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The Research Council of Norway

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Maritim virksomhet og offshore operasjoner

MAROFF skal bidra tilå realisere regjeringens sating på
maritim utvikling (MARUT) for å fremme innovasjon og
verdiskaping i de maritime næringer.

Gjennomføringen av programmet blir koordinert mot
Innovasjon Norges satsing på maritim sektor. Programmet
skal bidra til at maritime bedrifter og forskningsmiljøer
videreutvikler sine kunnskapsmessige fortrinn, og støtter
prosjekter som er innrettet mot de forskningsutfordringer
som er nødvendige for å realisere MARUT.

Målgruppene for MAROFF er rederinæringen, verftsindustrien
og utstyrsleverandører til alle typer skip og havbruksanlegg. Photo Kongsberg Maritime

MAROFF støtter også kompetanseoppbygging i forskningsmiljøer
på teknologiske og samfunnsvitenskaplige tema avbetydning
for den maritime virksomhet i Norge.

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The Research Council of Norway

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The Research Council of Norway has an annual budget
of more than NOK 5 billion and plays a central role in
Norwegian research. The mandate of the council is to
promote and support basic and applied research in all
areasof sience, technology, medicine and the humanities.

Strong links between marine research and environmental
as well as technological research is important to fully
understand the complexity of the marine areas and the
different pressures on the ecosystem, resulting from
offshore activity, transport as well as long distance
pollution. In maritime and offshore research the research
programmes PETROMAKS and MAROFF are central.

PETROMAKS A large R&D program in The Research Council of Norway

With the introduction of PETROMAKS in 2004, the Norwegian
government gave a signal that strong public support of
petroleum R&D was necessary. PETROMAKS will assist in
implementation of the strategies and plans laid down by the
government strategy initiative OG 21(Oil and Gas in the 21^stcentury). www.og21.org

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The overall objective of PETROMAKS is to enhance the next
50 years of oil-related activity and secure gas production in a
100-year perspective. It is crucial that the Norwegian petroleum
industry be further developed as an internationally competitive
industry; this will ensure that the sector continues to play a key
role in the sustainable growth and financing of the Norwegian
welfare society and promote sound management of Norway's
natural resources.

Thematic areas for research and innovation in
PETROMAKS are in harmony with the OG 21's
targeted thematic technology areas:

Environmental technology for the future
Exploration and reservoir characterization
Enhanced recovery
Cost effective drilling and intervention
Integrated operations and real time reservoir management
Subsea processing and transportation
Deep water and subsea production technology
Gas technology
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

PETROMAKS' vision:

PETROMAKS seeks to strengthen knowledge development,
industrial development and international competitiveness in order
to promote petroleum-based value creation in Norwegian society.

PETROMAKS' web site

About the PETROMAKS program

HSE News Articles

BP blame cement job for Gulf of Mexico tragedy

Posted: 08.09.2010

BP's outgoing chief executive Tony Hayward said: "The investigation report provides critical new information on the causes of this terrible accident. To put it simply, there was a bad cement job and a failure of the shoe track barrier at the bottom of the well, which let hydrocarbons from the reservoir into the production casing".

Next generation wind turbine on trial

Posted: 08.09.2010

“If an offshore wind turbine breaks down, there are many factors contributing to increased downtime compared with a land-based turbine,” explains operations manager for wind energy in Statoil, Sverre Trollnes.

University of Leeds to use Roxar software

Posted: 08.09.2010

Emerson Process Management will donate a number of licenses of its Roxar Tempest™ full field reservoir simulation solution to the University of Leeds.

Dormac expands into the African oil & gas market

Posted: 07.09.2010

Dormac (Pty) Ltd., the well-established, multi-national ship repair company, today announced that it is establishing a new division within its ranks in order to expand its facilities and service capabilities into the oil and gas markets.

BP provides $10 million to oil spill study

Posted: 07.09.2010

BP today announced it is providing $10 million to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under its Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) to support a study of potential public health issues relating to the Gulf oil spill and other spill-related health research.

ABS to launch new web portal

Posted: 07.09.2010

The management of class approved equipment will soon be simplified as the result of ABS launching its new Supply portal, a website designed specifically to meet the needs of marine-related equipment manufacturers.

