helidecks safer for all flight operations. And as the UK CAA launches a consultation that will see the watchdog bring in legally enforced safety standards on North Sea helidecks, Mr Powell’s words “acting sooner rather than later” seem to express the key message for duty holders in 2016. i. www.orga.nl

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NOVELTIES AND GOLDEN OLDIES IN OFFSHORE WIND FARM PROJECTS

Innovative Foundations

By Van Oord Photo courtesy of Van Oord

DURING THE PAST DECADE VAN OORD HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS OFFSHORE WIND FARM PROJECTS IN NORTHWESTERN EUROPE. ON SEVERAL PROJECTS THE COMPANY HAS ACTED AS SUBCONTRACTOR, PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION services such as foundation and turbine installation, cable installation and scour protection. For other projects Van Oord has been the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contractor responsible for the construction of the entire wind farm apart from the turbine supply. In this article Offshore Industry explores some of the new technological developments and offshore wind projects that Van Oord has worked on and the vessels they use.

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Integrated Monopile Transition Piece

In June of this year Van Oort completed work on Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind project. This project features unique and innovative foundations where the monopile and the transition piece are built as one single component.

The Eneco Luchterduinen project was very successful: it was delivered within budget and well within time – in fact, four months earlier. In terms of the integrated monopile transition piece, the installation was not so different than usual. The main challenge however was to install all the secondary steel components (ladders, boat landings, platforms) offshore and to drive the monopiles directly into the bottom without any out-of-tolerances. With this concept there is no possibility to compensate for misalignments like with a grouted connection during the installation of the transition piece. Now there’s a challenge for you.

To get the job done Van Oord developed a special gripper on the offshore transport and installation vessel Aeolus and this worked very well. The Aeolus successfully finished the installation of 43 wind turbines on the Dutch wind farm – she completed the foundations in the

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autumn of 2014. The installation of the turbines started early April 2015 and was completed on 9 June.

Last September the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind project was officially opened. As the EPC contractor, Van Oord was responsible for the engineering, procurement, and construction of the foundations, the electrical infrastructure, including the offshore transformer station, and the installation of the turbines.

Luchterduinen has a capacity of 129 megawatts and supplies sustainable energy to 150,000 households. The wind turbines were installed on monopile foundations more than 60 metres long.

Van Oord opines that it is an obvious option to use foundations that have integrated transition pieces instead of those that have separated components.

It is less expensive when you can use the integrated ones. For example, at Gemini Van Oord used foundations with a flange where they had a bolted connection between the monopile and the transition piece. This is always a matter of optimizing. When you have shallow water depths and limited weights, it would be best to do this. Van Oord considers it a very successful concept.

Burbo Bank Extension

For the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm job, Van Oord will use its heavy-lift vessel Svanen. There will be a marshalling harbour in the neighbourhood, perhaps Liverpool or Barrow, and all the monopiles and transition pieces will be brought on barges or with cargo vessels towards the marshalling port. Then Van Oord will plug the monopiles and put them in the water. From there, the monopiles will be towed to Svanen by means of tugboats.

The Svanen, which will be lying at the construction site on an anchor spread, will then upend the monopile and pile it.

The fact that the monopiles are not sailed directly on the barges to Svanen is a logistical matter. You want to have a kind of storage in the marshalling port and in order to do the upending, the pile needs to be in the water – if not, you would be damaging the pile in case you do not make arrangements on the barges. That would make the process more complex and expensive. The feeder system that the Svanen works with has been used already many times and it has proved to be very efficient.

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The monopile and the transition piece are built as one single component.

was still occupied with a turbine installation at Gemini at that period (see inset on page 21). Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, the water depth is very shallow at Burbo, so it is easier to work with Svanen than with Aeolus. It is also not possible to jack up at all locations there, due to the soil condition, so the Svanen in floating mode is really the optimal solution there. A disadvantage of Svanen is that, being a floating vessel, she is dependent on the weather. The vessel has its limitations because the installation is performed in a floating mode and during the jack-up operation you need to have a stable platform.

Westermeerwind

For the installation of foundations and turbines at Westermeerwind project Van Oord joined forces with Mammoet. The Westermeerwind project was one of the projects that came along with the acquisition of the assets and staff of Ballast Nedam Offshore at the beginning of 2015.

The project was a joint venture with

Mammoet, and with the acquisition of Ballast Nedam Offshore, Van Oord became the Joint Venture partner of Mammoet.

During the construction the monopiles were brought to the construction site via barges and upended with a floating crane. Due to shallow water with sheltered conditions Van Oord used smaller equipment.

Offshore Wind Equipment

So, as the demand for renewable energy is rising constantly and the onshore space is limited, more wind parks are being built at sea. Van Oord follows these developments closely and they adjust their investment programme accordingly. Specialised offshore wind equipment helps the company remain competitive in the growing market of renewable energy.

Aeolus

The innovative and advanced offshore installation vessel Aeolus has a length of 139 metres, 38 metres in the beam, a design draught of 5.7 metres and a cruising speed

Cable-laying vessel Nexus

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Offshore installation vessel Aeolus.

Gemini Van Oord is the EPC contractor for the Gemini offshore wind park, situated 85 km off the Dutch north coast. It will be one of the largest offshore wind projects in the world, consisting of 150 Siemens wind turbines, which will supply 600 megawatts of renewable energy to 785,000 households by 2017. With a value of more than EUR 1.3 billion, it is the largest contract in Van Oordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities entail the supply and installation of the foundations, the entire electrical infrastructure (including the supply and installation of high-voltage stations), inter-array and export cables, and the installation of the wind turbines. On 17 October Van Oord completed the installation of the 150th foundation at Gemini in a record time of three and a half months, one month earlier than scheduled.

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of 12 knots. The vessel is equipped with a crane that can lift 990 tonnes and has accommodation facilities for 75 crewmembers. The Aeolus can be jacked up and can work in a water depth of up to 55 metres. The vessel is used for the construction of offshore wind farms.

Nexus

The cable-laying vessel Nexus is nearly 123 metres long and more than 27 metres in the beam. The vessel has been equipped with a cable carousel with a capacity of 5,000 tonnes to install long export cables.

The deck layout is the result of in-house engineering and development in anticipation of future market requirements for challenging cable installation works.

There are accommodations for 90 people on board.

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Multi-Purpose Vessels

Van Oord executes scour protection and cable installation activities for offshore wind farm construction. The multi-purpose vessel Jan Steen and the side-stone-dumping vessels HAM 601 and HAM 602 are deployed for both activities. These vessels install subsea rock around the foundations of the wind turbines for scour protection purposes. In the cable-laying mode, the HAM 601, HAM 602 and Jan Steen can all be equipped with a turntable, reels or winches.

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CONSTR UCTION & FABRICATION

NAMI GETS THE JOB DONE IN THREE WEEKS

Successful Load-Out of RAVN Platform SINCE NAMI CONSTRUCTION’S FOUNDATION, MORE THAN 25 YEARS AGO, THE COMPANY HAS CONSTRUCTED FIFTEEN JACKETS WITH an average weight of 1,000 tonnes, and seven topsides with an average weight of 600 tonnes. In July 2014, on behalf of Wintershall, the Ridderkerk-based company delivered the platform LB-6, the first of its kind that was installed offshore after having been fully assembled on shore, and which has been producing full blast since its installation. And only one month after the delivery of L6-B, on 1 August 2014 Wintershall placed another order with NAMI Constructions – the RAVN platform for the Danish continental shelf.

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ith the platform’s sail-away date set at 1 May 2015, the construction period fort his project was only nine months. This could easily be regarded a highly ambitious delivery date, all the more so when one takes the substantial in-house engineering that was part of this project into consideration. However, thanks to the drive and the flexibility of all personnel involved, and because of the fact that everybody was fully aware of the economic significance of the project, Wintershall could once again take delivery of the RAVN platform on time.

Brief Introduction

The RAVN satellite platform – by the way, the platform’s name rhymes with ‘town’ – consists of a fourleg jacket with skirt piles and an

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integrated deck. The various load-out activities took place on site at NAMI Constructions in Ridderkerk and in the port of Waalhaven-Rotterdam.

The final assembly of the main components was done on a seagoing barge. The jacket upper part was upended and placed on the lower part and the spider frame was installed to the sea fastenings first, followed by the topside installation to the spider frame. Load-out and up-ending was done within no less than three weeks (from 11 April to 1 May 2015) by means of shear legs; the site move was performed by means of SPMTs. The RAVN project was completed with a load-out party on the partyship Ameland that was moored, especially for this occasion, alongside the sea-going pontoon carrying the RAVN jacket and topside, ready for departure to its offshore location.

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SPECS RAVN Platform Overall dimensions and weights Deck Topside Height: 15m Spider frame Height: 17m Jacket Upper part Height: 22m (on site) Rigging platform Slings and shackles Lower part Height: 12m Packer plates Weight: 35t Transport of RAVN to Rotterdam Waalhaven Photo courtesy of NAMI Constructions

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Piles Pile 1 Pile 2

Length: 79m Length: 75m

Weight: 486t Weight: 165t

Weight: 567t Weight: 20t Weight: 35t Weight: 573t

Weight: 270t Weight: 210t

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RAVN load-out operation in phases Phase 1: 11 - 13 April, Rotterdam (Broekman Waalhaven) 1. Placing/installing sea-fastening piles 2. Loading of the piles with shear legs Matador 2 and Matador 3 Phase 2: 14 - 21 April, Ridderkerk 1. Placing/installing sea-fastening deck and jacket 2. Loading of lower part of jacket 3. Spacer frame (SPMTs to quayside, up-ending spider frame with Matador 3) 4. Loading of upper part on to river barge (securing and fitting by Lekstroom) 5. Placing topside onto spacer frame 6. Pacing deck crane onto topside (HAK) 7. Transport to Waalhaven Phase 3a: 22 April (Waalhaven, with buoys) 1. Up-ending upper part and placing onto lower part Phase 3b: 23 April - 1 May (Broekman Waalhaven) 1. Legs/bracings jacket final welding 2. Risers final welding and testing 3. Grout system final welding and testing

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Total duration: 10 April – 1 May 2015 is three weeks.

