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Yearbook – Offshore Industry in Denmark 

ON/OFF 

Danish Offshore 

– busier than ever 

The Danish offshore industry is currently busier than ever. 

High oil prices, the issuing of the 6th licensing round of oil/gas 

concessions, the awards of two new Danish offshore wind 

farms, Horns Rev II and Nysted II, and a general economic 

boom in the Danish economy have resulted in full order books 

among offshore companies. 

As if the high activity level in Denmark was not enough, focus 

has also increasingly been directed outside the Danish borders. 

Danish offshore companies possess a range of core competences. 

These exist within a number of areas, for example extraction 

of oil & gas from marginal fi elds, high-tech preventive 

service & maintenance, training, offshore wind as well as a 

multitude of tailor-made components for the offshore industry. 

Cont. page 3 

Oil, Gas and Offshore Services 

Offshore Wind Energy 

Health and Safety 

Human Resources, 

Research and Development 

Offshore Center Danmark 

Projects 


Members 

www.offshorecenter.dk

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Many of the competences and products are unique and are thus 

highly demanded. As a consequence, many Danish offshore 

companies are increasingly becoming involved in operations 

abroad. 

This Danish offshore yearbook refl ects development and competences 

of the Danish offshore industry. The basis of the book 

has been a wide range of development and technology activities 

undertaken by the members of Offshore Center Danmark 

(OCD) during the past years. 

The book has been divided into 3 main topics – Oil and Gas, 

Offshore Wind and Education, HSEQ and Research. These are 

accompanied by general info from Offshore Center Danmark, 

e.g. a section with descriptions of networking activities and 

development projects as well as a complete description of the 

members of the center. 

Offshore Center Danmark operates through initiatives and 

activities, which develop the knowledge and promote cooperation 

between all the active partners in the Danish offshore 

sector: Offshore industry companies, consultants, educational 

institutions and governmental institutions. 

We hope that you will enjoy reading the ON/OFF 2007 Yearbook. 

Peter Blach 

Director, Offshore Center Danmark 


ON/OFF Yearbook 

February 2007 

Editor: Morten Holmager mh@offshorecenter.dk 

Graphic production: Jan C Design & Kommunikation 

Offshore Center Danmark is a 

member based organization with 

a main purpose to strengthen 

the Danish offshore industry on 

the global market. 

The centre ties together the 

different parties of the offshore 

community: Industry companies, 

Consultants, Universities 

and Governmental institutions. 

Our members count 150+ and 

include all key players on the 

Danish offshore market - from 

oil/gas operators over offshore 

wind farm developers to suppliers 

of equipment, tools and 

services. 


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Content 

The international Dimension ...........................................................7 

By Johnny Søtrup, Mayor 

Facts about Danish offshore oil & gas and offshore wind ...............8 

Offshore Center Danmark opened as a Technology Centre ...........12 

Oil, Gas and Offshore Services 

The 6th Licensing Round in Denmark ...........................................15 

By Katja Scharmann, Danish Energy Authority 

Risk and Safety Studies for the 

Vincent FPSO Development Project ..............................................18 

By Christian Eilersen, Maersk Contractors, Jesper Thomsen, 

Ramboll and Lars Wahl Andersen, Ramboll. 

Comfort is important on the new giant Drilling Rig 

“Mærsk Innovator” .........................................................................22 

By Ole Winther Nielsen, Odegaard & Danneskiold-Samsoe A/S 

Subsea Installations in Model Scale ..............................................24 

By John Cross-Whiter, Senior Naval Architect, Hydro and 

Aerodynamics and Christian Schack, Head of Department, 

Hydro and Aerodynamics, FORCE Technology 

3000 m depth Co-operation Work ..................................................26 

By Kjeld V. Christensen, A/S Oilpower Hydraulics 

Room also for a small Innovator ....................................................28 

By Peter Willumsen, www.weXco.dk 

Advantages in the Use of water-based Primer ...............................30 

By René Rasmussen, Commercial Director, 

PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL A/S 

Focus on Gas Quality .....................................................................32 

By Jan K. Jensen and Leo van Gruijthuijsen, 

Dansk Gasteknisk Center a/s 

Reduced Size and lowered Maintenance ........................................34 

By Christian B. Nielsen, Danfoss A/S 

Quality Management in the North Sea ..........................................35 

By Managing Director John Andersen, Vetco Gray Denmark 

Possibilities of MEOR Implementation in Chalk Fields ................36 

By Svetlana Rudyk and Leif W. Jørgensen, Aalborg University Esbjerg 

4 Offshore Center Danmark 

Yearbook 2007 

Microturbine Technology for Platform Power................................38 

By Business Development Manager Verner Andersen, 

Pon Power Oil & Gas BV 

Strategic Risk Assessment of Power Supply ..................................40 

By Bjarne Sloth Jacobsen, Head of Department, AN Energy Esbjerg 

Line-X gains a Foothold in the Offshore Industry .........................42 

By Kasper Helger, director, Line-X Denmark 

Exploring the Opportunities in the North Sea ...............................43 

By Frank Øgaard Mouridsen, Blue Water Shipping A/S 

GEUS’ Core Store ..........................................................................44 

By Sten Troelstrup, Geological Survey of Denmark 

and Greenland (GEUS) 

Offshore Wind Energy 

A new Model for developing offshore Wind 

Farms in Danish Waters .................................................................46 

By Maria Hagen Jørgensen, Danish Energy Authority 

A2SEA fi rst out at Horns Rev II 

- Soil Investigations for DONG Energy/GEO................................49 

By Martin J. Huss, A2SEA and Jens Brink Clausen, GEO 

Offshore Windpark Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ) ..............................50 

By Vestas Offshore 

Grid Connection of Offshore Wind Farms .....................................52 

By Joana Rasmussen, Electrical Engineer, COWI A/S 

Offshore Wind Farms of the World ................................................53 

Wave Forecasting for Offshore Wind Farm ....................................54 

By Vagner Jacobsen, DHI Water & Environment 

Offshore Monitoring System with Remote Diagnostics 

Service gives Uptime .....................................................................56 

By Account Manager Steen Christian Knudsen, 

Brüel & Kjær Vibro 

Offshore Wind Farms and the Environment ...................................58 

By: Simon B. Leonhard, Maks Klaustrup and 

Bettina S. Jensen Orbicon. 

Jette Kjær, Vattenfall. Charlotte Boesen , DONG Energy as.

