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DNV GL reveals the patterns behind incidents and accidents

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Learning from failures and incidents is essential in a lean and cost effective organisation and is often a fundamental requirement in regulations. However, incidents should not be seen in isolation as the broader view and key industry learnings might get lost. DNV GL has investigated over 2000 incidents and failures globally, identifying trends among the data and invites the oil and gas industry to join and share experiences. To further strengthen DNV GL’s global lab capabilities for failure investigation, a new lab in Bergen is opening, including one of the world’s largest tensile testing machines.

As the oil and gas industry strives for cost effective execution in projects and operations while maintaining a high focus on safety and environmental footprint, innovative and smart solutions are needed more than ever. By extracting data and knowledge from all the detailed incident investigations performed over the years, solutions might be just around the corner.

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Automated Ships Ltd and Kongsberg to test the water with a fully automated offshore vessel

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Automated Ships Ltd from the UK and Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build the world’s first unmanned and fully-automated vessel for offshore operations. In January 2017, Automated Ships Ltd will contract the ‘Hrönn’, which will be designed and built in Norway in co-operation with Kongsberg.

Sea trials will take place in Norway’s newly designated automated vessel test bed in the Trondheim fjord and will be conducted under the auspices of DNV GL and the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA). The Hrönn will ultimately be classed and flagged, respectively.

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Biggest shake up for IMCA’s CMID inspectors in the 17 year history of the scheme announced

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IMCA has provided the IMCA M 149 – Common Marine Inspection Document – for 17 years and it has seen a number of iterative changes over this period and has also seen the introduction of IMCA M 189 – Marine inspection for small workboats (common marine inspection document for small workboats). Since 2009, when the electronic CMID (eCMID) database was introduced, there have been calls from the industry to increase the integrity of the common marine inspection document (CMID) system.

That there is a burden of over-auditing on IMCA’s vessel operators is not in doubt and in an effort to reduce this burden in due course, through greater integration with the Continue reading “Biggest shake up for IMCA’s CMID inspectors in the 17 year history of the scheme announced”

BAM set to build and install world’s first gravity base foundations for offshore wind turbines

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BAM International has achieved a worldwide first having been awarded a contract to design, fabricate and install five full-size gravity base foundations for wind turbines off the Northumberland coast in the UK. The contract has been awarded to BAM by EDF Energy Renewables via SPV Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Ltd and utilises leading edge technology, the first of its kind to be built in the world.

The foundation design will utilise ‘self-installing’ technology, which has been developed by two BAM companies, BAM Nuttall and BAM Infra. The design is being undertaken by BAM Infraconsult.

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Bureau Veritas publishes guidelines for offshore access systems

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The increasing use of offshore access systems that are now routinely used in the offshore oil and gas, as well as the offshore wind industry, has prompted classification society, Bureau Veritas, to publishing some guidelines.

The guidelines have been developed for motion compensated offshore access systems, which are used to transfer various personnel from all disciplines to and from offshore vessels and offshore installations and structures.

Guidance Note NI629: Certification of Offshore Access Systems provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the safety principles and technical requirements for the design, manufacturing and operation of reliable and dependable equipment for the safe transfer of personnel at sea. Continue reading “Bureau Veritas publishes guidelines for offshore access systems”

FPSO composite repair system for offshore structures approved by Bureau Veritas

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cold patchLeading international classification society Bureau Veritas has approved in principle the repair of offshore structures using the bonded composite product Coldshield, developed by Paris based Cold Pad. Coldshield is a composite structural reinforcement specifically developed for the harsh environments of offshore units.

Matthieu de Tugny, Senior Vice-President and Head of Offshore, Bureau Veritas, says, “Coldshield offers a long awaited solution for the repair of corroded offshore structure without the need for welding or downtime. We have combined our expertise in marine composites and bonding with our experience of the hydrodynamic loadings and constraints of offshore units to assess Coldshield. We believe that Coldshield is the first non-welded structural repair method available for an FPSO hull.”