A Short History

For more than 25 years NAME Constructions has been operating in the fabrication of offshore-related constructions. In the early years of the company the activities were mostly limited to the fabrication of components for large projects. However, during the last fifteen years the company mainly realises entire projects. This change in role from subcontractor to main contractor has always been done in a controlled manner – i.e. as an autonomous growth with the characteristics of a flat organisation.

In this day of increasingly strict contractual issues, the management of NAMI Constructions remains quite adamant in maintaining a strong cooperation with her clients and her (large) subcontractors in all the relevant disciplines. The company’s activities are performed according to the latest norms and requirements for the accompanying certification. NAMI Constructions has become a reliable market player for the notifying bodies. At this moment the company is working very hard to realise a further automatic implementation of 100% welding traceability in a Tekla 3D environment.

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Upending upper part and placing on lower part.

new investments, and in which the number of new-build projects is reducing, NAMI Constructions has recently started with the construction of a 1,000-tonne jacket for the offshore wind industry. i. www.nami.nl

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

TIDAL POWER PLANT IN DUTCH STORM SURGE BARRIER

The Flowing Of The Energy TOCARDO TIDAL TURBINES, DUTCH DESIGNER AND PRODUCER OF TIDAL AND FREE-FLOW WATER TURBINES, AND HUISMAN, THE GLOBALLY OPERATING EXPERT IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE WORLD’S LEADING ON- AND offshore companies, as well as designer, builder and financial sponsor of the turbines’ suspension structure, have installed five tidal turbines inside the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier to generate clean energy. This installation is the largest tidal energy project in the Netherlands, and the world’s largest commercial tidal installation consisting of five turbines in a row.

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Arrival at the Storm Surge Barrier

– H A N S VA N B R E U G E L , CEO TOCARDO –

Tidal energy is clean and reliable, and could fulfil 10 to 20% of the world’s electricity needs.

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he tidal power plant was engineered and produced in the record time of nine months. The 50-metre-long/20-metre-wide structure was then transported over water to the work island Neeltje Jans. Considering the water levels, the tidal movements and the weather conditions, and by making use of the slides of the storm surge barrier, the installation was placed on a floating

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pontoon combined with lifters and placed between the pillars under the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier. With an installation window of just two hours and by means of high-precision technology, the tidal power plant was successfully installed.

The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier is the largest of the world-renowned Delta Works series of dams and storm surge

barriers, designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding from the North Sea. The location will now be a combination of water defences and hydroelectric power.

Dutch Export Product

“This project marks an important step in the development of tidal energy. Tidal technology is innovative and could grow into

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a significant Dutch export product. The export expectation of tidal energy is more than 200 gigawatt. With our turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier we can now show the world what tidal energy is all about – providing a clean and reliable source of energy that could fulfil 10 to 20% of the world’s electricity needs,” says Tocardo CEO Hans van Breugel.

According to Huisman’s CTO Joop Roodenburg, the advantages of tidal energy are evident. “Apart from the fact that it is highly predictable how much energy can be generated – the tide is there every day – the turbines are installed in the water and will not be in sight such as wind turbines. In the future we focus on upscaling the installations. However, this requires a large investment, a realistic rate for tidal energy and a touch of idealism. Only then we can build an important export industry.”

Huisman has been willing to take this risk and supports the project financially because they believe in the future of tidal energy and the considerable Dutch export opportunities that it offers. A home market such as the Eastern Scheldt project is essential in this matter.

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Participating Companies

Besides Tocardo and Huisman, various other Dutch companies were involved in this prestigious project. Strukton (construction and civil engineering) was actively involved in the project planning and had complete responsibility for project management during installation. Mammoet’s (heavy lifting) involvement in the project comprised the transportation and installation of the tidal power plant at the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier. The Zeeland companies Istimewa Elektrotechniek (electronic engineering), Van Der Straaten (construction, civil engineering) and Hillebrand (steel construction) also played an important role in terms of the electrotechnical installation and steel structures.

possible to drill into its columns. For this reason Mammoet worked with Huisman Engineering on a manner to precisely secure the structure in place using a pull-rod clamped on to each column. To complete this solution a coupling jaw was placed on each column to guide the tidal power plant into place – a safe, swift and efficient operation.

Considering the water levels, the tides and the weather, and by using the slides of the storm surge barrier, the tidal power plant was placed on a floating pontoon combined with lifters and installed between the pillars under the storm surge barrier. With an installation window of just two hours and with a high-precision operation, the tidal power plant was successfully installed.

Transportation And Installation

Race Against The Tide

Mammoet carried out the transportation and installation work for this renewableenergy project at the Easter Scheldt storm surge barrier. The project comprised five tidal turbines in a steel structure with a total weight of 500 tonnes. The project raised a few challenges for the teams involved. As this is a flood defense barrier it was not

The power plant’s steel construction was engineered and built by Huisman. The structure was transported by Mammoet. It was mounted on 24 axle lines of selfpropelled modular transporters on two coupled barges via water from their fabrication point at Schiedam to the work island Neeltje Jans for installation. At

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Neeltje Jans the steel unit was maneuvered into place ready for installation. With just one and a half hours installation time available, as the teams raced against the tide and currents, it was essential to have everything prepared to install the structure between two pillars of the barrier as soon as the current allowed.

It was not possible to use conventional anchors due to concerns about damage to the seabed. The double barge also needed to be moored at a safe distance of about 30 metres from the surge barrier due to strong currents. Mammoet designed a special mooring system for this project using the remaining anchor points from the original installation of the storm surge barrier 30 years ago. With extra buoys in place to ensure the anchor lines would not touch the seabed, the preparations were complete.

The installation was successfully executed on 24 September. In less than two hours Mammoet carefully manoeuvred the double barge from its anchor points toward the barrier using winches, secured its position and hung the TPP on the pull-rods. The partner companies are now able to complete the necessary work for the TPP to be fully operational and commence generating their first tidal energy.

Tidal Energy

Tidal energy is a type of sustainable energy that effectively uses the difference in water level between high and low tides and the velocity of the tidal flow. The tidal flow drives turbines that generate energy. There are estimated to be hundreds of sites worldwide suitable for tidal-energy generation. The Eastern Scheldt Tidal Power Project is the largest tidal power project ever undertaken in the Netherlands and will be the largest commercial tidal power plant in the world.

The project will be the first time a total of five turbines are installed in an array.

For close to 60 years now, the worldrenowned Delta Works have been protecting a major part of the Netherlands from flooding from the North Sea. The new project will be using one of these works, the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, to generate energy. The fast-flowing water of the Eastern Scheldt makes it the best possible location in the Netherlands for generating tidal energy. The rhythmic ebb and flow of the estuary generates very strong currents that can be used by Tocardo’s turbines for the safe and reliable

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generation of hydroelectric power. The turbines have a total capacity of 1.2 megawatts, enough to supply electricity to 1,000 households.

Delta Works

The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier is the largest of the world-renowned Delta Works series of dams and storm surge barriers, designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding from the North Sea. The location will now be a combination of water defences and hydroelectric power.

“This project marks an important step in the development of tidal energy. Tidal technology is innovative and could grow into a significant Dutch export product. The export expectation of tidal energy is more than 200 gigawatts. With our turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, we can now show the world what tidal energy is all about: providing a clean and reliable source of energy that could fulfil 10 to 20% of the world’s electricity needs,” says Tocardo CEO Hans van Breugel.

Waterways and Public Works (Rijkswaterstaat) supports this innovative project to generate tidal energy. Together with contractors, engineering firms and knowledge institutes, Rijkswaterstaat develops innovative solutions and, whenever possible, facilitates initiatives to test or build renewable-energy installations.

The Province of Zeeland has provided a significant financial contribution to the project. Provincial Representative Mr Ben de Reu explains: “Zeeland is surrounded by water. We are the only province in the Netherlands with land in the sea, which is why tidal energy is such a good match for us. In recent years we have built up much expertise in this area. We are pioneers and now we can show that the water is an important energy source for Zeeland. Tidal energy is the future, I am convinced of it!” i. www.tocardo.com i. www.huismanequipment.com i. www.mammoet.com

National And Provincial Involvement

As manager of the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, the Dutch Department of

The sea trials were conducted in 2013

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THE NORWEGIANS KEEP GOING

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THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE INDUSTRY IS STILL WEATHERING THE STORM AND SUFFERING FROM THE SUDDEN RAPID DROP IN THE PRICE OF OIL. IT POSES THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW MUCH NEW ACTIVITY WILL BE TAKING PLACE on the Norwegian Continental Shelf over the next years.

Offshore Industry’s Dennis Vinkoert took off to the Nordic country and charted the activities in the vibrant region of Møre that is home to one of the world’s strongest maritime clusters.

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Norway it is the world’s fifth-largest shipping nation. The region of Møre, on the northwest coast of Norway, is home to one of the world’s strongest maritime clusters.

Superpower

Norway may be home to less than 0.1% of the world’s population, but it’s a global maritime superpower – it is the world’s fifth-largest shipping nation and controls the world’s second-largest offshore fleet.

