Offshore News May 2012

30 JUNE 2012

For the Oil and Gas sector

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Interview Pro Change Solutions Pro Change Solutions in Den Helder staat bedrijven bij in veranderprocessen. Dit gebeurt op een wat andere manier dan gebruikelijk. Het begon met ICTdienstverlening, maar omvatte al snel daarnaast begeleiding bij werkprocesveranderingen en het begeleiden van veranderingen in de bedrijfscultuur. (Page 5)

Damen Shipyards unveils new type of ASD tug at Its

Bluestream Offshore expands its ROV fleet

Damen Shipyards has launched its newly designed ASD Tug 3212 at the International Tug and Salvage Convention Its in Barcelona. This innovative and powerful tug in the 85 t BP range is the result of three years of research and represents a completely new Damen ship type and a milestone in ASD tug design. (Page 13)

Den Helder-based Bluestream Offshore is continually growing its capability in the inspection, repair and maintenance of subsea pipelines, wellheads and other offshore structures.

Through the recent acquisition of a Saab Seaeye CougarXT and Tiger ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle). (Page 9)

Giant Valemont jacket leaves Heerema Vlissingen The largest jacket ever designed and fabricated at Heerema Fabrication Group ( H.F.G. ) ready for installation Saturday 26 May the 9, 150 tonnes Statoil jacket sets sail from the Heerema Vlissingen yard to its final destination the Valemon gasfield on the Norwegian Continental (Page 21)

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Jumbo transports MOF caissons for Gorgon project Jumbo’s engineers and the crew of HLV Jumbo Jubilee have successfully transported and discharged fourteen of the twenty-five MOF caissons for the Chevronoperated Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, Australia. So far the operation was performed as planned with respect to every detail: safety, environmental conservation, transportation, mooring and tidal discharging.

Diverse employability The contract for the transport and discharge of the MOF caissons was awarded to Jumbo by DB Schenker, on behalf of the Saipem Leighton Consortium.

Jumbo’s in-house engineering knowledge and the diverse employability of the Jumbo Jubilee makes clear why Jumbo got the job.

The heavy lift vessel has a unique deck lay out, enormous hold capacity and is allowed to sail with open hatches. This makes it possible to make optimum use of the capacity and transport seven MOF caissons at once while maintaining a minimum ship draught.

Scope of work In four shipments the Jumbo Jubilee will transport the total of 25 caissons from Port Klang, Malaysia to Barrow Island, Australia. The caissons, weighing from 600t up to 700t (D: 12.5 and H: 16.8 meter), will be lifted

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from a barge and placed in the hold of the vessel for transport.

At Barrow Island Jumbo will use anchor points and mooring lines to keep the vessel in position while discharging the caissons.

The caissons form the base of the future Material Offloading Facility.

Environmental compliance Barrow Island is a ‘Class A Nature Reserve’. Jumbo developed and

implemented a strict quarantine compliance plan, including an extensive familiarization and environmental training program. The captain and crew of the Jumbo Jubilee received a certificate of appreciation for their vigilance in ensuring the ongoing compliance of the vessel with Gorgon Quarantine requirements.

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The Gorgon Project

The Jumbo Jubilee will make two more voyages from Port Klang to Barrow Island transporting the MOF caissons. By performing on schedule, Jumbo supports the project meeting its critical path requirements in the development of the Barrow Island Heavy Lift Facility. Demobilization of the Jumbo Jubilee is planned in July 2012.

The Gorgon Project is one of the world's largest natural gas projects and the largest singleresource project in Australia's history. It is operated by Chevron and is a joint venture of the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron (approximately 47%), ExxonMobil (25%), Shell (25%), Osaka Gas (1.25%), Tokyo Gas (1%) and Chubu Electric Power (0.417%).

Subsea 7 ordered Amarcon’s Octopus for the Seven Borealis The seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry Subsea 7 has ordered the Octopus suite of products for the recently delivered Pipelay/Heavy Lift vessel Seven Borealis. This latest addition to the Subsea 7 fleet is a state-of-the-art vessel that shall be involved in ultradeep and deepwater projects in the world’s deepest and harshest environments.

Amarcon is appointed to deliver a motion monitoring and ship response forecast system, known in the industry as Octopus-Onboard. The order for Subsea 7 is a very extensive one. One of the functionalities is a crane monitoring system.

The motions of the heave compensated 5,000t crane are monitored and displayed realtime within Octopus-Onboard.

In addition to the onboard motion monitoring & forecast functionality, the Seven Borealis shall also be equipped with a DP Capability Forecast.

This enables the production of DP (Dynamic Positioning) -plots based on forecast thruster utilization.

As a result of that, a forecast is given within OctopusOnboard if the vessel is capable of maintaining her position and heading in changing environmental and weather conditions, hours and days ahead. By using Octopus-Online all the collected motions and accelerations from the Seven Borealis are sent to a central database server so authorized users at the Subsea 7 office can

view and analyze the recorded motion and acceleration data. Subsea 7 also ordered Amarcon’s hydrodynamic analysis software Octopus-Office for calculations of sea keeping characteristics of the Seven Borealis prior to new pipe lay projects.

In 2011 Seaway Heavy Lifting ordered Octopus-Onboard for her Oleg Strashnov, which is operated under a Joint Venture together with Subsea 7.

Amarcon’s Managing Director Leon Adegeest shows his appreciation: “It is great to see that these unique vessels, involved in very complex and sophisticated offshore projects, have chosen Octopus-Onboard to assist them in their everyday operations.”

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Veranderprocessen in (bedrijfs) organisaties begeleiden en sturen: Pro Change Solutions Pro Change Solutions in Den Helder staat bedrijven bij in veranderprocessen. Dit gebeurt op een wat andere manier dan gebruikelijk. Het begon met ICT-dienstverlening, maar omvatte al snel daarnaast begeleiding bij werkprocesveranderingen en het begeleiden van veranderingen in de bedrijfscultuur.

Directeur en oprichter ing. Edwin Stolk MBA is in zijn leven al heel wat situaties tegengekomen waarin hij gemerkt heeft dat bedrijven –of zelfstandige bedrijfsorganisaties– niet of onvoldoende voorbereid waren op de onvermijdelijke consequenties van veranderprocessen. “Het kwam vooral voor in de ICT”, weet hij na dik 25 jaar ervaring in de voornamelijk maritieme omgevingen. “Wanneer er aan boord van schepen verschillende leveranciers hun hardware met de bijbehorende softwarepakketten aansluiten op de bestaande configuraties, blijkt nogal eens dat die software conflicteert met de reeds aanwezige software.

Of dat er zelfs onbedoeld gevaarlijke elementen in de bestaande systemen worden aangebracht. Denk maar aan

filosofie’. Wat inhoudt dat hij diensten ontwikkeld heeft in modulaire vorm. “De klant maakt, samen met onze deskundigen, een scan van de organisatie, waarna wij die vertalen in bouwstenen. Daarna bepaalt hij zelf welke bouwstenen hij wil behouden en welke nieuwe bouwstenen hij wil inpassen binnen zijn organisatie. Door de organisatie en de processen net als in de IT, te vertalen in bouwstenen kunnen wij er voor zorgen dat de modules probleemloos met elkaar communiceren dan wel op elkaar aansluiten. Dat geeft de garantie dat er een veel efficiënter ingerichte organisatie ontstaat”, legt Edwin Stolk uit.

Maar vaak ben je er daarmee niet.

“Bedrijven zullen ook de medewerkers moeten leren omgaan met de nieuwe

voortdurend in verandering en je moet als leidinggevende aandacht besteden aan zowel de bedrijfscultuur als aan de mensen in het bedrijf. Dit allemaal naast de technische componenten zoals toe te passen apparatuur, systemen en werkmethoden. Lean Six Sigma besteedt aandacht aan alle facetten. Wie de opleiding volgt voor de Green Belt leert met die methode te werken, zodat je binnen je bedrijf een Lean Six Sigma verbetertraject kunt leiden.

Overigens besteden wij in onze opleiding ook aandacht aan Lean Maritiem”.

Wie de opleiding volgt, die Edwin samen met docente drs. Raquel Verwei RA geeft, kan dit afsluiten met een toets, waarmee het officiële Green Belt certificaat verkregen wordt. Edwin en Raquel doceren overigens zowel de Green Belt als de Black Belt.

foto: Het werkterrein van Pro Change Solutions is vooral de maritieme wereld. Edwin Stolk is ook actief in de Haven- en Scheepvaartvereniging Den Helder.

verborgen virussen, die door de leverancier onbedoeld en uiteraard ongewild in het systeem van de klant worden overgebracht. Dat daartegen beveiligingsoplossingen bestaan, is soms wel bekend maar vrijwel nergens aanwezig. Dat bracht mij er al in eerdere werkzaamheden toe die netwerken beter te beveiligen en die kennis en ervaring kan ik nu via Pro Change Solutions aan iedere geïnteresseerde leveren”. Pro Change Solutions (PCS) biedt meer dan ICT-diensten aan, zoals u in het volgende stuk zult lezen.

