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  • The Next Generation of Offshore Crew Change

    16 May 2022

    New modes of fast, reliable and fuel efficient transport for offshore crew and provisions promise to boost offshore energy operations. Vessels that sail at high speed even in the roughest conditions and that are able to provide safe and easy transfer from ship to offshore stations offer crew welfare at increased passenger capacity with a […]

  • Dutch Shipyards Are Looking to the Future

    17 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Shipyards, the backbone of the Dutch maritime cluster, have been a breeding ground for innovation for centuries.

  • Equinor files environment plan for Great Australian Bight drilling

    24 April 2019

    Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has submitted an environment plan to Australian offshore regulator for its proposed petroleum drilling activity in the Great Australian Bight.

  • Work boats for the next frontier: Deep water construction and support vessels presented at industry conference

    11 December 2012

    Two Dutch shipbuilders reveal their solutions for the ever further out at sea, ever deeper operations of the offshore industry at the world’s first Subsea Vessels Conference, held in Singapore, 20 to 23 November. Before leaving to the East Asian marine hub, conference speakers Cor van der Harst of IHC Offshore & Marine and Mattijs […]

  • Wintershall Norge Wins Award

    13 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Wintershall Norge ASA has been awarded the Norwegian “Annual Employer Brand Award” in Stavanger for its successful Human Resources management. The company only began operations as operator on the Norwegian Shelf in 2009, but had quickly managed to build up a portfolio of excellent staff. This was the positive conclusion that high-ranking representatives and […]

  • CARGO TRANSFER SYSTEM: Paving the way for the transfer of larger cargos

    15 December 2014

    In the very first edition of Offshore WIND we reported on access systems as the means for safe transfers of personnel to offshore wind turbines. At that time it was still a relatively new topic in this industry. We discussed the systems by Dutch company Ampelmann Operations B.V. and by Offshore Solutions. Now, five years […]

  • CARGO TRANSFER SYSTEM: Paving the way for the transfer of larger cargos

    15 December 2014

    In the very first edition of Offshore WIND we reported on access systems as the means for safe transfers of personnel to offshore wind turbines. At that time it was still a relatively new topic in this industry. We discussed the systems by Dutch company Ampelmann Operations B.V. and by Offshore Solutions. Now, five years […]

  • Karel Doorman: Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Delivers The Netherlands Navy’s Flagship

    10 December 2014

    On September 4th, 2014, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, delivered the latest addition to the Royal Netherlands Navy’s fleet. The ship, christened as Karel Doorman, is a Joint Support Ship (JSS) and will replace the HNLMS Zuiderkruis, which was decommissioned in 2012, as well as auxiliary ship HNLMS Amsterdam. With her length just shy of 205 […]

  • Trade Missions to OEEC. Still possible to join company visits

    26 September 2019

    The Dutch Government, Trade Organizations and Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2019 are happy to welcome a large number of incoming trade missions and international delegations, both businesses and government delegates, from Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

  • OFFSHORE TURBINE TECHNICIANS: The challenge in moving onshore experience offshore

    14 September 2015

    With a reserved maximum of €18bn for offshore wind development the Dutch Government’s ‘Energie Akkoord’ outlines the instructions and deadlines for the future of this industry in the Netherlands. In the same agreement it states that a cost reduction of 40% should be achieved. Included in this is Operation & Maintenance (O&M) which takes up […]

  • OEEC explores asset integrity at one of technical sessions

    11 October 2017

    This year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) held in Amsterdam RAI on Tuesday organized a technical session named Asset Integrity. The session, organized in cooperation with NOGEPA, looked at the implementation of new industry standards, including Standard 48 on Independent Verification Management and Standard 49 on Safety and Environmental Critical Elements (SECE) Verification. SECEs […]

  • #OEECLive: Wind, wind, wind, wind…

    26 October 2016

    As previously announced, readers/viewers of Offshore Energy Today on Wednesday, had a chance to follow a live stream of the on-air talk show themed “From bust to boom,” recorded on the exhibition floor of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference, being held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The session had promised to tackle the jobs situation […]