The maritime industry of Norway employs around 105,000 people and today exports goods and services for more than NOK 220 billion per year, which is one third of the country’s total export. The Norwegian maritime industry also represents a total value creation of NOK 160 billion, which represents 12% of the total value creation of Norwegian business (not counting oil companies).

Maritime Norway is a national industry with regional specialisation. Norway’s maritime industry comprises businesses that own, operate, design, build and deliver equipment or specialised services

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to all types of vessels and other floating units. More than 1,900 ships and rigs, controlled by Norwegian owners, are in operation around the globe. Their tasks are varied, but common for all of them is the fact Norwegian companies often lead the way in advanced technology, safe operations and competence within their respective markets. Rolls Royce, National Oilwell Varco, Color Line, DNV GL and Kongsberg Maritime are the five maritime companies within Norway that employ more than 10,000 people, which is equivalent to 10% of the total maritime employment base.

Blue Maritime Cluster

The region of Møre, on the northwest coast of Norway (largest city: Ålesund), is home to one of the world’s maritime strongest maritime clusters. Møre is often

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This cable-laying vessel is a great example of the strength of Norwegian ship design and ship building in tough international competition. referred to as the maritime equivalent of Silicon Valley. In the region of Møre, there are fourteen shipyards, 20 ship-owning companies, thirteen consultancy and ship design companies, and 169 ship equipment suppliers. Together, these companies employ about 22,500 people, which accounts for 10% of the region’s population.

Most of Norway’s strength in the field of advanced marine operations is concentrated within an hour’s drive from the picturesque town of Ålesund on the country’s west coast.

The region is home of an impressive constellation of over 220 leading maritime companies and training, research and finance institutions that form one of very few complete maritime clusters in the world.

Due to its leading position and its strong global presence, the cluster was awarded the prestigious status as Global Centre of Expertise – Blue Maritime by the Norwegian government. Over 75% of the world’s large, high-tech offshore vessels are designed there. Forty per cent of the world’s most advanced offshore fleet is controlled by the region’s shipowners. The cluster operates globally and its companies and products are known worldwide.

While most of the companies of the cluster are homebred, an increasing number of major international players, such as Rolls-Royce Marine, Inmarsat, V.Ships, VARD or Bourbon, are seeking their place in the cluster. The reason? The cluster’s winning mix of high pace of innovation, prototype orientation, competition, informal communication, cooperation, and unique know-how within the field of advanced marine operations for the global offshore industry.

Technologically Driven Approach

In recent years the Norwegian offshore industry has been recognized as one of the

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more profitable, even exciting regions for oil and gas operators. Norway represents a rare combination in the world›s oil and gas industry in that it offers energy companies the stability of a maturing basin with welldeveloped infrastructure along with frontier exploration opportunities.

Not only have companies like Statoil ASA led a technologically driven approach to maximizing recovery of hydrocarbons from the Norwegian North Sea shelf, squeezing ever more energy out of fields that are often decades old, but the promise of Arctic oil treasure has also seen exploration forays into the Norwegian zone of the Barents Sea. Consequently, during the past few years plenty of exploration and production companies have decided to enter the Norwegian oil and gas sector while others have expanded their presence there.

Uncontracted Fleet

The oil price started to decline in June 2014 and lost over 40% of its value. According to market analysts of Energy Insight this has led to increasing concerns about the future of oil development and in particular, global offshore drilling. The growth rate of the offshore drilling sector had slowed, with almost 40% fewer contracts signed last year than in 2012. It is expected that more new capital-heavy offshore projects are to be delayed if oil prices stay low. This mostly affects the offshore vessel market worldwide, and would deepen the softening in contract fixtures observed since 2013.

Of the offshore vessels that will become available by the end of 2015, 111 do not have a contract. There are 100 vessels reaching the end of their contract or option and eleven new rigs due to be delivered that are without a contract. Among these vessels it is the ultra-deep-water assets, which are already in oversupply, that account for the half of the uncontracted fleet and most of

the current order book.

It is anticipated that the market will rebalance in the medium term because of the few orders expected to be placed before 2018. It is further believed that offshore vessels that have been laid up are significantly less likely to return to the market and might therefore reduce the net available supply of rigs over time. A return to pre-2013 market conditions in the medium term would require an even more aggressive cold-stacking regime to balance the 125 deliveries in the order book until 2017 and new orders pushed out towards 2020.

Cutting Costs

Statoil suspended more than a third of its fleet of exploration rigs in 2014 and in early December of that year the firm took the decision to extend the suspension of three

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It is believed that offshore vessels that have been laid up are significantly less likely to return to the market.

drilling rigs as part of its struggle to cut costs as its profit margins shrink. It has also decided to postpone until October 2015 a decision that had been due in March about whether to go ahead with a new platform at the Snorre field in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil believes the project could be used to extract an additional 240 million barrels of oil from the Snorre field, but it would also cost the partners in the field more than USD 5 billion. For instance, Statoil has decided to cancel the contract with COSL Pioneer some thirteen months before the expiry date of August 2016. COSL Pioneer has been suspended since 8 October 2014 and Statoil has not managed to find alternative activity for the rig during the intervening period.

The cancellation is a consequence of overcapacity in the rig portfolio.

The effort to standardise, simplify and increase efficiency across Statoil enters the

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next phase. The potential workforce reduction is estimated at 1,100 to 1,500 permanent employees by end 2016.

In addition, Statoil will further reduce the number of consultants by around 525.

Statoil has committed to delivering USD 1.7 billion in annual savings from the improvement programme in 2016, and beyond.

Example Of Strength

However, there is good news too. ABB has recently ordered the world’s most advanced cable-laying vessel to boost the capacity of its submarine cable operations while achieving greater efficiency and precision.

The new ship will be custom-built to ABB specifications and measure approximately 140 by 30 metres, and will be constructed at Kleven shipyard in Norway. The new ship will deploy many of ABB’s own leading

marine technologies. The award-winning Onboard DC Grid and power distribution solution, for instance, will use a single DC circuit for ship propulsion to reduce power consumption. The vessel will set new standards for reliability and accuracy and will be equipped with roll-reduction tanks and the subsea operations will be executed and monitored by a remotely operated vehicle using cameras and sonar, avoiding the need for divers. The vessel is of SALT 306 CLV design from Salt Ship Design in Stord, Norway.

“This project is a great example of the strength of Norwegian ship design and ship building in tough international competition.

Close cooperation between ABB, Salt Ship Design and Kleven has resulted in a vessel that is future-oriented, competitive and highly innovative,” said Ståle Rasmussen, Kleven’s CEO. “This is a large and very

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In the region of Møre there are fourteen shipyards, twenty ship-owning companies, thirteen consultancy and ship design companies, and 169 ship equipment suppliers.

important contract for Kleven, in a time where shipbuilding contracts in general are few. Adding to our order book yet another contract for markets outside the traditional offshore segment is also of great importance,” Mr Rasmussen said. A number of local suppliers from the maritime cluster on the Norwegian north-west coast will contribute to the project. Among them are Brunvoll, Hareid Group and ABB Marine in Ulsteinvik. The vessel is to be delivered from Kleven Verft in 2017.

Outlook

And there is more good news as the Johan Sverdrup field development plan has recently been approved by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in August. The field is of great importance, and will generate substantial spin-offs and value for partners and society for more than 50 years. Focused efforts are now underway in the partnership to ensure that the opportunities and enormous values in the Johan Sverdrup field are captured. The Johan Sverdrup oil field will be developed in several phases. Phase

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one consists of four bridge-linked platforms, in addition to three subsea water injection templates.

Taking a close look at Norway’s offshore market barometer, it can be concluded that tough years lie still ahead for Norway’s offshore sector. Just how tough remains to be seen, but the applications made in the 23rd licensing round should provide a clue as to the continuing attractiveness of the Norwegian Continental Shelf to the oil and gas industry. The sudden rapid drop in the price of oil last year poses the question about how much new activity will be taking place on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the near future. With the current situation in the oil and gas market, a number of the companies in this dynamic cluster have demonstrated that advanced technologies in offshore can be applied to other maritime uses, and to an ample number of other industries. i. www.kleven.no i. www.abb.com/no i. www.saltship.com

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International energy logistics company Peterson has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Chris Coull as Regional Director.

Mr Coull is the latest in a string of senior appointments by the company this year as it continues to extend its leadership team to support ongoing growth and development of its offering as well as international expansion.

Ziebel, the specialist in composite rod well intervention for the oil and gas industry, announced that Francis Neill has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer. In this capacity Mr Neill is responsible for the strategic direction and operating performance of the company.

Global marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime has appointed a new business manager for the Offshore Production division of its Kongsberg Maritime base in Aberdeen. Mr David Wilson has over 27 years’ experience in the marine engineering industry, most of which has been spent with Kongsberg Maritime.

Dr. Christian Strahberger, an industry expert with a strong technical background, will take over as the Managing Director of SCHOTTEL GmbH in 2016. He brings to the position extensive experience in the area of ship propulsion having previously worked at Siemens and Voith Turbo Schneider Propulsion. He will now manage the activities of the SCHOTTEL Group in the SCHOTTEL Industries GmbH holding company.

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ROVOP, service provider of subsea remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) has appointed Euan Tait as the new Commercial Director to its senior executive team and Board.

Mr Tait joins ROVOP from professional services firm KPMG having spent his career in a variety of roles within corporate finance and oil and gas companies. Mr Tait brings more than ten years of commercial experience to ROVOP.

Subsea technology company Sonardyne International has appointed Mr Robin Bjorøy as its new Managing Director. Mr Bjorøy brings with him extensive operational and management experience gained over a decadeslong international career. He has served all over the globle in seismic field surveys, product development, survey design and management roles.