GE Oil & Gas signs with E.ON Ruhrgas

Posted: 07.09.2010

GE Oil & Gas is pleased to announce the signing of a new frame agreement with E.ON Ruhrgas A.G., the largest distributor of gas in Germany and one of the leading gas companies in Europe.

TWMA expands Norwegian operation

Posted: 07.09.2010

Environmental oil and gas waste management specialists TWMA has invested £1.3million to upgrade its Mongstad onshore processing site in order to keep pace with high demand for its services in the Norwegian Sector.

New training for SES engineers

Posted: 06.09.2010

As a result of Ships Electronic Services (SES) expansion in the Offshore Industry in Scotland, the company has taken an important step for its engineers who will work on Offshore facilities in the future.

DNV suggest changes to US saftey regime

Posted: 06.09.2010

“A step change can be achieved with respect to prevention and mitigation of major accidents through a performance based safety regime supported by a risk management approach. Empirically, the risk can be reduced by a factor of ten,” says Elisabeth Tørstad, DNV COO in the Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa.

New recommended practise for US BOP compliance

Posted: 06.09.2010

In order to support the oil and gas industry in complying with the US Department of Interior’s new regulations for immediate re-certification of subsea BOP (blow-out preventer) stacks, DNV has issued a Recommended Practise guiding owners and operators through requirements and technical aspects.

Fundamental differences between drilling regimes in US and Norway

Posted: 06.09.2010

DNV has compared the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the Norwegian offshore drilling regulatory regimes and regulations. The study identified several similarities, but overall there are some fundamental differences between the two countries’ regulations.

Effective cement plug in the casing

Posted: 05.09.2010

The Gulf of Mexico well has been shut-in since July 15. Following the completion of cementing operations on the well on August 5, pressure testing was performed which indicated there is an effective cement plug in the casing.

ONS break visitor record

Posted: 05.09.2010

“Industry leaders and the media have all acclaimed this year’s ONS as the best ever. When the ONS 2010 exhibition closed we estimated a total number of 47 000 visitors. We are extremely pleased with the feedback we have received from our visitors”, says CEO Kjell Ursin-Smith.

Fiskefartøy inn i oljevernberedskapen

Posted: 03.09.2010

Fiskefartøy skal kunne brukes i oljevern-beredskapen både langs kysten og på sokkelen. – Hensikten er å styrke beredskapen og gi større fleksibilitet, sier nærings- og handelsminister Trond Giske.

Strenge krav til import av biodrivstoff

Posted: 03.09.2010

Fra 1. januar 2011 må alt biodrivstoff som omsettes i Norge være bærekraftig. Oljeselskapene må dokumentere og rapportere at biodrivstoff tilfredsstiller bestemte bærekraftkriterier.

Aker BioMarine in joint venture

Posted: 03.09.2010

“We are very pleased to enter into a long-term partnership with such a professional, competent, and experienced private investment firm as Lindsay Goldberg,” said Kjell Inge Røkke, Chairman of Aker BioMarine.

The oil well has been shut-in since July 15

Posted: 03.09.2010

The MC252 well in the Gulf of Mexico has been shut-in since July 15. Following the completion of cementing operations on the well on August 5, pressure testing was performed which indicated there is an effective cement plug in the casing, according to BP.

Noreq signs new orders worth 22 million NOK

Posted: 03.09.2010

The last couple of weeks have been very encouraging for Noreq AS, with several big contracts being signed - worth a total of 22 million NOK. In addition to the size of these contracts Noreq is happy to announce that we have managed to enter new important markets.

Anti-statisk filterelement fra Hydac

Posted: 03.09.2010

Enkelte nye hydraulikkoljer leder strøm svært dårlig og dette kan bli en utfordring i systemer. Når olje med liten ledeevne strømmer gjennom et filter vil det normalt dannes elektrostatisk ladning i glassfibrene i filterduken.

Imtech Marine with demonstrations at SMM

Posted: 03.09.2010

At SMM, Imtech Marine will present a unique live satellite connection with the vessel 'Spaarneborg' of ship owner Wagenborg, on large LCD screen walls at stand no. 210 in hall B6.

