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New Business Opportunities!

When looking through the various stories in this year’s fifth issue of offshore industry, i notice some remarkable developments. compared With the onshore equivalent, the offshore industry – oil, gas as well as wind – has to deal with circumstances that almost inevitably lead to higher risks due to the wear and tear caused by the harsh circumstances at sea. of course, this requires a lot from the materials used by the manufacturers for the offshore constructions. in order to minimise risks, service providers are being kept busy carrying out inspections, as well as maintenance and repair of the assets. for this purpose, remote inspection and maintenance is getting more and more common because of the increasing opportunities offered by the internet of things. this reduces the necessity of expensive and time-consuming sea trips for the technicians. however, a new type of risk at sea has recently arisen, caused by this growing number of online connections between offshore windfarms and the onshore servers and installations. research has shown that it is currently very easy for potential hackers to get into the online offshore connections, as most companies are not aware of the need to install proper protection. the threat of cybercrime and the risk of damage caused by serious destabilising of power-grid connections are highly under-estimated. in the end, remote access for maintenance engineers, while avoiding damage to offshore assets, might lead to new risks. this new threat will naturally lead to new types of inspection, focussing on risk-avoidance and maintenance. so - new business opportunities! in this issue of offshore industry, you can read more about companies which are concerned with the above-mentioned developments. many of these companies will be present at this year’s offshore energy exhibition and Conference to show you their solutions. of course, with more than 600 exhibitors, there are also many more interesting topics that will be presented at the rai. as we are always on top of the news, we are not going to miss the opportunity of being part of the event as well. please come and visit us at booth 2.122. enjoy reading!

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Technology to Extend Well Life

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37 In Search of Space 80 A Plug & Go Solution

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51 First Oil Production at Tortue

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North Sea Rig Positioning Operation Longer Life at Fewer Cost The Best-Desired Result How to Choose the Right Drivetrain?

North Sea: High-Spec Jack Ups Eclipse the Standard Fleet First Time Right Increased Demand for Costly Offshore Inspections and Verification

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54 Move Towards Offshore Wind 57 Next Steps Taken for US First Floating Offshore Windfarm 77 Successful BLUE Pilot Offshore Test REGULARS

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On the Cover Compared with the onshore equivalent, the offshore industry – oil, gas as well as wind – has to deal with circumstances that almost inevitably lead to higher risks due to the wear and tear caused by the harsh circumstances at sea. In order to minimise risks, service providers are being kept busy carrying out inspections, as well as maintenance and repair of the assets.

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news in brief Ampelmann Secures North Sea Decommissioning Project Ampelmann has recently secured a decommissioning contract in the southern North Sea, which is an important milestone for Ampelmann’s work in the decommissioning sector. An E-type gangway system has been installed on the Olympic Orion vessel to carry out a two-month campaign for end client Spirit Energy to prepare the Audrey platform for decommissioning.

The E-type is the largest fully motion-compensated system within the Ampelmann portfolio. Operating globally, it has enabled more than 300,000 safe personnel transfers in the oil & gas industry and can perform in sea states with up to 4.5m significant wave height. Ampelmann has also recently submitted a concept to the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s (OGTC) ‘Decommissioning Life Support Call for Ideas’. After receiving positive feedback, the company is now drafting a feasibility study and looking for industry backing.

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Together with the North Sea Foundation and the Natuur & Milieu organisation, Van Oord and Eneco are starting a unique project to restore natural underwater features around windfarms, called ‘The Rich North Sea’. A pilot project at Eneco’s Luchterduinen windfarm will investigate how nature conservation and sustainable energy generation can reinforce one another.

The demonstration project will provide know-how and possibly a blueprint for underwater nature restoration at all offshore windfarms, so that this can soon become standard when constructing new windfarms. With the new project, Van Oord, Eneco, Natuur & Milieu, and the North Sea Foundation aim to show that nature conservation and sustainable energy generation can be mutually beneficial.

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news in brief Successful Construction at Deutsche Bucht

Pipelay of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Started

The first of 31 steel foundations (monopile and transition piece) for the 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind project has successfully been installed. This marks the start of construction for the project, located in the German Exclusive Economic Zone, more than 100km from the German mainland.

With an investment budget of approximately EUR 1.4 billion, Deutsche Bucht is Northland Power’s third North Sea offshore windfarm. Northland Deutsche Bucht has contracted Van Oord for the manufacturing and installation of the monopiles and transition pieces. The components are loaded onto the jack-up installation vessel Scylla in Cuxhaven, supplied by offshore solutions provider Seajacks. Installation of the steel foundations is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018.

Offshore pipelay vessel Solitaire has started the pipelay for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland.

Before the start of pipelay, the 300m-long, 41m-wide vessel was equipped and tested to meet the project’s strict requirements.

Nord Stream 2’s construction plan takes into consideration different construction conditions, in particular environmental requirements. Solitaire, for example, uses a dynamic positioning system with thrusters to position itself accurately. It is thus only the pipeline that touches the seabed. Using a vessel operating without anchors ensures additional safety in the congested Gulf of Finland. Pipe supply vessels (PSV’s) will deliver the 12m, 24t pipes used to build Nord Stream 2 to the pipelay vessel from the project’s nearest logistics hubs, such as Kotka or Hanko.

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Tekmar Group Proposed Acquisition of Subsea Innovation Tekmar Group, a technology provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services, has announced that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Subsea Innovation. The Proposed Acquisition is subject to shareholder approval. This represents Tekmar Group’s first transaction since its AIM admission last June, launching their strategy to acquire offshore energy businesses which have a clear technology focus and a complementary customer base, and which can leverage Group support. Subsea Innovation will bring world-class engineering in the design, development and manufacture of back-deck equipment and subsea pipeline repair clamps (EPRC) to Tekmar’s portfolio, along with a bluechip client list and a skilled engineering team. The two companies have a shared heritage. In 2011, Tekmar Subsea Limited divided to form two new entities: Tekmar Energy and Subsea Innovation.

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news in brief Huisman and ATC Offshore Join Forces in Singapore Offshore Crane Training

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1.201B Huisman Equipment and the Australasian offshore energy Training Company (ATC) have signed a cooperation agreement for the joint offering of Offshore Crane Operator, Offshore Rigger, Offshore Crane Inspector and other associated training packages and competency assurance solutions.

This partnership makes Huisman and ATC the only parties offering American API RP2D & Spec 2C training courses for crane operators, riggers and crane inspectors in Singapore, and thus the only service providers in the Australasian region offering internationally recognised offshore crane training and qualifications to Australian, British and American standards at the one location. Public courses offered in Singapore use either Huisman or SMST (a Huisman affiliated company) cranes. For any onsite training needs, site-specific cranes or equipment as required can be utilised.

ALE Performs 14m Topside Jack-Up ALE has completed a 14m-high jack-up of a topside in Mexico with its Mega Jack system. ALE configured the Mega Jack with eight towers for the operation, each with 5,200t capacity.

This provides the strength needed to lift such a heavy weight whilst evenly distributing the ground loading pressure. The Mega Jack has its own starter beams, saving the client the extensive time and costs necessary for the fabrication of temporary beams. The 13,000t topside was jacked-up to 14m high in stages. Upon reaching the first jacking phase at 5.5m high, the client could access the forklifts under the topside, allowing them to continue operations and optimise the project schedule. Once at full height, the DSF was installed underneath and jacked-down ready for the load-out.

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New Uptime Contract for W2W Gangway Uptime International has entered into a contract with Ulstein Verft for the delivery of an Uptime 30m access solution. The Uptime delivery consists of a newly designed active motion compensated gangway and an adjustable pedestal integration, which will be mounted towards the elevator tower on the new windfarm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) that Ulstein Verft is building for German-based Bernhard Schulte. The interaction between gangway and uptime vessel will enable Booth no. personnel and cargo transfer through the gangway in addition to the gangway also being used as 1.623 a crane. The SOV, a new Ulstein SX 195 SOV design type which is scheduled for delivery in 2020, offshore energy will support maintenance work at the German windfarm Merkur Offshore. | Read more on offshore-industry.eu

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news in brief OOS Energy Secures Contract for Drillship

OOS Energy, part of the OOS Group, has announced that it has secured its first contract in Mexico. The offshore service provider from the Netherlands will provide the OOS Tiger 1 drillship to Marinsa & PPS (PEMEX Drilling), including vessel management and drilling support. OOS Energy has stated that the initial contract duration is approximately 15 months. The OOS Tiger 1 drillship, which was constructed at the Shanghai Shipyard in China, is a OOS grOup modern moored drillship capable of BOOth nO. working in water depths up to more 1.112 than 1,500m and a drilling depth of OffShOre energy 9,600m.

MHI Vestas Signs Large MW Project Order MHI Vestas has signed its largest MW project order to date at the 860MW Triton Knoll Offshore Windfarm.

The Danish-Japanese joint venture will supply 90 of the world’s most powerful commercially available wind turbines for the project, the V164-9.5 MW, and has agreed on a comprehensive service and maintenance agreement for five years. Turbine tower sections, blades and nacelles will be stockpiled and preassembled at Seaton, before being loaded onto construction vessels for transport and installation at the windfarm, 32km offshore.

M2 Subsea Completes North Sea Survey and Inspection Project

Kongsberg to Deliver Real-Time Monitoring Systems to Seadrill

M2 Subsea, one of the largest independent providers of underwater ROVs and subsea project management and engineering services, has completed a contract with Ithaca Energy UK Limited to conduct a subsea system survey of a North Sea field.

The company deployed the Go Electra multi-service vessel equipped with a Triton XLX work class ROV in the Stella field, located 280km off Aberdeen, with a water depth of 85m. The scope of work included the survey and inspection of subsea systems including pipelines and subsea structures. M2 Subsea mobilised a team from its Aberdeen headquarters to carry out the work.

Seadrill has selected Kongsberg Maritime to deliver real-time monitoring systems that will enhance operability in the shallow-water harsh-environment operations planned for the West Hercules and West Phoenix semisubmersibles. The technology will enable more integrated and remote operations, enabling migration of expertise from offshore to onshore facilities by digitalising assets, personnel workflows and processes, and integrating service operators across disciplines.

The delivery, which integrates the field-proven Kongsberg Riser Management System and the Kongsberg Information Management System, will provide real-time data acquisition, analysis, monitoring, and a holistic advisory system, which can assist crews to optimise the drilling facility and thereby reduce non-productive time (NPT).

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OFFSHORE ENERGY 2018

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With only a feW Weeks to go until offshore energy 2018 opens its doors on (22), 23 and 24 october, preparations are well underway. now is the time to join the largest european event covering the whole offshore energy mix. with oil & gas, offshore wind and marine energy all assembling at this event, it creates the ideal place to showcase your products and services to the world.

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exhibition: 23 and 24 october 2018 conference: 22, 23 and 24 october 2018

Opening Hours Monday exhibition conference 13:00h - 17:30h gala dinner & awards show 18:00h - 00:00h official networking event

Tuesday Wednesday 09:30h - 18:00h 09:30h - 18:00h 08:00h - 18:00h 08:00h - 18:00h 18:00h - 21:00h

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ased on its track record, oeec expects to attract over 12,000 offshore professionals representing around 90 nationalities, with over 600 key players from the offshore industry exhibiting at the show. this year’s theme, which doubles as a callto-action, is: explore. inspire. transform. the theme will be reflected on the exhibition floor, but will also form a leading part of the extensive conference programme. offshore energy offers a wide-ranging conference programme, catering to all offshore energy professionals. “the conference programme offers four

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Offshore Energy offers a wide-ranging conference programme catering to all offshore energy professionals.

keynotes,” oeec conference manager Femke perlot-hoogeveen explains, “consisting of global oil event, global gas event, offshore wind event and marine energy event. these keynotes are supplemented by nine thematic sessions ranging from topics such as exploration in a mature basin and offshore transport, installation and removal, to decommissioning and re-use.” the thematic sessions offer a range of business intelligence and technical content.

With the vast exhibition floor and extensive conference programme, Offshore Energy is the place to find out where the future of energy is heading!

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Based on its track record, OEEC expects to attract over 600 key players from the offshore industry to exhibit at the show.

of course be back in 2018, but bigger than last year and located at a prime spot on the exhibition floor. drop by to watch the live recordings of a talk show or participate in a workshop related to the future of the north sea and other topical offshore themes. the two community square days will be hosted by bnr nieuwsradio presenter maarten bouwhuis. “at community square, we look at challenges through the eyes of energy consumers and citizens, on top of the energy professional’s perspective,” says ms perlot-hoogeveen. community square is there for anyone who feels they are part of the global offshore energy community as well as for all offshore energy stakeholders.

22,500m2

on the impressive exhibition floor, covering an area of 22,500m2, you will find leading companies highlighting their products, services and innovations. alongside the companies, many pavilions will be presenting the best of their sector or country. one such a pavilion is the gses go green pavilion, where visitors can learn from the best practices of such reputable players as boskalis, heerema, royal ihc, peterson, 80:20 procurement and theunissen technical trading. looking for

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the latest in innovation? head to the startup Zone where you will find young companies presenting their creative ideas. many places have already been booked and we are pleased to welcome a startup all the way from australia.

Award-giving Opening to the Event

the third edition of the offshore energy opening gala dinner & awards show will be taking place on monday 22 october at the national maritime museum in amsterdam. this festive evening is the official kick-off to the opening of the exhibition floor the next day. the following awards will be presented: best innovation in offshore energy award, offshore energy public outreach award and offshore energy young engineer award. winners will be announced during the gala event in front of over 400 leading professionals and companies from the whole offshore energy industry. a unique opportunity for the winners and for companies sponsoring the event.