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Richard Wilson, who recently joined ACE Winches to head up the Engineering Division, joins the Board of Management effective 30th November 2015 as Chief Operating Officer.

Hayley Yule, recently appointed as Marketing and Communications Director becomes a member of the senior management team overseeing Marketing and IT functions for the company.

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OFFSHORE PROJECTS FACE VESSEL SHORTAGE FOR LARGE TURBINES UNTIL 2018

Vessel Shortage For Large Turbines

OFFSHORE PROJECT DEVELOPERS FACE A LIMITED SUPPLY OF VESSELS CAPABLE OF INSTALLING NEW HIGHER-CAPACITY TURBINES IN deeper waters until the arrival around 2018 of a new generation of purposebuilt installation vessels, according to Wind Energy Update’s Offshore Foundations and Supporting Structures Report 2015.

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he European offshore wind industry has a fleet of more than 75 vessels to support it, but almost half of the jack-up vessels in use are not capable of installing the 8-megawatt turbines now planned for some projects, according to the newly published study. Around half the fleet is not equipped to handle deep-water monopile installations, limited to a maximum depth limit of 30 metres for 3.3-megawatt turbines.

Developers continue to convert existing vessels not originally designed to handle the new higher-capacity structures, while uncertainty over the regulatory support for future offshore wind growth slows the development of new purpose-built vessels.

Specific Vessel Requirements

“Multi-purpose vessels serving the offshore wind industry are partially converted to match the specific requirements of this sector, often hired for short periods of time and therefore not adapted solely for use in wind farm installation activities,” the report said. “One way or another, these vessels are not fully designed and/or equipped for optimal turbine, foundation or transition piece installation and their performance in the execution of installation activities is therefore not ideal.”

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Currently only around a dozen vessels are fully adapted for work in the offshore wind industry.

Currently only around a dozen vessels are fully adapted for work in the offshore wind industry, the report said, and only seven in the world are capable of handling monopiles weighing more than 1,000 tonnes. “Such limited availability of suitable vessels, even for relatively lighter XL monopiles, is likely to create installation bottlenecks, while the lack of competition among vessel suppliers will probably have negative effects on the pursuit to lower project costs,” said the report.

Shipbuilders are responding to the demand for purpose-built installation vessels with a new generation of ships designed

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specifically for offshore wind, including jackup vessels that follow guidelines set out by the certification body DNV GL in 2010. The specification for wind turbine installation jack-up vessels takes account of the fact that they have specific needs, different from traditional oil- and gas-focused offshore operations. Compared to existing vessels used in the wind sector, these ships have faster jacking speeds and the ability to operate in deeper waters up to depths of 60 metres, with a jack-up fitted 15 metres above sea level.

In addition, these and other free-floating vessels are larger than many of the ships currently in service, typically with

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accommodation for more than 100 people, and have dynamic-positioning capabilities along with greater deck space and storage capacity.

Deeper Waters

The new purpose-built vessels are also faster and more able to handle adverse weather conditions. This makes them more suited for the installation of XL monopiles required for larger turbines in greater depths further out to sea. Examples of this new generation of vessels include W3GMarine’s OWTIS (Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Ship), with 4,500 m2 of free deck space and a lifting capacity of up

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to 1,500 tonnes, or Vuyk Engineering’s Vuyk VVV, with 4,700 m2 of deck space and 3,000 tonnes of lifting capacity. While these purpose-built vessels might typically command higher day rates than other types of vessel, there is broad agreement across the industry that their ability to cut installation times makes them more costeffective than general-purpose ships.

In a construction and installation markets survey that was carried out by Wind Energy Update in 2015, 44% of respondents said that purpose-built vessels would be the best option for improving vessel availability and capability, compared to 32% citing the use of oil and gas sector ships. This preference for purpose-built vessels is supported by early experience. To mention one example: in September 2012 a dynamically-positioned heavy-lift free-floating vessel called the Jumbo Javelin set a new record for turbine installations by placing three transition pieces a day at Denmark’s Anholt wind farm.

Long Lead Times

However, lead times involved in vessel construction are around two to four years, and firm delivery dates are often delayed.

Most new ships with these kinds of capabilities will not enter into service until

after 2018. OWTIS, for instance, is not expected to launch until 2018 at the earliest, while Vuyk VVV is still at the concept stage. Of the 22 wind industry support vessels known to be under construction or in planning, only half a dozen have firm delivery dates.

One issue for the industry is that doubts over the future regulatory framework for offshore wind power tariffs can deter investment needed for the construction of new vessels. If wind farm construction drops off then so will demand for vessels. With a cost of up to almost USD 280 million per vessel, investors need to be assured that their assets will be fully utilized once they leave the shipyard.

Uncertainty on this point has already led to delays in some vessel orders. For example, construction of the first US jack-up barge RD MacDonald is currently on hold due to lack of progress on US offshore wind projects.

“Considering the shorter lead time and lower investment costs, conversions of existing vessels are likely to dominate the foundation installation market for the near future,” the Offshore Foundations and Supporting Structures Report said. i. www.windenergyupdate.com

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NEW COMPACT LIGHT SOURCE TO BENEFIT SATURATION DIVERS

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SCOTTISH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PHOTOSYNERGY LTD (PSL FOR SHORT) HAS RECENTLY PRODUCED NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT AIMS TO ENHANCE SAFETY FOR DEEP-SEA DIVERS IN THE OIL AND gas industry. PSL, a spinout company of the University of St Andrews, has further developed its award-winning fibre lighting system Lightpath, which offers an innovative technical solution to many sectors where safety of life is paramount.

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SL’s new SLS2000 lighting system is a small, compact unit at just 30 mm in diameter and 70 mm in length, which has been designed to provide a light source to saturation divers using an LED attached to the umbilical at the diver’s end.

Its development follows requests from the industry for a minimal-sized light source that would not impede the diver during his work.

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launch earlier this year of the deep-water SLS7000 system, a version of Lightpath that may help identify the position and orientation of seabed operations down to 3,000 metres in order to reduce the time for installation, maintenance and repair by work-class ROVs.

Ultra-Deep-Water Operations

The development of SLS2000 followed increasing investment by oil and gas companies in deep- and

ultra-deep-water operations, and PSL has been asked to enhance its product, making it capable of being used at more significant depths. PSL Director Don Walker said that operational sea trials of the new SLS2000 would begin with existing clients later this year, following final in-house and external pressure testing.

Mr Walker: “We had been testing the SLS5000 system with a number of clients during its development phase and had received

feedback from divers and their teams on the benefits of having a low-power minimal-sized package, which would not impede the diver and which could be illuminated from the diver’s end as opposed to the dive bell’s end. The first unit was ready for testing just two months after we received the initial feedback on specific requirements. As a sealed-for-life unit, it is a first for PSL and simplifies the construction in terms of its complexity, part count and minimal size, as well as

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maintenance while retaining the lighting concept. It’s our aim to start sea trials by the end of 2015 at the very latest.”

No Electricity Required

Lightpath, which won the Subsea UK Innovation for Safety Award 2014, is a patented side-emitting flexible fibre that projects a continuous and flexible line of light that carries no electrical power. It combines secondgeneration highperformance light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with a life expectancy of 50,000 hours and a five-hour continuous operation. A coupling system for the optics allowing more light into the fibre – which is just 5 mm in diameter – is used in combination with a new fibre quick-release coupling system. Simple yet highly effective, it can be used for a wide range of applications, from guide path illumination through to the extremes of challenging, hazardous and

submerged environments.

So far PSL has targeted the subsea sector, using the technology to illuminate saturation diver umbilicals, thereby enhancing safety and productivity for all parties, including the individual diver, colleagues in the water and the bellman, and giving confidence to the ROV pilot as to the location of diver umbilicals.

This awareness for ROV pilots of the route of the umbilical minimises the risk of collision and can

significantly reduce the incidence of umbilical snagging.

PSL, which has its origins in scientific research undertaken at the University’s Photonics Innovation Centre, aims to turn the Lightpath concept into a global commercial product, thus allowing it to become part of the broad and growing domestic upstream oil and gas supply chain. i. www.photosynergy.co.uk

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Christina E THE CHRISTINA E IS A HIGHLY MODERN FISHING VESSEL FULLY CUSTOMIZED FOR SERVING THE OFFSHORE INDUSTRY. HER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT AND accommodation capacity allow flexible operation, with ten to twelve people on board for fishing activities and up to twice as many for bottom survey and other offshore assignments. She is a first in the Norwegian offshore industry. Offshore Industry’s Dennis Vinkoert toured the vessel in Sunnmøre.

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rvik & Sævik is a small company, owned by Rita Christina Sævik and Espen Ervik. Both of them come from family-run fishing companies.

Mr Espen and Ms Sævik both are certified captains, while Ms Sævik also has a bachelor degree from BI in economics and Mr Ervik has additional education in marine engineering.

Because of his genuine interest and skills in the technical area, he is also the technical manager in Ervik & Sævik.

In the summer of 2006 Mr Ervik and Ms Sævik established a brand new company to exploit the new-build vessel Christina E. The two owners succeeded in establishing something completely new. The order for the design and building was awarded to naval architects Vik & Sandvik, who designed the ship. The building order went to the Danish shipyard Salt Ship Design and Karstensen Shipyard in Skagen, who delivered the ship in the spring of 2011.

Vik & Sandvik, the research company SINTEF and equipment supplier MMC closely collaborated in the vessel’s design and the result was, among other things, fishing tanks of a new and innovative design, and a huge cargo capacity of 2,000 tonnes. The fish catch is taken on board with a newly designed loading and discharging system.

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Future Look Christina E is a modern fishing vessel customized for the offshore industry.

The spacious working deck space has ample room for five 20-foot containers.