Health and Safety 

Standards in the Offshore Sector ...................................................60 

By Eigil Jensen, 

Survival Training Maritime Safety 

From Local to Global Player ..........................................................61 

By Niels Braad, Sales & Marketing Manager, 

Falck Nutec Esbjerg 

Integrity creates Safety ..................................................................62 

By Søren Dybdahl, Communication Consultant, 

Offshore Center Danmark, for Maersk Oil and Gas 

Rescue in the North Sea .................................................................64 

By Erik Rau Jacobsen, ResQ 

Personal Safety – Offshore .............................................................65 

By Susanne Ingemann, PROCURATOR SAFETY A/S 

Ergonomic Exposure Assessment on a Drilling Rig ......................66 

By Chris Jensen, Research Unit of Maritime Medicine 

Human Resources, 

Research and Development 

Offshore Center Danmark Courses ................................................67 

Jobcenter Esbjerg - Danish Employment Service 

has Focus on the North Sea ............................................................68 

By Brian Damsgaard, Jobcenter Esbjerg 

The Blue University – a Network across Disciplines ....................69 

By Kristen D. Nedergaard, Head of Dep. of Maritime Research 

and Innovation, University of Southern Denmark 

School Rides the Offshore Wave ....................................................70 

By EA Vest. Article by Carsten Nymann, Industriens Dagblad 

Education in Line with Time ..........................................................71 

By Kursuscenter Vest (Training Centre West) 

(part of EUC Vest). Article by journalist Teddy Gehrke. 

With a View of the World ...............................................................73 

By Christian Fries, the Industrial Educational Institutions 

(IU) and Dansk Metal 

Tests according to the ATEX-directives for 

hydraulic Pumps and Engines ........................................................75 

By Peter Pedersen, Vestjysk Hydraulik 


Projects 

New signifi cant Market Segment for the Offshore Industry ..........78 

POWER ..........................................................................................79 

CMS2: Crisis Management Simulator 2 ........................................81 

Electronic Chips for offshore Drilling Pipes..................................82 

Increased Oil Recovery from the Chalk Fields in the 

Danish North Sea Sector ................................................................83 

Small Scale LNG Transport ...........................................................84 

Aluminium as Construction Material 

for offshore oil/gas Installations ....................................................85 

Plastic Composites as Construction Material for offshore 

oil/gas Installations ........................................................................85 

Market Requirements and Competence Developments of 

Newcomers to the Danish offshore oil and gas Market .................86 

Competences and Resources for the Oil Sectors - CROSS ...........87 

Offshore Book ................................................................................88 

Angola Study: Market Opportunities for Danish 

Companies within the Angolan oil and gas Industry .....................89 

ERFA Groups .................................................................................90 

Offshore 

Center Danmark 

Members ...........................................................................93 


Yearbook 2007 

5

Your assets – our responsibility 

Services and technologies 

Inspection, testing and underwater technology 

• Advanced NDT services 

• Condition monitoring 

• Integrity of fl exible pipe 

• Automated subsea inspection down to 600 m. 

Asset integrity management and consulting services 

• Materials & corrosion engineering, computer modelling 

• Risk Based Inspection planning and operation (RBI) 

• Maintenance optimisation (RCM) 

• Pipeline Integrity Management (PIM) 

• Corrosion management. 

Materials and structural analyses and modelling 

• Design, verifi cation, design review and reassessment 

• Virtual simulation 

• Response analyses for hazard / extreme events. 

Offshore wind turbines 

• Inspection of monopiles, towers, nacelles etc. 

• Advanced automated inspection of blades 

• Approved full-scale blade test centre (type-testing). 

FORCE Technology is an international technological consultancy 

and service provider. 

Our customer base consists of e.g. the energy and process 

industry, the oil and gas industry, the pharmaceutical and food 

industry, the maritime industry and the public sector. 

We have companies in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, the 

Netherlands, USA and Brazil. 


Yearbook 2007 

FORCE Technology 

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2605 Brøndby 

+45 43 26 70 00 

force@force.dk 

www.forcetechnology.com

The international 

Dimension 

Welcome to ON/OFF Yearbook 2007 - the 

book written to raise international awareness 

of the Danish expertises within the offshore 

sector. Hopefully, the book will be a source 

to knowledge and inspiration to the readers. 

The Danish offshore industry is doing 

remarkably well. Last year I wrote about the 

increasing activities and this year the activity 

level is even higher. The high oil prices, the 

issuing of the 6th licensing round of oil/gas 

concessions and the award of the two new 

Danish offshore wind farms, Horns Rev II 

and Nysted II, have increased the activities 

even more. 

Almost all industries within the sector have 

an immediate lack of employees. One of the 

major rig operators for example, expects to 

be in need of 1,300 new employees over the 

next few years. Currently, the company is in 

need of 100 new employees to solve the task. 

In order to solve the employee problem it is 

necessary to recruit competent employees 

outside the borders of Denmark. Offshore 

Center Danmark regularly receives approaches 

from high educated foreigners, 

who offer their labour and their know-how 

to the Danish sector, and the centre passes 

these contacts over to its members. Including 

these foreign experts in our mindsets, could 

prove an effective mean to defeat the lack of 

employment. 

Another challenge is to export the Danish 

know-how to markets abroad. Several 

countries with major oil and gas reserves are 

on a lower technological level than we are in 

Denmark and are thus in need for knowledge 

and expertise. Offshore Center Danmark is 

assisting the Danish export organizations in 

this context, and also providing access for 

its members to similar network organizations 

as Offshore Center Danmark, in now 

six offshore countries. Also Offshore Center 

Danmark helps export organizations study 

specifi c markets, examples being emerging 

offshore markets, in order to make the 

concrete opportunities for Danish companies 

more visible and also to achieve market 

awareness of Danish competences. 

Another project under Offshore Center Danmark 

is working with the establishment of a 

network within the offshore wind industry in 

order to increase the possibility for Danish 

companies to make entrance on the foreign 

markets and in order to attract foreign expertise 

to Denmark. 

I will now make a quick jump home to Esbjerg 

– the offshore city of Denmark. Here, the high 

activity level within offshore oil, gas and wind 

is clear. We are pleased to once again notice 

that out harbour is being used for repairs of 

oil rigs. In order to make that service even 

better, the harbour is now making large 

investments for optimization of the facilities. 

Simultaneously, the harbour wants to establish 

an area for environmentally sane decommissioning 

of offshore platforms. Preliminary 

investigations are currently being conducted. 

Again in 2007, we want to host international 

conferences within the offshore sector. First 

time in February, where the topic will be 

sub-soil technology and later in the autumn, 

where the topic will be environmentally sane 

decommissioning of offshore platforms. 

Denmark is in the top 3 among oil and gas 

producing countries in Europe. I fi nd it obvious 

that the Danish industry is bubbling from 

innovation and drive, which will be contributing 

to maintain our strength and position in 

this time age of globalization. A small country 

with a large experience is hard to miss.■ 

Johnny Søtrup 

Mayor of Esbjerg 


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Facts about Danish offshore 

oil & gas and offshore wind 

• Danish oil and gas production is done 

from 130 wells distributed among 19 

fi elds. Nearly 50 oil/gas platforms are 

located in the Danish North Sea 

• Danish oil production 2005: 21,9 mio. m3 (378,000 bbl/day) 

• Danish gas production, 2005: 11.5 mia. m 3 

• Danish oil reserves, 2006: 256 mio. m3 (1.61 mia. bbl) 

• Danish gas reserves, 2006: 122 mia. m 3 

• Total production of Danish oil, 2005: 277 

mio. m 3 (1.75 mia. bbl) 

• Total production of Danish gas, 2005: 

162 mia. m 3 

• Global oil production: 12 mio. m 3/day 

(75 mio. bbl/day) 


Yearbook 2007 

• Global oil reserves: 160 mio. m 3 (1 mia. bbl) 

• Denmark is the 15th biggest oil producer 

in the world measured in bbl/inhabitant . 

year (25 bbl/inhabitant . year. Qatar no. 1 

with 454 bbl/inhabitant . year) 

• Average recovery rate from Danish oilfi 

elds: 20-25% 

• At the opening of the fi rst Danish oilfi eld 

(Dan, 1972) a recovery rate of 6% was anticipated. 

