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A&P Group

“Engineering Excellence for the Global Shipping, Marine, Defence and Oil & Gas industries from three strategic locations across the UK�

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A&P Group

“Engineering Excellence for the Global Shipping, Marine, Defence and Oil & Gas industries from three strategic locations across the UK”

Articles 6 A&P Group 22 Kongsberg Maritime 36 Statoil 46 VSMPO 52 Subsea 7 64 C.C.Jensen (CJC) 68 Maersk Group 90 ONS Oil, Gas and Shipping 2014 Oil, Gas and Shipping Magazine is published by Worldwide Business Media Limited, London, EC1V 2NX United Kingdom. Registered No. 6809417 England/ Wales. VAT No. 972 7492 76. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or any part without written permission is strictly prohibited. Liability: while every care has been taken in the preperation of this magazine, the publishers cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of the information herein, or any consequence arising from it. All paper used in this production comes from well managed sources.

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CONTENTS

2 Hakkinen Oy 4 The Heavy Lift Group 21 A&P Group 27 ISIC Systems 30 Exova 31 Technip 36 NAG Marine 36 Biosea 37 Danbor 42 FMC Technologies 50 Damen 51 IKM Cleandrill/ IKM Testing 62 Shepherd Offshore 63 Van Oord 65 C.C.Jensen (CJC) 67 Enefit Technology Industries 89 D&R Valves 92 Vroon Offshore

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“Engineering Excellence for the Global Shipping, Marine, Defence and Oil & Gas industries from three strategic locations across the UK�

A&P is a leading Marine Engineering Services and Fabrication Group providing tailormade solutions for customers in the Global Marine and Energy Sectors.

Operating from three strategic UK locations in Tyneside, Falmouth & Teesside with seven large scale drydocks and deep water berthing for vessels up to 100,000 tonnes we can accommodate the most demanding marine projects, ensuring costs and timeframes are kept to a minimum. Through our own adaptability and the expertise of our people we lead the way in the services we provide, delivering beyond our clients expectations.

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Our two North East England facilities provide our customers with world class ship repair, conversion and fabrication services born out of expertise, market-strength and dedication to delivering complex projects. We provide robust, bespoke solutions and maintain a collaborative, open approach that inspires long-lasting and trusted partnerships with each of our clients. Having successfully delivered completed contracts including subsea structures into the UK North Sea Sector and projects off the coast of Africa A&P is the natural engineering and fabrication partner for the Oil & Gas sector. Gaining a successful history in achieving complex conversions of ships and offshore structures.

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Our Clients range across the Oil & Gas, Renewables, MoD, and Commercial Shipping sectors. We are able to undertake specific conversions including O&M roles required for the deployment of offshore wind and marine renewable vessel applications. The major strength of the business is its personnel; both our workforce and sub-contractors are able to meet our customer’s demands on a genuine 7 day a week service.

The safety culture on our site is underpinned by proven procedures, which have enabled the yards to develop a good safety record.

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The A&P Group Business is focused on delivering a safe, quality, cost effective and efficient service for all of our customers.

The Tyne yard boasts the largest commercial dry-dock on the east coast of England supplemented with two deep water berths and a significant modern fabrication facility complete with panel line, rolling, plasma complemented by a highly skilled and flexible workforce. There is extensive storage and load-out capability with fully equipped workshops covering all trades required to carry out projects from relatively simple ship repair to major complex ship conversions.

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Located on one of the busiest rivers in the UK, our 5 acre Tees yard consists of two dry docks and 240m of jetty frontage. With extensive workshop facilities, cranes up to 40 tonnes and a secure tank washing facility the Tees yard is considered a centre of excellence for offshore vessels, dredgers and tankers.

Among our customer base we boast a number of Oil Majors and their key contractors as well as the UK Ministry of Defence and some well-known national and worldwide shipping groups. In addition to major marine projects our fabrication facilities lend themselves to building offshore modules, subsea structures, and new ship sections.Both yards have excellent transport links, with International airports within 20km of each yard, major mainline rail connections and ferry services to Europe all within easy reach.

A&P Fabrication has both the heritage and expertise to deliver complex, technically challenging marine infrastructure projects for the O&G sector.

Having successfully delivered completed contracts including subsea structures into the UK North Sea Sector and projects off the coast of Africa, A&P Fabrication is the natural engineering and fabrication partner for the Oil & Gas sector.

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Typically our involvement has included: • Vessel mobilisation & demobilisation work for construction and installation activities • Major ship conversions for example FPSO / FSO deployment • Module fabrication • Subsea structure fabrication • Ship repair to the OSV market • Ship repair to the product tanker market A&P Falmouth located on the UK south west, part of the A&P Group, is a vital partner to local and visiting maritime interests and is able to deliver a unique service offering to rival any port around the globe. The port boasts one of the world’s largest natural deep-water harbours and is one of the largest shiprepair facilities in the UK, with three large graving docks and 750 metres of alongside deepwater berths that can provide berths for vessels of up to 100,000 tonnes.

The busy working port handles in excess of 100,000 tonnes of product per year and on top of its extensive workshop facilities A&P Falmouth offers the ability to drydock without gas-freeing, as well as in-water surveys and propeller polishing.

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Furthermore, a bustling array of more than 30 firms located in the port area offer a turnkey range of specialist services and supply chain including towage, area port health, diving services and bunkering facilities.

With a long history of shiprepair dating back over 150 years, A&P Falmouth has developed long-standing and close relationships with major clients such as the Ministry of Defence, Grimaldi Lines, P&O, Star Reefers and Condor Ferries to name a few. Indeed, the port has had shiprepairing partnering agreements in place for 25 years, which is clear proof that A&P Falmouth’s commitment to efficiency, reliability and quality is something that is recognised by its clients. Last year saw the 50th Grimaldi ship drydocked by A&P Group in the last 12 years, with further work and prospects for this year.

Although the port’s facilities and excellent location make it an ideal destination for commercial and tourist shipping, with over 16,000 cruise passengers using the port annually this year as a gateway to Cornwall, there are important plans to deepen the port approach to allow for larger ships in the future. During 2013 the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable attended the docks to discuss issues surrounding port development with particular attention to dredging.Commenting on the importance of dredging the channel Peter Child, managing director of A&P Falmouth, said: “Falmouth is recognised as the marine gateway to Cornwall and key to its future marine economy. For the past 150 years, the Docks have played an important role both economically and socially as the largest private employer in West Cornwall, as well as bringing significant wider benefits for Cornwall. There is a need to dredge a deep-water channel into the port to safeguard the existing port functions as well as developing businesses requiring use of the port by larger vessels. Ships are getting bigger and bigger with deeper drafts and cannot be accepted in the port due to the constraints of the existing channel which dates back some years.

“There are now more than 30 businesses operating in Falmouth Docks, which together provide over 1400 skilled jobs in the local economy, worth more than £31 million a year in wages. If dredging is achieved, the anticipated uplift to Cornwall’s economy is an additional £156 million by 2030, which is a significant return on investment.”

Presently following several tests and trials, investigation is under way to establish how to best proceed with the dredging project. A report has been delivered to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) so that it may establish the feasibility of relocating dead maerl, calcified seaweed, as a mitigation measure to the dredging project.

A further key development for the port was the award of a major renewables contract with a leading wave energy firm. A&P Falmouth was chosen by Seatricity to build the first wave energy device that has now been deployed at Wave Hub, an advanced offshore renewable energy test facility. Announced in February 2014, the project saw 20 A&P Falmouth staff manufacture, fabricate and assemble the energy-converting device, Oceanus 2, using marine grade aluminium.

During the past several years A&P has worked to enhance its ability to meet the needs of renewable energy firms and the result has seen strong growth for the company in this market and a growing reputation for quality. If the Oceanus 2 is successful it could open the way for the manufacture of as many as a further 60 devices as part of Seatricity’s plan to develop a full-scale 10MV grid-connected array over the next two years at Wave Hub, just ten miles off the North Coast of Cornwall at Hayle. Paul Weston, A&P Falmouth’s renewable energy technical manager, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have won the contract to build Seatricity’s next generation device to be deployed at Wave Hub, which is only a short distance from our shipyard in Falmouth. This is a tremendous boost, not only for A&P Falmouth but also for the local supply chain and demonstrates Cornwall’s growing reputation in the marine renewable energy industry. We are committed to helping the sector keep costs down and this project is a good example. We sat down with Seatricity at the concept stage and using our knowledge of working with aluminium identified substantial costs savings of 28 per cent.”

Business remains strong for the port and this is a trend that looks set to continue well into the future. As A&P moves to anticipate receiving larger vessels, plans are in place for future investment into improved berthing facilities to better serve large cruise ships. Furthermore, low-sulphur marine legislation has caused an increase in equipment installations as ship owners move to make their vessels compliant with new rules. As such, it is clear that the A&P port of Falmouth is set to remain a vital maritime base for many years to come.

The following pages contain a number of our case studies.

CSO ORELIA

UPGRADE AND EXTENSION

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: REMOVAL AND RENEWAL OF ACCOMMODATION MODULE, NEW FORWARD AND AFT END STRUCTURES. THE PROJECT: A&P Group’s shipyard on the Tyne was

when the ship docked (this will enhance sea

awarded the contract to upgrade and provide life extension

performance and increase fuel economy),

to Technip’s offshore construction vessel CSO Orelia. The

• substantial overhauls and upgrades on all major

project, with a value of over £20 million took one year

machinery for life extension of ship e.g. engines

to complete, however by utilising prefabrication and pre-

generators/thrusters/cranes, renew helicopter reception

outfitting techniques the vessel was at the yard for less

facilities of ship, hull blast and paint, hull and tank

than 23 weeks.

steelwork repairs and full upgrade of switchboards and

SCOPE OF WORK:

distribution boards.

• removal of existing accommodation systems and facilities, • renewal of accommodation which comprised of 380 tonnes, • fabrication of the new accommodation module (fully

THE RESULT: A&P are delighted to firstly have been awarded this project and to have completed on time and to budget. The project was very well received by Technip who have since returned to the Tyneside facility with other vessels from the fleet.

outfitted with new wet units, cabins and furniture), • installation of new pipework services and systems

Fred Newman, Executive Director at A&P Tyne, commented:

including hot/cold water/sewage/firemain/sprinkler

“We have delivered this difficult project on time

system, installation of new electrical systems,

and to budget which is a tribute to the dedication

• new air conditioning system and erection and

and hard work of the management team and highly

commission of the accommodation module onto

skilled workforce. With A&P Tyne’s proven track

the vessel,

record in delivering intricate project specifications to

• new forward and aft end structures each in excess of 100 tonnes were built pre-ship arrival and installed

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such a high standard this is another project we are pleased to add to our CV.”