Ervik & SĂŚvik is a small but dedicated company currently facing a very difficult offshore market, low fishing quotas and other challenges, but the owners are convinced that this also creates opportunities just by thinking out of the box.

Up to now the two relatively young owners are in a favourable position that they do not need to focus on cutting costs and downsizing, but rather on development and growth. Ervik & SĂŚvik has clear ambitions to grow, either in the fisheries in the form of quotas or offshore, or even both.

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The 80-metre-long vessel features an advanced hybrid propulsion system.

Today the Christina E still is the only fishing vessel that loads and discharges with overand underpressure. The fish is brought on board by means of a vacuum pump using a hose and goes straight into the fish tanks where they are stored in refrigerated seawater at about minus 1째C. Both the fish tanks and loading/unloading-system on board make it possible to deliver fish of the highest quality.

Hybrid Propulsion

The 80-metre-long vessel features an advanced hybrid propulsion system and a retractable keel with electronic equipment for maritime survey work. She is DP-classed for offshore work and is equipped for dynamic-positioning work on seabed

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installations. The ship has a hybrid propulsion system, which means that she can be operated solely by power from its diesel-electric engines at a lower consumption and with environment-friendly conditions. The main engine of Christina E consists of a nine-cylinder M32 MaK engine with a rating of 4,500 kW. Auxiliary power is generated by three Caterpillar engines: two C32 units with ratings of 910 kW and one C9 unit with a rating of 215 kW. The engines have been equipped with catalysts and are outfitted with noise reduction technology. In order to optimise the usability of the vessel, all the engines have been set up to work as hybrids. This means that the vessel will only use the main engine when fishing and operating at high speed. In most cases the auxiliary engines will provide sufficient power for propulsion, which is particularly suitable when the vessel will be handling a remote-operated vehicle (ROV).

Right from the beginning the company focussed on the environment and made a number of investments resulting in reduced NOx. In 2012 the owners proudly received the Directorate of Fisheries Environmental Prize.

Geared For Offshore Services

The implementation of innovative solutions, and the fact that fishing quotas do not allow

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more than five months a year for activity, soon led to thinking about alternative ways of operation. However, neither Mr Ervik nor Ms Sævik had experience in the offshore industry. Their home base Herøy is currently the strongest offshore municipality in Norway, with seven large offshore companies with together circa 150 ships and more than 3,500 sailors. There is a very large maritime cluster in western Norway, where all kinds of ship suppliers are established.

Moreover, there is a large shipbuilding industry and this was the main reason the two young owners dared to service the offshore industry, although this was a totally unknown market for them. Together with Statoil they became familiar of what equipment and facilities are necessary to be competitive in the Norwegian offshore industry.

Today the Christiana E is one of the most modern fishing vessels, fully equipped for both fishing and offshore services like sea bottom survey. The vessel is registered both as cargo and fishing vessel and is certified in compliance with the ISM and the ISPS code.

The vessel is manned by a qualified crew of eighteen with experience in both fishery and offshore work. The Christina E is a very stable ship – it can even be WROV-operated in severe weather conditions.

The Christina E has all kinds of dedicated equipment and facilities on board, such as DP1, a hydro-acoustic sonar HIPAP 500, a submersible keel with space for subsea equipment, a special ROV deck and associated power supplies. The spacious working deck space has ample room for five

20-foot containers. The accommodation section has cabins for 34 people: six singleperson cabins, fourteen twin-berth cabins and one client cabin. The complete accommodation has been designed with focus on design and art. Other facilities include a conference office, an office area on the bridge, a separate data network for clients, a clear communication system for secure communications on board, and dryand wet-test laboratories.

Offshore Deployment

Since the summer of 2011 the vessel has been deployed for three research institutes and several oil companies. The ship has been used to WROV-handling operations, survey, installation of subsea equipment and seismic work. Further, the vessel can also be used as an offshore support vessel for various offshore vessels and installations as well as operating AUV. For instance, last summer a tender of ten weeks was won where the ship used AUV, but instead a six-month contract was opted, including options for seismic operations.

This year work has been successfully carried out for two companies: Statoil and ORG Geophysical. After finishing the blue-whiting fishery in April, the vessel was prepared in just three days and then chartered for offshore duties until the end of July.

Considering the poor offshore market of 2015 and 2014, the owners are very proud of all these offshore days contracted. When starting the whole adventure the owners realised the need of establishing a shorebased shipping office with operations as professional as any other offshore company.

The proud owners of the Christina E: Mr Espen Ervik and Ms Rita Christina Sævik.

Among other things, they fully implemented the ISM system both on land and on board.

Competition Edge

The competitive edge is gained by delivering what is promised: management, crew and boat. The reports received from the monthly safety meetings on board testify openness; focus on safety and unity at the workplace.

Before each charter, ample time is taken for a proper presentation of the crew and clients, operating procedures and other practical information. The ship has a competitive advantage because of its flexibility. Space, winches, trawling drums and other equipment enable to simultaneously rig for several and various operations, such as WROV, bottom surveys, AUV and seismic survey. In addition, the vessel can quickly switch between fisheries and offshore. Last year a break was taken in the middle of the herring fishery, working for Statoil. However, the mackerel season of September and October cannot be interrupted, as this is the fishery period with the most profit and with a short duration. i. www.erviksaevik.no

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The complete accommodation section has been designed with an emphasis on art and design.

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FLOW ASSURANCE AND HYDRATE CONTROL

Ommica: An Emerging Solution For Hydrate Inhibitor Testing EDINBURGH-BASED LUX ASSURE RESEARCHES, DEVELOPS AND MARKETS TECHNOLOGIES TO SOLVE REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. THE COMPANY CURRENTLY OFFERS SEVERAL KEY PRODUCTS, which LUX Assure claims to be innovations in monitoring and managing difficultto-detect chemicals in hydrocarbons, condensates and water, specifically the thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors and corrosion inhibitors used to protect oilfield assets, both on land and offshore.

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he company’s role in the oil and gas industry is to work with operators and the associated supply chain to provide information in the field of asset integrity management, corrosion management, flow assurance, and optimisation of chemical use in the field. Charles Cruickshank, CEO, elaborates on the company’s activities by focussing on one of their key products: Ommica.

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Since the beginning of offshore production, the oil and gas industry has been faced with one common flow assurance challenge: the formation of gas hydrates. Gas hydrates are crystalline, cage-like structures that can block pipelines if not effectively monitored.

Remediation is often costly and potentially dangerous, posing a large risk to offshore projects. This situation makes it essential that operators implement a prevention or

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Charles Cruickshank, CEO of LUX Assure

management strategy, states Mr Cruickshank.

Monoethylene glycol (MEG) and methanol are used as thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors to prevent the formation of gas hydrates in oil and gas pipelines. MEG is usually injected continually into pipeline fluids, while methanol is batch-dosed, with MEG being recovered in regeneration and reclamation units.

The presence of methanol and MEG in hydrocarbon fluids reduces the quality and value of produced fluids. Both methanol and MEG are used upstream for gas hydrate control but can cause problems downstream during processing and refining, such as separation difficulties, poisoning catalysts, poisoning molecular sieve beds and causing upsets in waste water treatment systems. As a consequence, refineries and terminals often impose limits on the acceptable level of hydrate inhibitor, and exceeding these can incur huge fines for operators.

Reasons To Monitor

Methanol, says Mr Cruickshank, is used in many offshore applications for the oil and gas industry, including hydrate inhibition during well start-up, displacement of trees and well tubing for hydrate inhibition during shutdown operations, and in equalising differential pressure across subsea valves.

Refineries need to know exactly how much the methanol operators are exporting so they can be discounted or invoiced accurately and avoid dispute. Operators, in turn, need to know how much methanol they are exporting and how much is coming from any tiebacks. As methanol is commonly used during start-up procedures, operators are often faced with the decision to either defer start-up and lose production revenues, or start-up and risk a charge.

MEG is less of a problem downstream than methanol as losses to gas phase are negligible, and solubility in the hydrocarbon phase is lower than methanol. However, limits are still imposed on acceptable MEG concentrations in produced fluids and must be monitored at various stages during the regeneration and reclamation process. The presence of high levels of MEG can affect oil-in-water measurements and operators must also ensure that overboard water is not contaminated.

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Apart from financial implications, monitoring the concentration of methanol and MEG in produced water can also be vital to ensure compliance with environmental regulations. Methanol does readily biodegrade but it remains a toxic substance.

Many offshore oil production facilities treat and dispose of produced water overboard, which makes methanol a high-volume discharge of production-treating chemicals.

It is therefore necessary for every asset to closely monitor and manage the environmental effects of methanol discharge.

Traditional Monitoring Method According to Mr Cruickshank, gas chromatography (GC) is the traditional

method for monitoring methanol and MEG in produced fluids, but this technique can have a number of drawbacks, including cost, time and maintenance issues, especially when instruments are used offshore. Gas chromatographs are sensitive pieces of equipment and can also be complex to run and require experienced personnel to operate them.

Time is one of the biggest obstacles when using GC, as preparing samples for analysis often involves a water extraction step where the inhibitor is transferred from the oil phase into the aqueous phase, which can be time-consuming and subject to user variation. GC samples often need to be shipped onshore, causing a delay in results as well as added uncertainty in the results,

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– CHARLES CRUICKSHANK, CEO LUX ASSURE –

Ommica can analyse samples both offshore and onshore, easily and quickly

as samples can change over time.

For this reason LUX Assure developed Ommica, a testing kit that allows operators to analyse hydrate inhibitors such as methanol and MEG on site, so that they can respond more promptly to the information, particularly in offshore situations.

How Does It Work?

