energize oil & gas – issue 01-2013 - GL Group

offshore china
Towards the Deep Blue
GL Noble Denton is poised to support China National Petroleum Corporation
(CNPC) in expanding its strategic focus from onshore to offshore
A milestone was reached last year in the cooperation
partnership between the GL Group and
China Petroleum Offshore Engineering (CPOE):
GL Noble Denton signed a strategic cooperation agreement
at GL’s headquarters in Hamburg with the CPOE, the
offshore engineering subsidiary of China National Petroleum
Corporation (CNPC).
Zhang Yuntong, Vice President and Safety Director of
CPOE pointed out that GL Noble Denton is well known
throughout the oil and gas industry in China as an independent
provider of verification, technical assurance, offshore
engineering consulting and marine operation services.
“So we concluded that cooperating with GL Noble Denton
would be an ideal way to benefit from their experience,
knowledge and technical expertise.”
When meeting with the Chinese delegation, Erik van
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der Noordaa, CEO of the GL Group,
China National Petroleum Corporation
wants to expand its prehensive expertise in complex oil
added: “With its strong legacy, com-
oil exploration activities from
and gas assets and extensive global
shallow to deep water
GL Noble Denton will provide network, GL Noble Denton is well positioned
and ready to assist CPOE in
the required consulting, inspection
and assurance services
reaching its ambitious goals.”
Hamburg. CNPC Offshore Engineering signed a
cooperation agreement with GL Noble Denton.
According to the agreement, GL Noble Denton will
support CPOE’s offshore oil and gas development and
engineering services in domestic and overseas projects,
which involve activities such as master development plans
(MDP), front-end engineering and design (FEED), detail
design as well as technical communication and training.
From Onshore to Offshore
CNPC has considerable experience in onshore operations
and established the new offshore engineering subsidiary to
boost the exploitation of oil in Chinese waters. Currently
CPOE offers its offshore engineering services mainly in Bo-
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