Bouwstenen filosofie Edwin Stolk ontwikkelde zelf in de loop der jaren een door hem zo genoemde ‘bouwstenen

processen en middelen.

Daardoor dient men ofwel te leren werken in een nieuwe werkomgeving –gedrags- / attitudeverandering (red.)– of met andere structuren”, zegt de PCS-directeur. Dus moet er ook aandacht besteed worden aan de kennis en vaardigheden van de medewerkers.

Lean six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt “Wij adviseren bijvoorbeeld maritiem werkzame bedrijven om hun leidinggevende medewerkers op te leiden tot LSS Green Beltbezitters. Dat klinkt duur, maar het betekent simpelweg dat men leert om de LSS-methode te gebruiken in de eigen organisatie.

Een organisatie is eigenlijk

Wat Edwin Stolk wil bereiken Hoewel opleiden en consultancy op ICT-gebied belangrijke aspecten zijn, ziet Edwin nog andere taken voor zijn bedrijf weggelegd. Zoals het verzorgen van projectmanagement en het inzetten van interim-managers vanuit de detacheringsafdeling.

Het voeren van programmamanagement behoort ook tot de mogelijkheden, net als (overigens wederom op ICT-gebied) het verzorgen van cloud-computing oplossingen voor bedrijven en instellingen, het inrichten en beheren van werkplekken en server-hosting. “Eigenlijk is iemands gehele ICT-omgeving bij ons in veilige handen”, lacht de PCS-oprichter.

Edwin voert deze taken samen

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uit met zijn collega Tjerk van der Kuip maar schakelt ook deskundige derden in vanuit zijn netwerk. “Onze eigen organisatie is relatief klein en bestaat vooral uit een denktank”, geeft hij aan. Doordat hij daarnaast kan putten uit een groot arsenaal zeer ervaren en deskundige ‘freelancers’, is er altijd en veelal ook onmiddellijk een deskundige beschikbaar voor een bepaalde taak. Samen met Leo Ruijs denkt hij voorts de oplossing te hebben gevonden voor het Nieuwe Werken. Het uitgangspunt van het Nieuwe Werken is steeds dat arbeidsrelaties –in bedrijven en instellingen– in snel tempo veranderen. Pro Change Solutions kan werkgevers helpen daarop in te spelen. “Die veranderingen komen enerzijds doordat de bedrijven-zelf meer flexibiliteit in de bezetting nastreven, maar anderzijds doordat medewerkers een nieuwe balans zoeken tussen werk, zorgtaken en vrije tijd.

Deze onderlinge tegenstellingen hebben gevolgen voor de wijze waarop de bedrijven en dergelijke georganiseerd zijn. Er is veel minder sprake van ‘effectiviteit en efficiëntie van begin tot eind’ maar van ‘ketens van resultaatverantwoordelijkheid’.

Het is van belang te weten dat de manier waarop je deze ontwikkeling organiseert en faciliteert, bepalend is voor het toekomstig succes van iedere schakel in deze keten”, aldus Edwin.

Daarnaast werkt hij samen met drs. Niels van ’t Hoff, een bedrijfskundige gespecialiseerd in verandermanagement. Niels doet, naast zijn werkzaamheden als veranderkundige, promotieonderzoek aan de vakgroep Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship van de RSM Erasmus Universiteit.

Hij denkt, discussieert, schrijft over en publiceert op het gebied van Het Nieuwe Werken, de implementatie van management innovaties zoals Lean Six Sigma, de invloed

van management consultants en het kennis-absorptievermogen van organisaties. Doordat hij dit in de praktijk toetst en toepast is dit, i.c.m. de trainingsvaardigheden van Edwin en Raquel, een borging van actuele kennis en een kritische houding tegenover nieuwe of onverwachte omstandigheden bij de verandertrajecten waar PCS zich mee bezigt.

Het is duidelijk dat Edwin en de zijnen aan deze invulling gestalte kunnen en willen geven.

“Wij vinden dat wij moeten werken aan het vormgeven van duurzame arbeidsrelaties waarbij het ‘faciliteren van eigen verantwoordelijkheid’ centraal staat”, zegt hij. “Onze aanpak stelt bedrijven en individuen in staat om de klantgerichtheid, het arbeidsplezier en de arbeidsproductiviteit te vergroten.

Dit leidt tot betere resultaten voor alle betrokkenen. Doordat wij dit doen op het gebied van Management en Organisatie, in Opleiding en in ICTdienstverlening zien wij dat de door ons begeleide organisaties er net zo gaan uitzien als onze eigen organisatie. Namelijk met een heldere vormgeving, een transparante organisatievorm en met betrokken, gemotiveerde medewerkers op alle posities, die zich bewust zijn van de eigen verantwoordelijkheden”.

Pro Change Solutions betrekt op 1 juli 2012 haar nieuwe bedrijfspand aan de IJzergietersweg 1, 1786 RD te Den Helder (bedrijventerrein Kooypunt). Op diezelfde dag worden de nieuwe internetsite en de bedrijfsfilm operationeel (www.prochangesolutions.com).

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In de hoofdrol: onderhoud en inspectie Op een verantwoordelijke manier maximale winst behalen kan alleen als de ongestoorde en veilige voortgang van het productieproces gewaarborgd is. De betrouwbaarheid en beschikbaarheid van technische installaties moeten dus optimaal zijn. Tegelijkertijd moeten de investeringen die nodig zijn voor een ongestoorde en veilige voortgang van het productieproces beheersbaar zijn. Ook op het gebied van onderhoud en inspectie.

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Sir Robert unveils new home for oilcareers.com & ahp Niron Staal and Vosta lmg Cutting and Coupling Systems sign longterm strategic agreement As a result of the necessity for innovation and development in the dredging market, NIRON STAAL and VOSTA LMG Cutting and Coupling Systems have entered into a long-term agreement for the manufacturing and delivery of advanced cutting systems. These two companies have a strong history of cooperation, which stretches back over many years. The demand for more advanced cutting systems - and the accompanying investments – requires an even closer cooperation to provide a far stronger strategic basis.

Niron Staal, part of Shipdock Holding, has a wide-ranging experience in manufacturing, steel construction, machining and the servicing of dredger- and offshore components, and is a renowned contractor in these industries. VOSTA LMG is a highly experienced technical provider in the dredging industry with an excellent reputation for technical know-how.

Niron Staal: “We have the ambition to expand our presence in the dredging industry, to

further develop and improve our manufacturing and service activities in this field. This long-term agreement has a strategic value and will support both Vostas upcoming innovations and our future goals.

We will certainly both benefit from this sharing of knowledge and networks.”

Vosta LMG: “Innovation is a vital part of our strategy and this requires constant improvements in manufacturing technology and quality. It is precisely this area on which the new agreement is focused. Combining the

Expro receives eighth safety award from Rospa International oilfield services company Expro has once again been recognised for its outstanding safety record globally. Expro has been commended in the oil & gas industry sector of the annual 2012 Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) safety awards.

Expro has received awards from RoSPA for the past eight years, achieving a gold award in 2005 and then winning the Oil & Gas sector award in 2006 and retaining it in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

In 2010, Expro received a coveted Gold Medal in recognition of six years of industry-leading health and safety performance and commitment. In 2011, Expro was also commended in the oil & gas industry sector.

David Ford, Expro’s group HSEQ manager, said: “Receiving a RoSPA safety award is an

strengths of our two companies will speed up and facilitate the means for customers to reduce their operating costs, increase the effectiveness of their cutter dredgers and achieve compliance with the current market requirements.

This cooperation is a major step in our plan to strengthen our position in the dredging industry and to become the most valued and trustworthy partner for our customers, by offering a complete range of innovative products and solutions.”

outstanding achievement. We are very proud to be recognised eight years in a row which rightly demonstrates that safety is constantly at the top of our agenda globally. Expro’s safety culture is testament to the hard work by all our employees.”

David Rawlins, RoSPA awards manager said: “The RoSPA awards programme provides well-deserved recognition for the winners and spurs on other organisations to raise their standards of accident and ill health prevention. We congratulate Expro on its success and encourage it, and all our other winners, to remain committed to safety and health, an approach that is well recognised to be good for workers and the bottom line.”

Sir Robert Smith, Liberal Democrat MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, officially opened the new Aberdeenshire home to OilCareers.com and Aberdeenshire Housing Partnership (AHP) today (Weds).

AHP invested £1.2 million in the state of the art premises at Abercrombie Court, Arnhall Business Park, Westhill.

Sir Robert oversaw the official opening ceremony, before receiving a tour of the modern offices, shared by the companies.

The firms share remarkably similar success stories, with both established in Aberdeenshire in 1999 and having gone on to become renowned leaders in their fields, providing fit-for-purpose services for their clients.

Sir Robert said: “It is great to see two Aberdeenshire businesses growing and delivering quality services in their very different sectors. I welcome the opportunity to recognise this by officially opening these premises in Westhill and I hope both AHP and Oilcareers.com will continue to grow and serve the people of Aberdeenshire and beyond.”