Ommica monitors methanol and MEG concentrations in produced fluids, such as water, crude oil and condensate. With many advantages over traditional GC techniques, including simplicity and the use of robust equipment, it is suitable for offshore use.

The technology uses reagents that react only with the chemical it is designed to assess – whether it is methanol or MEG. This means that other chemicals do not interfere, thus giving accurate and timely results.

Mr Cruickshank asserts that the technology provides simple set-up and user independence; this means that available personnel can use it on site during offshore operations. With a turnaround time of as little as one hour, the technology can deliver vital information to provide financial as well as HSE benefits to operators. Ommica has had successful field trials and has proven its worth in offshore operations. In trials conducted on pipelines in the North Sea, Ommica kits have been used to determine both methanol and MEG concentrations in produced fluids.

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Case Study 1: Methanol Analysis In North Sea Area

Methanol is used upstream for gas hydrate control, but can cause major problems downstream during processing and refining.

An oil platform in the North Sea undertook a pigging programme for the dewatering of a pipeline. As the concentration of methanol in the water slug produced from pigging is uncertain, analysis was required to inform the terminal of the levels it was likely to receive.

A pre-operation lab test was carried out to compare Ommica analysis with the conventional gas chromatography (GC) method. Results compared well. During the pigging programme, oil and water samples were tested offshore using Ommica kits, and

by GC in an onshore lab. Both sets of analysis were carried out by the operator or its service company. Data gathered offshore using Ommica was in line with expectations and previous GC analysis for both oil and water samples.

Data was reported daily from the offshore location throughout dewatering, so the operator could inform the terminal of the methanol concentrations present in the fluid it would receive. Using only the GC method, results would not have been available until days later.

where heating or insulating the pipelines is impractical or uneconomical. Analysing the MEG concentration in fluids from various points in a MEG regeneration system gives vital information on how effectively the plant is running, and whether or not any discharged water meets environmental limits. MEG concentration is typically analysed by gas chromatography (GC), which is normally only available in an onshore lab staffed by specialist experts.

Ommica can analyse samples both offshore and onshore, easily and quickly. Personnel can use it with no more than basic training or technical experience.

The Ommica MEG-In-Water kit was used by an oil and gas operator with a MEG regeneration facility. Samples were also analysed by GC for comparison. Correlation was excellent, with Ommica delivering immediate results from a quick and simple process. The Ommica MEG-In-Water kit turned out to have delivered accurate analysis on the offshore site in a very short time frame, whereas the traditional GC analysis took significantly longer to deliver similar results i. www.luxassure.com

Case Study 2: MEG Analysis In Norway

The use of MEG is especially applicable to long-distance gas-condensate tiebacks,

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For Jan De Nul Group, the investment in a jack-up installation vessel such as Vidar is a logical step forward.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

EPCI CONTRACT FOR HEAVY-LIFT VESSEL VIDAR

Collaboration Between

JAN DE NUL GROUP AND NOBELWIND

LAST SEPTEMBER, JAN DE NUL GROUP AND THE BELGIAN OFFSHORE WIND COMPANY NOBELWIND NV SIGNED THE FIRST OFFSHORE WIND CONTRACT FOR JAN DE NUL’S RECENTLY ACQUIRED OFFSHORE JACK-UP HEAVY LIFT VESSEL VIDAR. IT CONCERNS THE engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 51 monopile foundations for 50 wind turbines and for the offshore high-voltage substation (OHVS), the supply and installation of scour protection, and the installation of 50 wind turbine generators.

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he wind power plant will be constructed next to the Belwind wind power plant, around the Bligh Bank sand bank in the Belgian North Sea and has selected Ostend (Belgium) as marshalling harbour. The new Belgian offshore wind power plant Nobelwind will be installed 46 km off the coast at Zeebrugge. It will consist of 50 Vestas wind turbines of 3.3 megawatts each, which means 165 megawatts in total. The power plant will be connected to the Belgian power grid through an export cable previously installed by Jan De Nul in 2013 and will provide green power to 197,000 households.

“Jan De Nul Group will execute the design, fabrication and installation of the 50 wind energy generators, inclusive foundation for the OHVS,” says Peter De Pooter, Manager Offshore Wind at Jan De Nul Group. “The steel foundations will be fabricated in Germany and Vietnam under strict quality control by our specialist inspectors. The newly acquired offshore jack-up heavy-lift vessel Vidar will install the 51 foundations working from the marshalling harbour in Ostend and the fall pipe vessel Simon Stevin will place scour protection on the seabed around the piles. Finally, Vidar will transport the turbines and blades from Denmark to install them up to 100 metres high

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onto the foundations.” The works will start in April 2016 and end in the course of 2017.

“Nobelwind is pleased that a strong group as Jan De Nul has won the very competitive tender and has confidence that Jan De Nul will safeguard some essential parts of the construction phase,” says Frank Coenen, Project Director of Nobelwind.

First Contract For Vidar

Clients worldwide are increasingly seeking an all-in solution for their projects with an integrated approach of design and execution. Jan De Nul Group recognises this trend and offers clients complete packages. The group was already well equipped for the installation of cables and gravity-based foundations, as well as for the installation of scour protection and other seabed preparation services.

For the design and fabrication of the various components, Jan De Nul has its own in-house design and engineering and quality control departments. The investment in a jack-up installation vessel such as Vidar is a logical step forward, thanks to which Jan De Nul Group can now offer an all-in solution to the offshore market. “And with the order for the Nobelwind project we immediately confirm our expertise in

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this field,” adds Mr De Pooter.

Jack-up vessel Vidar, formerly operating for the German company Hochtief, is less than two years old and was specifically built to install offshore wind parks. The vessel is one of the largest of its kind in the world. The large cargo deck space and payload and the lifting capacity of its crane up to 1,200 tonnes enable swift and safe installation of the heaviest foundations and other components of offshore wind parks. The vessel is 140 metres long and is equipped with four legs to lift itself above the sea level for stable working without impact of

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the waves. The vessel can install all kinds of foundations, as well as the latest generation of wind turbines, in water depths up to 50 metres.

Although specifically built with the offshore wind industry in mind, Vidar is also suitable to install other offshore facilities such as tidal current turbines, wave energy generators, met masts and an oil and gas infrastructure. And since all infrastructures – especially exposed to offshore conditions – have a limited life cycle, decommissioning is also a service for which Vidar can assist our worldwide clients.

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SPECS Nobel Wind Park and Vidar Area CO2 reduction per year Turbine model Total turbine height Hub height Diameter of rotor

22 km² 197,000 tonnes Vestas 3.3MW Offshore 135 m 79 m 112 m

Jack-up vessel Vidar Hull Length Width Open deck area Deck load

140.40 m 41.00 m 3,100 m² 15 t/m²

Legs and spud cans Length Diameter Spud can area

90.00 m 4.80 m 125.00 m²

Operational conditions Draught Operating depth Project capacity Jacking system Lifting capacity Lifting speed Main crane Make and type Capacity

6.30 m up to 50.00 m up to 6,500 tonnes

24,000 tonnes up to 0.83 cm/minute

Peter Caluwaerts PARKWIND en Peter De Pooter JAN DE NUL GROUP

Liebherr CAL 45000 1200 Litronic offshore crane 1,200 tonnes at 27.50 m

Power and propulsion Total power 24,000 kW (diesel-electric) Emergency generator 700 kW Transit speed 10.2 knots Max. speed 12 knots Accommodation 90 persons

Three M ulti-Purpose Vessels

Besides this new acquisition, Jan De Nul Group currently builds three specialized multi-purpose vessels for its offshore activities. The multi-purpose cable laying and rock installation vessel Isaac Newton was launched in March 2015 and will start executing its maiden project by the end of this year. The other two multi-purpose vessels will also be used for the installation of rock and cables on the seabed and are currently under construction.

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installation of offshore wind parks,” says Mr De Pooter.

With this project, Belgian company Nobelwind finalises the second phase of the Belwind project. Under the guidance of its shareholders Parkwind, Sumitomo Corporation and Meewind, the construction of this power plant contains some important new technologies. For example, the 220kV export cable will be shared with Northwind, the inter-array cables use no J-tubes but an intra-foundation connection, and the monopile foundations are bolted instead of grouted.

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EDITORIAL PROGRAMME 2016 Readership Now in its 9th year, Offshore Industry (OSI) magazine has built up a strong reputation with its readers, including operators, marine contractors, offshore construction companies and their subcontractors in offshore oil, gas and renewables. In many European countries, including Norway and the UK, as well as Asia-Pacific, Brazil and other markets, management, engineers and buyers choose OSI for its informative editorial, rich photography and high quality production – The magazine offers wider coverage via its digital edition, which is accessed via the dedicated website www.offshore-industry.eu.

Covering: • Heavy lift transport & installation • Platform & floating asset fabrication • Offshore shipbuilding • Subsea/Underwater Technology • Offshore Wind

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Recruitment & Training Drilling in Ultradeep Areas Pipe & Cable Laying Decommissioning Seabed Intervention

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OTC Asia 2016 MCE Deepwater 2016 Asia Pacific Maritime 2016 Offshore West Africa 2016

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Health, Safety & Environment Design & Engineering OTC Houston 2016 Subsea Tieback

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26-02-16 19-04-16

OTC Houston 2016

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Drilling in Northsea Offshore Support Vessels Subsea Installation Wind Energy Global Offshore Wind 2016 Construction & Fabrication

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22-04-16 14-06-16

Global Offshore Wind 2016

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ONS Stavanger 2016 IRM/SURF SMM Hamburg Constructions & Repair

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24-06-16 16-08-16

ONS Stavanger 2016 Wind Energy Hamburg SMM Hamburg

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Scandinavia Offshore Energy 2016 Transport & Heavy Lifting Innovation ADIPEC 2016

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19-08-16 11-10-16

Offshore Energy 2016 ADIPEC 2016

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OSI OUTFITTERS PAGES ACE Winches engineers large chain mooring system ACE Winches, the deck machinery specialist, has delivered one of the world’s largest chain winch packages for Heerema Marine Contractors for its new Aegir vessel. Supporting the Ichthys LNG Project offshore Northwest Australia, ACE Winches has engineered, designed, manufactured and commissioned a 200-tonne twin Chainlifter Hydraulic package for Heerema. The chain winch package will be used to pull the heaviest chains ever installed by Heerema, with a diameter of 178 mm.