Today the recovery rate is 26% 

• In 1993, the amount of oil produced in 

Denmark reached a level equivalent to 

the consumption. In 2000 it was twice 

the size of the consumption, rising to 2½ 

times by 2005 

• Denmark is expected to be self-suffi cient 

in oil production for at least another 10-20 

years 

• In 2006, almost half of the surplus in the 

Danish government fi nances came from 

oil and gas production 

• The generation of Danish wind power is 

equivalent to 18.5% of the Danish electricity 

demand. Offshore wind accounts for 

20% of all wind generated electricity 

• A total of 801 MW offshore wind, distributed 

over 395 turbines on 22 different 

sites, have currently been installed – all in 

North Western Europe 

• 53% of all installed offshore wind capacity 

is located in Danish waters 

• The global energy demand is expected to 

increase with 59% over the next 23 years

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WE SEARCH DEEP AND AIM HIGH 

AND STAND ON MANY - VERY LONG - LEGS 

DONG Energy participates in licenses in Denmark, Norway, the UK 

and the Faroe Islands. In total we are active in around 70 licenses 

in the North Sea and the Atlantic Margin. We produce oil and 

natural gas in the Norwegian and Danish part of the North Sea, 

and from late 2007 from the Ormen Lange field I Mid Norway 

We participate in every phase of the energy process all the way 

to the consumer – from the rigs in the North Sea, power stations 

generating electricity and heat, and wind farms, until we market 

the energy and convey it all the way to our one million customers’ 


Yearbook 2007 

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doorstep in Denmark and abroad. This ensures a highly reliable 

supply of energy and gives us the necessary expertise for developing 

our company. 

Innovation is an important part of our everyday work. We are at the 

cutting edge in the development of renewable energy, not least in 

the establishment and management of wind farms - from the north 

of Norway to the south of Europe.

Solar Offshore 

– a sea of knowledge 

Solar Offshore is a special department in Solar A/S, 

one of the largest electrical wholesalers in Northern 

Europe. 

Solar Offshore was formed in 1981 in the light of the 

growth of Danish offshore industry in Esbjerg and is 

today the leading supplier to both the offshore and 

the marine business. Today we have our domicile at 

Solar A/S in Vejen, where we can give our customers 

direct access to the largest and most effi cient central 

warehouse in Denmark. 

According to the motto 

”Solar gives you possibilities”, 

the customer will receive: 

The right item 

– at the right time 

– in the right place 

– in the right quantity 

– and with the right technical support 

Especially within the offshore/marine area the ability 

to deliver the correct goods is a condition for having 

success as a supplier. We have therefore spent many 

resources on being able to offer a very attactive 

product programme that includes everything from 

special offshore cables, panels, junction boxes, and 

luminaires to engines, alarm systems etc., Ex-equipment 

for hazardous areas being our speciality. 

With strong agencies, a wide range of products, and 

not least a large central warehouse to support us, 

we are able to deliver the solutions that our customers 

require within a very short time. 

At the same time our well-trained staff is also able to 

provide technical support regarding ATEX regulations 

and the use of electrical equipment in hazardous 

areas. 

Solar Offshore does not simply deliver equipment, 

we bring the customer effi cient and value added 

services. This is the Solar Philosophy. The keyword 

is availability – whether it concerns equipment, 

knowledge, staff or services. 

For further information reference is made to 

www.solardis.com, where information about 

Solar’s concepts, management, results etc. 


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DK-6600 Vejen 

Telephone +45 76 96 21 50 

Telefax +45 76 96 21 60 

offshore@solar.dk 

is available. 0538.2005 


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Offshore Center Danmark opened 

as a Technology Centre 

After having operated as a knowledge centre 

for the Danish offshore industry for three 

years, Offshore Center Danmark has extended 

its area of operation with the appointment 

as offi cial offshore technology centre 

by the Ministry for Science, Technology and 

Development. With the appointment followed 

a larger grant from the ministry for the years 

2006 and 2007. 

- Our objective as a knowledge- and technology 

centre is to strengthen the competences 

and competitive power of the Danish offshore 

industry, nationally as well as internationally. 

That is why we are happy and proud of the 

support and backing of the ministry stated 

Peter Blach, director for Offshore Center 

Danmark, at the opening of Offshore Center 

Danmark as technology centre, Friday the 1st 

of September. 

- The Offshore Industry is a branch in 

growth. There have never before been collected 

larger amounts of oil & gas from the 

Danish underground, and Danish companies 

export their know-how to cooperation 

partners all over the world. At the same time 

there does not exist one governmental oil 

company, as in many other countries. In Denmark 

it has been chosen to let a number of 

players share the tasks, and there is a special 

need to collect and coordinate that knowledge, 

which many different players within 

the Offshore Industry generate, Peter Blach 

continued. 

Strong knowlegde environment 

in Denmark 

Offshore Center Danmark operates as network, 

a knowledge communicator, a sparring 

partner and an advisor for companies and 

knowledge institutions in Denmark and in 

addition to this, one of the tasks of the centre is 

to offer courses within offshore technology and 

demands to safety to interested companies. In 

cooperation with companies and knowledge 

institutions, Offshore Center Danmark carries 

out relevant investigations and development 

projects to the benefi t of the branch. 


Yearbook 2007 

- For instance within the offshore wind- and 

waveenergy, Denmark is technologically in 

front, and here the experiences from the oil 

& gas industry can be used. Only through 

a steady development of new processes and 

improvement of the already installed base, 

the offshore industry can expect to keep its 

position on a market with many and large 

international players. Offshore Center Danmark 

can hopefully contribute to this work, 

Peter Blach said. 

The target of the government in appointing 

Offshore Center Danmark as the offi cial offshore 

technology centre, is according to minister 

of science, Helge Sander “preparing the 

region in making use of the highly specialized 

knowledge and to create growth”. The 

objective is for Offshore Center Danmark to 

be the leading knowledge- and technology 

centre, not only nationally in Denmark, but 

with a signifi cant international interface. 

With the majority of Danish offshore, placed 

in the Region of Southern Denmark, offshore 

is an important catalyst for the development 

in the region, states Carl Holst, President of 

the Region of Southern Denmark. 

The offshore industry is contributing in 

creating knowledge jobs and is a proof, that it 

is wise to create strong knowledge environments, 

also outside capitals, says Carl Holst. 

He continues: 

- The crucial item will be to get the educational 

institutions, including the universities, 

to keep and enlarge the amount of relevant 

educations in the area, so that a large part 

of the candidates from here stays in the area 

after completed education. It is a distinct 

objective to get the number of knowledge jobs 

to grow in the region, and this development 

we will contribute to. 