The third edition of the Gala Dinner & Awards Show will take place on Monday.

vast exhibition floor and extensive conference programme, it is the place to find out where the future of energy is heading! whether you are a visitor, sponsor or exhibitor, the offshore energy team looks forward to meeting you and discussing what our call-to-action and theme ‘explore. inspire. transform.’ means to you. i. www.offshore-energy.biz

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Atlas Copco Rental

ancoferwaldram steelplates (aws) is a stockholding wholesaler and steel service centre, who have been specialised in the supply of hot-rolled heavy carbon steel (quarto) plates and profiled parts for more than 40 years now. Over the years, aws has developed into a business that sets the standard for its industry. it is the combination of comprehensive stocks of 100,000t of heavy carbon steel plates plus the sophisticated profiling plant that gives aws a decisive lead in experience, product range and customer service. the services aws provides for all kinds of custom products, together with the expert advice provided by their staff, are what makes them a valued partner for customers. aws is a company in the dillinger group in dillingen, germany, europe’s leading producer of heavy steel plates with an annual rolling capacity of 2 million tons.

atlas copco rental is the industry leader when it comes to the short or long-term rental of industrial air, power and on-site nitrogen. they provide a special rental fleet for offshore activities in the oil & gas industry, upstream, midstream and downstream and also for wind energy. their equipment is rig-safe and compliant with dnV 2.7-1. with a comprehensive product offering, they provide reliable equipment for many challenging applications: • air compressors, 100 % oil-free air, diesel & electric driven.

• oil-injected air compressors.

• air treatment equipment.

• nitrogen generators.

• power generators.

• boosters up to 350 bar/ 5,000 psi.

• subsea cleaning system. whatever the job, atlas copco delivers in the most challenging circumstances!

i. www.ancoferwaldram.com

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ADVERTORIALS

Azimuth Marine

Bodac

azimuth marine is the official european distributor of a new and patent-pending modular tensioner system called flextrack. in today’s market, it is only possible to buy tensioners with a pulling capacity of 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10t. the new flextrack system offers the advantage of adjustable pulling force by assembling flextrack units as needed. the user-friendly and innovative design makes flexible positioning along the product route possible, reducing the need for working space and creating a compact and clear working environment for the operator. everything is prepared for ‘plug and play’ – it is both easy and fast to set up and configure flextrack units.

bodac is an unexploded Ordnance (uxO) services company specialising in uxO risk management, historical research, archaeology and survey and detection on land and underwater. in the subsea sphere, they routinely conduct geophysical surveys and carry out diving and detection activities. they have recently been active in the baltic sea with the dutch offshore service provider n-sea, having previously been engaged on the nord stream 2 project, preparing for the installation of pipelines in the finnish sector of the baltic sea. this forms part of the planned nord stream 2 route for the subsea pipelines, which will cross the territorial waters and exclusive economic zones of russia, finland, sweden, denmark and germany.

i. www.azimuth-marine.nl

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Bodac

i. www.bodac.nl

offshore energy

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Breman Machinery

Crowe Peak

breman machinery has the experience to make their clients’ wishes become reality. their team of 130 highly experienced employees have the knowledge and skills to create work-pieces of extreme sizes, with maximum precision. their welders of high-quality steel, such as s460-s690, duplex, etc., are qualified according to lloyd’s register or dnv for all welding positions. with 30 milling, boring and turning machines, they are able to offer unique services. their largest boring machine has a range of X=26,500, y=10,000 and z=2,500, and the largest turning machine can handle a length of 16,000mm. their preservation department can protect clients’ projects with a variety of painting systems. the workshops in genemuiden have a total surface area of 21,000m2 with a maximum height of 25m. the crane capacity is up to 320t.

crowe peak is partner to medium and large-size, internationally operating organisations. they support organisations and entrepreneurs with audit, tax, advisory, legal and payroll services. whether it concerns digitalisation and privacy, energy transition, exploring new opportunities or expanding and changing business models in an insecure global environment, the professionals at crowe peak recognise the financial opportunities and challenges of the maritime industry. the company is a member of crowe global. this network ranks 8th in global accounting networks. the members are located in some 130 countries worldwide.

Breman machinery

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i. www.crowe-peak.nl

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PROJECT IN THE PICTURE

WIND

EAST ANGLIA ONE BOW TERMINAL: MARSHALLING YARD BOW Terminal is foundations marshalling yard of the East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm which will be located approximately 43km off the Suffolk Coast in the southern North Sea, UK. Besides providing 14 ha of storage facility, BOW Terminal will also coordinate and execute all horizontal and vertical transport for the foundations. BOW Terminal is situated in the port of Vlissingen, on a site extending across 25 ha with a heavy load quay length of 525 metres. For mobilization activities and layby an additional 1,400 meters are available. The location is ideally suited for offshore wind and heavy lift projects.

WIND HEAVY LIFT OIL & GAS

BOW TERMINAL B.V. Finlandweg 2 Port Nr. 4052 4455 TE Nieuwdorp

P.O Box 66 4380 AB Vlissingen The Netherlands

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Dräger

Duport Lubricare

The offshore wind energy market is growing and increasingly in need of the necessary safety and protective equipment to carry out operations at sea and at great heights. Fallprotection and survival suits, and also life jackets and fire-retardant clothing, are statutory requirements. In order to carry out the work, the quality of the equipment must be reliable, and Dräger can offer the desired protection. The Total Care Service from Dräger offers the possibility of having one partner who arranges all service requirements on fire extinguishing, rescue and safety equipment.

Due to the fact that their technicians are certified by GWO, Dräger can deliver their offshore Firefighting, Rescue and Safety (FRS) services to all offshore wind customers.

Duport Lubricare is the Dutch distributor of Panolin lubricants and Cardev filtration equipment. Panolin features a range of environmentally friendly lubricants and is widely used in a number of sectors worldwide, two of which are offshore and dredging. Cardev filtration equipment, built in the UK, has been in business for over 25 years and is there to protect equipment against dirt and water ingress.

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duport lubricare

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H2M

Hillebrand/ASK Romein

H2M is a global supplier which provides a wide range of lightweight offshore accommodation and workspace modules to the oil & gas, maritime and renewable energy industries. Their system is based on modular construction, allowing them to provide almost any type of module.

Their product range contains several designs of offshore lightweight accommodation modules, along with workspace modules, including office, laboratories and workshops.

Furthermore, ancillary modules such as recreation rooms, gymnasiums, locker rooms, galley and mess rooms can be supplied as a supplement for larger accommodation complexes.

H2M manufacture all their modules in-house to the highest industry standards; DNV 2.7-1, EN 12079 and ATEX, including compliance with IMO/SOLAS regulatory requirements for A60 fire protection.

Hillebrand is a division unit of ASK Romein with Dutch sites in Middelburg and Vlissingen. They fabricate and deliver complex steel constructions for the offshore and maritime sector and have years of experience in bridge, road and waterway construction.

They provide the full range of facilities. They have with yards adjacent to deep water with extensive loading and unloading docks, large storage and production capacity and staff with specific offshore-related training. They impose the highest demands when executing their projects. High-quality materials and specialist welding techniques are absolutely essential to produce structures that remain safe under the most extreme conditions. Hillebrand has a production capacity per year of circa 60,000t of steel.

i. www.h-2m.com

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HSM Offshore

IFS World

HSM’s EPCI capabilities have been further enhanced with the award of the prestigious contract for the TenneT TSO Borssele Alpha and Beta High-Voltage Substations, featuring the most extensive scope of work ever contracted, including soil investigations, rock dumping and the provision of a jack-up vessel during the hook-up and commissioning phase. Furthermore, with 700MW, the platforms will be the highest-ever-capacity substations, whilst the overall fabrication weight will be in excess of 8,000t each.

Another key milestone which was achieved this year was the successful completion of Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 Offshore High-Voltage Substation. This 450MW-capacity platform features a total weight of 5,250t and is HSM’s first project within the German North Sea. In the challenging offshore oil & gas market, a successful delivery has been achieved for the Shell Clipper Cross Over Subsea Manifold.

IFS assists its customers on their digital journey. An example of this is the development of the IFS IoT Business Connector. It connects clients’ business – their operational assets – to their maintenance system and it enables them to act on what their assets are telling them. Songa Offshore and IFS have agreed to work together to digitise assets and processes onboard Songa’s CatD rigs and to feed thousands of observations and analytical insights into their ERP-system IFS Applications, so that action may be taken to follow up the insights. The implementation of the IFS IoT Business Connector has given Songa Offshore several operational benefits, such as reduced maintenance costs, improved service levels and more automated business processes.

hsm offshore

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ifs world booth no.

i. www.ifsworld.com

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offshore energy

IMAP Netherlands

iPS Powerful People

IMAP is an M&A consultancy with a wealth of experience in buying and selling companies. They have the best of both worlds: they are down-to-earth Dutch and part of a strong international network. They have colleagues on five continents and can ensure that potential buyers from China to Chile are aware that a company is for sale. They are especially strong in the mid-market, which roughly encompasses transactions from EUR 5 to 250 million in all sectors. i. www.imap.nl

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Established 1988, iPS is an international recruitment agency which combines experience, in-depth knowledge and people to successfully serve businesses in the maritime, energy and civil industries.

In addition, iPS is experienced in cross-border payroll solutions. With operating offices worldwide, iPS has its headquarters in the Netherlands. What can be expected from iPS are qualified staff and crew, flexible and professional personnel solutions, complete payroll services, global services, personal attention and 24/7 responsiveness. With hundreds of people deployed around the world, iPS is proud of the personal touch that it gives to both clients and personnel. This is enhanced by the efficient support and planning given by staff with extensive experience combined with high-tech software for the best service possible. i. www.ipspowerfulpeople.com

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advertorials

Jan De Nul

JBR

Jan De Nul Group is a leading expert in dredging and marine construction activities, and provides services related to the installation of offshore windfarms and subsea export cables and umbilicals. The combination of design and detailed engineering and all aspects of civil works, dredging and rock and marine installation, enable Jan De Nul Group to offer these services on an EPC basis tailor-made to the client’s specific wishes. During the exhibition in Amsterdam they will be presenting their tailor-made offshore solutions and projects.

JBR Strategy, Corporate Finance & Restructuring is an independent consultancy firm with over three decades’ experience. This applies in the broadest sense, albeit with a specific focus on six sectors in which they are thoroughly established, including the maritime & offshore energy sector. Their experience makes JBR an excellent discussion partner and enables them to translate sharp analyses into their clients’ daily practice. Realistic, energetic and hands-on, JBR will help ensure the continuity of business in order to (re)achieve growth or navigate stormy weather. Their clients are decision-makers in listed companies, family businesses, investment institutions and banks, both in the Netherlands and abroad. In order to facilitate their international activities, they are active within a worldwide network.

i. www.jandenul.com

i. www.jbr.nl

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Jbr

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Joop van Zanten Staalservice

Kenz Figee

As a full service steel supplier with over 50 years of experience, Joop van Zanten Staalservice has been well-known in the offshore industry for many years as a healthy family company. Due to the company’s independence, they are able to buy steel plates with market-based specifications at a sharp rate, generally from (Western) European rolling mills with at least a 3.1 certificate.

Adding skilled staff to the right machines for the correct operation produces a competitive total player that is interesting to all steel end-users in the on and offshore industry. Other segments, such as crane, machine, infra and many more, have been provided with several high-quality steel products supplied

by Joop van Zanten Staalservice.

Kenz Figee is a global supplier and service provider of standard and customised offshore cranes and special equipment for the offshore energy market.

With decades of experience and a focus on innovation and client requirements, the company is able to offer reliable equipment with competitive lifetime cycle costs. As a trusted partner in the international offshore industry, Kenz Figee has provided various pedestal-mounted cranes and excellent after-sales service for all kinds of offshore structures and support vessels for more than 50 years. Over 300 Kenz offshore cranes and gangways are in operation today, working in the harshest environments all over the world.

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kenz figee booth no.

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Time to move ...

Offshore motion? plastics!

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Failsafe cables for the offshore, oil and gas industry ... ● 36 month guarantee for every cable ● Sludge-resistant cables according to NEK606, certified by DNV GL ... protected and guided by strong, safe and light e-chains ● 50 % lighter than steel, maintenance-free, corrosion-free, UV-resistant ● Resistant to seawater, to dirt and sludge, chemicals, extreme temperatures ®

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igus GmbH Tel. +49-2203-9649-800 info@igus.eu ®

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Metagro

Offshore Boarding

Since 1937, Metagro has been active in designing and constructing metal cabins, structures and bodywork. As a result, the company has gained extensive experience when it comes to designing and producing a tailor-made cabin. All requirements concerning functionality, technical specifications, ergonomics and design are their principle concerns, along with the relevant safety and quality standards. Their engineers interpret the design in such a way as to produce a solution that can be made efficiently. Ergonomics is a standard for Metagro. The workplace for the end user is therefore designed to be optimally utilised, minimising the risk of back or neck pain. In addition, each cabin can be equipped with all comforts such as air conditioning or heating on request.

With the ever-present drive for safety and efficiency during transfer operations, Offshore Boarding has developed the OB Shuttle Lift, their â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hands-freeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; system to transfer personnel from ship to ship or ship to platform. The uniquely designed docking station of the OB Shuttle Lift guides the shuttle to the landing point and ensures a safe and stable landing, whereas traditional methods require manual guidance to ensure a stable landing. The required deck space is only 3m in diameter, so a minimum of deck space is required. i. www.offshoreboarding.com

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offshore Boarding

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Offshore Industry

Booth no.

OSD-IMT

Offshore Industry is a leading publication for the international offshore industry. The magazine has built up a strong reputation for providing the latest news, informative editorials, rich photography and high-quality production and has a broad readership including operators, contractors, engineers and managers. For anyone active in the offshore industry worldwide, Offshore Industry is a must-read!