ACE Winches also produced two 50-tonne WLL twin Chainlifter Hydraulic winches along with a 576kW containerised safe-area electric hydraulic power unit (HPU) and two 76kW containerised safe-area electric HPUs. All equipment was engineered and designed by ACE Winches’ engineering and projects team and manufactured at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeenshire before being transported across the world for commissioning. i. www.ace-winches.com

New broadband communication system The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA), Norwegian Coast Guard and the Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies (NOFO) recently took part in a comprehensive, full-scale trial of Kongsberg Maritime’s MBR (Maritime Broadband Radio) inter-vessel communication system in the North Sea. During the North Sea exercise MBR was used as the communication platform for data exchange and co-ordination of simultaneous operations. Units were mounted on multiple operational assets, including a plane that streamed real-time surveillance video directly to the vessels, thus giving them a new perspective and a completely different situational understanding.

By installing MBR communication units on every vessel/asset involved in an operation, a broadband link is established and a maritime information highway created – one that enables a highspeed, high-capacity, low-latency transfer of data, without the need for extra infrastructure and no risk of data disappearing en route. i. www.km.kongsberg.com

A complete line of Cat C280 engines Caterpillar Marine is offering Cat C280 medium-speed diesel engines for US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4 and International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier III service. The EPA Tier 4 standards applied to all new US-flagged vessels starting in January 2014 and IMO III standards will apply to all new vessels entering IMO NOx Emissions Control Areas (NECA) starting in January 2016. The C280 engines are available in eight-, twelve- and sixteen-cylinder models spanning a power range from 2,300 to 5,060 kW as main engines – conventional and diesel electric – as well as auxiliary generator sets. The latest models allegedly offer significant benefits over earlier units. As well as reduced emissions, they consume less fuel and have lower through-life owning and operating costs. i. www.cat.com

C-Innovation ROVs on track with Sonardyne SPRINT INS C-Innovation, an integrated marine services company specialized in ROVs in the oil and gas sector, has placed a major order for Sprint Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) from Sonardyne International. Sprint is an acoustically aided inertial navigation system for subsea vehicles and makes optimal use of acoustic aiding data from acoustic USBL and LBL positioning and other sensors. This improves position accuracy, precision, reliability and integrity while reducing operational time and vessel costs.

Working closely with C-Innovation to understand their requirements when using Schilling’s UHD ROVs in their operations, Sprint has been fully integrated into these ROVs, including the use of specialised Seanet connectors. This has resulted in a proven and standardised configuration that supports a dedicated AHRS or INS output direct to the ROV with an automatic mode switch. i. www.c-innovation.com

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OSI OUTFITTERS PAGES MaK (Caterpillar) uses ShipServ’s Brand and Verification solution ShipServ, the maritime e-marketplace, has recently announced that Caterpillar Motoren GmbH, under its MaK brand, is utilising the ShipServ Brand and Verification solution to optimise its brand presence online, grow market share and ensure the quality and integrity of its products within the aftermarket. MaK is a well-known manufacturer of high-performing mediumspeed marine engines and supplies original and genuine spare parts through a network of independent distributors in over 20 global locations.

By using ShipServ’s Brand Zone and Verification solution, Caterpillar Marine ensures that customers can find original spare parts and service from approved sources. This maintains the quality of service, performance and overall reliability of their products, reducing risk and minimising downtime. The MaK Brand Zone on the ShipServ platform provides Caterpillar Marine with a web-based location that is dedicated to its marine products. i. www.shipserv.com

Sealion Shipping chooses Solar Solve Marine UK-based Solar Solve Marine recently received three orders to supply 47 custom-made SolaSolv sunscreens and 102 RolaSolv black-out roller blinds to an Ulstein SX102 offshore single-lift wind turbine installation vessel being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for Sealion Shipping in the UK. The RolaSolv black-out blinds are to be installed during the vessel’s outfitting, the SolaSolv sunscreens just prior to sea trials.

Solar Solve have specialised in providing sun and glare protection to the marine and offshore industry for almost 30 years. The SolaSolv brand of anti-glare screen is installed at the windows of all types of ships, rigs and cranes worldwide. The screens effectively reject up to 87% of heat and up to 93% of glare from the sun. SolaSafe screens are guaranteed for seven years and are the only screens in the world to be type-approved by DNV-GL, Lloyd’s Register and ABS. i. www.solasolv.com

The Ulstein SX102, the single-lift wind turbine installation vessel being built for Sealion Shipping, will sail with both SolaSov sunscreens and RolaSolv black-out blinds on board.

Private investments in BRTP project Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), a Schottel Hydro subsidiary, has set up a project company (Special-Purpose Vehicle) which will take over its Triton tidal energy platform once fully commissioned for 15 million Canadian Dollars. The private equity investment into the project company amounts to 10.5 million Canadian dollars.

Triton is a floating platform carrying several Schottel Instream Turbines that generate up to 2.5 megawatts from tidal currents. The device is planned to be installed in the autumn of 2016 at the BRTP berth at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) in Canada.

FORCE provides an infrastructure to its four berth holders, including a substation, grid connection, sea cables and a fully consented site. i. www.schottel.de Triton platform with several SIT turbines will be installed in the Bay of Fundy in 2016.

BMT launches SmartPower torque meter BMT Smart (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, announced the launch of its new, accurate and cost-effective SmartPower torque meter, as part of its Fleet Vessel Performance Management (FVPM) suite of products. BMT’s SmartPower torque meter is a measurement tool specifically designed for the maritime sector, to provide an accurate digital output for torque, speed, power, running hours and total energy. The system can also provide thrust and dynamic data that BMT Smart software can utilise to analyse the condition of the main engine, propeller and the gearbox. The system has been developed in partnership with Datum Electronics, a torque and shaft power measurement specialist with over 25 years of experience working across different industries, including navies, in the development of torsion measurement equipment. i. www.bmtsmart.com

Liebherr supplies offshore cranes for Brazil’s FPSO Libra Liebherr-Werk Nenzing, contractor and provider of offshore cranes to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract by Jurong Shipyard of Singapore, to supply two offshore cranes of the type BOS 2600-35 EX LIT for the Libra field’s extended well test (EWT) FPSO vessel. The Libra oil field is a large, ultra-deep-water (up to 2,500 metres) oil prospect located in the Santos Basin, about 230 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The oil field is one of the largest deepwater oil accumulations in the world. Liebherr’s scope of supply includes design, manufacturing and delivery of the two offshore cranes. The cranes will be fabricated at Liebherr MCCtec Rostock, Germany, in time for their integration onto the FPSO in Q1 2016. i. www.liebherr.com

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THE YELLOW & FINCH PAGES AncoferWaldram Steelplates bv P.O. Box 190, 4900 AD Oosterhout The Netherlands T +31 (0)162 491 512 E joost.van.dijk@aws.dillinger.biz Contact: Mr Joost van Dijk AncoferWaldram Steelplates is a specialist supplying heavy carbon steel plates and profiled parts for more than 35 years. The combination of comprehensive stocks of over 35,000 tons of heavy carbon steel plates plus the sophisticated profiling plant gives AWS a decisive lead in experience, product range and customer service.

CHEMETALL B.V. IJsselstraat 41 5347 KG Oss The Netherlands T +31 (0)412 681 888 E ampak@chemetall.com I www.chemetall.com Ampak cathodic protection is a product group within the surface treatment business unit of the Chemetall group, based in Oss, The Netherlands.

Ampak is specialized in the design, production and application of cathodic protection and anti-fouling systems.

Our systems are mainly supplied to the marine and offshore industry.

Ampak is a prime producer of zinc, aluminium and magnesium alloy anodes at its own foundry.

Ampak also manufactures impressed current and anti-fouling systems to customer specification and requirements.

We maintain strict quality control procedures, which has enabled us to maintain our distinct reputation as a leading and worldwide supplier of corrosion prevention systems.

AMPAK, your worldwide specialist in cathodic protection.

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E info@crammhls.com I www.crammhls.com Contact: Paul Boelens p.boelens@crammhls.com Cramm HLS BV is a sister company of Cramm Yachting Systems (www. cramm.nl). Cramm HLS deliveres equipment for safe and secure landing and handling of helicopters. One of the products is the helicopter landing grid (www.heligrid.com), which is used for safe landing in rough conditions.

Besides this also Helicopter moving systems and the delivery of hangardoors are in the delivery-package. After 60 year anniversery we are proud to use: quality based on experience.

DBR BV Lelystraat 53 – NL-3364 AH P.O. Box 1039 – NL-3360 BA Sliedrecht – The Netherlands T +31 (0)184 613 200 F +31 (0)184 612 654 E info@dbr-bv.nl I www.dbr-bv.nl Contact: H.J. Hafkamp DBR BV is the Dutch specialist in diesel and gas generator sets up to 4,000kVA, pumps and diesel pump sets up to 2,000kW in the oil and gas, wind farm, dredging and shipping industry worldwide.