AHP, a registered social landlord, provides quality, affordable accommodation for people in housing need throughout the North East of Scotland. Headed by a voluntary board of directors and in partnership with local authorities, the organisation invests more than £1m each year in upgrading its properties, with its current programme of investment due to run until 2015 when all its stock will meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard.

Colin Hawkins, AHP chief executive, said: “Our move to Westhill is seen as a fundamentally strategic decision, in terms of best serving our tenants and ensuring that our staff have the best facilities with which to operate from.

As demand for our services continues to increase, it is paramount that we are able to match this with additional space.

We are delighted to work with Oilcareers.com whose own growth from humble beginnings in rural Aberdeenshire mirror our own.”

OilCareers.com has become the world’s largest online oil and gas recruitment service, providing jobseekers with an easy and effective way of searching for a new job or career across all specialisms within the international energy industry. Each year, OilCareers. com invests more than £1m in marketing to attract the widest possible talent pool of oil and gas candidates globally.

Mark Guest, managing director of OilCareers.com, said: “The energy industry remains an exciting, innovative and vibrant sector, offering unrivalled opportunities to a diverse range of jobseekers throughout the world. Our company has continued to grow and now has more than one million registered users, with in excess of 750,000 unique visitors every month. Our global reach means we are bestplaced to match jobseekers with the right role.

“In order to meet both the demands and the expectations of our clients and to accommodate our growing workforce, we took the decision to move to our new offices at Westhill, helping ensure we continue to be recognised as the market leader in online recruitment within the oil and gas industry, and the related sectors of the growing renewables market, through RenewablesCareers.com, our sister site.”

Hot on the heels of successfully hosting their stand at OTC in Houston, OilCareers.com is now gearing up for both the Global Petroleum exhibition in Calgary and the International Refining and Petrochemical Conference in Milan.

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Siemens Energy Customer Magazine “Living Energy“ now also available as iPad app Siemens Energy’s customer magazine “Living Energy” is now also published as an iPad application. The “Living Energy” app offers its readers additional content and represents an alternative to the print version. The app can be downloaded for free at the Apple App Store.

Target audience and readership of “Living Energy” are international top-level executives in the energy business, politics, science and associations.

The app expands the print version’s articles by adding audio statements, filmed interviews and statements, image galleries, e-dossiers and motion graphics.

Great emphasis is placed on clear and easy reader guidance.

The whole layout is specifically adapted to the iPad display. “By offering this app we pay tribute to changing readership patterns and we are also opening up to new reader groups,” said Jan-Peter Schwartz, Corporate Vice President for Energy Communications at Siemens AG. The different topics are each covered by an editorial team, which designs the content according to the respective kind

of publication. “Regardless of the medium or the technical implementation, we stick to our principles. The focus is on solid information with genuine added value and consistently journalistic standards”, Mr. Schwartz emphasizes.

The agencies Kochan & Partner GmbH (Munich), Primalfila AG (Zurich) and independent Medien-Design (Munich) were engaged with the creation of the app to ensure an up-todate media appearance. “Living Energy” is published twice a year since 2009 with a circulation of 15,000 copies and subscribers in more than 120 countries.

Chevron deploys Pacific Santa Ana for GoM deepwater drilling campaign SAN RAMON, California – Chevron Corp. has announced that the deepwater drillship Pacific Santa Ana has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to work for Chevron under a five-year contract with a subsidiary of Pacific Drilling S.A. Pacific Santa Ana is the first drillship designed with the capacity to perform dual gradient drilling (DGD).

“Pacific Santa Ana will enable us to demonstrate dual gradient drilling, which has the potential to change the way deepwater wells are drilled,” said George Kirkland, vice chairman, Chevron Corp.

“This new process builds on our record of technology leadership in deepwater.”

“The addition of Pacific Santa Ana as Chevron’s fifth drillship in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico demonstrates our long-term commitment to developing America’s energy resources,” said Gary Luquette, president of Chevron North America Exploration and Production Co. “We are bullish on the Gulf, where robust energy exploration and development is vital to our

nation’s economy and energy security.”

Unlike conventional deepwater drilling, which uses a single drilling fluid weight in the borehole, dual gradient drilling employs two weights of drilling fluid – one above the seabed, another below. This allows drillers to more closely match the pressures presented by nature and effectively eliminates water depth as a consideration in well design. DGD also allows drillers to more quickly detect and appropriately react to downhole pressure changes, which can enhance the safety and efficiency of deepwater drilling operations.

Pacific Santa Ana is equipped with a DGD riser, a mud lift pump handling system, six mud pumps – three for drilling fluid and three for seawater – extensive fluid management system enhancements and more than 72,000 feet of DGDrelated cables. After additional equipment is installed and tested, Pacific Santa Ana will be used for exploratory and development drilling in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

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Bluestream Offshore expands its ROV fleet Den Helder-based Bluestream Offshore is continually growing its capability in the inspection, repair and maintenance of subsea pipelines, wellheads and other offshore structures. Through the recent acquisition of a Saab Seaeye Cougar-XT and Tiger ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle), it has further extended its fleet and service provision to meet the requirements of its customers.

As with all Bluestream ROVs, the new provision enables operators onboard vessels or platforms to remotely inspect pipelines, offshore platforms, production systems and wellheads. ROVs also provide essential support during subsea cutting and assembly work and the Cougar is ideally suited to this task, being able to operate in both shallow water and at depths of up to 1000 meters. This is an extremely versatile and reliable ROV, equipped with powerful lights, specially designed cameras and a range of interchangeable equipment.

The drive behind Bluestream expanding its fleet of electricallyoperated ROVs is to continue providing subsea inspection, repair and maintenance work that is both safe and dependable.

These are two important watchwords of the company, evinced by the latest additions to a fleet that now comprises six Saab Seaeye Tiger inspection ROVs, two Saab Seaeye Surveyor Plus ROVs and the Seaeye Cougar-XT. Bluestream's ROV Technical Manager Frank Groot explains: "The new Cougar-XT has been acquired to carry out complex inspection and construction work for our customers. Despite its extremely compact size, the Cougar has the added power to maintain its operating position within the tidal window.

The Cougar-XT also offers auto heading, auto depth and auto altitude, which means the pilots have more freedom to focus on the inspection work being carried out".

The Cougar-XT is designed to perform various tasks under challenging conditions, hence its versatile equipment interfaces facilitate the rapid interchange of tools. The standard five-function manipulators can quickly and easily be converted into a cutting disc, video camera or other equipment designed for specialist tasks.

Developments in the field of underwater cameras and multibeam profilers have increased the demand for large amounts of data to be transferred between ROVs and their operation centres.

The Cougar-XT has two fiber links designed to handle data transfer, and a fiber optic pass to enable the simultaneous transmission of four adjacent video images.

Two RS 485 (1 spare) and four spare RS 232 bi-directional communication channels are also supplied.

Originally intended for specialist underwater vehicles, deepwater fiber has become increasingly important in allowing large data transfers from specially equipped ROVs. Here, the Cougar-XT is no exception. A second fiber optic cable provides the ROV with an ethernet connection, designed to support the future data demands of multibeam sensors and IP cameras with up to a gigabyte of data transfer.

"The optical fiber communication system has both single and multimode options, the latter typically being used for short distances (up to about 1000 meters) and the single mode for longer distances. Bluestream has opted to operate using singlemode, providing greater flexibility

for the near future", said Frank Groot.

In terms of propulsion, the Cougar has four horizontal and two vertical vector brushless SM7, 500 Volt DC electric motors. These provide full three-dimensional control of the Cougar-XT, and the highest thrust-to-weight ratio in its class. This makes the CougarXT particularly well-suited to operating in fast-flowing water conditions.

To allow the Cougar-XT DP to be operated from two ships, the system has been extended via a TMS (Tether Management System). The entire system has been rigorously tested by Bluestream at a Royal Navy location in the port of Den Helder.

Bluestream Offshore helped to develop the bespoke parts of the Cougar-XT in conjunction with their manufacturer in England before assembling everything in its own workshop at Den Helder. The company also completely refurbished the ROV's mobile control unit, housed in a twenty foot container offshore. Now, all the control desks, displays and joysticks used to manouevre and control the ROV are positioned on one side of the container wall, along with transverse racks to hold the computers. "This new arrangement means that the supervisor and operators no longer need to stand up to make sure the equipment is active", explains Frank Groot. "It also ensures that the equipment is secured safely and doesn't require to be continually removed and replaced into the racks, thereby avoiding the risk of damage to the equipment".

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Inwoner noordwijk legt relatie tussen modern windpark en lokale geschiedenis Rotterdam, 15 mei 2012 - Eneco heeft een naam gekozen voor haar nieuwe windpark op de Noordzee, ter hoogte van Noordwijk in vak Q10. Uit zo’n 150 inzendingen met voorstellen van bewoners uit de kustplaatsen kwam de naam Eneco Luchterduinen als winnaar naar voren.