In addition to the magazine, a digital edition, which can be accessed through its dedicated website www.offshore-industry.eu, as well as a digital Newsletter, create even wider coverage. i. www.offshore-industry.eu

OSD-IMT specialises in newbuild design and basic engineering for a wide range of ship types, including tugboats, research vessels, workboats and vessels for offshore, renewable energy, passenger transport, fishing and general cargo markets. Strategically located in Europe and Asia, their experienced teams provide a full range of consultancy, naval architecture, and marine engineering services, including concept FEED studies, vessel refit and conversion, and structural and stability investigations. i. www.osd-imt.com

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1.000P

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advertorials

Petzl

Red Box Energy Services

Petzl’s mission is to create innovative tools and services that allow men and women to progress, to position, and to protect themselves in vertical environments, as well as to light their way in the dark.

Petzl continually looks for the best solutions for user needs in terms of performance, ergonomics, comfort, and reliability. For forty years now, Petzl has been supporting their users in their pursuit of the inaccessible, guided by their own commitment and the demands of the clients.

At the Offshore Energy Exhibition they will be presenting products such as the DUO Z1 headlamp with the Face2Face antiglare technology and ATEX 1/21, the PIXA Z1 headlamp with ATEX 1/21, the ASTRAO BOD FAST harness, the RIG descender and the AVAO BOD FAST harness.

Red Box Energy Services provide module transportation services for LNG Liquefaction Projects in remote Arctic locations with their Polar Class (PC3) Heavy Transport Vessels Audax and Pugnax.

These identical vessels can safely navigate above the Arctic Circle all year round without escort, and are capable of loading, transporting and discharging up to two modules weighing 10,000t each. The vessels have an open icefree deck area to facilitate the unrestricted side and stern loadout and discharge of modules as long as 80m with a beam of 45m. As of 2016, they have been navigating round the clock; delivering modules at the Yamal Peninsula while safely navigating 48,000km through ice-covered waters. i. www.redboxgroup.com

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i. www.petzl.com

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Resato International

Ropeblock

Resato is a Dutch provider of smart high-pressure solutions with the aim of increasing the productivity of its worldwide customers. They develop and manufacture components and systems for testing, injection and controlling up to 14,000 bars with the mission of meeting and exceeding the expectations of their customers. The business side of the oil & gas industry is their core competence. With 25 years of experience in high-pressure technology, they are equipped with the knowledge to provide reliable and safe solutions for their oil & gas customers. Their expertise has allowed them to provide solutions to reputable oilfield service providers and refinery operators.

Based in the Netherlands, Ropeblock is an internationally acclaimed specialist in lifting and rigging gear for the offshore industry. Over the years, they have never deviated from what they do best, which is developing, manufacturing and supplying hook blocks and swivels, sockets and custom-made crane and lifting components. Their products stand out by virtue of a clever, yet straightforward, approach they call smart engineering. Simply put, they come up with solutions, from standard to bespoke, that fulfil the customer’s requirements, both functionally and financially.

Whatever’s required, their engineers will get it exactly right, without ever making compromises in terms of safety and quality. Many satisfied customers worldwide, including leading crane manufacturers, will vouch for Ropeblock’s solutions being engineered for efficiency.

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ropeblock booth no.

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Experience the Progress.

The New Ram Luffing Knuckle Boom Crane (RL-K 2600) • Rated capacity: Up to 50 tonnes • Maximum radius: Up to 40 metres • Minimised tail swing radius of less than 3 metres • Range of application: Maintenance and supply as well as pipe handling

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ADVERTORIALS

R. Stahl Electromach

Schelde Exotech

R. STAHL Electromach is a supplier of explosionprotected installation equipment and system solutions for on and offshore applications in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. They are a system integrator with more than fifty years of experience in explosion protection technology. Their extensive scope of service includes engineering, drawing, manufacturing, programming, testing and commissioning. Since their establishment in 1962, they have grown into an organisation with 200 employees. Their specialised range of systems consists of containerised solutions, climate control equipment, control systems and conduit installations. These solutions can be found in pump systems, compressor systems, turbine systems, loading arm systems, packaged units, control panels for rotating equipment, distributions systems and analyser houses.

For many years, Schelde Exotech have been specialists in welding exotic materials such as titanium, aluminium, stainless steels and high-alloys. Working for several industries such as oil & gas, nuclear and chemical & petro chemical, the Ministry of Defence and scientific institutes, they have gained broad experience in fabricating pressure vessels and equipment with these materials. Overlay welding of specialty forgings has been one of the special welding processes executed by Schelde Exotech since 2012. In early 2017, Schelde Exotech extended their portfolio with ID-cladding from forgings of 18m in length. Well-known clients include FMC, Technip, Cameron, Total and Shell. i. www.exotech.nl

I. www.electromach.com

R. STAHL ELECTROMACH

SCHELDE EXOTECH

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OFFSHORE ENERGY

OFFSHORE ENERGY

RED BOX ENERGY SERVICES The World Leader in Arctic Transport

RED BOX ENERGY SERVICES pioneered the opening of the Northern Sea Route for year-round transportation of energy infrastructure modules.

For the Yamal LNG Project, RED BOX safely executed 25 voyages above the Arctic Circle from September 2015 until November 2017, transporting 99 modules with a total weight of 290,000 tonnes - over 60 percent of the total modules fabricated in ten different construction yards across Asia.

As a result of this new milestone in Arctic navigation, the Yamal LNG Project remained on schedule, successfully achieving its target of ‘first gas’ in December 2017.

AUDAX and PUGNAX are the largest polar ice breaking ships in the world. They performed safely and reliably during the Arctic Winter in minus 50°C temperatures; sailing through two meters of ice.

The RED BOX Team on board trained for many months on Russian nuclear icebreakers to prepare themselves for the challenges of operating in some of the most extreme marine conditions in the world.

The AUDAX and PUGNAX and the highly skilled professionals that sail and support them allow Team RED BOX to uniquely serve our clients seeking safe and reliable marine heavy transportation services above the Arctic Circle.

ANTICIPATE – COMMUNICATE – COOPERATE – LEAD www.redboxgroup.com

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WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR OFFSHORE SOLUTIONS? VISIT US AT OFFSHORE ENERGY

23 - 24 OCTOBER | BOOTH 1.500

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SDC Verifier

Smulders

SDC Verifier is an engineering and software company that helps with checking structures according to different standards and report generation. The SDC Verifier software works directly within ANSYS, SIMCENTER, and FEMAP. Maritime relevant standards such as ANSI/AISC 360-10, API RP 2A LRFD, DIN 15018, FEM 1.001, Eurocode3, ISO 19902, Norsok N004, ABS 2004, ABS 2014, DNV-RP-C201, and DNV 1995 are implemented.

SDC Verifier also allows the creation of own checking rules. Find us at booth number 1.619 and find out how SDC Verifier simplifies engineering. i. sdcverifier.com

Smulders is a sound and flexible business partner, offering more than 50 years’ experience in the engineering, construction, supply and assembly of steel constructions. Since the 1980s, Smulders has participated in many projects for the oil and gas industry. Platforms, jackets and subsea structures, either individually manufactured or as full-scale EPCI projects, are among the many things offered by Smulders. Smulders was the logical choice for offshore wind structures back in the pioneering days of wind energy, more than 15 years ago. Today, Smulders is an established market leader that offers a full range of services from the engineering and fabrication of steel foundations to the EPCI of substations. They can boast delivery of over 1,500 transition pieces, 100 jackets and 20 substations. i. www.smulders.com

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smulders

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SSi

TWD

Offshore Energy 2018 is very important for SSi and its daughter companies, as the offshore construction sector is one of the main markets of this steelprofiling company. In the last few years, they have increasingly delivered steel for the offshore wind industry instead of just for the oil & gas sector. Besides cutting carbon, stainless and pressure-vessel steel (3mm – 300mm plasma/laser/waterjet/autogenous), their customers also ask for different types of processing. Since they started bending and machining the cut steel parts in-house in their subsidiaries in Dordrecht and Wijchen in the Netherlands, the number of their customers has increased substantially. Complex bevels and 100% traceability under different types of notified bodies is their daily business. They have a great deal of experience with S355J2/ S355G10/S460/S690/etc.

Offshore oil, gas, and sustainable energy, subsea and decommissioning projects are all areas where Temporary Works Design (TWD) can be relied upon to provide the solution to numerous engineering challenges. The company is specialised in the design of custom tools and structures that allow projects to be executed safely and on time. Their engineers, designers and naval architects, working from offices in the Netherlands, UK and Greece, can help their clients wherever they are in the world.

Their staff will present evidence of the company’s extensive experience, which can contribute to projects in whichever offshore sector, at TWD’s booth at Offshore Energy .

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New, Precise, and Cost-Efficient North Sea Rig Positioning Operation BaCk IN May 2018, IXBlue, a glOBal leadeR IN THe deSIgN aNd mAnufACTuRing Of innOVATiVe sOLuTiOns deVOTed TO nAVigATiOn, POSITIONINg aNd uNdeRwaTeR IMagINg, PaRTNeRed wITH aN aBeRdeeNbased positioning and survey provider to demonstrate a new, safe, efficient, and reliable method for the precise move of a semi-submersible drilling rig to a new location within meters of a live production manifold. all PHOTOS COuRTeSy Of IXBlue

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n the current climate of reducing costs, iXblueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clients were seeking smarter ways to achieve the required positioning accuracy without the excessive cost of standard methods. Typically, placing a drilling template on the seabed so close to live infrastructure would indeed require an LBL (Long Baseline) array to be pre-installed, which would entail mobilising a ROV support vessel to lay out and calibrate an array of six or more beacons, a costly and lengthy operation. However, not requiring a pre-installed array of beacons, the new method used for this operation could be rapidly deployed from the drilling rig that was being moved.

Efficient and Reliable Navigation Around the Well

The existing live manifold was just 34m from the primary drill location and with two transponder buckets for which surveyed locations were available, it was decided to use the existing structures already installed on the seabed to deploy a sparse array of Canopus beacons, iXblue new acoustic transponders. Navigation around the new well was made possible thanks to iXblueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Phins INS (Inertial Navigation System), and Ramses LBL and sparse LBL transceiver that were both fitted onto the ROV, and the new Canopus transponders that were positioned in each available bucket. A third Canopus

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intelligent transponder was also supplied for deployment in a seabed tripod, in case acoustic visibility of the manifold mounted transponders proved to be limited. using the existing transponder locations on the live manifold removed the necessity to calibrate their positions from the surface.

This meant that the ROV was able to ensure that the necessary gap between the new drilling template and the live infrastructure was maintained. The tight integration of Ramses into the ins allowed the third transponder, which eventually had to be used, to be rapidly calibrated relative to the manifold. The combination of the three deployed transponders ensured the ROV had precise positioning in the area of the new drill locations.

Method for Quick and Accurate Positioning

The ROV was initially deployed using uncalibrated usBL (ultra-short Baseline) aiding from the drilling platforms uSBl system. The positioning accuracy from this uncalibrated system was sufficient to aid the ROV pilot in finding the manifold, but insufficient for deploying the drilling template. The first two Canopus transponders were thus mounted on the manifold at the known locations. Once the beacons were deployed and their positions were set in the Ramses transceiver,

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the uncalibrated USBL positioning was disabled and the aiding ranges from Ramses were enabled. This ensured that the INS only received the most accurate position aiding from the ranges to the known beacon locations.

Because only one Canopus transponder was acoustically visible with the ROV so close to the seabed, it was necessary to deploy and calibrate the third beacon. The process of calibrating a beacon to existing known locations is known as SLAM(ing) (Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping).

The ranges of the two known beacon locations were passed to the INS as an aiding input, along with velocity information provided thanks to intelligent DVL coupling, depth data provided by the pressure sensor, and sound velocity data from the SV sensor.

the Phins INS, Ramses acoustic transceivers, and the new Canopus intelligent transponders, the entire rig positioning operation was conducted in just six hours, including deploying the ROV to the seabed, placing and calibrating the Canopus transponders, and placing the marker buoys.

This new positioning method proved to be highly successful and promises a bright future for iXblue’s new global positioning solution on the challenging offshore market. i. www.ixblue.com

iXblue Canopus transponder is mounted onto the manifold during the rig move.

Rapid Operation

A quick circular trajectory was subsequently taken by the ROV around the transponder requiring calibration. During the manoeuvres, the Ramses transceiver fitted onboard correlated the change in range measurements to the beacon under calibration, integrating the trajectory from the INS. Continuously adjusting the estimated position of the beacon being calibrated to fit the change in range, the correct beacon location was then distinguished. The whole process of SLAMing a beacon on the seabed using the ROV is a very rapid operation, completed in a matter of minutes. In this case, the Canopus transponder was positioned relatively to the live manifold, with a latitude standard deviation of 3.7cm and a longitude standard deviation of 4.8cm after two clockwise and two counter clockwise circuits over the beacon.

Bright Future

With the third Canopus transponder deployed and calibrated on the seabed, the ROV was able to move to the primary drill location to deploy a marker buoy on location and four buoys at the extents of the template to aid later deployment. Thanks to this new method, the required position accuracy of the marker buoys (2m) was easily met with a position accuracy estimated by the INS of 30cm and a relative precision of 5cm. Thanks to iXblue’s expertise and innovative products, including

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Navigation software screenshot showing the marked positions in relation to the live manifold.

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Longer Life at Fewer Cost In THE pROducTIOn OF OFFSHORE WInd-TOWER ELEMEnTS, OnE LABOuR And TIME-cOnSuMInG ELEMEnT IS THE pROcESS OF BLASTInG And cOATInG. Blasting is essential for removing rust and contamination and creating a correct surface cleanness and roughness for further treatments, such as coating.

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ased on feedback from the market and the experience which the company has already gained from the oil and gas industry, Selmers has introduced a revolutionary automated handling, blasting and coating system for offshore wind monopiles and towers. The outcome is better quality of the applied coating at higher capacity, lower costs and improved HSE.

