Technip Energies’ Floating Offshore Wind Concept Making Progress
configuration well suited for mass production and scalability. The concept also provides full assembly at quayside with direct access to the tower and offers a cost-efficient transport and installation at the final location, Technip Energies added.Geir Fuglerud, Director of Offshore Classification at DNV Maritime, added: “We are very pleased to be working with Inocean and Technip Energies on this AiP. This has been an excellent cooperation, where units from all the project partners in France, Norway and the UK have undertaken an extremely rigorous process to complete the AiP. We look forward to continuing
DNV Publishes Oil and Gas Safety Report
In the report entitled Enhancing offshore safety and environmental performance, DNV suggests critical levers to provide a more holistic safety framework across the oil and gas industry. CEO Remi Eriksen, DNV Maritime and Oil & Gas, said new regulations, such as the EU directive, mirror society’s zero tolerance for offshore accidents. “The offshore industry has achieved an outstanding improvement in occupational safety over the past three decades. Although it has learned much from major accidents in the past, such accidents are still occurring. Our contribution as a risk management
Offshore Marriage of Interests Judged Successful
be even more important as the Arctic opens up. “We’re no stronger than our weakest link, especially in the Arctic,” said Irene Waage Basili, CEO of GC Rieber Shipping. Moving into the Arctic will also require better technology, competences and processes, said Remi Eriksen, CEO of DNV Maritime and Oil & Gas. As the industry recruits badly-needed new talent to develop new frontiers, it is important to remind people of the success stories. For example, the rate of incidents in offshore shipping has been six times less than for general cargo ships, and the fleet currently operating
Norway: Seeking Lead on Battery Powered Vessels
with escalating fuel prices, stricter environmental regulations and very low day rates caused by overcapacity in most segments. It’s during tough times that innovation is most important and also more efficient, as the purpose and goals become so much clearer,” says Remi Eriksen, CEO of DNV Maritime and Oil & Gas. “The Norwegian maritime industry is at the innovation forefront, and the world looks to Norway for technology and best practice. Innovation is not only something the industry wants. It is also necessary for survival.” The first evidence of battery innovation
Shale Gas Risk Management: DNV Launches Recommended Practice
standard for safe and sustainable shale gas extraction. DNV is calling for input from industry, regulators, NGOs and other interested parties. “Controversy and conflict are constant themes as proponents and opponents debate the extraction of natural gas,” said Remi Eriksen, CEO of DNV Maritime and Oil & Gas. “Since the RP combines current best practices and standards in the industry with a risk based approach, it can serve as a common reference point and help bridge the gap between parties with opposing views. Our recommended practice ensures that the contentious issues are
February 2025