Keen interest in Statoil apprenticeships

Posted: 03.09.2010

“With apprentices we are building future competencies, not just for us, but for society at large. Statoil is an attractive workplace for apprentices and the young people we are taking on are very capable,” says Else Sørstrønen Amundsen, responsible for recruitment and head of Statoil’s apprenticeship team in Bergen.

New offshore pump range from Hamworthy

Posted: 03.09.2010

Hamworthy Svanehøj has launched the first of what will become an entirely new range of combined sea water lift and fire pumps that meet the requirements of the offshore market.

Imtech Marine introduces new certified AMCS

Posted: 03.09.2010

Germanischer Lloyd certified the new alarm-, monitoring- and control system developed by Imtech Marine Germany and Free Technics, two companies of Imtech Marine group.

BASSnet pre-release at SMM

Posted: 02.09.2010

BASSnet 2.7 provides vetting transparency across your fleet - so you can plan, prepare and maintain approvals from all of your charterers and oil majors.

TTS has settled the dispute with Ability Drilling

Posted: 02.09.2010

– We are satisfied that this dispute has been settled without a long legal proceeding says Johannes D. Neteland.

NODE sponser nytt næringslivsprofessorat ved UiA

Posted: 02.09.2010

”Vi går sammen om et professorat fordi vi ønsker å legge til rette for økt verdiskaping og å knytte Sørlandet sterkere til resten av kunnskapsmiljøet i Norge,” sier daglig leder av NODE Kjell O. Johannessen.

Biggest integrated polyester pole in Latin America

Posted: 01.09.2010

Last Friday Petrobras kicked-off the pre-operation phase of the PetroquímicaSuape polyester yarn unit and inaugurate the Pilar-Ipojuca Gas Pipeline, in Pernambuco.

BP to sell Malaysian interests to Petronas

Posted: 01.09.2010

The agreement concerns BP's 15 per cent interest in Ethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EMSB) and 60 per cent interest in Polyethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PEMSB), both of which are operated by PETRONAS, and are located at Kertih, on the east coast of Malaysia.

Baze do a double at SMM

Posted: 01.09.2010

BazePort Infotainment has proven highly successful since the last release two years ago. Now, at this years main marine event in Hamburg, it is up for a relaunch. Both BazePort 4 and the brand new BazePort Content Services will be showed for the first time.

Elected to Statoil’s board

Posted: 31.08.2010

The corporate assembly of Statoil has chosen Lady Barbara Judge and Bjørn Tore Godal as new members of Statoil’s board of directors.

Quickflange vant NHOs Nyskapingspris

Posted: 31.08.2010

Agder-bedriften Quickflange AS vant årets Nyskapingspris. - Ja, vi er nyskapende. Ingen andre gjør det vi gjør, vi har et unikt produkt, sier Tor Arne Hauge, direktør for forretningsutvikling i Quickflange.

Goltens to launch centre of excellence in Rotterdam

Posted: 31.08.2010

Goltens, a leading independent global provider of ship repair solutions, today confirmed the formation of a specialist Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) centre of excellence ready to undertake 24/7 global BWT installations.

TWMA invests £600k in Aberdeen HQ refurbishment

Posted: 31.08.2010

Douglas Garrick, director, TWMA said: “We are delighted to announce the award of the refurbishment contract to ASM who will complete the work by December 2010.

Aker Solutions awarded Marulk tie-in to Norne

Posted: 31.08.2010

Statoil has awarded to Aker Solutions Marulk tie-in to the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Norne. Aker Solutions estimates the value of the work to be approximately NOK 120 million.

Long standing Norwegian connection is important

Posted: 31.08.2010

"Aberdeen and Stavanger have facilitated the process of deepening the links between north east business and their counterparts in Norway," says Robin Clarkson, a partner within the Oil and Gas Division at Aberdeen’s leading commercial law firm, Paull and Williamsons.

Hamworthy Pump Systems adds key FPSO reference

Posted: 30.08.2010

Hamworthy, the marine and offshore fluid handling systems specialist, has secured a key reference in Brazil’s growing offshore market, following the award of the contract to supply pumps and pump systems for the Papa Terra FPSO by BW Offshore.