Minimal Cost of Ownership

Recently, many offshore wind turbines have been installed in European waters, and more windfarms are under construction or planned to be built within the next decade.

These windfarms are being constructed with the aim of supplying power for 25 years under offshore conditions with minimal cost of ownership. Especially for the offshore market, the costs of maintaining and repairing the coating are sky-high, and these could be reduced significantly by automated high-quality blast and coat solutions during production. Tim Verhagen, Marketing Officer at Selmers, explains: “In the offshore wind industry, the manual and semi-automatic blasting and coating of surfaces is the main issue. On top of that, handling, blasting and coating processes are often approached separately from each other. With our experience in supplying turn-key pipecoating plants, we know the advantages for the oil and gas industry. Now we want the wind industry to benefit from our experience and solutions as well.”

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Tightening Up Standards

Harmen Lambrechts, Senior Process and Innovation Engineer at Selmers, adds, “In the offshore wind we lack a proper track record, but for the oil and gas industry we have been experienced in automated blasting and coating for large-diameter pipelines for more than 30 years now. Up to now, automated blasting and coating has not been a necessity in offshore wind, as the standards in this industry are lower compared to the oil and gas industry. But the European standards for offshore wind turbines are tightening up quickly, meaning better coating quality will be necessary.”

According to Mr Lambrechts, it is not just a matter of using suitable coating materials.

“Of course, with a good coating, the lifetime of steel products can be extended enormously. For a repeatable high quality, however, the process of achieving a microscopically clean surface with a good roughness is also very important. In order to get a good result, we have automated the entire process, allowing less time between blasting and coating and a better surface for the paint to bond with. In order to comply with the stringent VGB standard relating to the corrosion protection for German offshore wind structures, we have made a design which reduces the internal transport, therefore allowing easier climate control and generating a much higher level of repeatability. The aim of the new equipment is to protect the investment in offshore

“In order to get a good coating, we automated the entire process allowing less time between blasting and coating and a better surface for the paint to bond with.”

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structures for corrosion damage during its service life and significantly reduce the amount of repair work.”

Dramatic Drop in Costs

With the growing demand for offshore wind turbines, production of towers will grow fast.

For this reason, it is a big plus when they can be blasted and coated both quickly and economically. Mr Verhagen continues, “Handwork is very time-consuming. Our system is not only more accurate, but also

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much faster compared with other blasting and coating methods. This can be achieved by using highly efficient electrically driven turbines instead of pneumatic blasting systems. The application of coating systems automatically also results in lower paint loss and a more constant paint thickness. Another important issue is that the system is environmentally friendly, as the blasting no longer takes place in an open space and is therefore safer and more friendly for the workforce.â&#x20AC;? cost reductions for offshore

windfarms will be realised by building larger wind turbines and reducing the costs of maintenance. But the price of the tower itself is also relevant, of course. cost calculations have indicated a very short return on investment due to the higher efficiency of equipment, reduced energy and materials costs, and reduction in labour force. It is expected that investments in Selmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; solution can be recuperated within a year. i. www.selmers.com

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By moving to the port of Rotterdam, Rometal can serve its customers in a more efficient way, as the company has all disciplines in-house and in one location.

The PorT of roTTerdam aTTracTs a loT of comPanies ThaT wanT To use The logisTical advanTages of iTs many road, rail and waTer connecTions.

Logistics and industrial activities in the port also act as a booster for a broad range of new activities. A good example of this is Rometal Constructive Solutions.

various applications. For years we have invested a lot in our qualifications in order to be able to produce according to the rules and regulations of the relevant classification bodies. Because of our wide range of qualifications, we can serve the onshore, offshore, heavy lift, maritime and craneconstruction sectors as well as the dredging industry. The quality and safetymanagement systems required for these industries are already in place. We can be a partner from concept-drawing up to the final installation on board.”

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he company recently moved from the port of Moerdijk to the port of Rotterdam. Offshore Industry talks with Martijn van Manen, Managing Director at Rometal Constructive Solutions since 2010.

First of all, can you give our readers a short description of Rometal Constructive Solutions?

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Why have you decided to move your facilities to Rotterdam?

Mr van Manen: “Our customers increasingly want to have a one-stop-shop partner who can serve all demands and needs. By moving to the port of Rotterdam, we can serve our customers in a more efficient way, as we have all disciplines in-house and in one location. We now have a sophisticated factory, the outside capability to build large structures and direct quayside access.

With our new location in Rotterdam and our existing plant in Romania, we now have an

Mr van Manen, Managing Director at Rometal Constructive Solutions since 2010.

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You mentioned the Romanian facility. Can you tell us more about that?

Mr van Manen: “From the beginning, Rometal has had a production plant in Romania. Producing in Romania gives us the possibility of working flexibly and costefficiently. We can work on both locations simultaneously. In this way, we can be highly flexible and reliable when it comes to quality and running time.

We have highly skilled employees in both locations. All employees are used to working in both Romania and Rotterdam, as well as onsite or on board customer vessels. Working as one team, with short lines of communication, we can easily anticipate changes in the market.”

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For Rometal, the offshore industry is one of the growth markets. Apart from the new location in Rotterdam, what is Rometal’s proposition for the offshore industry?

Mr van Manen: “When looking at the offshore industry, we have built up a considerable track record in the delivery and installation of all kinds of heavy lifting tools, sea fastenings and grillages for handling related equipment on board our customers’ vessels. Customers also use our services for demobilisation.

Our clients appreciate our straightforward, no nonsense and flexible approach in combination with our practical experience. Customers are asking us more and more for support in the early stages of their projects. Fast and flexible action is a must in this industry in order to provide our customers with the best service.

So all in all, with our move to the port of Rotterdam, we have a lot of confidence in the near future.” i. www.rometal.nl

When looking at the offshore industry, Rometal has built up a considerable track record in the delivery and installation of all kinds of heavy lifting tools, sea fastenings and grillages for handling related equipment.

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The BestDesired Result

SometimeS a challenging project leadS to unexpected revenueS. recently, voBe SolutionS took on a large project for an oil refinery. This was followed, within a short period of time, by various requests for information from the market.

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oBe Solutions is a Dutch company specialising in renting out high-end testing and measuring equipment. In order to be able to use the equipment the right way, the company also provides courses on how to use it. According to Bernie Vossen, Managing Director at VoBe Solutions, the project has led to a lot of interest from the market, both onshore and offshore. “In 2017, we rented out measuring tools to an oil refinery for use in a large renovation project. In addition to this, we also took care of training the users of the equipment, and to put it simply, our service resulted in considerable cost-saving for the refinery, as our equipment was much better than the oil

refinery’s own equipment, leading to faster and more accurate results. This project was a challenging one for us as we had to act fast, without taking any rash steps. We first wanted to make sure we knew exactly what we had to do. As we always like to think along with our customers, we wanted to know exactly what the expectations were in order to find out how we could best help them out.”

Offshore Oil and Gas

The success of the project did not go unheeded and VoBe Solutions even caught the attention of offshore companies.

Mr Vossen explains, “So far, this project has

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resulted in two offshore oil and gas projects.

This market is new to us, but it has much in common with the onshore industry. For an offshore oil operator, we supplied equipment for measuring pressure in the pipeline system. In order to get an exact view on the amount of oil transported through the pipelines, it is very important that the equipment is accurate in its measurements.”

Advising Energy Providers

Mr Vossen started VoBe Solutions in 2014, and in 2015 the company became involved in advising industries onshore, including such companies as energy providers. From Mr Vossen, Managing Director, started VoBe Solutions in 2014.

The offshore wind industry only becomes of interest once a turbine starts generating power.

there, business expanded to include an earlier stage in the supply chain – oil and gas refineries. A next step for the company could include wind energy as well, but according to Mr Vossen, this would be a market for the longer term. “When I started the company, I already had a lot of experience in the energy market, so for me it was self-evident to enter the business as a consultant within this industry. Of course, we would like to start advising and supplying equipment to the offshore wind market as well.” The offshore wind industry is more or less equal to the onshore energy providers’ market, so it would fit perfectly in VoBe Solutions’s portfolio. “For us, the offshore wind industry only becomes of interest once a turbine starts generating power. We would be able, for example, to supply equipment focusing on safety and on the amount of energy supplied by the turbines. Offshore wind is a long-haul industry, but as soon as the first offshorewind operator grants us our first assignment, I am sure more will follow.”

The Best in Store

Photo courtesy of VoBe Solutions.

Business expanded to include an earlier stage in the supply chain – oil and gas refineries.

Photo courtesy of MHI Vestas; for illustrative purposes only.

Being one of the many suppliers of measuring equipment, Mr Vossen’s goal is to keep a lead position in the market. “Our strength lies in the high-end testing and measuring equipment we rent out. For most companies, it makes no sense to buy this expensive equipment. But for us it means that we have to keep a keen eye on the market to be sure we always have the best equipment in store. For our customers, it is also important that we think together with them in terms of complete solutions. A large part of our business is built on loyalty and trust and that is why we do not want to leave the job half-done. We are capable of acting on every level within the client’s organisation, as we know very well what is important for the actual users of our equipment as well as what is important for the final decision-makers. This might not always lead to the most simple solution, but our experience and skill help us to act fast and safe to get the desired result.” i. www.vobe.eu

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With the expansion of its fleet, DCS Maritime can further optimise its crew tendering, stores delivery, survey and dredging support, and anchor handling service portfolio.

Seeking Innovative Solutions THE BluE AND OrANGE Of MAriTiME SErViCE PrOViDEr DCS MAriTiME ArE SlOWly BuT SurEly BECOMiNG TruSTED COlOurS ON THE NOrTH Sea. The young company recently expanded its fleet once again with three new vessels, bringing the fleet total to seven. all photos COurTESy Of DCS MAriTiME

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he latest additions to the fleet are the multicats DCS Adventurer and DCS Explorer, and the DCS Verifier, an aluminium tender/survey vessel. Because of the shallow draught, the multicats can be flexibly deplored throughout the maritime industry. They boast provisions for anchor handling, pushing and towing operations, as well as a broad range of services for the dredging industry.

Further Optimise Services

As Managing Director of DCS Maritime Pieter Janssen comments, “Our new multicast can be used for many tasks. The DCS Adventurer (42m long, 14m wide) recently helped in a dredging project. We delivered the various tools and equipment needed for the job to the beach from the seaside, which was quite unique as the supplies are usually transported to this type of project over land. We were able to ease the burden on the surroundings with less

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road traffic and noise.” The Verifier is a fast and robust vessel that was originally built by Damen for the support of military missions.

The vessel has 28m2 of deck surface. Her lay-out provides ample comfort for crew and passengers alike. This makes it highly suitable for the dredging industry, as well as for offshore oil & gas and wind projects.

DCS Maritime now has a total of seven vessels in service. Alongside the mentioned vessels, these are the DCS Warrior, DCS Discovery, DCS Eagle, and DCS Merlin.

With the expansion of its fleet, the company can further optimise its crew tendering, stores delivery, survey and dredging support, and anchor handling service portfolio. Most of DCS Maritime’s vessels are continuously at sea for various projects.

One of these projects takes place from Eemshaven in Groningen and entails the deployment of the Cobra powerline that TenneT is currently laying between Denmark and the Netherlands. A little closer to home,

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OffshO re serVIces the company provides its services to Boskalis for the construction of offshore windfarms Borssele i and ii.

Like a Roller Coaster

Since its founding, the company continues to take the maritime industry by storm. The fleet undoubtedly plays an important role in this, which also holds true for the know-how, experience, and a flexible and solution-driven attitude. DCS Maritime’s settlement in the Vlissingen port area provides an excellent base of operation for the North Sea. “The last three years have been like a roller coaster for us,” says Mr Janssen. “With our equipment, our strategic location towards the offshore oil, gas and renewables assets, and our experience in servicing the dredging industry, we have attracted lots of attention from the market. located nearby the offshore windfarms to be constructed in the southern part of the North Sea, we expect a growing need for mooring capacity for service and crew tender vessels.

We are therefore planning to expand our recently build jetty to 200m, resulting in more space for our own, but also for third party vessels. Apart from the equipment, the organisation is also growing in size when looking at staff. Approximately 40 people are now working for the young company. Around seven of them work at the Vlissingen office, the others at sea.

As a result of its growth, the company recently moved into a larger office building at the Zeeland Safety Centre. “We moved from Middelburg to the Buitenhaven in Vlissingen last year, as we preferred an office close to the quayside. We soon noticed that the office was too small and a few weeks ago, we moved into a larger office on the same location, with more opportunities for future growth,” Mr Janssen explains.

Focus on Stable Growth

After a hectic three years, with many seeds sown, it is now time to yield and to try to normalise.

The DCS Verifier is a fast and robust vessel that was originally built by Damen for the support of military missions.

Most of DCS Maritime’s vessels are continuously at sea for various projects.

After a hectic three years, with many seeds sown, it is now time to yield and to try to normalise. “The first phase in our existence has been really exiting and intense. for the next phase, we are trying to focus on a stable growth. Our work is not limited to just renting out vessels. We like to think along with our customers, seeking innovative solutions that make both our and their work a lot easier. The recent supply job from the seaside is a fine example of this. So far, it looks as though things are working out rather well for a growing number of returning customers,” Mr Janssen ends. i. www.dcsmaritime.nl

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In windfarms online monitoring systems collect complex vibration signals and normalise the readings with influencing parameters.

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ENHANCINg EffECTIVENESS IN MACHINE HEAlTH MoNITorINg

Vibration-Based Asset Monitoring in a Digital Age ASSET MoNITorINg WITH VIBrATIoN ANAlySIS IS ExPErIENCINg AN ACCElErATEd dEVEloPMENT duE To SEVErAl fACTorS THAT Work AS A CATAlyST. INSTAllATIoNS ArE INCrEASINgly INTErCoNNECTEd By NETWorkS THAT ArE INduSTry STANdArd TCP/IPbased. Transmission of wireless data is becoming cheaper and faster. digital storage and cloud-server capabilities are getting cheaper. Intuitive and mobile tablets and smartphones can now connect technicians via apps to their assets and to the entire plant or fleet.