New projects within the 

technology center 

Over the past year, a number of ideas for new 

innovative development projects has been 

discussed intensively amongst the members 

of Offshore Center Danmark, e.g. companies, 

universities and knowledge institutions. The 

process was initiated via workshops as well 

as face-to-face meetings amongst the members, 

and the process in the end resulted in the 

defi nition of nine new development projects 

with more than 70 members companies involved. 

Of these nine projects, four have now 

been funded under the umbrella of the new 

offshore technology center. The remaining 

projects are expected to follow at a later stage. 

The four projects have all been kicked off 

during the fall of 2006 and details related to 

the content and the status of the projects can 

be found elsewhere in this yearly magazine.■

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The 6th Licensing 

Round in Denmark 

By Katja Scharmann, Danish Energy Authority 

The 6th Licensing Round was opened for 

applications on 20th May 2005, and when 

the time limit expired on 1st November 

2005, the Danish Energy Authority had 

received 17 applications, representing a 

total of 20 participating companies. The 

6th Round comprised all unlicensed areas 

in the Central Graben with adjoining areas 

in the Danish sector of the North Sea, west 

of 6°15’ eastern longitude. The 22nd May 

2006 Flemming Hansen, the Minister for 

Transport and Energy, could award 14 new 

licences to explore for oil and gas in the 

North Sea. 

Selection terms applicable 

to the Round 

A number of applications were competing 

for the same areas, so it was obvious 

beforehand that it would not be possible to 

meet all applications, representing a total of 

20 companies. 

The Danish Energy Authority held meetings 

with – or offered to meet with – all applicants, 

during which the applications were 

reviewed and any queries were discussed. 

The purpose of the meetings was also to 

clarify the extent to which the competition 

issues could be resolved by adjusting the 

areas applied for, so that applications could 

be met where ever possible. 

The applications were evaluated and 

selected on basis of the applicant’s technical 

expertise and fi nancial base, as well as 

on the basis of the quality and scope of the 

work programme they offered. Thus, the 

scope and quality of the work programme, 

assessed in the relation to the need for 

exploration in the area applied for, was the 

most important selection criteria. 

Insofar as the criteria on technical expertise 

and fi nancial base were concerned, the 

DEA had assessed that the applicants had 

suffi cient technical expertise and fi nancial 

capacity to realize the specifi c work programme 

tendered. 

The results of the Round 

On the 22nd May 2006 Flemming Hansen, 

the Minister for Transport and Energy, could 

award 14 new licences to explore for oil and 

gas in the North Sea. The new licences encompass 

3,490 km 2, the equivalent of about 

one-fourth of the area offered for licensing. 

The combined work programmes offered in 

the 6th Round comprise seven unconditional 

wells (wells that the licensee is obligated to 

drill) and 12 conditional wells (wells that are 

only to be drilled under specifi cally defi ned 

circumstances). In addition, the work programmes 

comprise obligations to perform 

seismic surveys and other investigations 

of varying scope and density over the area 

applied for. 

The exploration costs associated with the 

6th Round licences were estimated to total 

DKK 1.3 billion over the coming six-year licence 

term. Since the licences are awarded, 

there are indications that several of the new 

licensees are willing to perform additional 

exploration activities compared to the un- 

conditional part of the work programmes. 

Further the rig rates have increased, and 

therefore the exploration costs will likely 

exceed the estimate. 

As a result of the 6th Licensing Round, a 

number of new operators have been approved, 

and a total of 18 companies participate 

in one or several of the 14 new licences. 

Several companies participate for the fi rst 

time in the new licences and will presumably 

give new inspiration to the exploration 

in Denmark, and the companies that have 

more experience with the Danish part of the 

North Sea can continue to explore. 

State participation (Nordsøfonden/Nordsøenheden) 

As a consequence of the Governments decision 

in 2004 to privatize the state-owned 

company DONG, a reorganization of state 

participation was necessary. 

In 2005 the Danish North Sea Fund was set 

up to have the responsibility for the state’s 

participation in new hydrocarbon licences. 


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15

The fund is independent and shall defray 

costs and receive income involved in new licences. 

The state’s share of all new licences 

are allocated to the Danish North Sea Fund, 

and from 2012, the Fund will also take over 

a 20% share of DUC’s activities under the 

Sole Concession on behalf of the state. 

The Danish North Sea Fund is participating 

with a 20% share in all 6th Round licences. 

On the basis of the 14 new licences work 

programmes, it is expected that the Danish 

Atkins is one of the largest independent consulting firms 

providing engineering support to the oil & gas industry. 

Atkins as been active in the industry since 1975, working 

for international oil corporations. Our worldwide experience 

are based on the skills of our 400 oil & gas experts, placed 

in 11 offices around the world. 


Yearbook 2007 

North Sea Fund to incur costs about DKK 

300 million until 2012 for its share in the 14 

new licences as well as its existing share in 

two Open Door licences (1/05 and 2/05). 

The Danish North Sea Partner administers 

the Danish North Sea Fund, set up as 

a small state entity under the Ministry of 

Transport and Energy. The entity is intended 

to make extensive use of the know-how and 

services available in state departments and 

agencies. ■ 

With 30 years of experience.. 

- you can ask us 

Atkins has expanded our oil & gas activities within the offshore 

industry to Denmark. Our expertise spans all engineering disciplines 

and associated competencies. Atkins’ speciality is the combination 

of advanced analysis expertise with practical design and operational 

experience. We provide support throughout the life cycle, from the 

planning and feasibility stages of a project through to commissioning, 

operation, upgrade and abandonment. 

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- offices in Aberdeen, London, Glasgow, Paris, Houston, Perth, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and Singapore. 

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Our main areas of capabilities to the offshore industry are: 

Engineering & Design, Facilities Management, Project & 

Construction Management, Cost & Contract Management, 

Safety & Reliability, Planning & Environment, Science & 

Technology

Offshore Center Danmark members 

Business Areas and Competences 


acts as a strong unit 

representing all aspects 

of the offshore sector – be 

it oil & gas, offshore wind or 

wave and tidal energy. The 

more than 150 member 

companies of Offshore 

Center Danmark offer 

services within the 

following business areas: 

Tools, equipment and materials 

Chemicals & Drilling Mud 

Coating & Paints 

Communication Systems 

Compressors & Power Supply 

Cooling, Heating, Ventilation & 

Air Conditioning 

Cranes & Crane Accesories 

Diving & Underwater Equipment 

Drilling Tools/Supplies 

Electrical Equipment, IT & Electronics 

Engine Cylinders & Accumulators 

Fabrication & Construction 

Generators & Engines 

Geotechnical Equipment 

Hydraulics & Pneumatics 

Instrumentation 

Insulation 

Leasing of Tools/Equipment 

Navigation Aids 

Offi ce Supplies (Furniture, Stationary, etc.) 