New field developments in the Sleipner area

Posted: 30.08.2010

The Sleipner area in the North Sea is a good example of a mature area on the Norwegian shelf where the APA (Awards in Predefined Areas) system and the introduction of new companies have been a success.

Contract for three new helicopters awarded

Posted: 30.08.2010

“This contract has ensured that we are nearing our goal of replacing our entire helicopter fleet with the very latest in tested helicopter technology,” says Hans Jakob Hegge, head of Statoil’s operational development unit.

4million achievement for Equipment Sales team

Posted: 27.08.2010

The Equipment Sales team at leading international oilfield services company Expro is pleased to announce it has sold a burner boom system to an oil and gas operator for more than $2.4million and achieved further sales worth more than $2million.

Unmanned monitoring vehicles in Gulf of Mexico

Posted: 25.08.2010

As part of its long term monitoring and research program in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is deploying a new technology that will enable nearly constant monitoring by two satellite-controlled, unmanned vehicles.

The ONS 2010 special innovation awarded to Arne Smedal

Posted: 25.08.2010

This special award is presented to a prominent energy sector individual or organisation for technical excellence and innovative capability. This year the award goes to Arne Smedal, founder and Board Chair at Sevan Marine.

Petrobras enters into agreement with KL Energy

Posted: 25.08.2010

Petrobras, by means of Petrobras America, entered into a Joint Development Agreement with KL Energy Corporation to optimize KLE’s proprietary cellulosic ethanol process technology for sugarcane bagasse feedstock.

Speech by Terje Riis-Johansen at ONS 2010

Posted: 25.08.2010

Speech by Terje Riis-Johansen, Minister of Petroleum and Energy at Offshore Northern Seas 25.august 2010. Oil and gas industry – implications of a multipolar world Offshore Northern Seas.

Snorre on course for 2040

Posted: 25.08.2010

“On Statfjord we have 30 years’ oil production behind us. Snorre can give us the opportunity of continuing to make history on Tampen for another 30 years,” says Torstein Hole, senior vice president for Operations West, who points to new Snorre area studies conducted by Statoil.

Shell and Cosan sign joint venture

Posted: 25.08.2010

A US$12-billion joint venture between Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) and Cosan S.A. (Cosan) moved closer to reality today when the two companies signed binding agreements.

Decommissioning industry body launches project

Posted: 25.08.2010

An industry body set up to ensure businesses are ready to secure opportunities from decommissioning work over the coming years will shortly launch a major mapping exercise to help the supply chain benefit from the £25-30billion of North Sea work forecast for the future.

Pictorials from ONS

Posted: 25.08.2010

Not in Stavanger this week? Explore the ONS event in pictures. King Harald said as he opened ONS 2010, "Over the years, the ONS event has developed into one of the world´s leading energy meeting places."

Thrane Thrane Aviator 350 ready to fly

Posted: 25.08.2010

Thrane & Thrane announces innovative data streaming developments for its cutting-edge AVIATOR 350 SwiftBroadband solution at this year's AUVSI unmanned systems exhibition.

Extensive EPC contract signed for Singapore FPSO

Posted: 25.08.2010

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with BW Offshore Singapore to supply an ACET-package on an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) basis for the Kangean Energy Indonesia gas FPSO, which will operate on the Terang Sirasun Batur (TSB) fields in Indonesia.

Kongsberg Maritime receives Letter of Intent

Posted: 25.08.2010

Kongsberg Maritime announce during ONS 2010 that it has received a letter of intent for a five year Framework Agreement able to bid for the supply of Safety and Automation Systems (SAS) for all future Statoil Green Field Projects.

European demand for Expro's subsea safety systems

Posted: 25.08.2010

Leading international oilfield service company Expro announces today that it has secured 10 subsea contracts in its Europe CIS region for work in 2010 and 2011.

Continuing our focus on fast-track developments

Posted: 24.08.2010

“We have already gained valuable experience,” says Ståle Tungesvik, Statoil’s head of reserve replacement and business development on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). “I am firmly convinced that the next projects will be carried out even faster and at a lower cost.”