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ew techniques such as data mining and analytics enable us to plough through enormous amounts of data, extracting patterns and relationships that were up to now hidden from sight. This article summarises how these new technologies will empower technicians and engineers to efficiently and accurately assess the health of rotating equipment and boost the effectiveness of the vibration analyst.

Teaming Up with Automation

Thus far, vibration analysts have needed to collect and analyse a vast amount of data to recognise machinery component damage patterns. The ‘interesting’ part of the work, however, only starts once they have found aberrant data. Automating the data acquisition and automatically recognising deviant data patterns will point the analyst in the right direction, but only highlights the useful data in a huge data pool. The human analyst, in contrast with the automated expert system, then applies his accumulated ‘experience’ to solve the issue. So, the best results will not be obtained by trying to design monitoring systems that will take over from the analysts, but which will enhance his skill, point the analyst in the right direction and prepare the data so it can be assessed effectively in a broader context.

By using these automation techniques and combining them with modern network capabilities, it becomes possible for analylists, freed from unproductive, repetitive tasks, to monitor many production units or vessels from one central location. Consequently, vibration analysts will have more time to do what really matters: analysing machinery issues and formulating creative solutions to eliminate the root causes of the problems.

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Remote Acces: Let the Data Travel

In windfarms for instance, online monitoring systems collect complex vibration signals and normalise the readings with influencing parameters (load, speed, temperature, etc.). All relevant data is stored to determine operating states for normalisation purposes. The analyst collects the data in the monitoring centre, typically via the internet through a VPN or an encrypted link. This way, one skilled analyst can efficiently monitor hundreds of wind turbines. The monitoring robot does not only measure and transmit the data, it also evaluates it locally and applies rules to reduce data transmission volumes. Monitoring and analysis software generates warnings, alarms and reports. This way, the analyst can concentrate on the alarms and focus on problem-solving. A connected infrastructure means that data sources other than the vibration readings can be tapped into. All relevant parameters needed are collected to normalise the vibration readings, so alarms can be interpreted contextually.

Some influencing parameters are already available online or via other sensors. Here the field of Internet of Things (IoT) applications comes into play, with the power to connect all ‘things’ and – more importantly – to access relevant information without having to generate all of it locally. We are currently still at the beginning of this evolution, but the rate at which it is picking up speed is impressive. Although the typical factory is not ‘smart’ yet, we are getting there fast.

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A utomAtion, Control & meA surement teChnology Open and interconnected monitoring topology.

Installation of sensor and measurement cable.

alarms, generate reports and much more.

Although the usage of dedicated software is essential for the condition monitoring system, not all users have a need for it. For instance, when a local technician who monitors a windfarm wants to know when a machine is in alarm, all he needs to see is a warning and maybe a value that indicates the extent to which an alarm has been exceeded. If he obtains the information and the measurement values that are important to him, then he will have sufficient information while waiting for the remote diagnostician. What he needs, in other words, is a clear and simple tool to visualise what is going on. A dashboard is ideal for this purpose. It will probably also include additional related data from other data sources. The power of digitalisation and the usage of new pattern recognition techniques will only work with open-system architectures. Processed vibration data needs to be accessible by analytics, data mining engines and dashboards as well as cloud-based software, so the systems will need to interact with a vast amount of data from different sources via APIs. Therefore, the future will be open and (data) inclusive in both directions.

The Future is Open and Inclusive

Over the past few years, condition monitoring has witnessed a significant transformation. The combination of an ‘experienced technician’ and digital tools has multiplied the volume of useful work that an analyst can do. Tedious tasks such as the creation of exception reports, the collection of field data and the need to manually go through big volumes of graphs

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Vibration measurement locations on a wind turbine.

has decreased. A further development in digitalisation is expected, with the evolution of ‘smart factories’ or ‘autonomous ships’ accompanied by new tools such as analytics and decision-support engines. Since the industrial IoT is gaining momentum, industrial assets will communicate with each other without human intervention. A powerful condition-based maintenance framework further strenghthens such an environment. This does not mean that human intervention will become obsolete; on the contrary! By using human skills that are difficult to automate, and combining these with analytic engines and processing features of advanced soft and hardware systems, it will be possible to harvest the

full power of condition monitoring as never before, and at the same time make the analyst’s job more efficient for the company and much more meaningful for the technician himself. So, the best is yet to come!

This article is based on a White Paper about digitalisation of Condition Monitoring techniques. A PDF copy will be sent upon request to a.naets@pruftechnik.be

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First Oil Production at Tortue

FPSO BW Adolo underwent an increased life extension scope enabling an extended production profile.

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First oil From the BW Adolo FPso WAs sAFely Achieved on 16 sePtemBer 2018, eighteen months after the initial investment was made in the Dussafu license, offshore Gabon. “

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e have achieved first oil from the Dussafu license within budget and on schedule,” says Carl K. Arnet, CEO of BW Offshore. “The execution of the Dussafu project confirms the attractiveness of our model by combining proven resources, a resourceful organisation and access to production assets to achieve short time-to-oil.” The BW Adolo arrived in Gabon in late July and hook up of mooring systems and installation of risers and umbilicals were completed in September. The project was safely completed without any harm to people or the environment.

The FPSO is installed on the Tortue field, one of five proven discoveries in the Dussafu license.

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is valid for 20 years from first oil production.

The EEA currently contains five pre-salt oil discoveries, and holds multiple additional prospects and leads. The development concept entails a current Phase 1, consisting of two horizontal wells tied back to the FPSO BW Adolo. The BW Adolo is a converted VLCC with a production capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day. The vessel has undergone an increased life extension scope, enabling an extended production profile on the back of positive reserve developments.

“Our first priority now is to complete start-up activities and stabilise production on BW Adolo.

We will, at the same time, work towards the final investment decision on Tortue Phase 2, which will unlock additional production volumes, and continue the appraisal programme of the recently announced discovery at Ruche NE, as well as confirm additional resources and strengthen the commerciality of the Dussafu license,” Mr Arnet concludes. i. www.bwoffshore.com

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OffshOre Wind Ever larger wind turbines are used to generate clean energy.

These large systems generate enormous internal forces that have a significant impact on roller bearings and main shaft seals.

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New Generation of Seals EvEr largEr wind turbinEs arE bEing usEd to gEnEratE clEan EnErgy. a rotor with a diamEtEr of 180m is no longEr a rarity. these large systems however generate enormous internal forces that have a significant impact on roller bearings and main shaft seals.

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tructural components like seals cannot be scaled up on a linear basis in size and function, which means that new sealing concepts are necessary to meet the high requirements. Freudenberg Sealing technologies (FSt) has now succeeded in developing a seal that is suitable for sealing towards both the inner and outer diameter, to protect large-size, grease-lubricated bearings. its design furthermore allows it to tolerate strong shaft runout. the new Seventomatic shaft seal, suitable for shaft diameters starting from 1.5m, uses a meander spring instead of a coil (garter) spring to realise the necessary pretensioning forces. With this new design for grease-lubricated large bearings, the direction of contact of the sealing lip can be set almost arbitrarily. it generates consistent line forces and in comparison to other

solutions, it is insensitive to shaft run-out. a standard size shaft seal made of hnbr material Ventoguard accepts a deflection of ± 4mm without loss of function.

Simulations for Robust Designs

For this development, an FeM model was parameterised and reproduced in the test room. the design of the new seal was subsequently worked out in approximately 400 automated simulations. using the data sets obtained in this way, a mathematical model was created to predict the performance of the seal with regard to the line load and the maximum subsequent possibilities in the event of shaft run-out and eccentricity. Figure 1 shows a 3D surface diagram to optimise the line load, depending on the different thicknesses of the seal’s static part and the sealing lip

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itself. after defining these targets, a further mathematical function was used to define desirable ranges for these parameters, and to link these targets to the design. additional variables such as tolerances and environmental influences from production were also included in the mathematical model. after this, the actual optimisation process began, using simulation to find the design that best met the set goals. hundreds of individual simulations, in which the performance of the new seal was increasingly optimised, ultimately led to the first prototype.

Conclusion

The new shaft seal Seventomatic is suitable for shaft diameters starting from 1.5m.

the new Seventomatic large-shaft seal from Freudenberg Sealing technologies is designed for reliable sealing of greaselubricated roller bearings and shafts with a diameter of 1.5m and above. the design ensures constant line forces and a large tolerance range for the shaft’s eccentricity. the new shaft seal with its omnidirectional sealing functionality offers maximum adaptability for new wind turbine designs on land and at sea. i. www.fst.com

Realistic Conditions

these robust design simulations cover the requirements and conditions so comprehensively and accurately that adjustments to the real prototype are seldomly required. this new seal type for main bearings in wind turbines reliably retains the grease used in the built-in roller bearings, it is insensitive to static and dynamic eccentricity, and at the same time offers a constant linear load. the upper branch of the hysteresis in the force displacement characteristics in Figure 2 shows the constancy of the force over the displacement when the sealing lip deflects in both directions. in comparison, Figure 3 shows this functional dependence, for instance of a seal for tunnel boring machines. Fatigue tests on specimens with approximately fifteen million load cycles showed neither detectable damage nor limitations in function. the temperature during the tests was raised by 40°c, which means that according to the customary calculations, a service life of twenty years can be expected.

Figure 2 – Characteristics of the seal Seventomatic.

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Figure 1 – 3D surface diagram for optimising the line force as a function of the different thicknesses of the static part and sealing lip.

Figure 3 – Diagram of a typical seal for tunnel boring machines.

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Move Towards Offshore Wind LOAD TESTING AND INSPECTION OF LOADING AND HOISTING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN THE CORE BUSINESS FOR DUTCH COMPANY LIFTAL for many years now, resulting in an excellent reputation in the industry. As the offshore industry is changing toward renewables, it is evident that the company has its eye on this market as well.

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Load testing and inspection of loading and hoisting tools and equipment has been the core business for Liftal for many years now.

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or years now, we have been facilitating companies in the inspection and testing of a broad range of lifting equipment,” Hans Hirdes, Manager of Liftal Vlissingen, states. “We can handle equipment ranging from the smallest strap to the largest crane.

In addition to testing and inspecting, we are also allowed to certify for ATEX and LEEA. In order to guarantee that we perform our work according to the certification requirements, we are annually audited by BVQI, DEKRA, DNV, and LEEA.”

Jacket Foundations

The company has recently noticed a move towards the offshore wind market. “For the offshore wind market, Liftal’s service is not limited to lifting equipment,” explains Mr Hirdes. “Apart from testing and inspecting cranes, we also take care of other structures. We inspect, for instance, the rigging points for the blade racks used on vessels for transporting the rotor blades.

Besides the equipment on board of the installation vessels, we furthermore inspect the equipment on the offshore wind turbines.” “A recent example of this,” Mr Hirdes continues, “is the long-term project for ScottishPower Renewables. Vlissingen is used as logistics hub for the East Anglia One project. After production, 102 jacket foundations are transported to Vlissingen for storage at BOW Terminal. Each jacket has a service crane on top, which need to be inspected before use.” Due to the stringent regulations, the cranes need to be tested every three months, even when not in use.

So before they sail off to their final destination at sea, most of the cranes need to be visited more than once. “For the testing of the cranes, our technicians should not be afraid of height, as the jackets stand up high at 65m,” Mr Hirdes says. “Our technicians are trained for, and have ample experience in working at great heights, so this is fortunately not an issue. Another challenge for us is that the jackets come and go based on an irregular schedule. This requires a certain amount of flexibility from us, and it is a reassuring thought for ScottishPower that we are at close range of the terminal and can act very fast.”

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Liftal also inspects, for instance, the rigging points for the blade racks used on vessels for transporting the rotor blades.

Apart from working at Liftal’s own locations in Vlissingen and Yerseke in the Netherlands, and Temse in Belgium, much of the work is executed on site.

Apart from working at Liftal’s own locations in Vlissingen and Yerseke in the Netherlands, and Temse in Belgium, much of the work is executed on site in various ports throughout Europe. Mr Hirdes adds, “As a relatively small organisation, we can rapidly move upon a customer’s request and can be on site quickly to assist with newbuild projects, as well as with existing ones that require regular checks and tests for certification.”

companies forget that it is not only the means of production, but also the various work equipment that is used that may pose a risk. This also applies to certain types of lifting and hoisting equipment, as well as to appliances used in hazardous areas.

Mr Hirdes explains, “Many of our customers are beginning to recognise this problem, and come to us with their questions. Our suppliers know a lot about ATEX design of their products and about laws and regulations regarding explosives, but cannot always state exactly to what maintenance adheres to these. We therefore decided to get the ATEX certificate ourselves. We are now the first and only company in our industry that can prove that we work according to strict international legislation in the field of explosion protection. This means that not only the hoisting products that we provide, but also the services that we offer related to hoisting, such as inspections, tests, maintenance, and repairs, are always explosion-protected. This is a reassuring thought for both our technicians and our clients.”

Explosion-Protected Equipment

Last year, Liftal became the first company in the industry that may call itself an ATEX/ IECEx Certified Service Facility. This certification sets it apart as the only company that can function as a full partner to the petrochemical, maritime, and offshore industries in terms of delivery, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of explosion-protected lifting equipment.

These industries focus heavily on explosion protection, particularly in sectors threatened by gas and/or dust explosions, such as the offshore industry. Working with mechanical and electronic equipment plays an important role here, too. Many

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A longer-term goal of the project is for Humboldt Bay to become a central hub of a US west-coast offshore wind industry.