GLOBAL PRODUCER III CONVERSION

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: OVERHAUL OF SHIPS TURRET MOORING SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF NEW PAU THE PROJECT: The Global Producer vessel formerly

The topside work carried out included fabrication

operated on Kerr-McGee’s Leadon field required an

of new PAU (Pre Assembled Unit) and skids, new

extensive conversion ahead of its new role on the

seawater caissons, new platforms/ladders/handrails,

Dumbarton development in the UK North Sea. The project

deconstruction of redundant plant and equipment,

included a refit of the topsides as well as modifications

heavy lift installation of new units, connection and

to allow the 54,500 metric tonne, 217 m long vessel to

extension of services/pipes/electrics and commissioning

handle Dumbarton’s crude, which is much lighter and with

and testing of new and disrupted systems.

a higher gas content than Leadon’s.

THE RESULT: SCOPE OF WORK:

This project involved modifications to 35 systems, 170,000

A&P Group’s shipyard on the Tyne were awarded the

hours of engineering work, 600,000 manhours of labour,

project to modify and replace the existing production

25 sub-suppliers, installation of 25 km (15.6 miles) of

facilities to suit the requirements of the new field.

new cabling, and 5 km (3.1 miles) of large bore piping to handle the lighter crude. A&P Group were delighted with

The marine works included removal and full overhaul

the works completed with Managing Director of A&P

of three azimuth thruster units, removal and overhaul

Tyne commenting,

of ballast pumps, removal and overhaul of ships “turret” mooring system and component parts, full hull

“Once again the workforce here have proven that we

preparation and painting, piping modifications, galley

can deliver complex conversion projects on time and

and accommodation modifications and an upgrade to

to extremely high standards, everyone involved can be

the ships towing arrangements.

proud of the job they’ve done.”

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SEAJACKS KRAKEN

RETURNS TO FALMOUTH FOR HELIDECK INSTALLATION

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: THE REMOVAL OF REDUNDANT BLADE RACK AND RE-INSTALLATION OF A PREVIOUSLY REMOVED HELIDECK. THE PROJECT: Kraken returned to Falmouth for 100 ton blade rack removal and 80 ton helideck installation.

The blade rack previously built and installed by A&P Falmouth in April 2011 was removed over a 4 day period.

The helideck was delivered by Seajacks to Falmouth by ship and lifted off the vessel onto the quayside, using two cranes to tandem lift the 80 ton structure. The helideck was lifted into place and welded in position, a procedure which took two days.

THE RESULT: The whole project was finished and back in service ahead of schedule. The helideck was lifted into place and welded into position, a procedure which took two days.

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PRIDE OF ROTTERDAM / BRUGES FERRIES

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: ANNUAL DRY DOCKING PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: On P&O’s regular return to the North East of England, the Pride of Rotterdam and Pride of Bruges were dry docked in A&P’s Tyne facility.

SCOPE OF WORK: The Pride of Rotterdam being the first to dock in early January stayed for 10 days and although late entering the dry dock left on time making way for the arrival of the second P&O ferry. Scope of Works included underwater works, sea valves, shafts, thrusters and underside painting. Touch up painting to the top side was also carried out.

The Pride of Bruges entered the dry dock two days after the Pride of Rotterdam.

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The scheduled work scope was for 10 days over January and February and was completed on time.

The scope of works included various steel work repairs including the Stern Door, Bumper Rails and tank repairs. Painting to the undersides and touch up to the top sides were also carried out.

THE RESULT: Both projects went very well with both scopes completed on time and to budget despite adverse weather conditions.

Hans Pronk – Technical Operations Manager commented, “Thank you very much for all the efforts you have made to make the projects a success, with the challenges we had to face. Please pass my thanks to all personnel who were involved on the Pride of Bruges and Rotterdam”.

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6 bunker tank high level alarm cabling and commissioning.

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Exhaust gas economiser overhaul.

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Air conditioning system overhaul.

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Propeller polish.

LADY MARTINE

AFLOAT REPAIRS CONDUCTED GAS installation.

FREEING •WITHOUT BNWAS system

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: AFLOAT REPAIRS CONDUCTED IN FALMOUTH WITHOUT THE NEED FOR COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING GAS FREEING. THE PROJECT: Repairs were affected to LPG Tanker Lady Martine in Falmouth without costly and time consuming Gas freeing operation. Falmouth being one of only a few ports in Europe that can offer this service. When repairs were complete the vessel went straight back into service without out having to gas back up, saving precious time and money.

SCOPE OF WORK: • Hull steelwork repairs in way of the accommodation • Auxiliary boiler repairs, cropping and re-tubing.

• Mooring winch repairs, both winches stripped and shaft machined and overhauled.

• Various pipe repairs.

• 6 bunker tank high level alarm cabling and commissioning.

• Exhaust gas economiser overhaul.

• Air conditioning system overhaul.

• BNWAS system installation.

• Propeller polish.

THE RESULT: Project conducted on schedule, to customer’s satisfaction.

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OUR TRUSTED & PROVEN REPUTATION IS BUILT ON DELIVERING MORE THAN YOU’D EXPECT

A&P Marine is a major Engineering Services & Fabrication Group with a proud heritage in ship repair and conversion.

Operating from three strategic UK locations in Tyneside, Falmouth & Teeside with seven large scale dry docks and deep water berthing for vessels up to 100,000 tonnes we can accommodate the most demanding marine projects, ensuring costs and timeframes are kept to a minimum.

Through our own adaptability and the expertise of our people we lead the way in the services we provide, delivering beyond our clients expectations.

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As a key operating part of the Kongsberg Gruppen (KONGSBERG), Kongsberg Maritime delivers systems for dynamic positioning and navigation, marine automation, safety management, cargo handling, subsea survey and construction, maritime simulation and training, and satellite positioning. Its solutions enhance efficiency and safety throughout the whole maritime technology spectrum and it is able to offer additional competence in providing turnkey engineering services within the shipbuilding and floating production sectors. Key markets are countries with large offshore, shipyard and energy exploration and production industries. In exploration Kongsberg Maritime provides sophisticated underwater and positioning technology and systems for survey vessel operation. In field development, it supports constructions and offshore vessels with innovative solutions for operation and specialist applications, whilst in production its hardware and software enhances output and minimises downtime. For maritime transport and offshore vessels, Kongsberg Maritime supplies ‘The Full Picture’, including navigation, automation, training and safety systems.

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Kongsberg Marine has been engaged in marine activities for more than fifty years and during this time it has built up a wealth of knowledge on marine operations, user requirements and challenges. Kongsberg Marine has evolved to meet the unique challenges of the marine industry by providing cost-efficient products and systems tailored to each individual client.

Throughout the company’s history, Kongsberg has ensured the commercial availability of technologies and systems that enhance value for the users. In the 1960s, it installed the world’s first computer-based radar/ARPA. Since then, it has been at the forefront of many innovations, ranging from dynamic positioning systems to integrated automation systems and from fish finding equipment to fishery research.

Owing to the depth and ferocity of the North Sea, the development of the offshore oil industry was made possible by achievements comparable with those of the space industry. Kongsberg developed dynamic positioning systems for diving support vessels in the 1970s. This significantly increased the efficiency and safety of diving operations. Since then, the offshore and maritime industries have benefited from these achievements. In more recent years these advances have been applied to the cruise industry with dynamic positioning systems for manoeuvring and the complex task of precise position keeping.

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In the early 1950s, Simrad, a subsidiary of Kongsberg, introduced the first commercial echosounder and sonar, making fish finding equipment available to ordinary fishermen. Since then, fishing has evolved into a technology-based industry, and Kongsberg has carved out a place at the forefront of technological developments.

As cost levels rose rapidly during the 1960s, the need to reduce ships’ operating costs became evident. People turned to technology for solutions, and Norcontrol and Autronica provided them. Norcontrol, with its first main engine remote control system, and Autronica, with its first alarm and monitoring system, enabled vessels to sail with unmanned engine rooms at night.

Operational safety was maintained, but less manpower was required. Under the ownership of Kongsberg, both companies have continued to improve the safety and efficiency of ship operations.

Kongsberg provides fully segregated network design featuring open system architecture. The network is fully redundant and based on industry standards. The standard hardware and software modules can easily be distributed throughout the network to ensure the optimal solutions for vessels. Having a standard network solution that brings all functions and information together also facilitates easy integration with other ship systems. Information is presented on multipurpose operator stations, offering an easy to use, intuitive user interface. All process and vessel data is available in the reporting system and can be incorporated into electronic logbooks and used for ship-to-shore communication.

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LNG carriers built to last The success of the LNG industry is based on the shipping community’s total commitment to safety. The challenge for the LNG shipping industry is to ensure that a safety-first approach to ship design, construction, operation and maintenance is transferred to a new generation of ships, while facilitating the increased flexibility required by the growing, changing nature of the LNG trade. Flexibility is built into the cargo handling system to optimise terminal compatibility and the potential for universal trade, and propulsion systems are constantly improved to reduce transport costs. Kongsberg’s integrated system solutions provide the safety and flexibility needed to meet present and future requirements and standards.

Challenges facing the tanker industry Safe, economic transport of oil and oil-based products, ensuring cleaner seas and lower emissions of all types, represents pioneering work initiated by the tanker industry in close co-operation with the maritime community as a whole. Much has been achieved and the tanker industry has made major advances in addressing the principle marine environment challenges. There is however, still work to be done and the industry remains committed to developing effective, practical solutions for the tanker industry to minimise environmental impact.

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Safe, economic transport of oil-based products Kongsberg cargo handling system has been developed to ensure safe, efficient operation. The cargo handling system takes full advantage of the quality and accuracy of its radar-based level gauging system and sensors for cargo, ballast and service tank monitoring. All information required for the loading and unloading processes are available to the operator online, ensuring safe, efficient operations. The complete loading and unloading process can be planned off-line well in advance, minimising turnaround time in port. The cargo handling system can easily be integrated into our engine room alarm, monitoring and control system, enabling full vessel control from all operator stations.

Offshore Kongsberg provides fully integrated navigation, positioning and automation systems to the offshore industry and offers the most accurate, reliable and efficient solutions available today. Whether the requirement is for complete systems or individual products, from the swift delivery of support for integrated navigation, positioning and automation systems to the sophisticated technology and skilled engineering that makes them possible, Kongsberg has the right solution.