AVEVA announces new Centre of Excellence

Posted: 24.08.2010

AVEVA one of the world's leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announced the opening of a new oil and gas Centre of Excellence for Operations Integrity Management (OIM) in Stavanger, Norway.

Jens Stoltenberg about energy challenges

Posted: 24.08.2010

The energy challenges we are facing are to provide more energy at affordable prices, to provide secure and safe energy supplies and to provide cleaner energy, said primeminister Jens Stoltenberg at ONS tuesday.

Kanowit subsea project win

Posted: 24.08.2010

Aker Solutions, through its subsidiary in Malaysia - Aker Process Systems Asia Pacific (APSAP), has been awarded two subsea contracts from PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PETRONAS Carigali).

BP reports $400 M in claims payments

Posted: 24.08.2010

BP, which has transitioned its individual and business claims program to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), said today it made claim payments of nearly $400 million during the 16 weeks it managed claims related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

GE Oil Gas awarded equipment contracts

Posted: 23.08.2010

GE Oil & Gas confirms that it has entered into contracts to supply equipment and long-term service to Papua New Guinea LNG.

Low weight insulation solutions from Glava

Posted: 23.08.2010

Glava AS has a wide range of thermal, fire and acoustical insulation with low weight for marine and offshore installations. The ULTIMATE products can make a difference up to 50% lower weight than stone wool and is compressable.

Harsh environment and ultra deep-water

Posted: 23.08.2010

MARINTEK is heavily involved in the analysis and verification of design loads and responses for such installations. Activities include model testing as well as the development and use of advanced numerical analysis tools.

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BP blame cement job for Gulf of Mexico tragedy

Next generation wind turbine on trial

University of Leeds to use Roxar software

Dormac expands into the African oil & gas market

BP provides $10 million to oil spill study

ABS to launch new web portal

GE Oil & Gas signs with E.ON Ruhrgas

TWMA expands Norwegian operation

New training for SES engineers

DNV suggest changes to US saftey regime

New recommended practise for US BOP compliance

Fundamental differences between drilling regimes in US and Norway

Effective cement plug in the casing

ONS break visitor record

Fiskefartøy inn i oljevernberedskapen

Strenge krav til import av biodrivstoff

Aker BioMarine in joint venture

The oil well has been shut-in since July 15

Noreq signs new orders worth 22 million NOK

Anti-statisk filterelement fra Hydac

Imtech Marine with demonstrations at SMM

Keen interest in Statoil apprenticeships

New offshore pump range from Hamworthy

Imtech Marine introduces new certified AMCS

BASSnet pre-release at SMM

TTS has settled the dispute with Ability Drilling

NODE sponser nytt næringslivsprofessorat ved UiA

Biggest integrated polyester pole in Latin America

BP to sell Malaysian interests to Petronas

Baze do a double at SMM

Elected to Statoil’s board

Quickflange vant NHOs Nyskapingspris

Goltens to launch centre of excellence in Rotterdam

TWMA invests £600k in Aberdeen HQ refurbishment

Aker Solutions awarded Marulk tie-in to Norne

Long standing Norwegian connection is important

Hamworthy Pump Systems adds key FPSO reference

New field developments in the Sleipner area

Contract for three new helicopters awarded

4million achievement for Equipment Sales team

Unmanned monitoring vehicles in Gulf of Mexico

The ONS 2010 special innovation awarded to Arne Smedal

Petrobras enters into agreement with KL Energy

Speech by Terje Riis-Johansen at ONS 2010

Snorre on course for 2040

Shell and Cosan sign joint venture

Decommissioning industry body launches project

Pictorials from ONS

Thrane Thrane Aviator 350 ready to fly

Extensive EPC contract signed for Singapore FPSO

Kongsberg Maritime receives Letter of Intent

European demand for Expro's subsea safety systems

Continuing our focus on fast-track developments

AVEVA announces new Centre of Excellence

Jens Stoltenberg about energy challenges

Kanowit subsea project win

BP reports $400 M in claims payments

GE Oil Gas awarded equipment contracts

Low weight insulation solutions from Glava

Harsh environment and ultra deep-water