Next Steps Taken for US First Floating Offshore Windfarm NortherN CaliforNia eNergy authority rCea aNd a CoNsortium of private CompaNies, CoNsistiNg of aker solutioNs, edpr offshore North america, and principle power, have submitted a lease application to advance the first commercial-scale project for floating offshore wind in the United States.

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he application for the offshore wind energy development off the coast of Humboldt county in Northern california has been submitted to the Bureau of ocean energy Management (BoeM). In April this year, the redwood coast energy Authority (rceA) selected the consortium to enter into a public-private partnership to pursue the development of the proposed project. the 100-150MW floating offshore windfarm is planned to be located more than 30km off the coast of eureka, and expected online in 2024. the objective is to help unlock the extraordinary value of offshore wind energy for california.

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county. they have engaged in a comprehensive process to determine a location for the offshore site that minimises the impact on the environment and communities that are active offshore.

Based on this interactive process, the proposed lease area will support the selection of a final project site for an expected 10-15 turbines that avoids or minimises the impact on marine navigation corridors, major commercial fishing areas and environmental resources. “Humboldt county has much to gain by harnessing our offshore wind power potential: coastal resilience, local jobs, increased investments in economic development, manufacturing, protecting wildlife and the future generations of Humboldt county,” says county Supervisor and rceA Board Member estelle fennell. “the State of california

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recently set ambitious goals by signing Senate Bill 100, aiming for carbon neutrality and 100% clean electricity by 2045. We are at the very beginning of a multi-year process, but so far, the response from the public has been positive. Humboldt County has a long history of innovative leadership when it comes to renewable energy solutions.” A longer-term goal of the project is for Humboldt Bay to become a central hub of the US west coast offshore wind industry.

Long-Term Commitment

We believe this project can represent a game changer for the industry in the US.

RCEA‘s project partners bring the expertise needed to develop, finance, and operate projects as well as build an offshore windenergy supply chain. The complementary capabilities of Principle Power, EDPR, and Aker Solutions bring the long-term commitment needed for a successful project. “We wanted a project of this magnitude to move forward, with the local community having a strong role throughout the process,” Matthew Marshall, Executive Director at RCEA, states. “We are extremely excited that we have been able to partner with such a highly capable and experienced team of companies that are committed to that vision of a community-led project,” adds Luis Araujo, Chief Executive Officer of

Aker Solutions. “This is an inspiring project and we are committed to being part of a sustainable solution to the world’s increasing energy needs. Together with our partners, we are optimistic that this opportunity will develop into a flagship project for the offshore floating wind industry.”

“We believe this project can represent a game changer for the industry in the US. The establishment of a public-private partnership with a community-based energy provider like RCEA represents a unique opportunity to develop a project with strong foundations from the get-go, and to build a comprehensive launching pad for a successful industry in the West Coast,” Joao Metelo, Principle Power’s President and CEO comments. Mr Manso Neto, EDP Renewables CEO adds, “This project is strategic in the long-run and attractive to us due to its potential to spur large market development in California.

EDP Renewables is confident in the viability of the offshore wind market and looks forward to continuing development on this project with the ultimate goal of further increasing our operational presence in the United States.” i. redwoodenergy.org

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The 100-150MW floating offshore windfarm is expected online in 2024

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How to Choose the Right Drivetrain?

OffshOre explOratiOn and production (E&p) platforms arE cOntinuOusly expOsed tO harsh EnvironmEntal conditions. therefore, the power transmission products installed to carry out dayto-day functions need to provide extraordinary performance, durability and reliability.

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ne issue that continues to plague offshore oil and gas platforms worldwide is corrosion. this often results in the early failure of components and costly maintenance. in particular, damage to power transmission components can compromise key offshore applications, such as drawworks, winches and cranes. With a broad range of brands, altra industrial motion corporation, provides engineered solutions that can satisfy the complex and challenging needs of offshore E&p. With these brands, altra offers a comprehensive service: providing guidance on the choice of suitable drivetrain solutions, supporting customers with standard and modified designs, and assisting in maintenance operations.

Understand Industry Regulations firstly, end users should look for products that meet the relevant standards and specifications. for offshore cranes, lifting and drilling equipment, common regulations

On offshore E&P platforms, it is important to choose power transmission solutions with optimal performance, durability and reliability.

include the aBs and api – widely used in north america – and the dnv Gl standards. the variations in standards reflect the different environments encountered in the geographic regions. the dnv Gl is generally considered more stringent, as it provides guidelines for the north sea region, which is characterised by colder, harsher environmental conditions. knowledgeable power transmission experts can guide endusers through the different specifications and help them gain insight into the different regulations. for example, brake calipers and atEX-certified hydraulic power units designed by svendborg brakes for drawworks have been developed specifically to dnv standards. in warmer locations, less heavy-duty equipment may prove a suitable alternative at a lower cost.

Specialised Solutions

there are many power transmission components that have been designed specifically for operation on E&p platforms.

Where specialist equipment is deemed necessary, there are a number of innovations that allow the end-user to benefit from not only extended operational life, but also improved economy of operation. for example, Wichita clutch engineers have developed a product inspired from aerospace technologies. the aquamakks seawater-cooled brake and clutch products use flowing seawater instead of re-circulated fresh water as a cooling medium. this innovative solution is more efficient in cooling the equipment, extending the service life of brakes and clutches.

Dynamic Maintenance Services

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Routinely cycling brakes during periods of inactivity can reduce or prevent corrosion damage.

activities and replacement costs. However, these will never be completely eliminated.

When it is necessary to conduct responsive maintenance, the choice of field service providers is crucial. responsiveness, expertise, time and cost-efficiency are key parameters. altra is able to offer onsite maintenance services from highly specialised field service engineers. the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s engineers are able to promptly reach the rig site thanks to the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global network. this allows them to quickly identify the issues and conduct the maintenance tasks accurately and in accordance with prevailing standards.

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AquaMakks uses flowing seawater instead of recirculated fresh water as a cooling medium which is economical and more efficient in cooling the equipment.

Brake calipers and ATEX-certified hydraulic power units designed by Svendborg Brakes for drawworks have been developed specifically to DNV and ABS standards.

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For the first time, the supply of high-spec jack ups has surpassed that of its traditional 1980s-built standard jack up counterparts.

Photo courtesy of Maersk Drilling. For illustrative purposes only.

North Sea: High-Spec Jack Ups Eclipse the Standard Fleet IT Is A well-knOwn fAcT ThAT mOdern, hIgh-specIfIcATIOn (hIghspec) Or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;heAvy-duTyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; jAck ups Are The fuTure Of The nOrThwesT eurOpe shAllOw-wATer drIllIng market, but for the first time, the supply of such units has surpassed that of its traditional 1980s-built standard jack up counterparts. furthermore, utilisation and day rates, as well as the volume of future demand for high-spec units, is now also surpassing that of standard units.

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s shown in Figure 1, Northwest Europe standard jack up supply in the first quarter of 2008 totalled 25, while high-spec units accounted for a meagre eight units. At its peak in late 2012, the standard fleet consisted of 30 units and had 100% utilisation. Over the same period, the highspec segment grew by four units and then between late 2013 to early 2015, it swelled by another eight units, reaching a high of 24 and utilisation of 96%. This was the result of drilling contractors upgrading their fleets with new builds ordered in 2012 and 2013. Fast forward to second quarter of 2018 and high-spec jack up supply was little changed at 25, but the number of standard units had declined to 20.

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Demand for rigs with the capability to drill in deeper waters and in harsher conditions

and targeting wells with more complex reservoirs (such as high-pressure, hightemperature) was always inevitable in a mature region such as the North Sea, as resources in benign and easier-to-drill areas dry up. As operators continue to move into new and often more challenging areas to discover and develop hydrocarbon resources, the drilling technology must keep up with this expansion. The jack up fleet has suffered an overall lack of demand over the past two years, and as a result, the standard fleet has had to endure added competition from the high-spec fleet, forced to compete for work that in better times those rig owners might not be interested in. The result has been an oversupply of standard jack ups and utilisation falling from a high of 100% in late 2014 to only 33% by late 2017. Since then, utilisation has risen to 50% thanks primarily

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THEMA Noble has already won two contracts to bring jack ups into the UK sector.

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to the retirement/divestment of several older units from the fleet. However, there are still five cold-stacked and six readystacked jack ups in this segment, and Westwood believes anywhere from three to six of these units are circling the drain due to several factors such as age, lack of demand, high reactivation costs, etc. As a result, this segment of the fleet is likely to shrink further over the next twelve months.

This will undoubtedly cause an increase in utilisation, albeit not one primarily driven by an increase in demand.

Figure 1: Northwest Europe Standard Jack up vs High-Specification Jack up Supply & Utilisation.

Tight Market

As of mid-July 2018, supply and demand of the high-spec jack-up fleet is tight, with utilisation just shy of 80%. This segment consists of 25 units, including one that is cold-stacked and unlikely to drill again.

Three jack ups are ready stacked, while another three are in shipyards (one of which is undergoing a major modification programme in preparation for a contract starting in late 2019). Sixteen of these units are currently on contract, three more will begin work over the next two months and one will roll off hire. This leaves only three high-spec rigs available for work in the short term and, assuming all existing contract options are exercised, there is no remaining high-spec jack-up availability until at least the second quarter of 2019.

Because of the tight market, drilling

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Standard Jackup Supply

High-Spec Jackup Supply

Standard Utilisation

High-Spec Utilisation

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contractors with high-spec, North Seacapable assets outside of the region have realised an opportunity and are taking action. Noble has already won two contracts to bring jack ups into the UK sector â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one for a rig currently in Southeast Asia and another for one in the Middle East.

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a utomation, control & measurement technology

Why Windfarms Need to Step-Up Cyber Security The increasing number of offshore windfarms used as VPP in the future, combined with the targeting of windfarms by hackers, could seriously destabilise the power grid across Europe.

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Hacking an entire farm of wind turbines may be easier tHan you tHink. researcHers from tHe university of tulsa reported tHat it took less than a minute of lock-picking on one unsupervised turbineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s door to gain access to tHe unsecured server.

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Misuse systems Non-targeted virus/malware

State sponsored actors Insider threat

CYBER WAR ▪ Power

CYBER TERRORISM CYBER CRIME

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Countries, states

Religious, political groups

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▪ Fun ▪ Hobby

Criminals, companies, individuals

Everyone can break a computer!

Only experts can break the energy supply.

Hackers, vandals

Figure 1 – The most frightening of all are the so-called state sponsored actors for offshore windfarms.

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rom there, the researcher connected the laptops via the server of that singular turbine to instantly access ip addresses representing every single turbine in the network. this is just one example of the vulnerability of windfarms to cyber-attacks. our ability to defend against these attacks is becoming ever more critical.

Virtual Power Plants

according to the us department of Homeland security, the energy sector is a serious target for hackers. the energy sector led all industries in 2014, and in 2015 it is reported as second most targeted. as figures of Windeurope show, wind power is growing more than any other form of power generation. in 2017, onshore installations grew with 14.3%, while offshore grew 101% compared to 2016. power blackouts in ukraine in december 2015 and 2016 have been blamed on cyber-attacks on the electricity grid. Hackers disrupted the power system feeding parts of the capital kiev, reportedly through remote control of scada and substation infrastructure. these systems are also applied for offshore windfarms. the cost of onshore wind power is competitive with other sources of electricity and the potential of offshore wind power is very high – but the sector needs to bring down costs. the north sea is well suited to the development of offshore wind energy and will be key in increasing the eu’s energy

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security and decarbonising the economy.

However, due to their inherent uncertainty, wind generators are often unable to participate in the electricity markets like the more predictable and controllable conventional generators. given this, virtual power plants (vpps) are being advocated as a solution for increasing the reliability of such intermittent renewable sources. the increasing number of offshore windfarms used as vpp in the future, combined with the targeting of windfarms by hackers, could seriously destabilise the power grid across europe. the most sophisticated, wellfunded, and well-resourced cyber groups operating today are state-sponsored. there are approximately 91 known groups, for instance in us, russia, china, and north korea (figure 1).

Vulnerability of Windfarms

there are several reasons why offshore and windfarms in general are vulnerable to hackers.

1. the approach for cyber security was focussed on it mainly, without having in mind a different approach for operations technology (ot).

2. there are old windfarms, including communication systems, that were never designed with the ‘security by design’ mindset such as the iec/iso 62443 standard.

3. operational technologies like scada and

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their substations for offshore windfarms require a different approach for security compared to it security. physical security has often not been sufficiently covered in the design, resulting in a poor quality of locks e.g. applied at windfarm cabinets. vendor’s remote access is not always managed properly (segregation of duties). communication links to the windfarms can be realised by more than one provider without notice. use of outdated communication protocols without security enhancements.

the operational technology/industrial control systems (ot/ics) of offshore windfarms are usually decentralised. mutual interactions to fulfil the total functionality are required for optimising the processes.

With information technology (it), different elements are delivering their own functionalities and do not require other systems.

OT and IT Make a Cyber Difference

it is necessary to understand the differences between it and ot for cyber security. for it, confidentiality is most important, for ot availability. one of the examples is that it deals with transactional processes and ot

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a utomation, control & measurement technology with real time processes. While availability is the most important aspect and focus, it was often not part of the design and implementation (see figure 2). besides these, many interconnections are existing and will be extended. do we have time, knowledge, and experience to really check the full system integrity every day or even every hour? our priority should be maintaining the system’s integrity in real time before availability. monitoring systems to detect changes will support engineers in maintaining and checking the integrity of the control systems in real time. hacking offshore windfarms/industrial control systems requires expert domain knowledge of the specific system, physical processes and organisation: • state-sponsored attacks take a long time of preparation.

• they only attack when they are sure to succeed.

• they have all the time of the world.

• during an attack, you are always lagging behind.