Joop van der Linden, uit Noordwijk, kwam op deze naam door een link te leggen tussen de locatie van het windpark en de historische omschrijving Luchterduinen van het duingebied op de tegenover liggende kust.

Van der Linden werd vandaag door Eneco beloond in het Cultuurcafé nabij de vuurtoren in Noordwijk.

Eneco wilde graag de bewoners

De veiligheid rond platforms voor opsporing en winning van gas en olie op de Noordzee wordt beter beschermd Het Openbaar Ministerie gaat hogere boetes eisen tegen schippers die te dicht bij deze platforms in de buurt komen. Dat schrijft minister Verhagen van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie (EL&I) vrijdag 25 mei 2012 aan de Tweede Kamer.

Schepen mogen niet binnen een veiligheidszone van 500 meter rond een boorplatform komen.

Toch komt het voor dat vrachtschepen, vissersboten en pleziervaarders te dicht bij komen. Een aanvaring kan lekkages aan pijpleidingen en schade aan platforms tot gevolg hebben. In het uiterste geval kan een aanvaring tot een ongeluk leiden met ernstige gevolgen voor mens en milieu.

Wanneer schippers te dichtbij een boorplatform komen is dat

strafbaar. De maximale boete die een rechter kan opleggen aan bedrijven bedraagt bijna acht duizend euro. Particulieren kunnen een boete van maximaal 4000 euro krijgen.

Met het Openbaar Ministerie is afgesproken vanaf 1 juni in beginsel de maximale boete te eisen.

Het Openbaar ministerie heeft ook de mogelijkheid om een transactie aan te bieden aan de schipper en zo de gang naar de rechter te voorkomen. Ook het voorstel voor deze transactie zal

in beginsel de maximale boete bedragen.

Dit moet schippers afschrikken opzettelijk de veiligheidszone van een boorplatform binnen te varen.

Het Openbaar Ministerie behoudt de mogelijkheid af te wijken, bijvoorbeeld wanneer schepen door overmacht op drift geraakt zijn

van de kustplaatsen zoals Noordwijk en Zandvoort betrekken bij de naamgeving van het park dat in 2015 duurzame elektriciteit voor 135.000 huishoudens gaat produceren.

Daarvoor deed het energiebedrijf een oproep in een advertentie in de regionale media. Met als prijs voor de winnaar een ballonvaart voor 2 personen in een ballon van het WNF, de natuurorganisatie waar Eneco mee samenwerkt.

Dat leverde vele creatieve inzendingen met vaak een historische achtergrond op.

Winnaar Joop van der Linden, motiveerde zijn voorstel als volgt: ”Het windpark ligt 23 km uit de kust ter hoogte van Noordwijk en Zandvoort. Het kustgebied tussen deze plaatsen had in het verre verleden de naam Luchterduinen.

Dit windpark draagt bij aan de bescherming van de kust tegen een stijgende zeespiegel, net als de duinen. Dat maakt de naam Luchterduinen dubbel toepasselijk”.

De prijswinnaar stuurde zijn voorstel voor de naam van het windpark naar Eneco, hoewel hij al wist dat hij de ballonvaart als prijs niet wilde winnen: hij

Schip is essentieel voor verwezelijking offshore-plannen Fritz Vahrenholt, CEO van RWE Innogy, het dochterbedrijf van RWE dat zich richt op duurzame energie, voegt eraan toe: “De Victoria Mathias is het resultaat van een buitengewoon succesvolle combinatie van Koreaans en Europees technisch vakmanschap. Victoria Mathias en haar nog in aanbouw zijnde identieke zusterschip Friedrich Ernestine zijn essentiële onderdelen binnen de aanleg van onze ambitieuze offshore plannen.”

De overname van Shell Gas Direct door DONG Energy is afgerond. Dit heeft het Deense energiebedrijf bekendgemaakt. DONG Energy neemt Shell Gas Direct over van Shell UK voor een bedrag van 30 miljoen Britse Pond.

Met een jaarlijkse aanvoer van circa 2,5 miljard kubieke meter aardgas behoort DONG Energy Sales nu tot de grootste business-tobusiness gasbedrijven in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. In Londen heeft het bedrijf ongeveer 130

medewerkers en een businessto-business marktaandeel van 11%. DONG Energy is al een gevestigde speler in het Verenigd Koninkrijk met offshore windparken, een gasgestookte elektriciteitscentrale en olie en gas exploratie. Met de overname werkt DONG Energy aan verdere uitbreiding van het gasnetwerk. Het bedrijf heeft in Nederland een belang in de GATE terminal, een terminal voor de overslag van LNG (Liquified Natural Gas). Daarnaast opende DONG Energy samen met Eneco recent de Enecogen centrale. Deze gasgestookte elektriciteitscentrale behoort tot de schoonste gascentrales in Europa.

De nieuwe naam wordt ook gebruikt bij twee zeilevenementen Bij de onthulling van de naam van het windpark Eneco Luchterduinen maakte Eneco ook bekend dat het twee zeilwedstrijden gaat sponsoren dit jaar. Namelijk het Eneco Luchterduinen Kustzeilevenement wat op 23 en 24 juni door Zeilvereniging Noordwijk georganiseerd wordt en de Eneco Luchterduinen Race (voorheen Nam Rem Race) welke op 18 en 19 augustus door Watersport Vereniging Zandvoort georganiseerd wordt.

Daarnaast worden de jeugdteams van deze twee verenigingen en het jeugdteam van de Katwijkse Watersportvereniging Skuytevaert door Eneco ondersteund met zeilkleding.

Mega-schip voor bouw windparken op zee gedoopt

DONG Energy neemt Shell Gas Direct over Voor het nieuwe bedrijf, DONG Energy Sales UK, is onze primaire doelstelling om een soepele overgang te garanderen en de continuïteit van de kwaliteit van dienstverlening te waarborgen.

We streven ernaar om de service met nieuwe diensten uit te breiden en op maat gesneden advies te verbeteren’, zegt Executive Vice President Lars Clausen van DONG Energy.

heeft namelijk hoogtevrees. Dat hij toch met een inzending kwam, motiveert Joop van der Linden met “Ik juich de komst van het nieuwe windpark van harte toe. We kunnen deze schone vorm van energie niet negeren.

In plaats van een ballonvaart, heeft Eneco ervoor gekozen om een waardebon voor een aantal overnachtingen in B&B’s op cultureel erfgoed als een meer toepasselijke beloning uit te reiken aan winnaar Van der Linden. Hij kreeg deze beloning uit handen van Ruben Dijkstra, projectleider bij Eneco.

Over de Victoria Mathias RWE Innogy beschikt sinds vandaag over ’s werelds eerste schip dat vier megagrote windturbines kan vervoeren en op zee op een diepte van ruim 40 meter kan opstellen. Het schip, de ‘Victoria Mathias’, is gebouwd in Zuid-Korea. Het heeft rond de 100 miljoen euro gekost.

De eerste klus voor het schip is begin deze zomer de aanleg van het windpark “Nordsee Ost”, waar stroom opgewekt zal worden voor bijna 300.000 huishoudens. Dit park wordt gebouwd op zo’n 30 kilometer van Bremerhaven, ten noorden van het Duitse eiland Helgoland.

Offshore windenergie: energie van de toekomst Peter Terium, CEO van RWE AG: “Met de doop van de Victoria Mathias luiden wij voor RWE het tijdperk van de commerciële offshore windenergie in de Duitse Noordzee in. En we nemen voor de aanleg van offshore windparken een belangrijk knelpunt weg.

Wij hebben offshore windparken nodig om binnen de energieproductie in Europa een ommekeer te weeg te brengen.

Daarmee zijn de parken voor RWE een integraal onderdeel van de energielevering van de toekomst.”

Het schip is 100 meter lang en 40 meter breed. Het is speciaal ontworpen voor het opzetten van offshore windturbines en is een van de sterkste in zijn soort. Door middel van een satellietgestuurd navigatiesysteem wordt het schip voor bouwwerkzaamheden op zee tot op de centimeter nauwkeurig gepositioneerd.

Met zijn uitschuifbare stalen dragers kan het veilig op de zeebodem verankerd worden. De kraan heeft een hijsvermogen van duizend ton. Op de bouwlocatie verandert het schip in een hefeiland van waar af funderingen en windturbines geïnstalleerd kunnen worden.

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Damen unveils of ASD Damen ASD 3212 - a milestone in ASD tug design. Damen Shipyards has launched its newly designed ASD Tug 3212 at the International Tug and Salvage Convention (ITS) in Barcelona. This innovative and powerful tug in the 85 t BP range is the result of three years of research and represents a completely new Damen ship type and a milestone in ASD tug design.