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Wide Screen ECDIS & Radar Displays Introducing Marine Displays in 26”WS and 27”WS with LED backlight, ISIC provides maximum flexibility for ECDIS and Radar category 1 applications.

With the first genuine 27” (16:9) monitor, certified for ECDIS, ISIC enables easy implementation of uniform bridge design, utilizing same aspect ratio across the bridge.

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TRUSTED HARDWARE SYSTEMS

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Offshore support vessels Kongsberg provides systems for all support vessels, whether carrying out supply, anchor-handling, ROV/ROT or diving support operations. Their products fulfil the requirements for offshore vessel operations, from basic joystick systems to the most advanced redundant dynamic positioning systems. The Kongsberg navigation bridge integrates all bridge equipment, the dynamic positioning system, and propulsion and thruster controls, while the aft work bridge is tailored for the particular marine operations that the vessel is designed for. The bridges provide an optimal operating environment, which strengthens safe, efficient operation and reduces the risk of human error.

Offshore loading – reduced fuel consumption Integrated bridge systems facilitate safe navigation. The propulsion plant is effectively controlled by Kongsberg’s integrated automation system and its radar based level gauging system assists in safe, precise cargo handling. However, its Class II dynamic positioning system, especially adapted for offshore loading takes station keeping a step further. The Weather Vane function keeps the bow up against the weather. This reduces the thrusters/propeller force required to retain the vessel’s position, saving fuel and wear and tear on equipment.

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Optimal deep water drilling The Riser Management System (RMS) assists in all phases of the drilling operation. From the planning of riser make up through drilling in changing environmental conditions, the RMS ensures safe and efficient operation through extensive monitoring and supervisory features. Optimal vessel positioning during drilling operation is enabled by taking into account riser angles, tension and the specific riser characteristics. To ensure a well planned riser deployment, a powerful and easy to use riser simulator is available for validation of the planned operation. Pipe and cable laying, trenching and crane operations are just a few assignments that Kongsberg’s dynamic positioning system supports with dedicated functionalities tailored to ease and optimise specific operations.

Offshore – oil and gas production Kongsberg supplies offshore processing facilities with high-quality, efficient and reliable process control systems for oil and gas production. Standard hardware modules are distributed within a network, close to the process, where the embedded control applications provide local processing. The system strategy adds further system performance, by providing real-time response and actions as required by the process. The standard network solution that brings all functions and information together allows for easy integration with other systems. Information is presented on our multipurpose operator stations, with an easy to use and intuitive user interface. By integrating process control systems and process simulation with vessel systems, Kongsberg provides a fully integrated solution for offshore floating production units.

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Breaking perceptions, not the rules...

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Building The Future At Technip, we are building the future through today’s most ambitious energy infrastructure projects. We are also creating the conditions that will generate tomorrow’s game-changing innovations by developing our people.

Entrepreneurial attitude, investment and anticipation are at the very heart of how we are taking it further.

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Surface positioning and attitude determination High performance position reference systems are a major contributor to safe, accurate positioning and navigation regardless of operational area. Kongsberg supplies satellite based systems utilizing ground infrastructure that include a complete range for dynamic positioning, hydrographic surveys, and seabed mapping with accuracy, reliability and integrity as required by the operational scenarios. Advanced motion sensor technology contributes to enhanced security offshore as well as giving optimal correction input for seabed mapping and hydrographic survey applications.

Green and fuel tight DP GreenDP® is designed to further reduce fuel consumption and wear and tear on mechanical parts of the power and thrusters system. This sophisticated system employs a control strategy that uses the smallest possible thrust vector, and thus power, to keep the vessel inside user defined boundaries and the working and operational area, as opposed to “bulls-eye” station keeping.

Process simulation services The dynamic simulation tool, ASSETT®, is used for process design verification, process control system verification, training and operator support and optimization. ASSETT® is a ‘Life cycle simulator’ that covers the development and use of the dynamic process simulation model throughout the entire period of construction, commissioning, start-up and operation of a plant. To maximize the benefits the simulator development is integrated into the engineering project. The dynamic process simulator is made available and has sufficient functionality to be of benefit during various phases of the project. Having created a high fidelity simulator, it is then readily available for training uses.

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Subsea Acoustic sound transmission represents the basic techniques for underwater navigation, telemetry, echosounder and sonar technology. Common for all is the use of underwater pressure wave signals that propagate with a speed of 1500m/s through the water. When the pressure wave hits the sea bottom or another object, a reflected signal is transmitted back and detected. The reflected signal contains information characterising the reflected object. The sea is far from an ideal transmission medium, with acoustic noise and multipath interference as some of the major concerns. With more than fifty years in the business, Kongsberg has learned to master sound in water. To collect quality information about the seafloor, within the water columns as well as marine life, oceanographic research vessels are dependent upon a comprehensive suite of sensors. With Kongsberg sensors systems, mutual interference problems are avoided and quality information guaranteed. Data and images are all distributed and available over the vessel data network. Complete instrumentation and data processing systems are available, providing flexibility, productivity and data security.

Marine Simulation For years Kongsberg has been a market leading supplier of professional simulators to maritime colleges and training institutions all over the world. Every day these simulators are at the forefront of technology based training, with increasing emphasis on true-to-life software solutions, visual presentations and exercises to meet demanding teaching objectives. Kongsberg’s simulator software is fully scaleable and can be supplied as full mission or part task trainers for desktop applications and web-enabled simulators. A comprehensive software library of vessel models, propulsion plants, cargo systems, navigation instruments, and ports and fairways enables them to configure solutions to meet a variety of teaching objectives designated by our many customers, and validated by experienced professionals for realism and suitability to provide realistic and positive training.

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SIMRAD Simrad, a Kongsberg company is a major manufacturer of hydroacoustic equipment for the fishery and fishery research markets, offering sales, distribution and service worldwide. Through technology, experience and through understanding the fishing industry, Simrad is an ideal choice for hydroacoustic equipment on fishing boats and research vessels. Simrad supplies complete solutions for finding the fish, evaluation of size and species and monitoring trawl and purse seine parameters. The majority of the world’s latest research vessels are all equipped with hydroacoustic technology from Simrad. They carry out their work using multiple echo sounder frequencies, sonars and catch monitoring instruments for improved stock assessment, species discrimination and species identification.

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Kongsberg Maritime is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen (KONGSBERG), an international technology corporation that delivers advanced and reliable solutions that improve safety, security and performance in complex operations and during extreme conditions. In 2014 KONGSBERG is celebrating its 200year anniversary.

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The power of possible Statoil’s second quarter 2014 net operating income was NOK 32.0 billion, a decrease of NOK 2.3 billion compared to the second quarter of 2013. Adjusted earnings were NOK 32.3 billion. “Statoil delivered solid operational performance in the quarter, with continued high production regularity on the Norwegian continental shelf and project execution according to plan. We have deferred gas production to enhance value, but remain on track for delivering on our production guiding for 2014.

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Our quarterly earnings were impacted by divestments, seasonal effects and lower gas prices. For the first half of the year, earnings were around the same level as in the same period last year,” says Helge Lund, Statoil’s president and CEO. Statoil’s net income for the second quarter was NOK 12.0 billion, an increase from NOK 4.3 billion in the same period of 2013.

Earnings per share were NOK 3.75, an increase from NOK 1.38.

Adjusted earnings were NOK 32.3 billion, a 15% decrease compared to the second quarter last year. The net adjustments of NOK 0.3 billion are primarily related to gains and impairments. In the second quarter, the company recorded a gain of NOK 3.6 billion from the farm-down in Shah Deniz and the South Caucasus Pipeline. The gain was offset by impairments of NOK 4.3 billion in the US onshore business, mainly related to sustained local price differentials. Adjusted earnings after tax were NOK 9.9 billion, compared to NOK 11.3 billion in the same period last year.

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“Our cash flow from operations before tax is NOK 118 billion so far this year, and we have a strong balance sheet. We will pay a dividend of NOK 1.80 per share for the quarter, in line with our commitment to capital distribution to our shareholders,” says Lund.

Net debt to capital employed at the end of the quarter was 16%. Organic capital expenditure is USD 10 billion year-to-date, and the guidance of USD 20 billion for 2014-2016 remains unchanged.

Statoil’s adjusted earnings from upstream activities in Norway decreased from NOK 31.5 billion to NOK 24.1 billion. Earnings from upstream activities outside Norway increased to NOK 6.3 billion from NOK 5.9 billion, while earnings from the midstream increased to NOK 2.4 billion from NOK 0.8 billion.

In the quarter, Statoil made the high-impact Piri discovery in Tanzania. The discovery brings the total of gas in-place in Block 2 up to approximately 20 tcf, adding volumes for a future large-scale gas infrastructure development. Exploration expenses were NOK 2.7 billion, down NOK 1.4 billion compared to same quarter last year. The decreased expenses were mainly due to increased capitalisation as a result of successful wells.

“We continue progressing our programmes to reduce cost and improve capital efficiency. In the quarter, we have announced a potential to reduce between 1100 and 1400 positions. Reductions of around 1000 positions in our staffs and support services are already implemented. We have also established six specific high-impact projects addressing technical efficiency across the company, and we are now executing the first wave. We are on track, and will provide an updated status when we report our results for the full year,” says Lund.

Statoil delivered production of 1,799 mboe per day in the second quarter, down 9% compared to second quarter in 2013.

Starting and ramping up of new fields such as Skarv in Norway, Marcellus and Eagle Ford in the United States together with PSVM and CLOV in Angola contributed positively to the production. This increase was partly offset by divestments and redetermination, expected natural decline, seasonal effects and optimisation of gas production.

Statoil continued its strong progress on project development and execution, including the award of a letter of intent for two steel jackets to the Johan Sverdrup field. This represents a new step forward in planning of the first phase of this important development on the Norwegian continental shelf.

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The serious incident frequency (SIF) improved from 0.9 in the second quarter of 2013 to 0.7 in the second quarter of 2014.

Statoil is an international energy company with operations in 33 countries. Building on 40 years of experience from oil and gas production on the Norwegian continental shelf, Statoil is committed to accommodating the world’s energy needs in a responsible manner, applying technology and creating innovative business solutions. The company is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway and has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. It operates on the belief that competitive returns for its shareholders are best achieved through a values-based performance culture, stringent ethical requirements and a code of conduct, which promotes personal integrity. Statoil aims to meet the demand for energy, which is necessary for further economic and social development, while showing consideration for the environment and making an active effort to fight global climate change. Safe and efficient operations are its first priority. Statoil has won great renown for its technical safety monitoring system and safe behaviour programme. It focuses on contributing to sustainable development via its core activities in the countries in which it operates.