Offshore Wind Turbines - Foundations 

Offshore Wind Turbines - Installation & 

Commissioning 

Offshore Wind Turbines - Nacelles & 

Electrical Parts 

Offshore Wind Turbines - 

Rotors & Rotor Blades 

Offshore Wind Turbines - Service 

Offshore Wind Turbines - Tower 

Pipes, Pipelines & Risers 

Process Control 

Pumps & Accessories 

Ropes (Wire & Synthetic) 

Scaffolding 

Surface Treatment & Corrosion Protection 

Tanks & Storage Equipment 

Transportation Equipment 

Valves & Accessories 

Welding Equipment 

Wellheads & X-Mas Trees 

Transport 

Air Transport 

Automotive Transport 

Maritime Transport 

Service 

Accountancy, Financial, Insuarance & Tax 

Catering 

Consulting 

Contractors 

Courses & Training 

Design & Engineering 

Drilling & Well Services 

Energy generation/Management 

Exploration & Production 

General Information 

Geotechnical/Geophysical Services 

Inspection & Testing 

Job/Career 

Maintenance, Modifi cation, Optimization & 

Operation 

Material & Product Handling 

Networking 

Personnel 

Planning 

Ports & Supply Bases 

Project Management 

Supply Chain Management 

Safety and Environment 

Cleaning of Tanks 

Environmental Safety and 

Environment & Monitoring 

Firefi ghting 

Recycling & Waste Management 

Safety & Security 

Sludge Removal 

Water Treatment 


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17

Risk and Safety Studies for the 

Vincent FPSO Development Project 

By Christian Eilersen, Maersk Contractors, 

Jesper Thomsen, Ramboll and 

Lars Wahl Andersen, Ramboll. 

The Vincent oil fi eld is located offshore 

Western Australia in the Exmouth sub-basin, 

an area with high FPSO (Floating, Production, 

Storage and Offl oading) activities 

near Exmouth. Amongst others, the Enfi eld 

FPSO, the Stybarrow FPSO and the Griffi n 

FPSO are operating in the area. 

The Vincent licence is owned by Woodside 

Petroleum and JVP Mitsui, and Maersk 

Contractors has been selected contractor for 

the development and operation of the FPSO. 

The fi eld will be developed by use of subsea 

wells tied back to the FPSO utilizing multiphase 

pumps located at the mudline. The 

Vincent fi eld is expected to be on stream in 

2008. 

The FPSO will be a conversion of one of the 

Maersk E-class VLCC tankers of an overall 

length of 333 metres, a breadth of 58 meters, 

a height of 31 metres and 308,000 DWT. 

After the conversion, the oil storage capacity 

Visualisation of 

the Vincent FPSO. 


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of 120,000 bbl oil per day, 100 MMSCF associated 

gas per day and 230,00 bbl of water 

produced per day. 

Ramboll was awarded the safety studies 

for the FEED Phase late 2005, and upon 

fi nalization of the EPIC contract in the summer 

of 2006, Maersk Contractors granted 

Ramboll the safety activities for the EPIC 

phase. 

Location 

of the Vincent 

fi e l d . 

These activities include the following 

sub-activities: Hazid identifi cation, lay-out 

review, fi re and explosion, plume dispersion, 

escape, evacuation and rescue, marine and 

mechanical risk analysis, analysis related to 

extreme weather (cyclones), QRA (Quantitative 

Risk Analysis), health risk assessment 

etc. 

The main purpose of the risk and safety 

activities is to give input to the design of the 

FPSO with respect to e.g. fi re walls, location 

of helideck, protection of equipment, lay-out 

and escape routes etc.. 

In addition, the risk and safety activities 

will support the Safety Case for the project, 

which are to be approved by the Australian 

authorities. 

The identifi cation of and follow-up on 

hazards related to the operation of the 

facility forms an important part of the risk 

and safety activities. Each of the identifi ed 

hazards will be registered in a hazard log

Illustration of the increased temperature fi eld due to gas turbines and compressor module 

around the FPSO and the helideck. 

and then grouped in accordance with frequencies 

and consequences and compared 

with the Woodside corporate risk matrix. 

Depending on the location of the hazard in 

the risk matrix the hazard is to be threated 

in the QRA or the health risk assessment or 

the hazard is acceptable without any further 

action. 

Dispersion of hot exhaust from the gas turbine 

generators and other types of machinery 

on the FPSO is of great consequence to 

the operation of the helideck on the FPSO. 

A change in air density due to a change in 

the air temperature could jeopardize the safe 

operation of the helicopter during take-off 

and landing. To determine the temperature 

fi eld around the helideck from combustion 

from the boilers and gas turbines dispersion, 

a calculation was made by the use of Computer 

Fluid Dynamics (CFD). First, a simplifi 

ed 3D geometry of the Vincent FPSO 

was established, and a calculation mesh was 

applied to the geometry. Then, the boundary 

conditions, such as wind speed and 

direction combined with exhaust fl ow and 

temperature, were applied, and calculations 

were run on a multiple cluster computer. It 

is a requirement for the safe operation of 

the helideck that the temperature difference 

does not exceed 2 to 3 degrees C. However, 

some helicopters can cope with a tempera- 

Illustration of the turret. 

ture difference of up to 10 degrees. If the 

temperature difference exceeds 2 degrees C, 

pay load restriction is enforced in order to 

provide safe operation during approach and 

take-off from the helideck. 

The Vincent FPSO will be deployed in an 

area prone to cyclones. If a cyclone approaches 

the area, the FPSO must be disconnected 

from the mooring/anchoring system 

and steam off/sail away to a safe location. 

For that purpose the turret is designed as 

the disconnectable type. It is expected to 

disconnect 1.7 times per year on average to 

avoid cyclones. The risks related to cyclones 

are failure to predict the cyclones in due 

time to disconnect the FPSO, or mechanical 

failures in connection with the disconnect 

system. 

Typical cyclones in the Vincent 

project area. 

Based on all the performed risk and safety 

activities, an QRA (quantitative risk analysis) 

report is to be prepared to support the 

Safety Case for the Australian authorities’ 

fi nal approval of the facility. The QRA summarizes 

the risks connected with the largest 

accident and compares it with predefi ned 

risk acceptance criteria. The risk acceptance 

criteria will follow the ALARP (As Low As 

Reasonabl Practicable). The fi nal QRA for 

the Vincent project will be fi nalized early 

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Basic Course in 

offshore oil/gas 

Offshore Center Danmark offers 2 basic courses in offshore oil/gas. 

The courses are independent of each other and are adapted for employees 

with a need for knowledge about the most common terms in 

the offshore sector. 

Production 

The Production course provides the participants with basic knowledge 

about offshore production of oil/gas. Topics include: what is oil and 

gas, geology, the oil adventure in the North Sea, how is oil/gas extracted, 

what is happening on the platform and distribution of oil/gas. 

Safety 

The Safety provides an overview of the authorities, organizations 

and the legal frames within the offshore oil/gas area. The course also 

introduces the important area HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environment and 

Quality). 

Both courses run over 2 days and are held twice a year in Esbjerg. 

The courses are also offered as company specifi c courses where both 

the Production and Safety course are combined into one 2-day course. 