▪ Confidentiality, integrity, availability ▪ Transactional process ▪ Information risk ▪ Component lifetime 3-5 years ▪ Loss of data ▪ Recover by reboot ▪ High throughput, high delay accepted ▪ Maturity and knowledge on cyber security ▪ Many messages per connections ▪ Computer scientists ▪ Patching straightforward, automated often ▪ Incident: linear cost and easy predicted ▪ Standard methods and architectures

Figure 2 – It is necessary to understand the differences between IT and OT for cyber security.

this can be achieved by combining the wellknown v model with cyber security services (figure 3). throughout the testing community, the v model is widely known as an illustrative depiction of a development process, described for testers. the abovementioned services include code review, and a device health test including functional, negative and robustness testing. finally, known vulnerabilities testing and leveraging global vulnerability database can be added. the outcome is a holistic overview of findings and recommendations. on top of this, end-to-end system testing is inevitable. one might think that these projects are costly, so a risk-based approach is therefore recommended for cyber security projects. this holistic approach will provide efficient, cost-effective technical validation to provide bottom-up proof that proper security

A Holistic Approach to Capturing Cyber Security Issues Holism is the idea that natural systems (physical, biological, chemical, economic, and so on) and their properties should be viewed as wholes, not as a collection of parts. a holistic approach to ensure cyber security robustness and resilience is therefore inevitable.

Concept of operations

Specification & design principles

Operation & maintenance

Verification and validation

Requirements & architecture

System verification & validation

Detailed design

Security by design

▪ Availability, integrity, confidentiality ▪ Real-time process ▪ Automation risk ▪ Component lifetime 15-20 years ▪ Loss of life ▪ Fault tolerance essential ▪ Modest throughput, time critical ▪ First steps on cyber security, lack of awareness ▪ Many connections with few messages ▪ Engineers, technicians ▪ Patching difficult, outage planned, vendor needed ▪ Incident: difficult to predict and poss. high costs ▪ Landscape very diverse Image courtesy of DNV GL

insider threat is a big threat too, because of the fact that the attacker already has expert domain knowledge.

Policies, ISMS and awareness

OTOT

IT

Coding principles

measures have been taken for a complete system from an end-to-end perspective. the results include: • secure network design principles.

• physical cyber defences and intrusion prevention.

• data stream analysis.

• policy and procedures for prevention, detection, mitigation, and recovery. based on dnv gl’s experience, it is critical to start today and check the devices connected to the internet, and especially those with remote access. are you in control of your offshore windfarm? staff is often unaware of devices connected to the internet. i. www.dnvgl.com

Assessments, monitoring, detection, response

End to end system testing

Device health testing, penetration testing, fuzzing

Integration, test and verification

Code review

Implementation

Extend well-known V model with cyber security services

MATURITY/ GAP ANALYSIS

RISK ASSESSMENT

WEIGHTED RISKS (ISMS)

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END TO END SYSTEM TEST

MONITORING & RESPONSE

Mr Wolf K Freudenberg, Senior Consultant at DNV GL.

EVALUATE Risk-based approach Figure 3 – A holistic approach to ensure cyber security robustness and resilience can be achieved by combining the well-known V model with cyber security services.

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Large cabin interior of a project for shipyard Reimerswaal.

Tailor-Made offshore Crane Cabins

First Time Right Big is Better seems to Be today’s motto in the offshore industry with wind turBines, cranes and heavy lift vessels growing in size for almost every new project. along with this, dutch manufacturer metagro notices a rising demand for bigger offshore crane cabins. all photos courtesy of metagro

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e have been designing and constructing offshore cabins for decades now, and over the years we have seen that our customers require larger tailor-made cabins, in order to fit in more equipment. The picture showing the large cabin interior of a project for shipyard reimerswaal is a perfect example”, andreas van Meeteren, sales manager at metagro explains. one of metagro’s strengths lies in thinking along from the very start of the process. “we not only supply a cabin, but everything that goes with it,” Mr van Meeteren continues.

“With our experience, knowledge, and ‘thinking out of the box’ mentality, we are

capable of meeting specific demands. due to the large variety of companies under one roof, many solutions can be executed by ourselves. for the ones beyond our core competence, we have found partners that are able to meet our quality standards. The growing demand for implementation of controlling hardware is a perfect example of the growing preference for a plug & play solution that we come across more and more these days. The picture with the single operator seat effectively demonstrates this. we operate as main contractor, where our customers are able to directly communicate with specialised partners.

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OffshO re equipment Gathering the right people for the job is crucial from the start, to be able to deliver according to the ‘first time right’ principle that we build our sustainable relationships on.”

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METAGRO Automated paint line used for painting entire cabins, but which is also used for smaller parts like control desks, operator seats or anything else that fits in the coating baths.

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Mr van Meeteren notices two things happening in the market. “first of all, offshore projects have become more complex in multiple occasions and secondly, we would all like to be unburdened nowadays. our Think-do-Make strategy perfectly meets this development. Thinking along from the start with a no-nonsense point of view, is something that is highly appreciated by our customers. one of the best compliments we can get is when crane drivers and their superintendents agree on asking Metagro to improve their cabins.”

Mr van Meeteren smilingly adds, “for the record, only when it is not our cabin in the first place.” ample cabins supplied by Metagro for offshore cranes are one-offs, with each cabin having its own characteristics.

“Custom-built cranes are more or less unique, and should require a cabin that is fit for the job. Custom-built does not necessarily mean a high budget. The additional costs for development are usually relatively low, especially when compared to the high benefits for the crane operator of having the right lines of sight.”

Safety and Durability Demand Priority

Constructing one-offs for the offshore industry is however only a small part of Metagro’s business, as the company has already built thousands of products for other markets, amongst which lots of serial products. one of the most visible differences between a crane cabin and a vehicle cabin, a terminal tractor for example, is the way it is built. “Where the looks are an important part of vehicle cabin design, the offshore cabin is purpose-built, and does what the offshore customers requires. in harsh, expensive environments like offshore ones, safety and durability demand priority.” although offshore cabins are often constructed as one-offs, this does not mean that they cannot be built in series. “on the contrary,” Mr van Meeteren says, “because of our experience and the specialised equipment we have for serial production, we can easily move one-offs into series.”

High Level of Innovation

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The quality of the automated paintwork meets every official standard for serial products, and is expected to even exceed the quality of current offshore standards.

The growing demand for implementation of controlling hardware is a perfect example of the growing preference for a plug & play solution.

it is also used for smaller parts like control desks, operator seats or anything else that fits our coating baths. The quality of the automated paintwork meets every official standard for serial products. We expect it even to exceed the quality of current offshore standards.” in addition to this, Metagro is investing in new equipment, mainly focussed on its serial capabilities. “such equipment may of course also be helpful for small series. this shows that the high level of innovation we have achieved so far is uncommon in our line of business, which gives us a strong market position. staying here will be the challenge, but the story certainly does not end here.” i. www.metagro.nl

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OFFSHORE EQUIPMENT

Increased Demand for Costly Offshore Inspections and Verification THE INEVITABLE AGEING OF INSTALLATIONS, TOGETHER WITH NEW REGULATIONS SUCH AS THE OFFSHORE SAFETY DIRECTIVE ARE INCREASING THE DEMAND FOR OFFSHORE INSPECTIONS AND VERIFICATION. CURRENTLY, the most common approach to performing offshore inspections and verifications is to send a surveyor offshore, introducing significant operational costs associated with (helicopter) travel and time. This underlines the necessity for cost-effective alternatives.

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riven by the need for cost reduction, organisations such as DNV GL are investigating and providing alternative ways to perform offshore inspections and verification surveys. A tested solution is the introduction of remote inspections and verification surveys, which require no time and money-intensive offshore travel. To perform a remote inspection or verification survey, onsite technicians are equipped with ATEX-certified mobile cameras and videoconferencing software, enabling a DNV GL surveyor to give remote and real-time support and guidance when executing an independent verification survey. As the surveyor remains on land, significant cost and time savings are realised.

Connectivity Challenge

The biggest challenge for remote inspections is still the lack of stable connectivity on offshore platforms. Many offshore platforms are not suitable for the execution of cost-saving remote inspections, as the lack of platform-wide connectivity means that real-time mobile videoconferencing is not possible. Although

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communication with shore is often available through such networks as TOUGH, VSAT and, in the future, TAMPNET, there is either limited wireless connectivity near the equipment, or indeed none at all. Even those large-scale offshore networks are not able to guarantee the required connectivity deep within the offshore structures. The main cause of this is the steel structure of the offshore platform, which also limits the effectiveness of wi-fi solutions. However, local and portable networks do have the capability to overcome this challenge.

Portable Private LTE solutions

Private Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology enables high-capacity, highspeed 4G mobile communication even within steel structures. A private LTE network offers mobility without the need for portable radios and allows the implementation of Internet of

Rolloos has developed a lightweight portable Private LTE network together with Total E&P NL.

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OFFSHORE EQUIPMENT

Offshore technicians perform maintenance work at multiple unmanned platforms. They carry this network-in-a-box (NIB) on board and deploy it within five minutes to create full coverage.

Enabling remote inspections and verification surveys reduces operational costs.

Things (IoT) applications. Rolloos has developed a lightweight, portable Private LTE network together with Total E&P NL. Offshore technicians perform maintenance work at multiple unmanned platforms. They carry this network-in-a-box (NIB) on board and deploy it within five minutes to create full coverage. It allows them to use their tablets and access remote information and support. The NIB enables remote verification surveys in situations with limited permanently installed connectivity.

verification surveys per year. Each remote survey will save up to EUR 10,000. This does not even take into account the environmental savings resulting from a reduced need for additional helicopter flights. Also, establishing full connectivity provides the opportunity for additional use: operators can use it for remote support during maintenance operations and technicians can access operational data when they are right in front of the equipment.

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The offshore test was carried out, using Van Oord’s offshore heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen.

Successful BLUE Pilot Offshore Test

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THE CArBON TruST AND FISTuCA, IN CONJuNCTION WITH THE INDuSTry PArTNErS, rECENTLy ANNOuNCED the successfully completed offshore test of the Fistuca BLuE 25M hammer as part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) BLuE Pilot project.

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he offshore test was carried out on 13 August 2018, using Van Oord’s offshore heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen off the Dutch coast.

The Blue Hammer is an innovative new hammer utilising a large water tank to provide a more energetic, though quieter, blow for offshore installation.

With Blue Piling, a column of water is pushed up by the combustion of a gas mix.

The water subsequently falls back down by the force of gravity and strikes the monopile.

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Director at Fistuca BV. “What is more, the impact is long and spread out, unlike the abrupt blow that a conventional pile driver delivers. It also makes less noise, which is often a problem currently encountered when driving monopiles. Germany in particular has extremely stringent noise requirements. When constructing the foundations for offshore wind turbines in the Netherlands, millions have to be invested in noise-reduction measures to protect marine life.” The hammer is designed to reduce underwater noise levels by up to 20dB (SEL), and is predicted to reduce the fatigue damage during installation on the pile by up to 90%. This could not only remove the need for underwater noise mitigation, but also

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Earlier this year Fistuca conducted tests at Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam.

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enables secondary steel to be pre-welded to the monopile before installation, potentially unlocking transition piece-free designs.

It is even possible to drive in a fully assembled pile, complete with boat landing, ladders, corrosion protection, and so on.

This new technology promises a significant reduction in the time and correspondingly lower costs involved in installing a foundation. “The pile foundation can be completed in one single go, with no more offshore work required afterwards,” adds Mr Winkes.

Significant Insights

The offshore test provided significant insights and understanding for future commercial operations. Data was recorded on both acceleration levels on the monopile as well as underwater noise levels in the surrounding area, which will now be analysed and interpreted to validate studies that were undertaken prior to the test. This will allow Fistuca to optimise the hammer for future use on commercial offshore windfarms. Mr Winkes comments, “It was great to see the hard work of many years finally delivering these good results on a full scale. We are very grateful for the endorsement of our investor Huisman

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Equipment, the Dutch Government, and all the BLuE Pilot Project partners that made this possible.” Michael Stephenson, Project Manager for the Carbon Trust, adds, “The test is another step forward in the BLuE Pilot project, and we are excited to see the results of the offshore measurements and help further bring this essential innovation to the offshore wind market.”

Earlier this year Fistuca conducted tests at Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of rotterdam and according to Mr Winkes, Maasvlakte 2 was an outstanding testing site. “you are not allowed to conduct these kinds of tests anywhere, but the Port of rotterdam Authority granted permission for the tests to be carried out on this site. The top of a monopile was sealed off for the test. The pile could be struck without it sinking into the ground. “In this way we could use the same pile to test our pile-driving technology for weeks. When testing was over, the entire monopile could be used again, which is also something completely new.”

Mr Winkes devoted his thesis to an alternative onshore pile-driving method using a diesel hammer on the land. The economic crisis meant there was no market for this development. In 2011, he came up with an alternative idea for driving the foundation piles of offshore wind turbines, monopiles, into the seabed. The OWA BLuE Pilot project is funded with subsidies from the Topsector Energie programme by the Dutch Ministry of Economics. Industrial partners in the project are E.ON, EDPr, EnBW, Equinor, Ørsted, Shell, Sif, SSE, Van Oord, and Vattenfall. i. fistuca.com

An Alternative Idea

Fistuca was founded in 2008 as a spin-off from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Eindhoven university of Technology.

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KCI’s DOuBlE slIp JOInT MaRKET TO MaRKET

A Plug & Go Solution ThE OffshORE wInD MaRKET Is DEvElOpInG fasT. In ThE InITIal phasE, MOsT OpERaTORs ChOsE ExIsTInG sOluTIOns fOR ThE InsTallaTIOn Of TuRBInEs, BuT as MORE KnOwlEDGE Is GaInED with every new project realised, and with the increase in the size of the turbines, the market is now starting to look for improvements.

Currently most offshore wind turbines are installed using bolted and/or grouted connections.