Statoil has grown alongside the emergence of the Norwegian oil and gas industry, dating back to the late 1960s. Today, the company is one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil and gas. In 1972, the Norwegian State Oil Company, Statoil, was formed, and two years later the Statfjord field was discovered in the North Sea. In 1979, the Statfjord field commenced production, and in 1981 Statoil was the first Norwegian company to be given operator responsibility for a field, at Gullfaks in the North Sea. Statoil merged with Norsk Hydro’s oil and gas division on 1 October 2007. The new company was given the temporary name of StatoilHydro, and the new company reached a size and strength for considerable international expansion. The company changed its name back to Statoil on 1 November 2009. Norsk Hydro’s oil history stretches back to the late 1960’s, when the company was a license holder in the giant Ekofisk discovery in the North Sea in 1969. Statoil has been one of the most important players in the Norwegian oil industry, and has contributed strongly to make Norway into a modern industrial nation. Today, Norway is one of the world’s most productive petroleum provinces and a test lab for technology development.

Statoil is the leading operator on the Norwegian continental shelf, and a company in an expansive phase internationally. As the fields on the Norwegian continental shelf become increasingly mature, Statoil is actively seeking international opportunities to apply its expertise in offshore and deep water development projects. Partner-operated fields represent a significant proportion of Statoil’s oil and gas portfolio. The portfolio ranges from development projects to mature fields. The complexity of these requires detailed knowledge of the areas involved.

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Besides being a leading operator of innovative floating production platforms and production ships, Statoil has an enviable record in producing hydrocarbons via subsea (seabed) installations. Its goal is to maximize the production on the Norwegian continental shelf and lay the ground for further growth. To achieve this, further technology development is being pursued along the lines of compact and environment-friendly solutions, solutions that improve recovery from the reservoirs, technology that permits long tie-backs to land and equipment for ultradeep water.

Once the equipment has been developed and installed, efficient intervention systems are essential for carrying out modifications and repairs – both in the well and on the seabed. Dedicated high-capacity vessels for seabed intervention, modification and repair (IMR), light well intervention (LWI), and through-tubing rotary drilling (TTRD) have been developed to achieve fast response times. These in turn enable high levels of productivity and reservoir recovery.

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Statoil is taking subsea longer, deeper and colder. Through innovative thinking and collaboration with partners and suppliers, Statoil aims to develop the elements required for a subsea factory by 2020. A subsea factory is a process plant on the seabed making it possible to utilize remote-controlled transport of hydrocarbons at any offshore facility. The future resources are further from land, at greater depths and in colder and harsher environments. The subsea factory will be vital to realise business opportunities for Statoil in these areas and help to realise its production goal of 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day by 2020. Statoil believes that compact separation facilities on the seabed will be a key to success in Arctic areas or deepwater areas like the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. Its offshore portfolio is well suited to the application of subsea production and processing. Statoil operates 500 subsea wells and has a 25-year track record of subsea technology development, implementation and operation. It has already taken the first technological steps, making the world’s first complete subsea solution for separation and injection of water and sand from the Tordis wellstream, and has developed the first subsea facility for injection of raw seawater on Tyrihans. Projects such as the oil-dominated multi-phase transport on Tyrihans and Snøhvit’s gas condensate transport are at the forefront in the development of multi-phase transport over long distances. The next step is to realise subsea gas compression in 2015.

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Shale resources have begun to transform the global energy outlook. Due to reserve additions from shales, global natural gas reserves are estimated by the International Energy Agency to last around 250 years at present consumption levels. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2011, unconventional gas (shale gas, tight gas and coal bed methane) now makes up 60% of marketed production in the US and production estimates of tight oil in the US alone could exceed 1.4 million barrels per day by 2020. Global natural gas reserves are now estimated by the IEA to last 250 years at present consumption levels due to reserve additions from shale gas.

For Statoil, shale and tight rock reservoirs are a key growth area that increases its long term reserve base. Statoil’s heritage as a pioneering company and its technology competence, gives a strong foundation for our strategic ambitions in shale. The development of shale and tight rock resources enables both local and global economic development, creating jobs and wealth at the local and national level, whilst also meeting growing world energy needs.

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Statoil’s shale and tight gas and oil business began in the US through active partnerships in the Marcellus play along the eastern seaboard, the Eagle Ford play in south Texas, and our own operatorship of tight oil activities in North Dakota and Montana in the Bakken play. Shale and tight rock opportunities are in the early stages of development in many other parts of the world.

What of the alternatives? Statoil is leading the way in harnessing new energy sources, including carbon capture and storage, and wind energy. The use of fossil fuels results in emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important contribution toward reducing CO2 emissions, and Statoil is actively pursuing CCS in many areas. It has stored CO2 on Sleipner Vest since 1996, and we continue to be a champion for the development of CCS. New renewable energy is one of the most exciting growth areas in the energy market. Statoil is focusing on establishing a position in markets where the company has natural advantages, particularly within offshore renewable energy.

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VSMPO Titan Ukraine

“geared up for surging demand expected in titanium tube market”

VSMPO Titan Ukraine Ltd. and VSMPO Titan Scandinavia AB are members of the titanium industry’s largest fully integrated producer, VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation.

With production of seamless titanium tubes since 1964 in Nikopol, Ukraine, VSMPO Titan Ukraine Ltd. is a unique special-purpose tube works focused on manufacturing of both seamless cold-worked and welded tubes from titanium and its alloys. VSMPO Titan Scandinavia AB manages the Ukraine operation and sales in Scandinavia from the business office in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.

In November 2012 VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation decided to create a high technology site for manufacturing welded tubes of titanium alloys at VSMPO Titan Ukraine Ltd. and in December 2012 two automated tube welding lines, were purchased for fabricating welded titanium tubes with outside diameter from 12.0 to 60.3 mm with a wide range of wall thickness. To support the production of hydraulic tubes from titanium alloys for aerospace application, long-term investments will be made in 2016 by purchase of new pilger mills.

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VSMPO Titan Ukraine Ltd. complies with world standards for production and is approved with a variety of certificates, such as the TUV Nord certificate for compliance of quality management system, with requirements for international standard ISO 9001. It is also SAE AS 9100, ISO 14001, EN/ISO 17025, PRI Nadcap (MTL, CP, NDT, HT and Fluid Distributional Systems) approved. After participating in Statoil’s qualification program in 2011, the enterprise was included into the TR-2000 list of approved suppliers according to NORSOK M-650 Rev. 4, qualification of special material manufacturers.

Both aerospace and NORSOK vendor approvals conduct more detailed, technically superior audits which improves supplier quality throughout industry through stringent requirements. It is one of the way in which the petroleum and aerospace industries identifies those who excel at manufacturing quality products. These approvals establish a set of qualification requirements to verify that the manufacturer has sufficient competence, experience, necessary facilities and equipment to manufacture these high-quality products and to provide a full range of programs and services designed to improve manufacturing process, product quality and promoting collaboration between global stakeholders in the petroleum and aerospace industries.

The technical case for titanium application to seawater service was well established in the early 1970’s and performance of titanium over the last 40 years has validated the technical case. With expanding global production the application base for titanium was able to expand and this expansion allowed the stocking of service centers worldwide to support existing and developing applications. Resistance to the various forms of corrosion in seawater compare to Al, Cu, Ni and stainless steel alloys show that only titanium is resistant to all forms of corrosion in seawater to temperature exceeding 70 0C.

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The markets for traditional corrosion resistant materials like copper, copper-nickel are facing some important supply side constraints that could potentially lead to price rises, improving the economics of substitute materials. The price differential between copper and titanium can be a good indicator of the business case for using titanium in industrial heat exchange applications since copper-nickel and titanium tubes are to a certain degree interchangeable.

Production of copper and nickel is relying on continually decreasing ore grades as high grade readily accessible resources have been mined. With energy prices continuing to rise for many of the same reasons, the expectation is that copper and nickel prices will continue steady escalation. Regulatory restrictions on exports of non-processed nickel ore and increasing production and mining costs for copper and nickel, along with global demand forecasts for electricity and clean water, will result in a cost advantage for titanium products. As titanium has twice the strength of copper-nickel alloys and is nominally ½ the density there is significant weight and space savings to be realized when designs are optimized for titanium.

Titanium application to industrial processes can grow by new application development or substitution for historical materials of construction. There is a large potential for substitution as strong economic activity has impacted copper and nickel prices dramatically in the recent history, recovering global economic growth can be expected to repeat this trend going forward. The growing stress on the supply side of these commodity metals is impacting on the economics of material selection and titanium will be shown to be an attractive alternative for many applications within these industrial processes.

VSMPO Titan Ukraine Ltd. supplied 300MT of Grade 2 seamless titanium tube for the Gasco 4th NGL project in UAE, 60MT – for KNPC 4th Gas Train project in Kuwait and have been included into such manufacturer lists as Saipem, Shell, Exxon, KNPC, GASCO, Statoil, Dow and Sabic.

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First well successfully drilled Maersk is the first company to use the new Mud Recovery technology from IKM. The well was a development well in the Gryphon Field on the British sector of the North Sea. The water depth at well location was 112 meters and it was drilled using the semi submersible drilling rig Sedco 704.

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The MRR is a dual gradient top hole drilling system that utilises a subsea pump skid to return drilling fluid and drill cuttings during riserless drilling.

The section was drilled to TD without any HSE incidents or MRR related non productive time.

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depth of expertise Investing in technology In the offshore energy industry, Subsea 7 is the leading global contractor in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction, inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) and other services.

In recent years, this subsea market has entered an era of increasing challenge, with reservoirs at greater depths and in more hostile environments. The company has responded by developing a wide and versatile range of market-driven, enabling technologies and by extending its technical expertise.

“Many of the large subsea developments in recent years are either marginal or extremely technically challenging, and probably wouldn’t have been attempted a decade ago,” says Øyvind Mikaelsen, Subsea 7 Senior Vice President, North Sea and Canada.

“Today, Subsea 7 is much more than an installer of subsea infrastructure – we design pipeline systems for clients, develop technologies to support flow assurance in hostile conditions, and invest in world-class high-performance vessels which enable the execution of large, complex projects even in extremely deep waters.”

The catalyst for this accelerated commitment to technology was the successful combination between two complementary predecessor companies, Acergy S.A. and Subsea 7 Inc. in 2011.