Star Flyer in Seaport Den Helder Both photos: Offshore News

The new Damen ASD Tug 3212 has been designed to operate in all circumstances and features hundreds of big and small innovations, including a completely revised hull form and a higher bow, resulting in better speed and a dry foredeck. It has

A true clipper ships reflecting their proud heritage in every inch of their polished brassand gleaming brightwork. Step aboard these unique vessels and discover a new age of sail, where the traditions of the past are happily married to the comforts and amenities of the present day.

Star Flyer is an modern cruise ship in every way, created for luxury-loving passengers who also love the traditions and romance of the legendary era of sailing ships. StarFlyer is 360 feet long and carries170 guests in pampered comfort.

Life aboard is blissfully relaxed, much like traveling on a private yacht. You’ll never feel confinedon at Star Flyer. It offers spacious accommodations and expansive teak deck with ample space and not one, but two swimmingpools. In fact, you’ll find that the ship offer more outdoorspace per passenger than

most conventional cruise ships.

The décor of Star Flyer is reminiscent of the grand age of sail. Antique prints and paintings of famous sailing ships please the eye, while teak and gleaming mahogany rails are richly reminiscent of Star Clippers’ proud nautical heritage. The Star Flyer has an open-seating dining in an elegantly appointed dining room, our convivial indooroutdoor Tropical Bar and Piano Bar, and an Edwardian style library where a Belle Époque fireplace glows with a warmth that reflects the friendliness and enthusiasm of Star Clippers’ hospitable officers and crew.

ENGINEERS IN SHORT SUPPLY AS RENEWABLES SECTOR ENJOYS WORLDWIDE GROWTH Green energy is arguably one of the fastest growing sectors on the planet, with a recent report* stating that in excess of £4trillion ($7trillion) of new capital is to be invested in the renewable energy market between 2011 and 2030.

The extent of success for renewables’ providers, however, is ultimately dependent upon the industry’s ability to ensure

the right talent is in place to capitalise on developments taking place around the world.

The Department of Energy and

Harbour managers: Ellen Boers and Wil Wienstroer, Captain: Klaus Mueller, Alderman: Kees Visser, CEO/Owner DHSS: Wim Schouwenaar

Ship agency: Den Helder Support Service

Vessel specifications of Star Flyer*** Tonnage: 2,298 Length: 360 feet

Bearn: 50 feet Draft: 18.5 feet Sail area: 36,000 Square feet Mast height: 226 feet Total staff: 72 Passenger Capacity: 170 Masts: 4 masts, 16 sails

Climate Change (DECC) claims that in the UK, achievement of the 2020 renewables target will require £100bn of investment, supporting around 500,000 jobs across the sector.

site. In addition, the number of vacancies posted has more than doubled annually since the company’s launch in September 2010, highlighting an upsurge of interest for roles within the sector.

This is reflected by the European commission, which reports that renewables will account for three million jobs across the EU by 2020.

RenewablesCareers.com, the online jobs board for the green energy industry, has seen a significant rise in demand for roles within the sector too, with a 55% year on year rise in the number of visits to the

As with the oil and gas industry, engineers remain in short supply worldwide, with over 14,000 job posts made to RenewablesCareers.com in the last 12 months. Other posts in demand include sales, commercial and environmental consultancy roles.

Business manager, Rowena Simpson, said:

“The renewable energy sector is growing in strength, which is clearly demonstrated by our most recent figures. This is having a knock-on effect on the jobs market, which supports the equivalent of 11,000 full-time jobs in Scotland alone.

“Pockets of new renewable jobs are springing up around the UK, often in areas that have been experiencing a period of economic decline. Siemens, for example, announced plans this month to build a £210 million wind turbine factory at Green Port Hull, creating up to 700 jobs and a further 10,000 in the supply chain to support this development.

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n Shipyards s new type D tug at ITS a maximum bollard pull of 85 tons, sails with 14.5 knots and it’s tested to operate in 3 meter wave height. Other features are, for example, super-absorbent fenders and a new Render/ Recovery winch. Four of the new 3212s have been delivered to clients in Australia, Colombia and The Netherlands and 10 are currently under construction.

Mr Coen Boudesteijn, Damen Product Director Tugs, comments: “Damen has developed this completely new tug generation within the 85 ton bollard pull range to fit in with market developments.

Many projec ts for tug operators are now in more open and challenging waters, such as those off Northern Australia, so there is a need to be able to cope with higher wave heights and for more powerful tugs, given the increasing size of tankers and container vessels.”

Performance Courtesy of Multraship, one of the first clients to express its confidence in the new design, Damen momentarily showcases the Multratug 19 at the ITS. This vessel is one of the new ASD Tugs in the 80 ton bollard pull range and the first with the Standard propulsion installation of 5050 kW. During its sea trials, the Multratug 19 achieved 85 t BP and a speed of almost 15 knots.

Coen Boudesteijn: “Damen has built more than 2,000 ship handling tugs, including 400 ASD Tugs, and delivered them to more than 125 countries.

We have a huge amount of experience concerning what is required for a tug to operate in waves and this knowledge has been incorporated into the new design. We were absolutely delighted to see this come to fruition at the sea trials when

Photo: Damen Shipyards

the vessel more than proved her capabilities.”

The new vessel also benefits from Damen’s philosophy of standardisation. “We sell our standard vessels all over the world. Therefore, for example, the cooling system in an ASD Tug has to be just as fit for purpose in St. Petersburg as it is in Australia”, Mr Boudesteijn continues.

Strong demand Before the ASD Tug 3212 was officially launched at ITS, Damen already experienced a strong demand for the new tug type. To fulfil demand Damen is building a series, including two with Ice Class Notation. By March, four had been sold and 12 deliveries are expected for 2012 alone.

Photo: Damen Shipyards

“Transferrable skills are proving most valuable, particularly with regard to offshore wind installations located in harsh environments. Other sectors offer a number of crossover skills, from the aerospace and automotive industries to exservice personnel and physicists with computational fluid dynamics experience.

“As with the oil and gas industry, we continue to see a shortage of engineers. However, many of those who are newlyqualified are increasingly being drawn to a career in the green sector, with a number of exciting opportunities on the table.”

RenewablesCareers.com allows candidates to search and apply for a variety of roles in green energy across the globe, including engineering, commercial and planning opportunities covering solar, geothermal, offshore & onshore wind, and marine energy.

Recruiters in renewable energy can benefit from access to a range of tools for reaching the best candidates; including vacancy advertising, brand services and CV database searching.

Improved sea keeping, towing capabilities and a new hull form To improve the sea keeping and towing capabilities in waves, Damen conducted extensive in-house R&D, as well as at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN). The ASD Tug 3212 has a completely revised hull form with a more pronounced “V shape” in the fore ship and more slender water lines in the bow region.

Additionally, it has a higher bow with a more flared and slender shape, resulting in a dry fore deck. The vessel also has a relatively low wheelhouse, slope frames and bilge keels, guaranteeing low accelerations for improved crew comfort.

Crew safety and comfort Mr Boudesteijn: “This is a very modern tug and it is always safety first! When towing, the crew can see and operate everything from the main deck, such as the pumps, so they don’t need to go into the engine room.”

The Damen ASD Tug 3212, which has a capacity for a maximum crew of 10, is built to comply with all of the very latest IMO and MLC 2006 crew and comfort regulations. Noise and vibrations are kept to a minimum due to flexibly mounted main engines and flexible drive couplings. The accommodation and wheelhouse have a floating floor to keep noise levels within 55 dB and vibration levels to a minimum.

The wheelhouse design gives good all round visibility and has a user friendly layout.

Comfortable, air-conditioned

accommodation is provided, with all cabins above the waterline.

Officers have a 7.5 sq m cabin, with a standing height of 2.2 m.

“Everything has been considered from an ergonomic point of view.

If the vessel is operated for a 12-hour stretch, it has to be comfortable for the crew and this also makes it safer of course.”

Quick acceleration Main engines are the Caterpillar 3516C TA/D, giving 16001800 RPM and very quick acceleration: high torque at low RPM. The ASD Tug 3212 incorporates new Rolls-Royce rudder propulsion, with large controllable pitch propellers.

Mr Boudesteijn stresses: “Three core elements make the tug operator money; the main engine, the rudder propeller and the towing winch, therefore Damen paid particular attention to these components, with standard Caterpillar diesel engines and Rolls-Royce rudder propellers.

Ultimately, the ASD Tug 3212 is a highly manoeuvrable vessel with fantastic performance.

Customers get a true state-ofthe-art vessel - a proven and tested design - which represents value for money.”

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WINDFORCE 2012 – More than 250 exhibitors and 50 speakers in 4 days From 26 to 29 June 2012, the future of offshore wind energy in Germany will take centre stage at Germany’s first trade fair for the offshore industry and at WAB’s eighth annual offshore conference.

Exhibition Hall 5 at the Bremen Fair is almost fully booked.

WINDFORCE 2012, Germany’s first trade fair for the offshore

wind energy industry, will present more than 250 international exhibitors, including global businesses and young

start-ups representing the entire value-added chain. “To exceed the number of exhibitors we expected in our first year is of course a great success. It shows how much a platform like this was needed for the industry. We are looking forward to four informative days at the trade fair”, says Jens Eckhoff, managing director of the Offshore Wind Messe- und Veranstaltungs GmbH. Eighth WAB offshore conference from 26 to 28 June 2012 The eighth WAB offshore conference will take place at the same time as the trade fair.