This can be held at the premises of your company and results in an 

economic benefi t when your company has 10 or more people 

attending the course. 

Course programs and further info can be found at www.offshorecenter.dk 

under the menu Uddannelse (in Danish) or by contacting Offshore 

Center Danmark: +45 3697 3670 / info@offshorecenter.dk. 


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Environmentally Sustainable 

Offshore Decommissioning 

ESBJERG 2007 

Invitation 

Call for Partnerships 

and Papers 

Conference in Denmark 

11-12 October 2007. 

Learn more on www.decom2007.dk 

We hereby invite you as an exclusive 

partner for Decom Esbjerg 2007, and if you are interested 

please contact 

Phone: +45 75 12 37 44 

E-Mail: pkr@eeu.dk - www.eeu.dk 

Are you interested in giving a presentation at 

Decom Esbjerg 2007? 

Do you have any interesting views on the issue ‘Environmentally 

and Sustainable Offshore Decommissioning?’ 

Please contact us before 1 March 2007 

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handle a wide range of assignments. Our 

core value is rescue service at sea – which all 

20 of our vessels can perform. At the same 

time, the vessels are each designed and 

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off shore service jobs and to play their role in 

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21

Comfort is important on the new giant 

Drilling Rig “Mærsk Innovator” 

By Ole Winther Nielsen, 

Odegaard & Danneskiold-Samsoe A/S 

Authoritative requirements 

and Maersk Contractors’ 

wish for a good working 

environment have been 

considered already at the 

planning stage. 

The world’s largest and most advanced jackup 

drilling rig for rough waters was delivered 

to Maersk Contractors at the beginning of 

2003. Later, a sister rig was delivered by the 

shipbuilding yard HYUNDAI Heavy Industries 

in Ulsan, Korea. 

Odegaard & Danneskiold-Samsoe (ØDS) 

has performed noise prediction and provided 

consultancy assistance to HYUNDAI with 

regard to the measures needed to comply with 

the noise requirements. The requirements are 

among the strictest in the world due to the fact 

that both rigs are to be registered in Denmark 

The Danish Energy Authority requests a prediction 

of the noise exposure for each job category. This 

request made it necessary to calculate the sound 

distribution room-for-room on each deck. The plot 

illustrates the predicted noise distribution in an 

engine room. 


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Size 

Length of side 

(triangle deck): 

89 m 

Total breadth: 103 m 

Height of deck: 12 m 

Length of leg: 102 m 

Largest depth of water: 150 m 

Weight of leg (total): 9,200 ton 

Total weight: 25,700 ton 

“Mærsk Innovator” is designed for a harsh 

environment like the situation in the North Sea or 

other places having a similar type of weather. The 

distance between the accommodation module and 

the production module is as large as possible. This 

separation contributes signifi cantly to a low noise 

level in the accommodation module. 

and are to perform drilling in the North Sea. 

Subsequently, during experimental test at the 

commissioning stage, all predicted fi gures 

were in compliance with the measured fi gures. 

Low-noise design 

Even at the conceptual stage, noise was 

considered. Thus, from the beginning, Maersk 

Contractors has provided as large a separation 

of the area of production and accommodation 

as possible. Furthermore, Maersk Contractors 

has designed an appropriate general arrange-

Noise exposure on 

offshore installations 

ØDS has performed noise measurements and prediction/simulation of the noise exposure of 

each job category. The employees of ØDS know the machinery and are experienced in being 

offshore. It is therefore possible – in co-operation with the operator – to obtain a precise 

description of the typical pattern of work for each job category. 

Onshore the noise exposure is predicted/measured as the exposure distributed over an 8-hour 

day. Offshore the authorities prescribe prediction /measurement to be carried out with a 

distribution over a 12-hour working day. By combining the duration of each job type with 

the typical noise level of the surroundings, it is possible to predict noise contribution, i.e. the 

noise dose from the actual type of job. The accumulated contribution of a noise dose originating 

from each type of job is therefore the individual noise exposure based on a 12-hour 

working day. 

A strong team of specialists 

– with a global perspective 

Are you aware that Deloitte has a locally placed Tax Department 

in Esbjerg which is specialised in helping both Danish 

and international offshore companies? 

• Our assistance covers both companies which are taxed 

according to the Danish Corporate tax act and companies 

which are taxed according to the Danish Hydrocarbon tax 

act. 

• We have also experience with handling the reporting 

process to the Danish tax authorities regarding the employees 

regardless whether they are taxed according to 

special low tax rules or to the ordinary tax rules. 

Our Tax Department in Esbjerg is working closely together 

with other tax departments in Deloitte in Denmark and 

abroad. 

Frodesgade 125 

DK-6701 Esbjerg Tel. +45 79 12 84 44 

www.deloitte.dk 

As with all of our services, our long-term goal is to build a 

strong relationship with you and your assignees that is designed 

to help you meet your global business objectives. 

Contact persons: 

Tax partner Tom Eriksen 

Email teriksen@deloitte.dk 

Tax consultant Anette Vium 

Email avium@deloitte.dk 

Tax consultant Søren N. Steffesen 

Email ssteffesen@deloitte.dk 

ment. The assignment ØDS performed for 

HYUNDAI consisted in consultancy assistance 

within a wide range of detailed problems. 

The noise analysis included every area on the 

rig, which means both the area of production 

and accommodation. The ventilation system 

was a separate assignment; it consisted in 

performing a complete acoustical design. 

Simulation of job category 

noise exposure 

Simulation of the noise exposure was another 

important element, which each employee 

would be exposed to individually. This 

simulation was carried out for 27 different 

job categories. It was possible to perform the 

simulation for each job category after the 

prediction of the noise level in each room had 

taken place.■ 

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23

Subsea Installations in Model Scale 

By John Cross-Whiter, Senior Naval Architect, 

Hydro and Aerodynamics and Christian 

Schack, Head of Department, Hydro 

and Aerodynamics, FORCE Technology 

FORCE Technology provides 

experience to the offshore 

business worldwide in relation 

to hydro and aerodynamics 

by utilising their large-scale 

testing facilities. The rising oil 

prices have put more focus on 

marginal fi elds, and the 

attention on various assignments 

offered toward subsea 

installations has increased. 

Transport and installation of subsea 

structures have always been critical jobs to 

undertake, and traditionally they have been 

performed by utilising large crane vessels. 

However, contractors are constantly 

investigating other and less costly methods 

of carrying out these tasks. 

Tow out of subsea structure 

Recently FORCE Technology conducted 

tests on subsea structure for Aker Marine 

Contractors (AMC). The purpose of the tests 

was to assess the feasibility of a wet tow by 

measuring motions and forces induced on 

the structure, whilst suspended from a towing 

buoy during a wet tow operation. A scale 

model of the subsea structure was manufactured, 

and the full lifting bridle and 

towing wire system were modelled. Care 

was taken to match the structural properties 

in the main lifting chain and the weight 

distribution of the towing wire. 

