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OSI VOL. 6 ISSUE 2 | 2013

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much better than Dutch yarD Keppel

Verolmes recent trio of

heaVyweight projects.

Three heavy li and subsea operaons vessels from

Saipem and Heerma Marine Contractors (HMC)

gathered at one of Europes largest drydock facilies.

But the Keppel O&M-owned yard also worked on a

range of jobs covering the gamut of oshore industry

assets. Pictured at the yard in late 2012 (clockwise

from top le): 1 Ezions semi-submersible drill

rig Prime Exerter, 2 the Troll Soluon, operated by

Norways North Sea Drilling Group, before heading tothe UKs Cleeton plaorm under contract for BP, 3 Workfox-operated jack-up installer Seafox 5,

4 A2Seas Sea Jack (see OSIs Anholt wind farm report

on pg 16), 5 semi-submersible crane and J-lay vessel

Saipem 7000, 6 the Mobile Oshore Applicaon

Barge (MOAB) substaon for the Global Tech I wind

farm, 7 Saipems semi-submersible drilling rig

Scarabeo 6 and 8 HMCs semi-submersible crane and

J-lay vessel DCV Balder in drydock. Not pictured, the

third heavy li vessel, HMCs DCV Thialf, also

underwent thorough inspecon, maintenance and

repair works at the yard her rst drydocking since

delivery in 1985.

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complex oshore construcon, conversion

and maintenance projects with a highly

skilled workforce and one of the largest

drydocks in Europe, notes Harold Linssen,

Keppel Verolmes Managing Director.

Equipped with a versale and highly skilled

workforce, Keppel Verolmes work includes

drydocking, repair and maintenance,

modicaon, conversion and construcon

of various vessel types.

Towering Projects

HMCs Thialf and Balder le the yard readyfor an extended life in the oshore industry.

Earlier in the year, Saipems semi-

submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 6 arrived at

the yard, requiring extensive maintenance

and repair. Scarabeo 6 spent half a year in

the drydock, upgrading its drilling

capabilies, prefabricang and installing

two outer sponsons, extending its deck

extensions and other upgrading work. The

vessel le the yard on 2 December 2012,

with owner Saipem highly sased.

In late 2012 Saipem sent its semi-

submersible crane and J-lay vessel Saipem

7000 for an overhaul of its thrusters and

paint work. The vessel le the yard at the

end of February 2013.

Mr Linssen: Keppel Verolme is pleased to

be able to service our repeat customers

Heerema Marine Contractors and Saipem

once again with safe and quality project

deliveries. He noted that, due to their

commitment to quality and value-added

services, Keppel Verolme sees many of their

customers return to the yard.

Cut & LiftKeppel Verolme secured a second major job

from Stena Drilling for the upgrade of semi-

Aer providing EPCI SURF services for 15 months at the BP-operated PSVM project in Angola one of the largest subsea developments in the world HMCs semi-submersible crane and J-lay

DCV Balder underwent thorough inspecon, maintenance and repair works at Keppel Verolme.

Offshore Yard for Europe

With 20 yards worldwide, Keppel O&M believes in its Near Market, Near Customer strategy, catering

directly to customer needs and contribung to local content. Located in Roerdam, the Netherlands,

Keppel Verolme is testament to the eecveness of that strategy.

The Keppel Verolme journey began in 1957, aer Dutch shipbuilder Cornelis Verolme established the

yard aer nocing the growing demand for large new build ships. From 1980, the yard connued as a

repair yard for the shipping and oshore industries under the name Verolme Botlek, growing its

capabilies to meet the needs of global majors such as Petrobras and Saipem. By 2002, the yards

project execuon and track record caught the eye of Keppel O&M, who acquired and renamed the

company Keppel Verolme.

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submersible drilling rig Stena Spey. It will

undergo a Special Periodical Survey (SPS)

and upgrade. Expected to be delivered in Q2

2013, the rig will be deployed to the North

s.

The yards work scope for this project

includes drydocking and the installaon of

a new crane, helideck and accommodaon

module. Exisng accommodaon facilies

will also be upgraded while the rig

undergoes its regular maintenance works

and a painng programme.

In 2010 the yard carried out another project

for Stena Drilling the repair and

maintenance of the 33,000dwt DP drilling

semi-submersible Stena Don.

For Noble Drilling yet another valued

customer Keppel Verolme jacked up the

jack-up rig Noble Byron Welliver a couple of

meters to allow inspecon of the top of the

spudcans and the leg connecon. In the

same period, Keppel Verolme carried out

several steel repairs and a painngprogramme on the rig. For a job well done,

Noble Drilling increased Keppel Verolmes

workscope with a contract to prefabricate

and commission the steel porons of the

jack-up rigs legs. The project is currently

underway with the installaon of these

parts scheduled in April 2013.

New FrontiersSeafox 5, one of the worlds largest mul-

purpose oshore wind turbine installers,

visited the Keppel Verolme yard briey

before service. Bearing testament toKeppels range of soluons for the European

oshore wind energy sector, Keppel FELS in

Singapore delivered Seafox 5 to the Seafox

Group in 2012. She can operate in harsh

environments and up to 65 m water depth

the deepest for such vessels as well as

carry a wide variety of foundaons and

turbines. Chartered to the joint-venture

company Aarsle Bilnger Berger Dan Tysk,

Seafox 5 is installing oshore wind

foundaons in the 288MW Dan Tysk wind

farm in the German sector of the North Sea.

With the growing oshore acvies in theEuropean wind industry, Keppel Verolme

provides full service (e.g. maintenance and

mobilisaon) to owners of these types of

vessels.

Innovative SolutionsSingapore-based Ezion Exerter contracted

Keppel Verolme to dismantle and segregate

the jack-up rig Prime Exerter. The purpose is

to enter the Caspian Sea area in order to

execute a drilling contract. In addion,

Keppel Verolme is performing repair,

maintenance and upgrade works.

The Prime Exerter, formerly known as

Energy Exerter, arrived at the Keppel

Verolme yard in February 2012. Ezion

bought the rig in October 2012 before

renaming it. The rig needs to pass the Volga-

Don canal in order to enter the Caspian Sea.

This canal has 17m wide locks, which is one

of the main criteria for the segregaon plan.

Keppel Verolme started with removal anddismantling the 1,125t canlever and

drilloor. Currently Keppel Verolme is

removing the legs, which is done by a

sheerleg with extended boom. The rig is

jacked down on three connected, 16.5m

wide barges which are suitable for carrying

the segregated parts into the Caspian Sea.

Leveraging InternationalStrengthsMr Linssen comments: With a strong

heritage, we have established a good

reputaon in the internaonal market forreliability, solid project execuon and

commitment to safety.

Leveraging Keppel O&Ms strengths in

technology and project execuon, Keppel

Verolme is poised for connued growth,

oering innovave and cost-eecve

soluons for the oshore industry.

i. www.keppelverolme.nl

Keppel Verolme dismantled and segregated the jack-up rig Prime Exerter so it can pass the Volga-Don canal to the Caspian Sea

area, where it will execute a drilling contract.

We can manage large,complex offshore

construction, conversionand maintenance projects

with a highly skilledworkforce and one of the

largest drydocks in Europe.

HAROLD LINSSEN

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