“The 2011 merger delivered much more than enhanced volume, capacity and geographical range,” says Steve Wisely, Subsea 7 Executive Vice President Commercial. “It also gave us the widest range of technologies in key sectors in the subsea market, including pipeline riser systems, pipelay techniques, pipeline Bundles, Life-of-Field services and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).

“As a result, the technologies we use are independent and fit for purpose. We are not committed to using in-house hardware – we meet the challenge of delivering each complex subsea project through selecting the most effective technical solution.”

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Subsea 7 operates in every major offshore region worldwide, including the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, West Africa, Brazil’s pre-salt fields, West of Shetland, Western Australia and, most recently, the Norwegian Sea. Well established for decades in the Norwegian offshore market, and listed on the Oslo Børs, Subsea 7 is focused on playing a leading role in delivering technology-rich subsea projects in Norwegian waters.

Safety remains the number one priority in all Subsea 7’s operations, and powerful hazard identification, risk assessment and safety management processes all contribute to the highest levels of safety performance.

In Norway, Subsea 7 has had no Lost Time Incidents in over a year during more than 2,000 vessel days and 12 current projects.

The subsea market Subsea installation is already a major growth sector of the oil and gas market, as operators explore technological alternatives to conventional offshore drilling and platform production, most notably for deepwater field developments.

Industry analysts forecast that subsea production will match or exceed conventional platform production in the next 15 years, with the subsea processing market in particular estimated to grow from its current annual value of $500 million to a projected $8 billion by 2020.

As subsea infrastructure grows in size and complexity to meet the demands of higher pressure deepwater installation, an increasing number of operators are demonstrating a preference for the packaged EPIC (Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Commissioning) or EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) contract models, which only a number of large top-tier contractors are able to deliver.

“Innovative subsea technologies and large EPIC/EPCI contracts represent the future, but cost and reliability remain the two principal drivers in this industry,” says Thomas Sunde, Subsea 7 Vice President Technology. “Operators are prepared to give increased installation responsibilities to their contractors – but they want confidence in the contractors’ track record.”

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Subsea 7 is certainly well placed to meet this requirement. The company has extensive global project experience in every element of subsea construction and engineering, from conceptual design through to installation and commissioning.

“Many of our areas of technological expertise are not what clients expect from an ‘installer’; flow assurance, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), concept analysis, structural riser design, the development of Autonomous Inspection Vehicles and other cutting-edge areas.”

“We have executed a huge number and diversity of subsea projects on a worldwide basis, and we harness all this technological expertise and know-how into safe, reliable delivery,” says Sunde.

As a result of this experience, the company is an acknowledged leader in key sectors of the subsea market, including Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (SURF) and Life-of-Field (LOF).

Subsea 7’s Seven Borealis a world-leading pipelay and subsea construction vessel

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Equipped for Martin Linge In November 2012, Total E&P Norge AS awarded to Subsea 7 the largest Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (SURF) contract to date on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, for the Martin Linge Development project.

The four-year Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract, valued at around $800 million, comprised engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the complete subsea facilities on the field. The workscope was familiar in scale and complexity to similar recent EPIC/EPCI projects executed by Subsea 7 in other offshore regions, most notably West Africa.

The Martin Linge Development project consisted of three main elements: the gas export system, based on a 70km x 24-inch pipeline; the infield systems, including three 3km flexible flowlines and risers provided by NOV and the FSO mooring system; and the world’s longest high-voltage power from shore cable, delivered by ABB, extending to 160km.

The contract represented a step-change in the Norwegian subsea sector, calling for the deployment of around 100 engineers and project personnel in Subsea 7’s Stavanger office. The project team is

responsible for all planning and design work, as well as the procurement of all pipeline and subsea equipment to be used on the seabed.

The contract also calls for the deployment of ten vessels from Subsea 7’s fleet on diverse pipelay, construction, diving, trenching and survey activities across 34 offshore campaigns.

The main pipelay activities mark the debut in Norwegian waters of Subsea 7’s flagship vessel, the Seven Borealis, whose construction at approximately $550 million represents the largest capital investment project undertaken to date by the company.

The Seven Borealis is a versatile, high-performance rigid pipelay and heavy construction vessel, capable of laying up to 46-inch diameter pipe in S-lay mode and 24-inch pipe in J-lay mode, and is equipped with the world’s largest offshore mast crane, with a 5,000-tonne capacity.

The vessel is deployed by Subsea 7 on a global basis, and augments Subsea 7’s local fleets when her high-performance capabilities are required to execute projects more quickly, more efficiently and more costeffectively, as on Martin Linge.

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Deepwater challenges in the ‘High North’ Subsea 7’s Norwegian office was awarded another milestone SURF project in 2013, in this case from Statoil, for the construction of the Aasta Hansteen gas field in the northern Norwegian Sea, north of the Arctic Circle, in water depths of 1,300 metres.

As well as its challenging location, the project is also the deepest field development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, and calls for the deployment of a number of key enabling technologies developed by Subsea 7.

This is the first Steel Catenary Riser (SCR) system in the North Sea (SCRs are deepwater riser pipelines configured in a catenary shape). SCRs are recognised to have significant benefits, including cost efficiency, ease of installation and a strong international track record in service.

For pipeline protection against the corrosive well fluids, Subsea 7 is also installing BuBi® mechanically-lined pipe by the reel-lay method – another North Sea first. BuBi® pipe consists of a thin-walled corrosion-resistant liner aligned and expanded inside a carbon steel pipe, and represents a cost-effective alternative to solid corrosion-resistant alloy or metallurgically-clad pipes.

BuBi® pipe has been successfully deployed by Subsea 7 on projects for almost 20 years, and Subsea 7 achieved a major technological breakthrough in collaboration with manufacturing partner BUTTING in extending the scope of this key technology for installation by the reel-lay method. Extensive testing and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) confirmed that reel-lay was possible without the liner suffering from local buckling during the spooling process.

The achievement was recognised by Subsea 7 receiving the Pipeline Industries Guild’s prestigious Subsea Pipeline Technology Award in 2012, and this specialist capability has been a significant factor in the award of a number of challenging deepwater contracts worldwide.

Aasta Hansteen subsea development (Image courtesy Statoil)

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Subsea 7 people – putting the company at the forefront of subsea technology Subsea 7 employs the highest concentration of specialist subsea engineering and project management expertise in the sector, with more than 2,000 engineers deployed globally, including 1,000 on North Sea, Norwegian Sea and West of Shetland projects.

“One of our greatest assets is our ability to share expertise and know-how from project to project,” says Thomas Sunde, Subsea 7 Vice President Technology. “We retain world authorities in many key areas of technology, and we can flow this intellectual property efficiently through the company.

“Our ability to deploy technological expertise is a major differentiator in our market.”

One of the company’s most eminent technologists is Dr Daniel Karunakaran, Chief Engineer–Technical Authority, who has held the position of Adjunct Professor in Marine Technology with the University of Stavanger since 2008, and has strong links with the University of Trondheim, the University of Tromsø and other Norwegian research and educational institutions.

Professor Karunakaran’s specialist area is the non-linear dynamic response analysis of subsea structures, pipelines and risers, and he has played a key role in the design of some of the world’s most innovative riser designs, including, most recently, Buoyancy Supported Risers (BSRs) on the giant Brazilian Guará-Lula NE pre-salt development in water depths beyond 2,100 metres.

Daniel has worked on the design of steel catenary risers (SCRs) for 20 years, during which time he has published over 90 technical papers on riser design. He is the Technical Lead for Subsea 7’s Community of Excellence for Dynamic Risers and also supports the engineering resources on Subsea 7 riser projects worldwide.

“As with Subsea 7’s other Technical Authorities, Daniel is consistently generous in sharing his unequalled expertise in support of our live projects,“ says Thomas Sunde. “As well as making outstanding contributions to technology development, which keep us at the very forefront of our industry, he shares lessons learned throughout our company on a global basis, and consistently guides our project teams towards technological best practice.”

Dr Daniel Karunakaran Chief Engineer–Technical Authority

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Local presence The Aasta Hansteen project is a strategic, as well as technological, milestone for Subsea 7, since it is the maiden project for Subsea 7’s new office in Tromsø, in Norway’s ‘High North’.

The decision to open the office in 2013 in Norway’s new offshore frontier territory was taken with a view to the longterm. “Clients have already welcomed our decision to set up a solid operational platform to service future subsea developments in the region,” says Tromsø Managing Director Yngve Vassmyr. “We are, for example, targeting a number of new oil and gas developments, including Johan Castberg, Gotha and Wisting in the Barents Sea.

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strong strategic position for anticipated Arctic subsea development.

Subsea 7 has invested strongly in expanding its local Norwegian presence in recent years, and now employs over 1,000 onshore personnel in its project execution offices in Stavanger, Oslo and Tromsø, support bases in Kristiansund and Dusavik, and a vessel management and support base in Grimstad.

“In 2008, we opened our $30 million state-of-the-art spoolbase at Vigra, in north-west Norway, which is the most sophisticated of its type in the world,” says Stuart Fitzgerald, Subsea 7 Vice President Norway.

“In addition to our own local presence, our clients expect our expansion to accelerate a positive ripple effect with other suppliers. We are committed to introducing, training and qualifying local businesses into the subsea supply chain, and estimate we will spend in the region of NOK 200m with regional suppliers. We are also recruiting around 50 engineers and support personnel for the new office.”

Vigra’s 2,000m-long spool-lines reduce vessel spooling time by around 25%, and the facility incorporates worldleading automatic welding, inspection and field joint coating technologies designed by Subsea 7’s Global Pipeline Welding Development Centre in Glasgow, UK.

This northern expansion parallels Subsea 7’s expansion in north-east Canada, where the office in St. John’s, Newfoundland, now employs around 80 personnel and, working in collaboration with Tromsø, puts the company in a

Since its opening, Vigra has demonstrated its advanced automatic welding capabilities on an extensive range of linepipe sizes, types and materials, including highperformance Pipe-in-Pipe (PIP), BuBi® mechanically lined pipe, Corrosion Resistant Alloy (CRA), high-strength and stainless steel pipe.

Vigra spoolbase Reduces vessel spooling time by around 25%

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Bundle launch at Wick A giant towhead and Bundle are pulled down the launch ramp by tugs

Applied technologies: Pipeline Bundles and Pipe-in-Pipe Subsea 7 has also pioneered and established two technologies with particular significance for subsea developments in the northern seas: pipeline Bundles and high-performance Pipe-in-Pipe (PIP).