FORCE Technology tested and measured 

motion dynamics and forces in the structure 

and towing buoy. The motions of the buoy 

were measured by optical motion measure- 


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Full-scale installation 

of subsea structure. 

ment equipment, and the motions of the template 

were measured by underwater video 

and a 3 DOF underwater motion measurement 

system. 

Tests were conducted in a range of sea 

conditions and towing speeds, including a 

zero speed survival wave condition. The 

hydrodynamic coeffi cients developed from 

the results of these tests were used by AMC 

as input to their numerical simulations of the 

body motions. Further, it was used to assess 

the effects of unsteady hydrodynamic phenomena 

not included in the numerical 

simulation models. 

Installation of subsea 

structure 

FORCE Technology has also been involved 

in installation tests on a more conventional 

basis. During these tests installation of the 

subsea structure in full scale is performed 

with a large crane vessel. In model scale 

these tests can be performed as complete 

tests with model of crane vessel in a scale of 

typically 1:60. Alternatively, FORCE Tech- 

nology possesses an advanced Vertical Planar 

Motion Mechanism (VPMM) consisting of 

powerful servo motors controlled by modern 

control software, allowing the winching 

operation to be performed as a combined 

crane tip motion / lowering motion with high 

accuracy. For these tests the crane motions 

derive from either client provided sea-keeping 

data or numerical calculations performed 

by FORCE Technology. 

The use of VPMM tests is very effi cient and 

cost effective as well as it provides good and 

reliable data for the evaluation of the installation 

procedure for the subsea structure. 

Over-trawlability 

A series of over-trawling tests was recently 

conducted for FMC Kongsberg subsea on two 

subsea structures for the Ormen Lange fi eld. 

These units are large and complex structures, 

with many potential risk areas for dropped 

object and over-trawling damage. In addition, 

the subsea is complicated in that the pipeline 

ends are mounted within sliding sledge 

structures, to allow for pipeline expansion

and contraction. Therefore, careful consideration 

to the asymmetry of this structure was 

required when developing the test programme. 

The tests demonstrated that FORCE 

Technology’s offshore expertise extends from 

the surface to the bottom of the sea. 

Prior to testing FORCE Technology examined 

the preliminary construction drawings 

and offered a number of design modifi cations 

to improve the ability to over-trawl, based 

upon extensive prior experience in this fi eld. 

Together with a fi shery expert from SINTEF 

in Hirtshals, the likely fi shing practices in 

the Ormen Lange Sea area were assessed. 

Selection and preparation of scaled models 

of the trawl and doors were carried out, and 

scale models of the two subsea structures 

were constructed. Prior to testing in the towing 

tank, preliminary tests were conducted in 

air by dragging a trawl door over the model 

at various angles. This technique, whilst 

not modelling the precise dynamics of the 

trawl door passage over the subsea structure, 

provides a rapid identifi cation of potential 

snag areas, allowing these to be addressed by 

model modifi cations, thus saving time in the 

tank tests. 

Finally, the models were tested in the towing 

tank, by towing a full trawl and door model 

at scaled speeds over the subsea structure 

models resting on the tank bottom. The trawl 

behaviour was monitored by a downward 

facing camera mounted in a clear-bottomed 

ship model towed by the carriage. To cover 

the range of possible approach orientations 

Towing setup in the towing tank. 

by fi shing trawlers on the surface, a range of 

approach lanes and angles was tested. 

The design modifi cations recommended by 

FORCE Technology and verifi ed in the model 

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tests have allowed FMC Kongsberg subsea and 

their customer Norsk Hydro to install these 

structures in the Ormen Lange fi eld, confi dent 

that they are not vulnerable to dropped objects 

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3000 m depth 

Co-operation Work 

By Kjeld V. Christensen, 

A/S Oilpower Hydraulics 

The geotechnical structure of the subsea 

underground is important, as these soil and 

sand layers must support the above load 

from subsea and platform structures. 

The Danish company Oilpower Hydraulics 

in Esbjerg has for many years worked 

together with GEO in this area. This has 

ended up with the design and production of 

the socalled GeoCeptor, reputedly the only 

combined Vibracore and CPT penetration 

rig in the world. 

Kjeld V. Christensen enlightens us: “The 

product is compact in design, has a reliable 

construction, with many features and high 

working speeds for subsea testing.” 

That implies taking sea bed samples into a 

liner and pressing a cone into the sea bed 

with a certain speed while making all kinds 

of measuring. 

Design started in January 2001 and with 

fi nal successful end testing in October 2001. 

Features for the GeoCeptor are: 

• Designed for 3000 m water depth 

• Sea bed samples of up to 12 m length 


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• Vibration system for vibrocore with 30 or 

150 Hz 

• CPT penetration depth up to 12 m 

• Four hydraulic supporting legs for optimized 

stability 

• Two swing-out thrusters for turning the rig 

• Water pump and bottom nozzles for easy 

lift off from sea bed 

• Small auxiliary winch 

• Hydraulic power unit with electric motor 

placed in oil tank 

• Tanks for electronic components and for 

hydraulic valves 

• Built in distance measuring and inclinometer 

• Mounted with lights and camera 

• Compact base dimension 2,2 m x 3,0 m 

• Weight approx. 15 tons 

Kjeld V. Christensen states: “But this cooperation 

with the skilled engineers and workers 

at Oilpower Hydraulics is still going 

strong. Equipment has been made for ROV 

built-on, for special testing inside piping, 

hammer-head sample takings and so on.” 

Oilpower is a small company without a specialised 

research and development department. 

So how is it possible for the company 

to rapidly produce and deliver specialised 

equipment already from day one? 

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• Business forums 

• Virtual knowledge library 

• Education offshore 

• Offshore events 

• Daily updated offshore news 

The website is in Danish 

- for English please use 

www.offshorebase.dk. 

Kjeld V. Christensen answers: “The answer 

is a combination of knowing the high quality 

products on the market, to use the many 

years of design for built-up of special equipment 

and always have in mind to make service 

facilities as good as possible. Add to this 

using skilled workers for effi cient assembly 

and testing during built-up period.“ ■

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suppliers of data transmission and network 

equipment - wireless as well as cable based. 

ATCOM ApS holds special knowledge within 

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system, VSAT, Wlan, PABX, VoIP, LOS 

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Room also for a small 

Innovator 

By Peter Willumsen, www.weXco.dk 

In connection with acquiring a license in 

Southern Jutland onshore Denmark, Peter 

Willumsen and weXco was asked the 

question whether he really thought that his 

“midget company” - weXco - could fi nd oil 

where companies like Maersk and DONG 

could not. 

“The answer is “possibly”, because the core 

value of exploration is not company size, but 

the strength of the geological concept along 

with a suitable application of the available 

technology. The Southern Denmark 1/05 license 

group believes it can make a difference 

in both areas”, Peter Willumsen explains. 

Exploration tends to occur in cycles and the 

exploration history of the Southern Jutland 

area adequately demonstrates this: 

• A total of 15 wells have been drilled 

in Southern Jutland since the 1950’ies, 

including a number of wells for non-exploration 

purposes. 

• The initial exploration phase included 6 

wells drilled in the 1950’ies on features 

easily recognizable with the technology of 

that period. Four dry wells were drilled on 

basement highs, two on a salt pillow. 