During the three days of the conference, some 50 speakers will talk about topics such as grid connection, logistics, and pile-driving noise protection. Nine theme sessions will focus on current issues in the industry.

“The conference has developed into the meeting place for the offshore industry since 2005 and is a fixture on the calendars of many participants.

We are very pleased about this and it spurs us on of course to put together an interesting programme each time”, says Ronny Meyer, managing director of the Wind Energy

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Agency WAB, the German network for the wind energy sector, now boasting 350 member businesses.

The conference’s official inauguration event will take place this year at a Senate Reception in Bremen Town Hall (Rathaus). Jens Böhrnsen, mayor of the City of Bremen, will welcome conference participants and trade fair exhibitors on 26 June, starting at 7 p.m., in the Rathaus’ historic upper festive hall. Mayor Böhrnsen will greet special guest Fergus Ewing, Scotland’s minister for energy, enterprise and tourism, who will sign the city’s Golden Book. Mr Ewing will be in Bremen with a delegation representing the Scottish offshore industry at the WINDFORCE trade fair.

The first day of the conference, 27 June, will begin with a panel discussion on “Grid connection for offshore wind energy: Where are we now, what is the right way ahead, what action should we take?”

One member of the panel will be Dr Stefan Birkner, Lower Saxony’s minister for environment, energy and climate protection.

This will be followed by the first three theme sessions, covering offshore grid connections, insurance, and pile-driving noise protection. In the evening, the organisers will offer the highlight of the conference, the Maritime Wind Dinner, a popular event traditionally taking place at a special location – and this year is no different. Guests will enjoy a fine meal on 27 June at the ABC-Halbinsel terminal in Bremerhaven, surrounded by the enormous tripods stored here. Manufactured

by WeserWind Offshore Construction Georgsmarienhütte at its plant in Bremerhaven, these three-legged giants are used as foundations for wind turbines at sea. The ABC-Halbinsel, an offshore terminal run by BLG Logistics Group, is also a production site for many businesses in the industry. On 28 June, the second day of the conference, participants will be able in the morning to attend one of three theme sessions on offshore financing, offshore grid connections (second part), and offshore logistics, and in the afternoon, one of three theme sessions on offshore special ships, occupational health and safety, and offshore job qualification.

Trade fair open to the public on 29 June 2012 On Friday, 29 June, the WINDFORCE trade fair will open its doors to the interested public. Those who wish to find out more about the prospects of offshore wind energy can meet with players in the industry between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased directly at the conference on 29 June and cost EUR 15 per person (reduced tickets are EUR 10 per person).

The registration deadline for the WINDFORCE 2012 conference is 15 June 2012; please register at www.windforce.com.

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GL Noble Denton to poll oil and gas professionals on industry issues at World Gas Conference 2012 Global technical advisor to poll the opinion of hundreds of industry professionals on essential issues affecting the Asian gas market at World Gas Conference, Kuala Lumpur, June 4-8, 2012.

Have your say by visiting the GL Noble Denton stand (1208).

Participants have the chance to win a new iPad after the show.

GL Noble Denton, the global independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, will poll hundreds of industry professionals on current issues affecting the Asian gas market during the World Gas Conference, June 4-8, 2012.

As home to some of the major producers and consumers of natural gas, the region is increasingly becoming a focus of interest for the international energy industry. Despite its potential as an engine for global growth, however, Asia is not without its challenges.

GL Noble Denton will be conducting three Industry Snapshot Polls during the conference in order to gain clear insight into the issues facing the gas industry in Asia. Conference attendees are invited to the company’s stand (1208) to take part in the poll, which will ask them to vote on one key issue per day: Will China become the world’s largest producer of shale gas by 2030?

Will Japan decrease its dependence on LNG in the next decade?

Does Asia have the infrastructure to support growth in gas consumption?

Participants will be invited to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to these questions, using their business cards as ballot slips. The results of each day’s question will be announced the following morning, before voting on a new issue begins. The poll will also completed online by senior professionals from across the industry.

Richard Bailey, GL Noble Denton’s Executive Vice President for Asia Pacific, said: “Energy consumption has grown exponentially in Asia over recent years, and the region faces the increasingly challenging task of fuelling a continued growth in demand quickly, safely and efficiently.

“GL Noble Denton’s Industry Snapshot Polls will explore oil and gas professionals’ valued opinions on some of the key obstacles and opportunities associated with Asia’s race to meet tomorrow’s consumption rates. We’re looking forward to welcoming conference attendees to our stand to have their say on these important issues.”

To participate in the poll, visit GL Noble Denton at stand number 1208. Participants will be entered into a prize draw to win a new iPad after the show.

The results of the polls will be available after the conference at: HYPERLINK “http://www. gl-nobledenton.com” www.glnobledenton.com

Dutch invention prevents towline failure on tugboats The Rotterdam based shipping company Rotortug and ASD Ship Design from Alblasserdam have invented a revolutionary tugboat technology (‘tugnology’) to prevent towline failures from chafing against a tugboats fixed towing point. The invention of Mr. Ton Kooren (Rotortug) and Mr. Arie Aalbers (ASD Ship Design), the so called azimuth friction free towing point, is presented today at the 22nd International Tug, Salvage and OSV (ITS) convention in Barcelona, Spain.

Conventional towing point designs are usually fixed bitts fitted with polished and stainless steel cladding in line contact areas guiding a towline to a towing winch. Using state of the art towing winches, towlines are winched in and out automatically by using a pre-set line force to prevent both dynamic overloads and slack wires.

Synthetic towlines can easily fail due to chafing and friction with increased risks for safety.

Fast in- and outgoing movements of a towline with these winches cause high temperatures in especially the inner core of synthetic towlines. This is an even bigger issue at high outdoor temperatures. The fiction and the high result temperature cause much wear and, at the end, failure of a towline connection.

Rotortug and ASD Ship Design in co-operation with the company Ridderinkhof in Hasselt have developed a rotating wheel construction to guide the towline without friction. ‘’Our azimuth

friction free towing point will be of great influence to towing methods,’’ according to Mr. Ton Kooren of Rotortug. ‘’Especially when synthetic towlines are used our invention holds many advantages.’’ The patent on this invention is currently pending.

Synthetic towlines are gradually replacing steel wire towlines.

They are generally seven times lighter compared to equivalent steel wire towlines. In fact synthetic towlines are so light (and thus easy to handle) they float in water. A downside to synthetic towlines is their sensitivity to chafing and maximum safe working temperatures.

Together with the Rotterdam based maritime service provider Kotug International and the Rotterdam pilot organization Rotortug has developed new methods to assist sea going ships. One of these methods is the so called ‘rotoring’, a method

through tugs of the Rotortug type can assist objects to be towed and moored in confined spaces.

The azimuth friction free towing point enables ‘rotoring’ in heavy seas.

Rotortug bv develops, builds and sales tugs. The Rotterdam based company is known for its revolutionary tug concept Rotortug, featuring three azimuth thrusters which provide a greater maneuverability and better specific towing characteristics compared to conventional tugboat designs.

ASD Ship Design bv, based in Ablasserdam (the Netherlands), develops and designs new types of ships for ship owners.

In recent years ASD Ship Design was involved in the design of over 30 new types of ships.

Ridderinkhof bv, based in Hasselt (the Netherlands), develops and produces winches and winch systems for maritime and civil applications. Recently Ridderinkhof has developed the so called Wave Winch for sea and port tugs, a high dynamic winch that secures a tight towing rope even in difficult circumstances. Ridderinkhof is awarded the exclusive production rights for the azimuth friction free towing point for the first years.

Total confirms the success of the G4 well intervention On May 21 Total confirmed the success of the intervention conducted on May 15th on the leaking G4 well on the Elgin complex, 240 kilometers from Aberdeen in the UK North Sea. To regain control of the well, heavy mud was pumped into G4 well from the semi-submersible drilling rig West Phoenix.

Pumping heavy mud started on May 15th at 9.20 a.m. (local time) and the leak was stopped 12

hours later.

Since then, several inspection visits to the wellhead platform have confirmed that the leak has completely stopped.

Following the success of the well intervention, the next phase will be to re-man the Elgin complex and restart the Rowan Viking drilling rig in order to set cement plugs in the G4 well. This phase, aiming at completing the plugging and permanent abandonment

procedure of the G4 well, will take several weeks.

Once the first cement plug is set in the G4 well by the Rowan Viking, the drilling of the ongoing relief well with the Sedco 714 will be stopped. In consultation with the appropriate authorities, it has been decided that drilling a second relief well by the Rowan Gorilla V is no longer necessary and has therefore been cancelled.