The unique pipeline Bundles are produced at the company’s fabrication base at Wick, in northern Scotland, which recently underwent an $8.8 million refurbishment, and where the company has established world-leading expertise in the technology.

A successful Bundles case study has been carried out for Statoil exploring the use of the concept in the Barents Sea, and Subsea 7 is currently installing its deepest Bundle to date, a 4.5km product for BG’s Knarr Norwegian North Sea project

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in water depths of 410 metres. This Bundle also features the largest and heaviest towhead launched to date from Wick, at around 575 tonnes.

The company has designed, fabricated and installed 70 North Sea Bundles in the last 30 years, and the prefabricated concept is widely recognised as a technically and commercially attractive alternative to field-laid flowlines.

Pipeline Bundles are fully fabricated and tested onshore in lengths of up to 7.6km and diameters up to 56 inches, and are towed to their offshore location at a controlled depth below the sea surface to minimise wave-induced fatigue implications.

The product therefore requires no specialist pipelay vessels for installation, and has many potential benefits for new subsea installations, including excellent thermal performance, fibreoptic “health monitoring” and the potential for re-use.

In particular, the large towheads which terminate one end of the Bundle are being increasingly viewed as a cost-effective housing for subsea processing equipment.

“Bundles offer clients both technical and cost benefits, and we anticipate their deployment in fields beyond their North Sea origins,” says Thomas Sunde.

Working in collaboration with manufacturer ITP InTerPipe, Subsea 7 has also designed and manufactured the most thermally-efficient pipeline on the market today – highperformance Pipe-in-Pipe (PIP).

To date, the company has installed PIP in over 40 projects worldwide, including Statoil’s Svalin development, where the PIP was fabricated at Vigra and installed by reel-lay in 2013 by the Seven Navica.

Subsea 7 has also developed and qualified Electrical Heated Trace Flowlines (EHTFs), a unique game-changing enhancement of PIP with low-voltage electrical heating elements incorporated to offer an active temperature control capability added to the product’s high-performance insulation.

Trace heating is a low-power consumption element which gives operators an optional capability to ensure that the residual fluid in a pipeline never cools down to a critical level, for example during maintenance shutdowns.

ETHF has been received with great interest in the market, and has been qualified by independent authorities such as DNV and clients including Total, Statoil, ExxonMobil and Noble Energy.

“Pipeline flow assurance is the key issue in subsea field development,” says Sunde. “PIP and ETHFs give clients the predictability that they need, especially for seabed processing”.

Pipe-in-Pipe installation The Seven Navica reel-laying PIP

Subsea 7 is focused on playing a leading role in delivering technology-rich subsea projects in Norwegian waters.

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Life-of-Field (LOF) In addition to its field development capabilities, Subsea 7 is also one of the largest and most successful global contracting partners in the Life-of-Field market, which includes survey, inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM), and field support and field extension services.

Subsea 7 optimises engineering solutions through its multidisciplined team of engineers, technicians and programmers, complemented by experts in bespoke tooling and equipment such as Autonomous Inspection Vehicle, pipeline repair equipment, data management and map-based Geographical Information Systems (GIS) support.

The company estimates that it has inspected more than 300,000km of subsea pipelines, and at any one time may have around 1,200 people onshore and offshore engaged on LOF contracts.

The North Sea LOF market has two main sectors – divingbased LOF and Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)- based.

Over many years, the UK sector has seen an increasing deployment of innovative ROV and remote intervention technologies, many of which have been pioneered

by Subsea 7.

But, with the growing emphasis on subsea processing, the Norwegian sector is no longer so reliant on diving support services, and there is a growing demand for dedicated, dual-purpose support vessels with both ROV and diving capabilities.

Subsea 7 has invested in a number of new world-leading support vessels for the Norwegian market, and, as a consequence, is now experiencing an increasing client preference for long-term IRM frame agreements based on the deployment of these dedicated multi-purpose vessels.

“Through our North Sea frame agreement contracts with majors like Statoil, Shell and BP, we have already demonstrated that the partnership approach is particularly cost-effective in LOF, where we can base our service activities on long-term knowledge and understanding of the existing subsea infrastructure,” says Stuart Fitzgerald.

“This approach is also increasingly of interest to smaller independents who can pool their requirements to enjoy the benefits of dedicated LOF vessels on long-term contracts.

“Our Life-of-Field capability benefits from the versatility of our fleet, and positively complements our EPIC project management activities.”

World-class vessels Subsea 7 has its roots in the early days of North Sea diving, and, despite its fleet of over 175 advanced Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and the widespread growth in diver-less remote intervention, it remains a market leader in the provision and support of diving-related subsea activities.

The company operates the largest and most versatile fleet of Dive Support Vessels (DSVs) in the industry, including the Seven Falcon, one of the largest and most advanced DSVs in the world, which features a state-of-the-art 24-man saturation diving system rated to 400 metres.

Along with two other DSVs, the Seven Atlantic and Seven Pelican, the Seven Falcon was deployed in 2013 on ConocoPhillips’ Norwegian Eldfisk and B11 projects, the world’s first subsea projects to feature three simultaneous hyperbaric welding habitats. Subsea 7 is adding to its North Sea fleet in 2015 with another high-performance new-build DSV, the Seven Kestrel.

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Game-changing heavy lift and vertical pipelay capability Artist’s impression of the Seven Arctic, currently under construction

Subsea 7 also continues to invest in its high-end construction and pipelay vessel capability, building on the introduction to service in 2012 of the flagship Seven Borealis with a second new high-performance heavy construction vessel, the Seven Arctic, which is currently under construction in South Korea for delivery in 2016.

Despite her name and winterisation features, the Seven Arctic will be deployed on a global basis. The vessel’s high-performance capabilities represent a game-changing technological advance: her 900 tonne heavy lift crane, high-tension Vertical Pipelay System (VLS) and 7,000 tonne underdeck storage basket will extend the operating limits for architects of the next generation of subsea structures.

“To meet the challenges of more complex field developments in deeper waters calls for heavier structures, longer umbilicals, more complex spoolpieces and a greater diversity of equipment to be installed,” says Øyvind Mikaelsen.

“The advanced capabilities of the Seven Arctic will meet these demands, and allow even the most technically challenging projects to be executed more quickly, safely, reliably and cost-effectively.”

Subsea 7’s world-class fleet is based on a wide range of modern, high-performance vessels which are, both individually and collectively, capable of operations beyond the scope of other vessels in the market.

The successful strategy has been to develop a versatile global fleet designed to meet market needs in wide-ranging workscopes, including high-performance pipelay in all four modes - J-lay, S-lay, flex-lay and reel-lay.

Subsea 7 is committed to maintaining its competitive advantage in fleet capability through its in-house design expertise, collaborations with leading vessel construction and equipment partners, and ability to sustain investment in these critical assets.

The Seven Arctic allows even the most technically challenging projects to be executed more quickly, safely, reliably and costeffectively.

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Neptune Energy Park Newcastle upon Tyne

The Neptune Energy Park development on the North Bank of the River Tyne is now open and ready for business having been established to attract blue chip companies to invest in the region as well as creating a facility where project mobilisation and demobilisations can be completed alongside a drydock facility, that can be utilised for large civil construction projects and as a subsea equipment marine test facility.

The Neptune Energy Park operates in tandem to the services offered at the Offshore Technology Park both sites offer unique offshore and marine cargo handling terminal 365 days a year, with a world class reputation in service, cost effectiveness, efficiency and flexibility and over 30 years experience.

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Keep it Dry – your Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants How to cope with one of the major disadvantages of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) Now,%the%US%Environmental%Protection%Agency%understandably%don’t%want%any%oil% in%their%waters.%That’s%why,%in%December%last%year,%%their%latest%Vessel%General% Permit%came%into%force,%stating%that%ships%sailing%in%US%waters%are%to%use%EALs%–% environmentally%acceptable%lubricants%F%in%all%oilFtoFsea%interfaces%(unless%it’s% technically%infeasible).% So,%you’re%a%law%abiding%company%and%change%your%lubricating%oil%to%a% biodegradable%one%that%meets%the%requirements.%All%is%well%until%you%find%out%that% the%EALs%may%have%some%serious%disadvantages,%but%don’t%worry,%there’s%a%solution% at%hand!%Read%on%to%learn%more…% !

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An!analysis!proved!that!the!water!in!the!oil!had!resulted!in!severe!emulsification!and!could!not!be!removed!by!means! of!the!traditional!filter/separator!solution!that!had!previously!worked!well!with!mineral!oils.!!

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So,!in!order!to!provide!additional!filtration!for!particulate!removal,!and!have!a!means!of!breaking!a!stable!emulsion,!

C.C.JENSEN!built!together!one!of!their!HDU!Fine!Filter!units!with!one!of!their!compact!Desorbers.!The!result!is!one! very!neat!unit,!with!only!one!inlet!and!one!outlet.!It!is!a!plugTandTplay!type!that!is!very!easily!installed,!even!in!narrow! spaces,!and!ready!to!work!in!less!than!30!minutes.!!

The!unit!will!effectively!remove!any!particles!from!the!lubricating!oil,!be!it!mineral!or!biodegradable,!and!furthermore,! will!remove!water!from!the!emulsified!EAL,!returning!clean!and!well!working!lubricating!oil!to!the!system.!The!unit!is! built!on!well!documented!and!patented!techniques!and!the!first!of!its!kind!on!the!market.!

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The Maersk Group is a global conglomerate operating mainly in the shipping and energy industries.

Its shipping companies provide comprehensive coverage of the world’s need for cargo, oil and gas transport, terminal services and on-land logistics. The energy-related business units include drilling and platform service companies, as well as one of the world’s leading independent oil and gas firms. The diversity of the group has been a source of strength and success for more than a century.

The company was founded in 1904, when Arnold Peter Møller partnered with his father in their hometown of Svendborg, Denmark to purchase a second-hand steamship. A.P. Møller set a course of carefully managed expansion that would eventually see the family business grow into a major player in global shipping and energy. When A.P. Møller passed away in 1965, his son Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller took charge of the business, piloting the company through a period of steady growth and success.

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller withdrew from day-to-day management in 1993. He continued to serve as chairman of the board until 2003, when Michael Pram Rasmussen assumed the chairmanship. Born in Copenhagen in 1913 to a Danish father and American mother, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller married Emma Neergaard Rasmussen in 1940. The couple had three daughters, two of whom currently serve on the Maersk board of directors. Mr Møller is the chairman of the A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Foundation. He has been a partner in the Maersk Group since 1940, and senior partner since 1965.

