New design practices for offshore wind turbine structures
DNV and key industry players are today releasing a report on the design of offshore monopile wind turbine structures.
DNV names regional head
Dubai: DNV has appointed Antony DSouza as its regional manager for Middle East & Indian Subcontinent
First Oil Loading Terminal classed in the Middle East
ZADCO’s Bravo is the first oil loading terminal to be classed in the Middle East. DNV has now handed over the Full Term Classification Certificate to ZADCO.
World’s first FDPSO now in operation
Prosafe Production’s Azurite unit is now in operation off the Republic of Congo. DNV was selected to provide classification and verification services.
Service 24 hours a day
Carl Arne Carlsen, DNV’s director of Offshore Classification explains what prompted the decision to establish a global network of Service Centers, providing regional customers with solutions round the clock.
Standards speed up innovation
DNV’s core philosophy is that technology development and knowledge sharing increase innovation and safety. So when the industry is facing challenges, the best way of solving these is for industry players to join forces through Joint Industry Projects (JIPs). Together we in this way develop the world’s best practices and standards.
DNV chosen to facilitate Europe’s CCS development
Europe: DNV has been selected by the European Commission to facilitate a process to shorten the time from policy making to industry implementation of Carbon Capture and Storage.
Making offshore wind farms safer
Due to the rapid wind farm developments, DNV together with industry partners and authorities is now developing a new safety standard, providing safety requirements for transformer and accommodation platforms.
Developing a unified approach to qualifying CO2 storage sites
DNV is now developing a standard methodology for characterising, selecting and qualifying proper sites for geological storage of CO2 – both offshore and onshore. This work is being carried out together with Norwegian authorities and more than 10 of the world’s key oil, gas and coal players.
Houston Approval Center hosts technology seminar
The Houston Approval Center hosted a technology seminar that was attended by over 100 engineers from local oil and gas companies. Experts from DNV Energy’s Høvik and Houston offices instructed during the two-day seminar.
Ensuring that new CO2 capture technology works
DNV launches new qualification procedure for CO2 capture technology.
DNV establishes Global Risk Centre in Hyderabad
Mumbai: The DNV Global Risk Centre is established to meet a global demand for risk based asset management services. Located in Hyderabad, it will consist of 60 highly qualified consultants with backgrounds in engineering and business administration as well as environmental sciences, aiming at mitigating the increasing number of major incidents in international oil and gas industry.
The oil & gas industry shows increased numbers of major incidents
Mumbai: Statistics from DNV, a global company specializing in risk management, show that the number of major incidents in the oil and gas industry is increasing. In the last three years, more than 2050 major incidents have occurred in which close to 350 lives have been lost. Remi Eriksen, COO of DNV Energy, says that the negative trend can be turned by focusing more on risk based asset management and by learning from the success in managing occupational safety.
Developing the first CO2 pipeline standard
DNV, together with major industry partners, is developing a new standard for transportation of CO2 in pipelines.
DNV leads Integrated Operations development
DNV is leading a unique collaboration between the Norwegian IT, defence, oil and gas industries to develop a digital platform for the next generation integrated operations.
New standard to cover platform lifetime extension
To meet the challenges of severe weather conditions and ageing platforms, DNV is developing a new NORSOK standard to deal with platform lifetime extension.
Taming wind and waves
“We’re a new entrant in offshore wind, and it’s fun to be shaking things up a little bit!” says Anne Strømmen Lycke, StatoilHydro vice president, wind power. “We’re bringing in new ideas and using all our experience from offshore oil and gas.”
DNV to set the standard for damage tolerant blades
Wind Power 2008, Houston: DNV is leading the way in helping the wind power industry to improve the quality and damage tolerance of wind turbine blades. A new Recommended Practice is under development.
Joining forces for a cleaner environment
DNV has acquired Global Energy Concepts and aims to be the dominant player in the international wind energy market.
How to pick the right LNG concept
OTC, Houston, USA: DNV analyses of worldwide LNG developments reveal that only a handful of significant parameters influence the choice of LNG concept. Analysing and managing the risks relating to these parameters help developers achieve optimal return on their investments.
New tool with speedy predictions of how heavy weather will affect risers, mooring and umbilicals
OTC, Houston, USA: In order for offshore operations to cope with more extreme weather conditions, DNV has developed the new Riser Production Line software suite. Its automated and efficient calculations dramatically reduces the analysis time of how heavy weather and operating conditions will strain installations such as risers, moorings and umbilicals.
Energy-based approach will enhance the safety of LNG operations
OTC, Houston, USA: DNV has developed a risk-based approach which analyses the risk of accidental spills from LNG transport. Managing the overall risks by preventing collisions with sufficient energy to release LNG is the only acceptable approach to running the marine operations at LNG terminals safely.
Improving fiber-mooring design practices
OTC, Houston, USA: Fiber ropes are commonly and successfully used as mooring lines on deepwater drilling and production platforms, but there has been a need for better design data. DNV and Tension Technology International have now conducted a joint industry research project to develop a new testing standard which will further facilitate the use of such ropes through more secure design and enhanced cost effectiveness.
Unexploited saving potential in spare part management
DNV has carried out a survey to identify how the German power industry and Norwegian offshore industry can optimise their efficiency by enhancing spare part management.
Enhanced methodology for fatigue design and offshore structures
OTC, Houston, USA: A new update of DNV’s Recommended Practice ‘Fatigue Design of Offshore Structures’ is now available. It has been updated in order to meet increased industry focus on the design of cost-optimal structures and the reliable operation of existing structures during their service life.
Releasing powerful and visual fluke anchor design tool
OTC, Houston, USA: To avoid or manage the consequences of dragging anchor when being installed on a congested seabed, particularly where the soil is layered, the anchor behaviour must be reliably predicted. To deal with this, DNV is launching DIGIN, a powerful fluke anchor design tool with a state-of-the-art graphical user interface.
DNV as the CVA and Class Society for the first FPSO in the US Gulf of Mexico
Houston, TX, USA: DNV and Petrobras America Inc. have signed a Certified Verification Agent (CVA) contract for the first FPSO in the US Gulf of Mexico. It will also be converted, installed and operated under DNV Class.
Next generation corrosion data management tool released
Dublin, OH USA, March 14: Corr MD, a state-of-the-art data management and integration tool is being released by CC Technologies (now DNV CCT), a DNV company, in cooperation with DCG, Inc. This is a long awaited release that will prevent corrosion and increase the availability of pipeline data.
DNV Offshore Wind Seminar held at Høvik (Oslo), Norway
Høvik (Oslo), Norway 28 February, 2008: The second DNV Offshore Wind Seminar was held on Thursday, 28 February at the DNV headquarters at Høvik (Oslo), Norway. The title of this year's seminar was “Offshore Wind Farm Project Design and Development - Risk Management and Certification”.
Ithaca on the rise
"Choosing your partners is crucial in the modern North Sea," says John S. Woods, VP development and operations at Ithaca Energy, one of the up and coming independent oil and gas companies on the UK Continental Shelf.