  • In Case of Emergency

    21 March 2014

    Late at night on 29 December 2013 a fire broke out in a cabin aboard MS King Seaways, a DFDS Seaways ferry traveling from Newcastle, United Kingdom, to IJmuiden, the Netherlands. RAF helicopters were scrambled to the vessel along with two lifeboats to transport four crew members and two passengers who required immediate attention. A […]

  • #OEECLive: The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowin’ in the Wind

    26 October 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    As previously announced, readers/viewers of Offshore WIND on Wednesday had a chance to follow a live stream of the on-air talk show themed “From bust to boom,” recorded on the exhibition floor of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference, being held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The session had promised to tackle the jobs situation in oil, […]

  • Getting ready for an energetic future

    4 August 2014

    In 2007 Groningen Seaports started with the expansion of and changes in the Eemshaven, planning on profiling the harbour as an energy port in which oil and gas and renewable energy go hand in hand. With the arrival of the Gemini wind farm, the future in offshore wind seems bright, but big changes mean more […]

  • Global Tech I Offshore Transformer Station Successfully Installed Off Germany

    9 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Recently the transformer station for the offshore wind farm Global Tech I was successfully installed. The offshore platform is a core element of the North Sea wind farm: The power from its 80 wind turbines is gathered here and transformed from 30 to 155 kilovolts. The transmission grid operator will subsequently draw power from the […]

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Safe air inspection

    25 June 2013

    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are available in all sizes and are applied to various fields of services including aerial mapping, surveying, security, inspections, etc. When it comes to the wind energy market the UAVs or drones are already being used for blade inspections on land based turbines. The idea has been picked up by a few companies to apply the […]

  • Global Tech I Transformer Station Successfully Installed (Germany)

    9 May 2013

    Yesterday, the transformer station for the offshore wind farm Global Tech I was successfully installed. The offshore platform is a core element of the North Sea wind farm: The power from its 80 wind turbines is gathered here and transformed from 30 to 155 kilovolts. The transmission grid operator will subsequently draw power from the […]

  • Computational Power Leads to Improved Ship Designs

    6 June 2016

    In the last 15 years, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software has made big leaps. What was once merely considered a ‘numerical towing tank’ is now an integral part of ship design. Many shipyards and naval architecture companies have an in-house CFD department, while others – including ship owners – contract an external company for this […]

  • Drones flying off into brighter offshore future

    2 June 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Vision

    With COVID-19 still a concern and climate change being a major talking point all around the world, drone operators and innovators are trying to test and push the limits of usefulness of drones in the offshore industry both here and now and in the future.

  • North Sea: Wintershall on Exploring Spree

    27 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    The largest German oil and gas producer, Wintershall, continues to make headway on the path to becoming one of the leading operators on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company has now discovered five new oil fields in the North Sea in just one year, it announced at the international trade fair “Offshore Northern Seas” (ONS) […]

  • AAIB: Heli Intact When It Hit Sea. ‘Black Box’ Still Not Found.

    29 August 2013

    Air Accidents Investigation Branch has, in the wake of last Friday’s Super Puma helicopter crash off Shetland, announced that preliminary information indicates that the approach proceeded normally until approximately three miles from the  Sumburgh Airport runway when there was a reduction in airspeed accompanied by an increased rate of descent. The AS332 L2 Super Puma helicopter, owned […]

  • Super Puma crash might have been prevented

    13 March 2014

    On Wednesday 1 April 2009, a Super Puma helicopter, owned by Bond Offshore Helicopters Limited, was flying over the North Sea, en route from the BP-operated Miller oil platform to Aberdeen, when it plunged into the sea killing all 16 people in the aircraft, 11 nautical miles (20 km) northeast of Peterhead, Scotland .

  • United Response: Specially Trained Forces With Dedicated Equipment

    27 August 2014

    In June 2014 expert firefighters from France, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands boarded the Princess Seaways owned by DFDS Seaways where they were confronted with a fire on one of the cruise ferry’s car decks. Not to worry though, it was merely a large scale exercise held by MIRG-EU project which formed the […]

  • Helping to Make Maintenance Safer, More Efficient and More Comfortable

    26 March 2014

    The long-term employment prospects within the offshore wind industry lie with the operation and maintenance work that will keep the turbines producing electricity for the next 20+ years. Hundreds of men and women will be climbing up the towers from boats, or down from helicopter dropping areas, into the nacelles for a long time to […]