Maersk operates in accordance with a set of official corporate values. But it doesn’t take a corporate mindset to understand the commonsense principles that distinguish its business philosophy. They are the same principles that Arnold Peter Møller and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller relied on as they guided their family business through a century of success.

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Innovation Maersk invests heavily in innovation at all levels of its organisation – whether designing the world’s largest and most eco-friendly container ships, developing sophisticated software to improve logistics in growth markets, or inventing technologies that enable reliable, safe drilling in the world’s harshest environments.

Innovation is a highly focused discipline that aims to deliver better service, protect employees and the environment, create new business opportunities and ensure cost-effectiveness. One example of innovation is Maersk Oil’s TriGen power generator that uses technology derived from the space industry. About the size of a shipping container, TriGen burns gas with pure oxygen to produce clean power, pure water and “reservoir ready” carbon dioxide that is captured and transported to oil and gas fields for enhanced oil or gas recovery. Because the CO2 is captured, the power produced is emissions-free. Another example of Maersk innovation is the Maersk Kalmar. This 300-metre-long Maersk Line container ship sails its normally scheduled route from Bremerhaven in Germany to Pipava in India, delivering cargo to the usual ports along the way. But it does so with a difference. As a supplement to traditional bunker fuel, Maersk Line has tested using fuel derived from algae to power the ship’s electronics along the route. Looking ahead, biofuel derived from algea could one day be used to power vessels. For Maersk Line, biofuels are part of a broader strategy for reducing CO2 and SOx emissions and for diversifying fuel supply.

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Areas of Operation MAERSK LINE - With 25,000 employees Maersk Line can offer customers access to a global network of feeder vessels and onshore logistics services. One of the key goals at Maersk Line is to transform the customer experience in the container shipping industry. Working closely with customers, Maersk Line has launched several major initiatives over the last few years, for example, the revolutionary Daily Maersk service. With 70 dedicated ships and port calls throughout the week, Daily Maersk provides unmatched flexibility and absolute reliability to customers in Asia and Northern Europe. Reliability is a top priority for Maersk Line and the company is frequently ranked by independent third parties as the most reliable carrier among the world’s 20 largest shipping lines. In addition, Maersk Line is also a leader in eco-efficiency, which is fast becoming a major differentiator in the container shipping industry. Being considerably more efficient than the industry average this enables customers to reduce the environmental footprint (including CO2) of their logistics solutions and supply chains.

SAFMARINE CONTAINER LINES - Safmarine Container Lines is a regional liner shipping company that specialises in the sea transport of cargo between Africa, the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent.

Most of our vessels are fully containerised, but the company also offer services for non-unitisable breakbulk and project cargo.

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MCC Transport is a liner company that is dedicated solely to the critical, fast-growing and ever-changing Asian market for container shipping. The company has deep local knowledge throughout the region, yet benefits from all the strengths that membership in the Maersk family entails. MCC Transport offers a reliable, very extensive network, and specialises in providing global and regional companies with effective, customised solutions, high-quality service and fast transit times at a competitive price.

SEAGO LINE A liner company dedicated to the intra-Europe market, Seago Line’s strengths lie in its intimate knowledge of the region, the ability to deliver exceptional value on short sea routes, agile operations, and an extensive network of feeder services. While maintaining a solid footing in the intra-Europe region, Seago Line is backed by all the expertise and capabilities of the Maersk Group.

TRIPLE-E VESSEL The Triple-E is the largest ship in the world, and it sets new standards in the container industry, not just for size, but also of energy efficiency and environmental performance. With unique design features for slower speeds and maximum efficiency, vessels in this series emit 50% less CO2 per container moved than the current average on the Asia-Europe route. Using the Clean Cargo Working Group’s internationally recognised methodology of grams of C02 emitted per container moved one kilometre, the Triple-E is the most efficient container vessel ever made. Maersk Line has ordered a total of 20 of these vessels, which will be phased in gradually over the next couple of years on the existing route between Asia and Northern Europe (AE10).

Four hundred meters long, 59 meters wide and 73 meters high, the Triple-E will be the largest vessel of any type on the water to date. Its 18,000 TEU (twenty-foot container) capacity is 16 % greater (2,500 additional containers) than currently the largest container vessels like Emma Maersk from the Maersk E-class type.

The Triple-E’s are designed with a ‘twin-skeg’ propulsion system (two-engine, two-propeller). Its two propellers are 9.8 meters in diameter with 4 blades each. The engine is an ultra-long-stroke engine, operating with a lower number of revolutions compared to a traditional engine. The total power is appr. 30,000 kW, per engine.

The hull of the Triple-E is more like a U-shape compared to traditional container ships. An additional row of containers has been added to the Triple-E, giving it 23 rows across its width, compared to 22 rows onboard Emma Maersk. The more spacious hull and extra row provides additional capacity and with the more forward navigation bridge, containers can be stacked higher in front of the bridge without losing visibility. In addition to that, more containers fill the space behind the bridge above deck and below deck, using the space created by the engine room’s position further to the back of the vessel.

Maersk Line’s Triple-E vessels will set a whole new standard for sustainable shipbuilding and recycling. Maersk is achieving this by introducing what it calls a Cradle to Cradle Passport, which details the materials used to build the ships. This will make it possible to recycle almost the entire ship, so in the future new ships will be built from old ones instead of using iron ore and other finite resources.

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DAMCO - With offices in more than 90 countries Damco is a global player that keeps things moving for more than 10,000 businesses worldwide. Damco creates value by simplifying complex supply chains, enabling businesses to cut their inventories, reduce their operating costs, and achieve short-term savings that improve long-term competitiveness. In 2011 Damco completed more than 300 supply chain projects that identified over USD 130 million in potential savings for its customers. Damco offers market-leading capabilities in key origin markets, and we are a leading operator in emerging markets such as China, South East Asia, India, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. Damco’s greatest successes have always come from working closely with customers to understand their business and deliver the solutions they need.

This probably explains why Damco’s key customer retention rate over the last three years exceeds 97%, one of the highest customer retention rates in the industry.

APM TERMINALS is an independent operator with a global port, terminal and inland services network spanning five continents. Its assets include interests in 62 port facilities and over 150 inland service locations, providing a growing business presence in 63 countries. As the world’s leading port and terminal operating company, APM Terminals plays a critical role in facilitating world trade, which is a primary driver of global economic growth. Over 90% of world trade is transported by ship, and total container volumes at the world’s ports surpassed 600 million TEUs in 2012.

In 2011 alone APM Terminals committed USD 3 billion to new port facility development and existing facility expansion and is targeting emerging high-growth markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern and Central Europe, which are currently underserved by modern port and transport infrastructure.

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Within two years, Hague-based terminal operator APM Terminals won over container handling in Russia.

Petrolesport, the biggest container port of St. Petersburg was only seven years ago an old Soviet-type port for timber and scrap metal, but in the meantime these flows of goods have vanished into the background.

Now, containerships and car carriers set the tone. Long line-ups of brand new Toyota Land Cruisers on the quay site demonstrate increased prosperity of part of the Russian population. After Russia joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2012, market conditions have to open up. That explains why APM Terminals struck the Russian market. End 2012 it took a substantial interest of 860 million USD in the Russian Global Ports and thereby gained a foothold in major container ports in Russia and Finland. Most recently, Global Ports took over its main competitor in Russia, National Container Company (NCC) for more than 1.5 billion USD. After all transactions were closed APM Terminals has an interest of 30.75% in Global Ports, which has a market share of over 40% in Russia. Other shareholders are the Russian N-Trans (30.75%) and the former owners of NCC (18%). In addition, 20% of the shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange. With these acquisitions, APM Terminals becomes the biggest player in Eastern Europe and Russia.

Winning new business in an increasingly competitive global market requires not only a successful strategy for portfolio management and investment, but also a commitment to innovation and sustainable business practices. APM Terminals is an industry leader in innovation, with major projects including the productivity-doubling FastNet crane system and its announced portfolio-wide conversion to electrified Rubber-Tire Gantry Cranes (RTGs) from diesel power.

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MAERSK OIL - With 3,200 employees, turning marginal and challenging fields into commercial successes has been the cornerstone of Maersk Oil’s business since the company was founded in 1962. Maersk Oil developed groundbreaking technologies while working with tight chalk reservoirs in the Danish North Sea and enabled Denmark to become an
 oil and gas producing country. Later, the company deployed these technologies abroad and became an international player in the upstream business. Today, Maersk Oil operates some 625,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, with production in Denmark, the UK, Qatar, Algeria, Brazil and Kazakhstan. Exploration activities are ongoing in Angola, Norway, Greenland, Kurdistan, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and in the producing countries.

FLYNDRE AND CAWDOR FIELDS - Maersk Oil UK Limited has received approval from the UK and Norwegian authorities to develop the Flyndre and Cawdor fields. The Flyndre field was discovered in 1974 and straddles the UK/Norway median line. Cawdor was discovered in 2008. The fields will be codeveloped as a subsea tie-back to the Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited operated Clyde platform.

Flyndre will be developed with a single production well. The Cawdor field will be developed initially with a single production well, with potential development of two further wells based on field performance. As development operator, Maersk Oil UK Limited holds a 59.966% interest in Flyndre and a 60.6% interest in Cawdor.

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The Flyndre well is expected to peak at around 10,0001 barrels of oil per day (gross production) with first oil expected in 2016, with Cawdor expected to peak at around 5,000 barrels per day (gross production) with production beginning in 2017. Total recoverable resources are expected to be approximately 30 MMboe for the initial development phase, with further upside depending on performance and further development phases. Maersk Oil UK Limited’s investment in the field developments is expected to be approximately £300million.

“Approval of this plan supports our long-term strategy for growth and our aim to double production in the UK North Sea by 2020. Together with approval of the Balloch field development in 2013, Flyndre/Cawdor underscores our momentum in progressing the development opportunities from our strong North Sea portfolio,” said Martin Rune Pedersen, Managing Director of Maersk Oil in the UK. The UK Energy Minister, Michael Fallon MP said, “Through technological innovation and extraordinary human effort the North Sea oil industry continues to confound expectations with record investment supporting jobs and the economy. The close co-operation with Norway over this significant cross border development is particularly welcome. This approval reinforces the case for similar projects across the rest of the North Sea.”