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CI The Engineers have been active in offshore wind for many years now and have built up quite an impressive track record. One of the aspects which the company has been involved in, is the connection of the turbine tower with the foundation. Today, grouted and/or bolted connections are commonly used, but it is not a secret that these solutions have significant disadvantages, especially at sea, where circumstances are more demanding.

Far from Ideal

Mr Boudewijn van Gelder, Manager Research & Development at KCI, explains, “Currently most offshore wind turbines are installed using bolted and/or grouted connections. This was already common in

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the oil & gas industry where it proved to work well. however, the difference is that in O&G, grout and bolts are used on stable installations with three or four legs, while an offshore wind turbine, fixed on a monopile or jacket, has to deal with large and varying loads from wind and waves. Throughout the years, the systems have been constantly improved, but both are still far from ideal.

These connections are, for example, not automatically stable at the moment of touch-down before the connection is fixed.

Installation and maintenance are labourintensive, which leads to higher costs, not least because more safety measures are needed. furthermore, the use of grout is complex from a logistics point of view.

Expensive equipment on board installation

vessels is required, as the grout must be produced shortly before use. and the hardening of the product is a vulnerable phase in the installation, especially with the ever-changing unpredictable weather circumstances at sea. Therefore, the market is crying out for alternatives.”

Many Advantages

for several decades, slip joints have been used for relatively small onshore turbines.

They were also proposed by DOwEC, a project involving a number of institutions including the Delft Technical university (TuD) and Energy Centre of the netherlands (ECn), as a potential solution for offshore wind. In 2003, the OwEC report recommended investigating the use of the

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The double slip joint can be used under water, which is a unique feature allowing a reduction in the length and weight of the piles and an increase in the length of the transition piece.

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slip joint for offshore wind turbines. The slip joint has many benefits compared with bolts and grout. The potential advantages are that installation is faster, easier, and safer, and the connection is more stable.

Mr van Gelder: “The TUD continued to develop the concept and in 2014 KCI picked up the idea with a graduate student from the TUD and we transformed the original concept into the double slip joint.” He continues, “The double slip joint has two sets of conical rings instead of large conical shells. This results in a fixed and rigid connection with a robust seal, preventing seawater and oxygen from entering the connection. This avoids the risk of internal corrosion. But looking at today’s increasingly larger turbines, the biggest advantages of

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The slip joint has many advantages compared with bolts and grout. The potential advantages are that installation is faster, easier, and safer, and the connection is more stable.

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One of the advantages of the double slip joint is that it can also be used for floating wind turbines.

In 2017 large-scale tests were successfully conducted and DNV GL’s reviews on the tests resulted in very positive feedback.

the double slip joint are that it can be used under water and that it can be upscaled for any size of turbine without any restrictions.”

Any Type of Foundation

So far so good for the double slip joint. But this does not mean that KCI is satisfied.

According to Mr van Gelder, “Our first goal now is to make the distance between the two ring contact surfaces smaller, without reducing the strength of the construction.

This will lead to a lower cost of production, making it even more interesting for the industry. Looking at the market, one of the assets of the double slip joint is that it can also be used for floating wind turbines. The development of floating windfarms seems to have sped up recently, and for this type of turbine the double slip joint is ideal as it simplifies installation of the turbines on the floating, and thus unstable and moving, foundation. The advantages also count for gravity-based foundations or any other type of foundation used.”

Anticipating XL Foundations

Today, only a restricted number of installation vessels are fit for installing the larger size turbines. This has a big influence on the planning of the installation of

Mr van Gelder, Manager Research & Development at KCI.

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windfarms. The double slip joint can be used under water, which is a unique feature allowing a reduction in the length and weight of the piles and an increase in the length of the transition piece. Anticipating that XL piles in the near future will weigh in excess of 2,000 tons, this means an extension of the operational capability of currently available installation vessels. The double slip joint can be used at various locations in the foundation and the turbine tower, enabling fast modular construction offshore. “Looking at the double slip joint, one can speak of a plug and go system.

Saving time and money, making working at sea safer and making planning easier – a lot of pros make it a very profitable solution,” Mr van Gelder states.

Ready to Market

very positive feedback. So we are ready to market the system.” The challenge now lies in removing the risks as perceived by the market, by showing the benefits. This is almost always the case with innovations, especially when contractors prefer to make use of concepts they are familiar with. “We are planning a demonstration of the double slip joint in a large offshore turbine,” Mr van Gelder concludes. “In fact, the only risk in this matter is time. It will be a waste of money if the industry hesitates for too long and keeps on using conventional methods, knowing that a better alternative is available. As soon as the double slip joint can prove its abilities on a commercial scale, more projects will follow.” i. www.kci.nl

“In 2014, our feasibility study showed the potential of the concept. In 2017 large-scale tests were successfully conducted and DNV GL’s reviews on the tests resulted in

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Field Trial Qualifies New Injector Completion Technology to Extend Well Life Representation of Cascade3 screen with NRV technology.

In 2014, a major operator InItIated a project In partnershIp wIth tendeka to develop an InnovatIve technologIcal solutIon to Improve the performance of deepwater gulf of Mexico assets. The objective was to increase the life expectancy of miocene and Lower Tertiary water injection wells, several of which had suffered a severe loss of injectivity within only a few years of completion. all images courtesy of tendeka.

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o initiate the project, an internal study compiled and analysed the available data. The problem was identified as an accumulation of formation solids inside the lower completion; principally fine matrix sand that had been pulled in from the reservoir. These solids are normally stationary during steady injection, but can be mobilised during shut-ins (maintenance, pump problems, environmental conditions, etc.) due to powerful transient flow effects such as back-flow, cross-flow and even water-hammer. Eventually, enough solid fill can accumulate inside the lower completion, which can diminish the injection rates. When this stage was reached, the operator considered a range of expensive options, such as sidetracking or re-drilling a new deepwater injector well.

The obvious solution to this problem was to prevent the fine material from getting inside the completion. The challenge is sustaining high injection rates, with no loss of injection pressure or requirement for additional horsepower, and simultaneously stopping the formation material from entering the completion during a shutdown.

A New Sand Control Technology

To address the challenge of sandface injection flow control, Tendeka developed a new sand control technology, Cascade3. this new well-screen, flow-control completion system utilises intrinsic check-valves to prevent any back-flow or cross-flow during shut-ins. Depending on well conditions, it also limits the damaging effects of waterhammer: rapid, high-amplitude pressure cycles that can occur during a sudden stoppage of flow. The three-year R&D project1 culminated with a field trial in March 2018. The system was originally developed for deepwater, offshore environments in the Gulf of Mexico, but it has also found useful applications in landbased injector wells with sand problems.

Field Trials

A Permian salt water disposal well (SWD) was selected to test the system under the 1

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most adverse conditions: injection of untreated produced water. swds are common across west texas and oklahoma, disposing of up to 30,000 barrels of water per day (BWPD) per well. the system was built on 4½“ base pipe with an array of 630 NRVs (Figure 1). The quantity of valves is a function of the expected injection rate. To minimise flow velocity, and subsequent erosion concerns, the flow is limited to 40 BWPD per valve.

The size and positioning of the valves is critical to be able to mount them flush with the pipe so that a direct wire wrap screen can be manufactured over them without interference. the test well was completed with the cascade3 system installed permanently on 4½“ production tubing, below a production packer. For the purposes of the test, a single injection zone was adequate to observe the effects of the nonreturn valves to achieve the following downhole test objectives:

Figure 1: Cascade3 screen with intrinsic non-return valve (NRV) technology.

1. Observe and record water-hammer, with/ without check valves.

2. Prove that check-valves can hold back pressure.

3. Observe any evidence of plugging or erosion over an extended time.

The field trial was set up to test several aspects of functionality using multiple downhole memory gauges to record pressures at reservoir depth: • Baseline step-rate injection test.

• Step-rate injection test through valves.

• Check test (bleed off tubing pressure, observe annulus pressure).

• Multiple hard shut-in tests to record water-hammer.

• Longevity test, continued injection (3-6 months).

The test assembly was positioned at the top of the injection zone, which was completed openhole with approximately 610m of sandstone pay. With the tubing plugged below the test assembly, and pressure gauges set to record both the tubing and annulus pressures, the test was conducted by pumping down the tubing. A pump truck was brought to location to simulate injection, and portable tanks were tied into the flow line to take any returns.

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Figure 2: Cascade3 valve under injection.

Evidence of Functionality

Baseline injection rates were brought up to 10 Bpm with no increase in pressure, verifying that the NRV valves could accommodate a high flow-rate without additional pressure drop, as shown in Figure 2.

Multiple hard shut-in tests were done by quickly stopping the surface pumps to record any fluid bounce and/or waterhammer on the downhole pressure gauges. the well was then opened to the surface tanks and tubing pressure was bled off to zero. No flow was observed into the tanks, which indicated that the check valves were

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Evidence of the technologyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check-valve functionality was clearly visible during the check tests and flow rates and pressures were as expected when pumping through the test assembly. Finally, when the tubing pressure was bled off to zero, the NRVs prevented any back-flow and held annulus pressure constant. This observation verified that the system performed as designed for downhole conditions, checking against flow from the annulus to the tubing.

Continued Observation

as of october 2018, the swd well will be on full-time water disposal duty for several months. Future plans include running a set of downhole pressure gauges to observe the injection rates and pressures after a sustained period of injection. Offshore plans are currently in progress for the implementation of Cascade3 in an injector well on a deepwater gulf of mexico asset. i. www.tendeka.com

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With a small tail swing radius of less than 3m, realised by the spacesaving knuckle-boom design without a machinery house, the new RL-K 2600 significantly reduces restriction to freedom of movement on platforms and vessels.

The crane has a lifting capacity of up to 50t and can be equipped with a newly developed path control, an assistant system for the optimisation of crane movements. It can also be equipped with either a hook or a riser/ gripper for pipe handling tasks. i. www.liebherr.com

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New Technology Takes Rotation Control of Suspended Käufer Presents Rotor Blade Access System (BAS) Gebr. Käufer Befahrtechnik recently introduced their new K-BP-4 rotor blade access system.

The new system allows rotor blade specialists to perform scheduled maintenance as well as advanced repairs on rotor blades from wind turbines, current-assessed up to 12 MW class and e.g. 200m hub height.

With the K-BP-4 BAS, rotor blades can be maintained with protruded blade tips up to 18m away from the tower, which is especially the case with today’s state-of-the-art pre-bend rotor blades. Gangways on the new BAS can be opened mechanically, enabling personnel to reach the full 360° longitudinal repair area surrounding rotor blades. The commercial release of the K-BP-4 is scheduled for Spring 2019. i. www.kaeufer.de

Lift2Work offers a new method of offshore access: lifting to work. Lifting passengers or lifting loads up to 24m above deck or down to 6m under the deck line can be achieved with one piece of equipment. It is called the Offshore Passenger Transfer System (OPTS).

OPTS is a fully hydraulically compensated system that ensures safe transfer and has a long list of advantages compared to all other systems available on the market.

The new OPTS offers an innovative access solution for the oil & gas and renewables industry, resulting in lower costs, whilst safeguarding sustainability and the safety of people involved. i. www.lift2work.nl

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AncoferWaldram Steelplates bv P.O. Box 190 4900 AD Oosterhout The Netherlands T +31 (0)162 491 500 F +31 (0)162 429 806 E sales@aws.dillinger.biz I www.ancoferwaldram.com Over 100,000 tons of quality heavy steel plates in stock AncoferWaldram Steelplates B.V. (AWS) is a stockholding wholesaler and steel service center, specializing in the supply of hot-rolled heavy carbon steel (quarto) plates, and profiled parts for more than 40 years now. Over the years, AWS has developed into a business that sets the standard for its industry.

Plates from stock or profiled parts The choice is yours! It is the combination of comprehensive stocks of over 100,000 tons of heavy carbon steel plates plus the sophisticated profiling plant that gives AWS a decisive lead in experience, product range and customer service.

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Cramm HLS BV P.O. Box 186, 9100 AD Dokkum The Netherlands T +31 (0)88 457 0457 F +31 (0)88 457 0458 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 delivers 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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Orga Offshore Strickledeweg 13 3125 AT Schiedam The Netherlands T +31 (0)10 208 5566 F +31 (0)10 437 8445 E offshore@orga.nl I www.orga-offshore.nl Contact: Cindy Jouvenaar - Heskes Driving innovation with safety always in mind Dutch company Orga has over 40 years’ experience providing customised explosion-proof safety lighting and aids with navigation solutions for the offshore oil and gas industries. Widely used around the world, Orga products meet all local and international code requirements providing robust, reliable and cost effective service in some of the harshest offshore environments.

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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.

Seaway Heavy Lifting Albert Einsteinlaan 50 2719 ER Zoetermeer The Netherlands T +31 (0)79 363 77 00 E bd@shl.nl I www.seawayheavylifting.com Seaway Heavy Lifting is a leading offshore contractor in the global Oil & Gas and Renewables industry, offering tailored T&I and EPCI solutions*.

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G.J.Wortelboer Jr. B.V. Quarantaineweg 5, 3089 KP Rotterdam P.O. Box 5003, 3008 AA Rotterdam Harbournr: 2637 The Netherlands T +31 (0)10 429 2222 F +31 (0)10 429 6459 E info@wortelboer.nl I www.wortelboer.nl Every now and then anchors and chains must be replaced, so we understand your need for quality and speedy delivery. Wortelboer has what you are looking for. Our enormous stock of anchors and chain cables of all sizes and diameters in both our Rotterdam and China ports gives you the certainty that we can deliver the required materials very quickly and to any port in the world! All our materials are approved by any of the well-known class societies such as LRS, BV, RINA, DNV/GL, ABS and RMRS. Do you have problems with finding the right anchors? Could you use a hand while fitting anchors and chain cables aboard your vessel? We are more than happy to help you with it.

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