The well-engineered generator and pump sets are custom-built and assembled by DBR in accordance to high quality offshore standards and marine classification rules.

Representation for Diving/ROV/Subsea Construction.

Gebhard Electro Innovatiepark 14, 4906 AA Oosterhout PB 61, 4900 AB Oosterhout The Netherlands T +31 (0)162 452 888 F +31 (0)162 433 761 E info@gebhard.nl I www.gebhard.nl Contact: Ton Versluis / Richard van de Wiel Gebhard Electro is a globally operating company specialised in the design, production, installation and maintenance of electrical systems for the maritime shipping industry. We collaborate with leading shipyards on every continent.

Gebhard Electro has been specialised in the high-tech world of shipbuilding since 1946. Our activities vary greatly: from just one specific task to the execution of entire projects or the management and co-ordination of all activities of all participating contractors.

From our own facility in China we are in a position to deliver at competitive rates.

Gebhard Electro, your one-stopshop for development / engineering / production / installation / repair service

HEINEN & HOPMAN Produktieweg 12 3751 LN Spakenburg The Netherlands T +31 (0)33 299 25 00 F +31 (0)33 299 25 99 E pr@heinenhopman.com I www.heinenhopman.com Contact: J.W.E. Hopman Heinen & Hopman Engineering is a world leader in air conditioning, mechanical ventilation,central heating, refrigeration, sanitary systems, fire protection, environmental systems and air duct cleaning. Founded in 1965, the company is renowned for being an innovator in the design, engineering and installation of customised solutions.

We work in four specialist areas: – Superyachts.

– Commercial shipping.

– Offshore industry.

– Navy vessels.

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Delta SubSea 550 Club Dr, Suite 345 Montgomery, Texas 77316 USA T +1936-582-7237 I www.deltasubsea-rov.com Delta SubSea (DSS) is a leading integrated independent provider of ROV Services and Solutions. Delta SubSea’s ROV fleet is focused on solutions for customers in the inspection, repair and maintenance, construction, drilling and decommissioning market segments.

In addition to ROV Services, DSS also provides Subsea Project Management, Subsea Project Support Services, Subject Matter Experts and Client

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Hubel Marine B.V. Karel Doormanweg 5, 2nd Floor 3115 JD Schiedam P.O. Box 3219 3003 AE Rotterdam The Netherlands T +31 (0)10 458 7338 F +31 (0)10 458 7662 E info@hubelmarine.com I www.hubelmarine.com Twitter: HubelMarine Contact: Mr Erik A. de Koning M +31 (0)6 53724457 Hubel Marine is a full-service firm for advice regarding Vessel Registration, Mortgage Registration, Seafarer Endorsements and Technical Flag State matters. We represent the flags of Panama, Belize and St.Kitts & Nevis.

We are fully authorised to perform Safety Surveys and issue Statutory & Class Certification including ISM, ISPS and MLC audits. We provide services for any type or tonnage of vessel worldwide.

Nicoverken Marine Services BV Algerastraat 20 3125 BS Schiedam, The Netherlands T +31 (0)10 238 0999 F +31 (0)10 238 0988 E info@nicoverken.nl I www.nicoverken.nl Contact: Jacco Vermunt Distributor, 24/7 service & spare parts agent of marine equipment.

In our programme there are stainless steel marine pipes and drains, filtration, anti-fouling & cathodic protection, reverse osmosis desalinators (water makers), wastewater treatment, vacuum sanitary systems for yachts, deck equipment (doors & hatches) and watertight sliding door systems.

Our Ship Repair department is specialised in the overhaul of all types of main and auxiliary engines, including attachments i.e. governors, turbochargers, fuel equipment and the sales of spare parts and engines.

We are capable of crankshaft grinding.

Our service is 24/7 worldwide!

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REVER Brandbeveiliging B.V. Maerlandtweg 26 2921 LC Krimpen aan den IJssel (Stormpolder) The Netherlands T +31 (0)180 525 835 M +31 (0)6 2603 6657 E info@rever-services.nl I www.reverbrandbeveiliging.nl Rever Fire Protection is a flexible company with more than 20 years of knowledge of and experience in all kinds of fire protection systems.

For commissioning, inspection en overhauling of your fire-fighting equipment, Rever is your partner at all times. Our well-trained engineers can travel to any of your locations within almost every timetable.

We can help you with engineering, installation and maintenance of your firefighting systems and can inspect all the items as per the suitable regulations.

Our sharp hour-rates and great quality of offered goods will keep your installations safer at lower costs.

For information contact Remco Verhagen, at info@rever-services.nl

rhb stevedoring & warehousing Waalhaven N.Z. 4 3087 BL Rotterdam Portnumber 2157 The Netherlands T +31 (0)10 429 94 33 F +31 (0)10 429 02 61 E office@rhb.nl I www.rhb.nl rhb stevedoring & warehousing is your independent partner for project cargoes, heavy lifts and assisting offshore vessels during mobilisation or demobilisation. Our private terminal with 730 metres quay length is equipped with own shore cranes up to 208 tons. Floating cranes up to 1,500 tons are available.

E sales@rometal.nl I www.rometal.nl Contact: Martijn van Manen We are your partner in delivering all kinds of high-tension (S690, S890 and S960) steel structures and even inclusive electrical and hydraulics, if so required. We can be your turn-key partner in the supply, engineering and on-board installation of heavy lift equipment, land and offshore wind structures and (de)mobilisations.

Also complete document control according to the class bodies lies in our expertise. With our two facilities we have all disciplines in house to enable us to serve our clients in an efficient and reliable way. We are completely certified according to our customer standard. For more details, please phone us and/or check our website: www.rometal.nl.

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Rometal B.V. Patrijsweg 10 4791 RV Klundert The Netherlands T +31 (0)168 331 490

Seaway Heavy Lifting Albert Einsteinlaan 50 2719 ER Zoetermeer The Netherlands T +31 (0)79 363 77 00 F +31 (0)79 363 77 99

E ba@shl.nl I www.shl.com.cy Seaway Heavy Lifting is a leading offshore contractor in the global Oil & Gas and Renewables industry, offering tailored T&I and EPCI solutions*.

Seaway Heavy Lifting owns and operates crane vessels Stanislav Yudin and Oleg Strashnov, which have a revolving lift capacity of 2,500mt and 5,000mt respectively. * T&I: Transport & Installation, EPCI: Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation

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Your OSI team: Ron van Uum and Anoeshka Maaskant

black ties and cocktail dresses Maritime Awards Gala 2015

The winners were all inspirational examples of the innovative strength and added value of the maritime cluster It’s always nice to be invited to a party, but when you in the Netherlands. “The Dutch maritime sector is not only are asked to join the Maritime Awards Gala 2015, we at setting the standard in Europe, it is also a global leader,” Yellow & Finch Publishers do not hesitate very long. So, said Minister Schultz van Haegen. on 2 November, myself and my fellow editor Anoeshka Maaskant jumped in our stretched limo and headed off for Rotterdam, where this official but glamorous event was to take place for the tenth time in its existence.

The Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2015 Five of the most important national maritime awards could be described as constructive, anti-cyclical and for shipping companies, shipyards, students, designers and energetic. With 658 exhibitors, 23,000 m2 floor space and suppliers were presented during the visitors of 86 nationalities, Offshore – MS MELANI E SCHULTZ VAN HAEGEN, Energy Exhibition & Conference Gala. The awards were handed out MI NI STER OF I NFR ASTR UCTURE &

by Dutch TV star Froukje de Both 2015 (OEEC) was a big success – ENVI RONMENT – the event also grew compared to in the presence of over 850 guests last year, which is a remarkable in a sold-out RDM complex. achievement in what was a Dutch Minister of Infrastructure & turbulent and challenging year for Environment, Ms Melanie Schultz the offshore industry. Each company van Haegen, gave the keynote used their own techniques – from speech: “It is our exceptional robots that you could take a selfie knowledge that keeps us among the global leaders.” The Gala also with to a Formula 1 simulator – to marked the official start of the attract visitors and draw attention annual Maritime Week, which puts to their specialism and high-tech the spotlight on the maritime sector. selling points. Almost 12,000 visitors The Maritime Designer Award came to Amsterdam RAI to meet up was granted to Victor Verhulst for with companies or to attend one of his underwater lounge for luxury yachts. Lieutenant Kevin the many Technical Sessions, Keynotes and Master Classes Stouten won the Van Hengel-Spengler Award from the from the conference programme, all with one constructive Netherlands Royal Navy for his research into cylindrical goal in mind: Investing In The Future Of Energy. containers to carry the equipment of Special Forces on In short, we had a swell time. the exterior of submarines. Hull Vane BV was awarded the Maritime Innovation Award with a reversed underwater spoiler that results in considerable fuel savings. KOTUG was presented with the KVNR Shipping Award for its two new hybrid Rotortug tugboats, and the KNVTS Ship Of The Year Award went to the maintenance support WTW vessel Ron van Uum Kroonborg built by Royal Niestern Sander. ron@ynfpublishers.com

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Reliable partner for efficient offshore solutions

Innovative vessels

Advanced equipment

Life-cycle support

Royal IHC is renowned as a reliable supplier of custom-built ships to meet the specific requirements of the offshore and marine industries. It enjoys a global reputation for the design and construction of complete and complex integrated solutions for the toughest possible working conditions. IHC vessels are totally reliable, efficient and flexible to the demands of a wide range of wind, oil and gas projects, including those managed in extremely deep waters and remote Arctic regions. In addition, with its dedicated and comprehensive service offering, IHC’s life-cycle support maximises the uptime and return on investment, and therefore reduces the total cost of ownership.

Royal IHC – Offshore offshore@ihcmerwede.com www.ihcmerwede.com

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