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Partners in the Flyndre field development are Maersk Oil UK Limited (59.966%), Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited (20.678%), Talisman Sinopec North Sea Limited (3.856%), Maersk Oil Norway AS (13.694%), Statoil Petroleum AS (1.031%) and Petoro AS (0.775%). All Flyndre field equities are subject to a final equity determination process, presently ongoing under the UK/Norway Framework Agreement.

Partners in the Cawdor field are Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited (35.17%), Talisman Sinopec North Sea Limited (4.23%) and Maersk Oil UK Limited (60.6%).

The Culzean project has taken a significant step forward. Maersk Oil UK and its co-venturers JX Nippon Exploration and Production (UK) Limited and Britoil (BP) have chosen a new standalone facility to develop the discovery: a complex of bridge linked platforms comprising a 12 slot wellhead platform (WHP), a central processing facility and utilities/living quarters. The total investment for the project is expected to be in excess of £3bn (US$4.7bn). To develop the project further, Maersk Oil UK can announce on behalf of its co-venturers that KBR London has been selected as the successful FEED contractor. In addition, a significant drilling commitment has been announced, with the selection of a newbuild Heavy Duty Jack Up (HDJU) rig provided by Hercules Offshore, Inc. Ultra High Pressure/ High Temperature (uHP/HT) projects require significant pre-investment and in order to commence drilling in 2016 contracts will be placed now for the rig and later in Q3 2014 for the WHP jacket. If successfully developed, the Culzean field could provide around 5% of the UK’s total gas consumption by 2020/21. First gas from the project is currently expected in 2019.

MAERSK OIL PARTNERSHIPS Maersk Oil’s strong technical capabilities and pioneering mindset allow it to move very quickly from the point of discovery to first oil – making Maersk Oil a valuable partner for host countries.

It has a proven track record of diligent project execution, completing large, complex projects on time and on budget. The development of the Al Shaheen field in Qatar is an example of this. Maersk Oil took over the abandoned field in 1992 and produced the first oil in 1994. In 2011, it finalised the latest USD 6 billion development of the field – including the installation of 15 new platforms and 160 production and water injection wells.

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MAERSK TANKERS – a vital part of the Maersk Group, Maersk Tankers owns and operates a large, modern fleet of crude oil, product, and gas tankers, all built and operated in accordance with our high standards for quality and reliability. Tankers form a vital link in the global energy industry, as well as playing a key role in ensuring that the industry operates safely, efficiently and with a minimal environmental impact. Maersk Tankers has been transporting oil since 1928, and today has one of the largest and most diversified independent fleets in the world.

Maersk Tankers aims to be the industry leader by offering customers unmatched service, scale and flexibility. One example of its strength is the 2012 founding of the Nova Tankers VLCC pool, which is the market leader in this segment.

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Maersk Tanker’s three product tanker brands also enjoy a commanding market position. The LR2 Pool operates double-hull coated Aframaxes, primarily carrying naptha and gasoil from the Arabian Gulf to East Asia. Handytankers is one of the world’s largest pool managers of vessels between 25,000 and 51,000 dwt. Broström, acquired in 2009, is a leading tanker company specialising in vessels below 25,000 dwt.

Finally, Maersk Tankers has a strong presence in the handy-size and VLGC gas segments under its own name.

Safety and sustainable operations are top priorities for the company and are of increasing important to its customers. When forming part of a customer’s supply chain, Maersk Tanker’s track record is part of theirs. That’s why it has integrated safety and sustainability considerations into all decision-making and management processe, including regular CSR audits of yards, TC owners and other major suppliers.

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MAERSK FPSOs develops, builds, owns and operates floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels that are tailor-made for oil and gas production in demanding environments. FPSOs are some of the world’s most complex vessels. They are designed to receive reservoir fluids from nearby platforms, separate the oil, gas and water, and process and store the oil or gas until it can be offloaded onto a tanker or transported through a pipeline. FPSO’s are especially effective in remote and deepwater locations where other solutions are not technically feasible. Maersk FPSOs is a contractor to some of the world’s leading energy companies.

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Its produc tion units ensure safe and reliable exploitation of offshore oil and gas fields, and meet the highest standards in some of the world’s most strictly regulated and harshest offshore environments.

The Maersk Peregrino is the newest FPSO in the fleet. This state-of-the-art vessel is the Maersk Group’s most expensive unit, and is able to produce up to 100,000 barrels of heavy oil per day from the Campos Basin off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

Maersk FSPOs’ purpose-built Maersk Curlew and North Sea Producer vessels have operated off the coast of Aberdeen since the late 1990s, while the NKOSSA II LPG storage ship operates off the coast of DR Congo, and the Volve production module is mounted on the Maersk Inspirer, currently operating off the coast of Norway.

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MAERSK DRILLING – now with 3,300 employees, Maersk Drilling has been an export in drilling since it started operating in 1972. Maersk Drilling is currently drilling in the North Sea, West Africa, Malaysia, Brunei, Egypt, the Gulf of Mexico, Australia, the Caspian Sea and Venezuela – applying efficient, highperformance equipment to break new ground in the global energy business.

Maersk Drilling is a leader in the North Sea, where it operates the world’s largest and most advanced ultra harsh environment jack-up rigs at water depths up to 150 metres. These highly automated rigs provide safe working conditions for its crews and an unsurpassed drilling efficiency for its customers. The fleet also includes three highly sophisticated deepwater development semi-submersibles that are capable of operating at depths up to 3,000 metres. In line with Maersk’s accelerated growth strategy, six new drilling rigs are currently due for delivery in by the end of 2014. Maersk Drilling continues to lead the way in the technological advancements of ultra harsh environment drilling. With the XLE Rigs currently in construction, it will deliver the most advanced jack-up drilling rigs in existence.

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All of them will be customized to handle demanding and complex well drilling operations in the North Sea. The four XL Enhanced harsh environment jack-up rigs are based on the design of the MÆRSK INNOVATOR and the MÆRSK INSPIRER, currently the world’s largest and most advanced jack-up drilling rigs.

Significant operations in other regions of the world include the Egyptian Drilling Company (EDC), a joint venture formed with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation. This venture owns and operates a fleet of more than 60 land rigs and five jack-up rigs in the Middle East.

The work Maersk Drilling undertakes relies heavily on advanced engineering. It has its own in-house engineering department that develops newbuildings and modifies existing rigs to deliver exactly what customers want. Maersk Drilling also applies its technical know-how to the critical work of improving sustainability. It has adopted an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system, and is involved in a number of sustainability initiatives, including the optimisation of newbuilding designs to reduce its environmental footprint by 10%.

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MAERSK SUPPLY SERVICE – this business area supports the oil, gas and renewable energy industries around the world with a large fleet of modern, advanced vessels. Maersk Supply Service has the technology and know-how to meet almost any customers need. Its diverse and highly sophisticated fleet includes powerful anchor handlers, platform supply vessels and advanced subsea support vessels. This fleet is contuniously renewed, whether through newbuilding projects, modifications to existing vessels or divestment of older tonnage.

Maersk Supply Service capabilities cover all areas of offshore supply services, from rig moving, installation

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work, anchor handling and pipeline ploughing to supply services, iceberg management, subsea support, offshore fire-fighting and pollution control. It can move and install virtually any kind of rig or offshore installation, and has particular expertise in deepwater operations. Maersk Supply Service operates worldwide and in all major offshore areas, from Brazil and East Coast Canada to Africa, Asia and Australia.

The operations performed involve difficult work with complex, heavy equipment in very harsh environments, making safety a critical issue. Maersk Supply Service works constantly to improve its safety performance through training, risk assessment and strictly enforced procedures.

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SVITZER is the global market leader in towage and emergency response. Its towage arm provides harbour, terminal and ocean towage services, as well as pilotage, firefighting, pollution response and escort assistance. It provides crew training in advanced tug simulators that replicate real-life port situations.

Simulator training also prepares crews to navigate around terminals even before they are built.

Svitzer’s rescue and recovery specialists and fleet of tugs and emergency response and rescue ships are always on standby to respond to an incident
, whether to refloat a grounded ship, save a vessel or installation from sinking, or take part in an oil recovery and clean-up operation.

OTHER OPERATIONAL AREAS Danbor Service is a provider of support services for the offshore industry. Maersk Container Industry provides global clinest with cargo transport equipment. Maersk Fluid Technology performs vessel fuel analysis and management. Star Air provides air cargo services. Maersk also own Dank Supermarked, parent company of four retails chains operating in Denmark and across several European countries.

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As part of its long-term focus, the Maersk Group is working to develop sustainable solutions in all its businesses. It has taken significant steps in recent years to become industry leaders with regard to the environment, including substantial reductions in CO2 emissions. It is strongly committed to the safety of its people. In all its businesses, Maersk Group aims for long-term profitable growth, combining focused innovation, a performance-based culture and a philosophy of constant care, to build and maintain leading positions in attractive industries and growth market.

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A grand total of 91,682 visitors at ONS 2014

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“ONS 2014 has exceeded our expectations”, says President and CEO of ONS Leif Johan Sevland referring both to record high participation and the broad support on the event’s theme “Changes”.

“We have succeeded in creating a forum for discussion on future solutions. The conference has been revitalised. Top presenters from all over the world has shared their insight more freely and braver than ever before. We are also very pleased with the new venues for the exhibition and the increasing support for ONS” comprehensive system for free public transportation, Sevland says.

“There is always room for improvement, but today we are grateful and happy that ONS 2014 has been such a success”.

Facts on ONS 2014 • 1,380 exhibitors • 91,682 attendees – shattering the record of 60,000 from 2012 • Revitalised conference with 700 delegates on an average per day • Public transportation– based on preliminary numbers we assume that at least 60,000 trips were made with the free transportation system (shuttles, airport shuttle and city buses) • Young – new and extra focus on the future of the industry; the young professionals, students and pupils • Festival – the free after party for everyone in the harbour area has been bigger and more professional than ever. 14 pavilions offered food and culture all week and more than 20.000 saw the concert and fireworks Wednesday night • Summit – the ONS Summit Meeting on Tuesday gathered 60 top government leaders and senior corporate executives from 22 countries. In a closed doors meeting they discussed how current rapid changes affect geopolitical and business conditions for energy nations and companies

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VROON provides a diverse range of services and solutions for key offshore-support needs, including platform supply, emergency response and rescue, anchor handling and subsea support.

Our versatile fleet of more than 100 vessels follows a rigorous maintenance programme, which together with ongoing orders for new builds, ensures our continued commitment to providing services that are safe, reliable and cost effective.

We have the fleet to meet your needs, the people to deliver and the determination to succeed.

For more information visit www.vroonoffshore.com

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