Speaking about the Elgin situation, Yves-Louis Darricarrère,

President Exploration & Production at Total, said: “While we will obviously take on board any lessons to be learned, I want to congratulate all the teams, including our partners that have been mobilised with the only focus to stop the leak.

Safely evacuating everyone from the platform and adjacent drilling rig, preventing any serious environmental impact and recovering control of the G4 well

is a highly commendable effort from the teams involved. I also want to thank the UK authorities for their co-operation and assistance since the leak began.

Now, it is important that we continue to work together with the authorities to conclude the on-going investigations, take into account lessons learnt and define the necessary conditions for restarting production of the ElginFranklin fields.”

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Communication Officer Company profile Our client is leading in heavy lifting and one of the key companies in the offshore installation/removal of oil and gas platforms business.

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There has been considerable progress in industrial hygiene issues in offshore environments in recent years. Dr Jas Singh, Golder Associates’ Hawaii-based health & safety consultant, offers this primer.

Experience in many offshore environments shows that there is growing understanding that industrial hygiene (IH) is not as much about emergency plans and response as it is about taking measures to provide for employees’ long term health and wellbeing day to day.

Some of the majors have welldeveloped IH risk assessments, plans and protocols, and are sharing those with their smaller joint venture partners. Where many companies fall short in

How to stay healthy offshore their IH obligations offshore is around detailed and systematic assessments of IH risks.

The result may be increased employee injuries, or latent health conditions that may manifest later in the employee’s life through impaired health or quality of life.

Assessing the risks related to IH in the offshore, and developing a well-considered plan of action to manage those risks, has many benefits. These include setting priorities and thus enabling better resource allocation, long-term reduction of illness and injury by identifying health hazards early, and better employee morale, resulting in higher productivity and

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easier recruitment and retention.

Three aspects unique to offshore environments can make IH issues more consequential than they are onshore.

Isolation and distance. Many managers in the offshore industry underestimate the psychological effects of the offshore environment. Employees are often away from home for weeks at a time.

They may be coping with news about a child not doing well in school, or a family member who is sick, and there is not much they can do about it. This can distract them from their work, in an isolated work environment with many potential hazards.

Small area, tight confines. The small footprint of most drilling platforms results in a crowded environment. Employees are often called upon to physically lift and carry heavy loads, twist and bend – with real potential for ergonomic stress. Hot, humid environments in warm waters provide welcoming homes for mould to grow, impacting interior air quality. In some situations, exhaust from engines on pumps and other equipment is picked

up by ventilation intakes. Even if rooms are set aside for smoking, ventilation systems may be inadequate, so smoke drifts throughout the living quarters.

Stressful environment. In emergencies such as a fire or injury, crew members on remote platforms know that help will take some time to arrive, particularly during storms. The ever-present threat of fire or explosion can weigh heavily on their minds. The small space available for crew living quarters (bunk beds are the norm) can cause mental stresses that can flare up into interpersonal confrontations and bullying.

Risks offshore Routine IH exposures on offshore platforms can come from pigging, routine maintenance and small leaks. Experience shows that most significant exposures may occur during the process upsets and maintenance activities such as vessel cleaning, changing filters, changing gaskets (particularly scraping and sanding broken gaskets), painting and paint removal, and pump maintenance/ repair.

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risk assessment. This tool for evaluating and prioritizing the risk of exposure to chemical and physical hazards goes beyond routine observationbased occupational exposure assessments to evaluate the inherent hazards of the agents, exposure duration, relative probability of exposure and severity of exposure. It then ranks overall exposure risks.

In IH, risk is considered to be the product of two factors: • the probability of exposure, including the duration of exposure in hours per day, the exposure potential which considers factors such as volatility, particle size and likelihood of physical contact, and the degree of engineering controls present; • severity or consequence rating, which considers toxicity using well-established methodologies to determine consequences of contact.

Measuring risks, using qualified personnel (either in-house or through a third party) can help find the most serious risks, for setting priorities for action. The result is a safer workplace, which leads to greater employee confidence in their employers’ willingness to safeguard their health and safety.

Subsea 7 has ordered the OCTOPUS suite of products Zondag 8 juli opent Huisman de poorten van haar vestiging in Schiedam om iedereen kennis te laten maken met de wereld van immense pijplegsystemen, zware hijskranen en boorinstallaties. Heavy stuff dus… en nog mega-interessant ook. Voor kinderen zijn er volop speciale activiteiten én er is een banenmarkt met informatie over Huisman als werkgever.

Publiekstrekkers zijn dan ook ongetwijfeld de indrukwekkende installaties die Huisman ontwerpt en bouwt voor on- en offshore bedrijven over de hele wereld.

Zo is er een 500 metrische ton kadekraan in aanbouw, staat er een gigantische ‘boortoren in aanbouw’ in de nieuwe 66 meter hoge productiehal; en zijn de tensioners van een pijplegsysteem te bekijken.

Hoogtepunt is de “Seven Borealis” die bij Huisman aan de kade ligt. Dit 182 meter lange schip is door Huisman voorzien van een 5000 tons kraan, een 600 tons S-lay pijplegsysteem en een 750 tons J-lay pijplegsysteem.

Wie van techniek, innovatie of de maritieme wereld houdt, moet zeker even langs komen om te zien dat Nederland internationaal gezien nog steeds voorop loopt.

Ook als het gaat om de ‘maakindustrie.

The seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry Subsea 7 has ordered the OCTOPUS suite of products for the recently delivered Pipelay/Heavy Lift vessel Seven Borealis. This latest addition to the Subsea 7 fleet is a state-of-the-art vessel that shall be involved in ultra-deep and deepwater projects in the world’s deepest and harshest environments.

Speciaal kinderprogramma De Open Dag begint om 12.00 uur en duurt tot 17.00 uur. Er worden rondleidingen gegeven en er zijn verschillende demonstraties, waar de bezoekers in sommige gevallen zelf aan mee kunnen doen.

Er zijn zowel buiten- als binnenactiviteiten, zodat er ook bij slecht weer genoeg te doen is.

Ook aan de kinderen is gedacht.

Voor de allerkleinsten zijn er specifieke bezigheden en voor de wat grotere kinderen is er een ‘doe-route’ uitgezet.

Aanmelden verplicht In verband met de veiligheidsvoorschriften is aanmelden voor de open dag verplicht.

Dit kan online via www. huismanequipment.com/ opendag.

Amarcon is appointed to deliver a motion monitoring and ship response forecast system, known in the industry as OCTOPUS-Onboard.

The order for Subsea 7 is a very extensive one. One of the functionalities is a crane monitoring system. The motions of the heave compensated

5,000t crane are monitored and displayed real-time within OCTOPUS-Onboard.

In addition to the onboard motion monitoring & forecast functionality, the Seven Borealis shall also be equipped with a DP Capability Forecast. This enables the production of DP (Dynamic Positioning) -plots based on forecast thruster

utilization. As a result of that, a forecast is given within OCTOPUS-Onboard if the vessel is capable of maintaining her position and heading in changing environmental and weather conditions, hours and days ahead.

By using OCTOPUS-Online all the collected motions and accelerations from the Seven Borealis are sent to a central database server so authorized users at the Subsea 7 office can view and analyze the recorded motion and acceleration data. Subsea 7 also ordered Amarcon’s hydrodynamic analysis software OCTOPUSOffice for calculations of sea keeping characteristics of the Seven Borealis prior to new pipe lay projects.

In 2011 Seaway Heavy Lifting ordered OCTOPUS-Onboard for her Oleg Strashnov, which is operated under a Joint Venture together with Subsea 7.

Amarcon’s Managing Director Leon Adegeest shows his appreciation: “It is great to see that these unique vessels, involved in very complex and sophisticated offshore projects, have chosen OCTOPUSOnboard to assist them in their everyday operations.”

OCTOPUS can be installed on newbuild vessels and on ships already in operation.

For more information about the OCTOPUS line of products, please visit www.amarcon.com.

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Statoil calls for new type of intervention vessel OSLO, Norway – Statoil has ordered a new type of intervention vessel from Aker Solutions. This “Category-B” rig will be designed to help increase recovery rates from existing fields. In cooperation with the supplier industry, Statoil has developed a new type of rig and well control system specially adapted to carry out well intervention and drilling operations in existing subsea wells.

The rig will be a newbuild Category B (Cat-B) well intervention semisubmersible, to be owned and operated by Aker Oilfield Services.

Cat-B is designed for year-round well intervention. It will provide tasks including through-tubing rotary drilling, wireline, coil tubing, high pressure pumping, well testing and cementing, and ROV operations, and will operate in water depths up to 500 m (1,640 ft).

This rig fills the gap between light intervention vessels (Category A)

and conventional rigs (Category C) and is designed for year-round well service in Statoil-operated activities. The Category B design provides the option for a number of different types of well interventions using wireline and coiled tubing operations.

The contract will be managed out of Aker Oilfield Services' offices at Skøyen, Oslo. Aker Solutions’ subsea technology and manufacturing center at Tranby will supply the riser and well control package.

