Netherlands technology profiles

BAM Steel Structures

BAM Steel Structures specializes in multi-discipline projects for the oil and gas industry. The company, part of the Royal BAM Group, has over 30 years' experience in project management, construction, hook-up, and commissioning and installation of platforms, modules, jackets, and living quarters. The temperature-conditioned production facilities in Schiedam are ideally situated in the sheltered harbor of Rotterdam. The industrial infrastructure and the unrestricted access to the North Sea offer many advantages.

Big Lift Shipping

Big Lift Shipping is a world leader in heavy lift and project shipping by sea. The company operates 14 specialized heavy lift vessels, which are capable of lifting up to 1,100 tonnes, with RO-RO capacity of up to 2,500 tonnes. Over the past three years it has been involved in major offshore oil and gas projects such as Girassol, Kizomba, Na Kika, and White Rose. Equipment moved included topsides modules, turrets, reels, buoys, pipes, large cranes and reactor vessels.

Genius Vos

For over 50 years, Genius Vos has been involved in the production of process equipment, including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, and condensers. It can also provide maintenance and construction work, on and offshore, for minimal facility platforms and topsides. The company is a subsidiary of the Vos Groep, and is certified by Lloyd's Register to ISO 2000, ISO 14001 and VCA**. More information at www.genius-vos.nl

Heerema

Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) brings over half a century of specialized skills to the offshore oil and gas industry. These include creating solutions for deepwater exploration and production, fixed and floating facilities with complex infrastructure, and marginal field installations, from conceptual engineering and development to transportation and installation.

Keppel Verolme

Keppel Verolme, a member of the Keppel Group - Singapore, can accommodate any sea-going structure in its yard in Rotterdam. It has considerable experience and expertise in offshore-related work dating back to 1975. That experience ranges from routine maintenance work up to the most complicated conversion jobs applicable to all types of offshore structures. With its mammoth drydock, featuring a beam of 90 m and a length of 405 m, all types of offshore units can be accommodated. In addition, quaysides are available with a water depth of 12 m, as are well-equipped workshops. More information at www.keppelverolme.nl

Van Oord Offshore

In the early days of the offshore industry, Van Oord's expertise proved to be "leading edge" for offshore installation activities. Today, the Van Oord Offshore organization focuses on developing and enhancing techniques and equipment, which has led to new concepts such as side-stone dumping as scour protection, and the flexible fall pipe system, now in its third generation, for precision rock placement.

Westmark

Westmark BV's specialty is pioneering products which are completely new to the market. Presently the company's safety department is continuing development of Cablesafe, an S-shape polyester hook designed to suspend cables during maintenance programs. All major oil companies are said to be using the product for turnaround jobs. Westmark's Marine division promotes combustion and exhaust gas improvers for marine diesel engines.