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The 2016 UK Budget offers support for shipping and offshore

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Gill Smith of Moore Stephens. The company says that the budget has some surprise developments which are likely to be of interest to the shipping sector
Gill Smith of Moore Stephens. The company says that the budget has some surprise developments which are likely to be of interest to the shipping sector

Moore Stephens International Limited, a global accountancy and advisory network with its headquarters in London, has said that the UK Budget 2016 contains a number of surprise developments which are likely to be of interest to the shipping sector, as well as a radical set of measures which it is hoped will assist the offshore maritime oil and gas sector.

The Government announced a further reduction in the rate of corporation tax, which will be 17% from 1 April 2020. There are also significant reductions in the rates of capital gains tax. From 6 April 2016, the higher rate of capital gains tax for individuals will be reduced from 28% to 20%, and the basic rate will be reduced from 18% to 10%, although an additional 8% will apply for carried interest and for gains on some residential property.

In addition, Entrepreneurs’ Relief will be extended to apply to long-term investors in unlisted companies. Under these new rules, a 10% rate of capital gains tax will apply for gains on newly issued shares in unlisted companies acquired on or after 17 March 2016, provided they are held for at least three years from 6 April 2016. There is a separate lifetime limit of £10 million of gains.

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ESNA granted R&D funding for Surface Effect Ships

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ESNA has won funding to research the next generation of Surface Effect Ships
ESNA has won funding to research the next generation of Surface Effect Ships

Sørlandet Knowledge Foundation and the Regional Research Council Agder has granted ESNA funding to develop the next generation of Surface Effect Ships for offshore service operations. ESNA, an independent naval architects and ship design company for high speed vessels, specialises in air cushioned catamaran Surface Effect Ships.

ESNA operates at the crossroads between advanced military and commercial high speed craft technology and the market for offshore renewable energy and maritime operations. The company develops designs with outstanding performance, seakeeping and comfort, higher speed and with lower power consumption and emissions for a greener future.

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Multiline anchors for floating offshore wind turbines under research

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A group of US based researchers has teamed up with industry representatives to research the development of a new mooring system for floating offshore wind turbines that uses an integrated network of anchors and lines to hold dozens, or even hundreds of turbines in place in the ocean in industrial scale, offshore wind farms.

Civil and environmental engineers Sanjay R. Arwade and Don J. DeGroot from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, along with Charles P. Aubeny from Texas A&M University and Melissa Landon of the University of Maine, are conducting the research with a three year grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding comes jointly from the NSF’s Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry and Geotechnical Engineering programs.

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First vessel to comply with IMO polar code approved by DNV GL

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AHTS Magne Viking is in compliance with the new IMO Polar Code following a survey by DNV GL
AHTS Magne Viking is in compliance with the new IMO Polar Code following a survey by DNV GL

After a successful survey, DNV GL and the Danish Maritime Authority have confirmed that the AHTS Magne Viking, owned by Viking Supply Ships, is in compliance with the new IMO Polar Code.

“Having followed the development of the Polar Code for some years, it is a great achievement to finally survey the first vessel to comply with the Code,” said Morten Mejlænder-Larsen, who is responsible for Arctic and Polar activities at DNV GL – Maritime.

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ABS assesses the issues associated with jackup safety

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The key to jackup safety operations is constant risk management
The key to jackup safety operations is constant risk management

The key to jackup safety operations is constant risk management and with this in mind, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has released a white paper to present some of the challenges facing the global jackup fleet along with the research and development (R&D) efforts.

ABS highlights that reliable technology, a strong safety culture and effective operational procedures are critical to creating a safe work environment. As operating environments and operational expectations change, technologies are introduced, and new ways of doing things emerge. Today, the global jackup fleet comprises more than 650 units, and more than 50% of these units are more than 30 years old. Evolution in the sector is inevitable, but as operational expectations change, there has to be a clear understanding of how new challenges may be leaving these older assets behind and how lower-specification units could continue to perform safely on many challenging sites.

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Guidance on inspection planning for offshore structures launched

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The classification society DNV GL has launched a recommended practice to provide what it says is the first international guidance on in-service inspection planning for fatigue cracks in offshore structures.

The guidance will save operational costs by using a risk-based approach to identify “hot spots” requiring inspection, according to DNV GL – particularly important since low oil prices and a reduction in newbuilds have made the integrity of existing assets a high priority in the oil and gas industry.

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