Aker Solutions will also provide

the conveyance equipment and intervention services including coil tubing and wireline through its Stavanger-based well service business. And it will provide facilities to enable a third party contractor to supply cementing services, which Statoil will manage under a separate contract.

Statoil and the licensees will enter into an eight-year contract with options for three two-year extensions for the service. The estimated value of the contract is $1.9 billion. In addition to rig rental, the contract also includes rental of the necessary equipment and services to carry out well intervention, sidetrack drilling, ROV operations, well testing, and cementing.

Negotiations are under way with various yards for the EPC contract to build the Cat-B rig, which should start operations during the second half of 2015.

Gastech speakers to reveal how technological innovations are propelling the gas industry into the future Now in its 40th year, Gastech has become the world’s leading natural gas conference and exhibition and will this year be held at the ExCeL, London, from 8 - 11 October.

The Gastech exhibition is a crucial showcase for the latest innovation, technologies, products, services and suppliers involved in the energy industry and is free to attend.

More than 85 per cent of exhibition space has already been sold, with more than 350 international exhibitors confirmed and 10,000 visitors and 2,000 delegates from across the entire gas supply chain expected to attend.

Technical providers including Petrobras, CB&I, Air Products, KBR and Petrofac will be in attendance at the exhibition which comprises a range of upstream, midstream and downstream contractors and service providers.

Gastech will also see the return of the Centres of Technical Excellence (CoTEs) on the exhibition floor which are free to attend educational theatres dedicated to developments in gas technology, and feature key associations and companies involved in driving technological advancements within the industry.

Touching upon all areas of the gas supply chain, the 12 CoTEs streams will feature content based on the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. They include gas processing; unconventional gas; floating LNG; cryogenics; LNG as a shipping fuel; offshore and subsea technology; pipelines and transmission; power generation; carbon capture and storage; health, safety and environment; UK innovation; and latest technologies. The

streams will be presented and moderated by representatives of leading industry associations including John Sheffield of the Gas Processors Association Europe (GPAE); Dr Bob Allwood, chief executive of the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT); Jeff Chapman, chief executive of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA); Dr Paul Jukes, Fellow with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) and president of MCS Kenny; and John Crawford, deputy director of the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) energy team.

Mr Crawford said: “Over 100 years of onshore exploration and 40 years in the North Sea have given UK companies unrivalled expertise in exploration, production, transmission and distribution.

UK gas technologies are at the forefront of utilisation, safety and the environmental sector.

UKTI is proud to be associated with CoTEs and appreciates the platform it allows to showcase the best in UK energy expertise.”

The potential for using LNG to meet the challenge of marine emission targets will be tackled

by Lloyd’s Register. Nick Brown, the Marine Communications Manager for Lloyd’s Register, said: “LNG has emerged as a potential fuel of the future. It is already in use in some short sea applications but can it make the leap to global availability?

Technical, operational and commercial considerations need to be addressed to enable the widespread adoption of LNG as a marine fuel. Accordingly,

Lloyd’s Register, the leader in LNG carrier classification, has developed a “LNG as a Shipping Fuel” CoTE programme to help answer the big picture, 'Is LNG the marine fuel of the future?'.”

Dr Paul Jukes said: “The CoTE seminars offer an excellent opportunity for IMarEST to present its expertise and to be associated with the Gastech brand. Through the IMarEST participation at the CoTE seminars we see the opportunity to reach out to the industry, attract new members and create greater awareness of the work of the Institute. We are in the process of developing the Offshore Special Interest Group (SIG) and see our participation in the CoTE seminars playing an important part in this task.”

Amanda Basi, the producer of the CoTE streams, said: “The fundamental aim of the exhibition and Gastech as a whole is to deliver technological knowledge and innovation, a key factor in propelling the global gas industry into the future.

“The opportunity to exhibit alongside some of the biggest names and most influential figures in oil and gas has really captured the imagination of the industry, while the excitement and anticipation around Gastech as a whole is continuing to build.

“No other event provides a greater stage for so many of the industry’s most respected associations, organisations and individuals, to share their solutions and help build industry expertise.”

Damen Shipyards acquires Swedish shiprepair yard Oskarshamnsvarvet Dutch shipbuilding and -repair company Damen Shipyards Group has taken over the shares of Swedish ship repair and maintenance yard Oskarshamnsvarvet in Oskarshamn. The acquisition was prepared in close cooperation with the owners and includes the full continuation of the repair yard, both as to current operations and personnel.

Oskarshamnsvarvet is a ship repair yard on the southeast coast of Sweden. It is specialized in the maintenance and repair of vessels up to 80 m and has built, repaired and maintained a substantial part of the Swedish coastal fleet since 1863.

Apart from a floating dock, the company operates a slipway covered by a portal crane of 100 tons. In addition to shiprepair the company is active in industrial activities, such as specialized crane assembly and the production of special-purpose containers.

Oskarshamnsvarvet employs about 60 people and has been profitable over the past years.

René Berkvens, CEO Damen Shipyards, says: “The takeover

of Oskarshamnsvarvet fits right into our strategy to increase Damen’s network of ship repair yards in Europe. Moreover, Oskarshamnsvarvet is a solid base from which we can provide services to existing and new (Swedish) clients. We look forward to work with the yard and its employees.”

Mr Martijn Smit has been appointed as board member of Oskarshamnsvarvet. Damen is an established player in the ship repair market and now has two Swedish yards: Oskarshamnsvarvet on the east coast and Damen Shiprepair Götaverken on the west coast.

All in all, Damen operates 9 ship repair and conversion yards along the North Sea coast and 3 repair yards in the Middle East.

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Agenda 2012

Stavanger, Norway North Sea Energy 13 September 2012 Den helder, Netherlands

Australasian Oil & Gas 22 - 24 February 2012 Perth, Australia

Rio Oil & Gas 17 - 20 September 2012 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Offshore Energy October the 23 and 24 - 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands

On & Offshore 27 - 29 March 2012 Gorinchem, Netherlands Offshore Technology Conference 30 April - 3 May 2012 Houston, U.S.A North Sea Energy Soccer Cup 30 june 2012 Den helder, Netherlands

ADIPEC 14 - 12 November 2012 Abu Dhabi, U.A.E

OSEA Offshore Northern http://woordzoekermaken.org Seas 27 - 30 November 2012 28 - 31 August 2012 Singapore

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Photo: Heerema

this a major achievement of the workforce and project management to deliver a high quality jacket within 1 -

GIANT VALEMON JACKET LEAVES HEEREMA VLISSINGEN The largest jacket ever designed and fabricated at Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) ready for installation Saturday 26 May the 9,150 tonnes Statoil jacket sets sail from the Heerema Vlissingen yard to its final destination the Valemon gasfield on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in a water depth of approximately 135 metres and about 160 kilometers west of Bergen, Norway.

In less than 2 years, after contract award in September 2010, Heerema Fabrication Group designed and fabricated this gigantic 160 metres high jacket for the Valemon process platform. Additionally in March 2011 Statoil awarded HFG the contract to design and fabricate the 210 tonnes weighing wellhead module. The jacket and wellhead module were both designed by HFG’s in-house design company HFG Engineering and the fabrication contract awarded to Heerema Vlissingen yard.

The design of the Valemon jacket resulted in a very intensive process with critical design challenges. Control of the jacket weight to stay below the maximum lifting capacity of the crane vessel Thialf was the most critical one, which finally resulted in a successful design process as the jacket did not weigh a kilo too much steel. Another special feature is the wellhead module, which will be partly integrated in the

topsides after its installation in 2014. Early installation of the wellhead module will enable Statoil to drill numerous wells before platform completion.

Cees Spaans, VP Technology of HFG Engineering, says: “Due to the close cooperation with our client Statoil and other partners in the design process, we managed to deliver the safest and largest ever liftable jacket of its kind. Important to mention is that this jacket contains numerous features, which makes it unique. To mention are the special strengthening of the foundations with reinforced concrete and the solution to minimize boat impact in case a vessel collides with the jacket.

For this we involved TNO Technical Research Center Delft to work together with us to ensure that the Valemon jacket is capable of resisting severe boat impact criteria.”

Aren Bezuijen, Project Manager of Heerema Vlissingen, adds: “The various challenges during the fabrication process made

year and a wellhead deck in only 6 months. We hereby thank our client Statoil for the pleasant cooperation during the execution of this contract, which contributed to a successful delivery. Thisproject shows the strength ofHFG to manage the interfaces, thanks to the fabrication andinstallation-driven engineering focus of our in-house design company. The total Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract provided 500,000 manhours with additional supply chain jobs.”

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Kjell Arvid Tuen, Site Manager of Statoil, concludes: “Valemon jacket has been a very interesting and challenging project for us in the site team.

We have had our challenges as mentioned before, but we have managed to mitigate and close them all in a good way.

I will also emphasize that we have had an open and good communication with all levels in the HFG’s organisation. I hereby congratulate Heerema with a successful performance of the Valemon jacket and wellhead module, delivered on schedule.

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