• After an extensive seismic program that 

defi ned the basin confi guration, four 

exploration wells targeted at the Zechstein 

were drilled by Maersk during the 

early 1980’ies. Two were dry whereas 

two tested gas rich in nitrogen with some 

condensate and oil, but not in commercial 

quantities. 

• In the late 1980’ies – early 1990’ies timeframe 

Danop and DONG drilled a couple 

of wells without commercial success. 

Common to a number of the wells in the 

area were the presence of good oil and gas 

shows, making Southern Jutland unique in 

this respect onshore Denmark. And with 

effectively only 5 wells drilled within the 

prospective facies belt - the size of which 


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57° 

56° 

55° 

5603 

5503 

5604 

5504 

5605 

5505 

is around 700 km 2 - the area was bound to 

attract attention again. After a short lived 

license to a group led by Lithuanian Minijos 

Nafta, weXco and Odin were awarded the 

license in late 2005 together with the newly 

formed State oil company Nordsøfonden. 

So why do you think there is hope where 

others have given up? “Firstly we are focusing 

on the slope basinward of the Zechstein 

reef edge because this has yet to be tested 

in Denmark”, Peter Willumsen states. He 

continues: “Signifi cantly it hosts several 

fair-sized oil and gas fi elds in Poland and 

the former DDR a few hundred km along 

trend to the east. A geological analogy from 

Poland is shown on the fi gure. Secondly 

6° 15' 

5606 

Arkay A/S 

2/05 

5506 

5706 

DONG 

1/04 

5607 

5507 

5707 

DONG E&P A/S 

57 

5608 

5508 

Wexco 

1/05 

5408 

57 9 

5509 

5609 

Jordan Dansk Corporation 

5409 

Geo-Center-Nord GmbH 

6th Round licences awarded in 2006 Licences awarded 1962-2005 

Application in Open Door area 

Open Door area 

Cross-section over the Zechstein “Sulecin” fi eld in Poland (after Gorska et al). The gas fi eld 

on top of the structure is rich in N2; the oil fi eld on the slope is in a stratigraphic trap similar 

to those indicated to be present within license 1/05 in Southern Jutland. 

57 

5610 

Tethys 

Oil 

5510 

5410 

1/03 

License map of the Danish area 

(from the Danish Energy Authority, 

September 2006). The license in 

question lies immediately north of 

the German border. 

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5611 

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5411 

5612 

1/02 

Tethys Tethys 

Oil 

Oil 

1/03 

5512 

5412 

5513 

5413 

we have had success with applying surface 

geochemistry and other less common 

exploration methods in identifying a number 

of prospects”. 

Peter Willumsen concludes: “Time will tell 

whether we are smarter – or luckier – than 

our predecessors, or whether we join the 

ranks of companies that have tested their 

geological concepts and failed. Even if we 

are not successful somebody else is bound 

to come along and test yet another concept 

or a different technology. Like us they will 

be standing on the shoulders of those that 

came before them and who delivered data to 

the ever-growing knowledge pool. Such is 

the nature of exploration”. ■ 

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29

Advantages in the Use of 

water-based Primer 

By René Rasmussen, Commercial Director, 


To meet the restrictions of 2007 in the use of 

solvent based primer, PHOENIX INTERNA- 

TIONAL A/S has developed a water-based 

primer for bitumen based coating systems on 

steel pipes. The development started some 

years ago and succeeded in 2005. 

The major reason for the need of such a primer 

is the need to reduce or remove the use of 

solvent based primers, due to the impact it 

has on health and the environment. 

Over the years severe problems have thus 

been reported for citizens living around or 

very close to factories using solvent based 

primer, despite the use of incinerators to 

remove fumes containing solvent. Personnel 

working at the factories have also been facing 

heavy health impact from the fumes during 

their daily shift. 

One of the positive side effects in the use of 

a water-based primer is the reduction of gas 

for running the incinerator. This is not only a 

cost reduction in gas and power consumption 

for the incinerator alone, but also a reduction 

in costs of maintenance of the equipment, 

again with reduced power consumption as a 

positive impact on the environment. 

Laboratory Test: 

The water-based primer is a single component, 

and general characteristics and properties 

are as follows: 

- Very low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) 

- Non-toxic 

- Excellent toughness and peel resistance 

- Non-fl ammable 

- High surface and coverage rate 

- Rapid drying 

- Single component 

- Airless spray application 


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Drying Time 

Drying time is an important factor when 

it comes to pipe coating speed. Tests have 

monitored excellent drying time for the 

water-based primer when pipes are preheated 

to more than 30°C (max. 50°C). See above a 

comparison in drying time between conventional 

synthetic and water-based primer. 

Coverage: 

Due to a higher solid content in the waterbased 

primer the coverage of pipe surface 

per litre is higher. PHOENIX Water-Based 

Primer gives approximately 1.6 times higher 

coverage than the synthetic primer based on 

obtaining the same dry fi lm thickness. 

25 μm dry thickness fi lm of water-based-primer is 

applied on grit blasted metal plate acc. Sa 2½ . 

Enamel is then applied according to standard. 

A third party full scale test reportedly gave 

the following conclusion: 

The PHOENIX Water-Based Primer is a 

water-based primer with a much lower VOC 

level. Tests for adhesion peel, sag, impact, 

bend and cathodic disbondment have demonstrated 

that an effective bond between the 

pipe steel and the coating was achieved. 

It was concluded that the water-based primer 

is suitable for use and the newly developed 

water-borne primer is fully matching the 

conventional synthetic primer in regards to 

drying time, adhesion, fl exibility, peel and 

other parameters which have to meet the 

specifi cations. 

The water-based primer complies with EN 

10.300:2005 which replaces BS4147 and is 

described under point 4.2.2.4. It is suitable for 

the use to Category 1 enamel (oxidized bitumen 

enamel containing fi ller) and Category 2 

enamel (modifi ed bitumen enamel containing 

fi ller) both described in EN10.300:2005. 

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31

Focus on Gas Quality 

By: Jan K. Jensen and Leo van Gruijthuijsen, 


The gas quality in Denmark has 

been quite constant during the 

entire history of the gas project. 

That was primarily due to the 

supply occurring directly from 

a few well-known fi elds in the 

North Sea. The introduction 

of gas from the new fi eld ‘Syd 

Arne’, gives occasion to some 

preliminary work on land, as the 

gas from there has a bit different 

composition than normal. 

With the introduction of CO2 quotas for 

greater gas consumers, there has in the past 

year also become renewed focus on the gas 

quality. An exact regulation of the CO2 emission 

factor as well as knowledge of the exact 

heating value, can have great economical 

infl uence for the consumers. 

Danish requirements to 

the gas quality 

Natural gas quality in Denmark has to keep 

a number of specifi cations, which is stated in 

the Danish Gas Regulations act. The requirements 

include for instance a maximum limit 

to components like sulphur and water, and 

intervals for heating value, Wobbe-index and 

density. It is the Danish Safety Agency which 

administrates the requirements to gas quality 

protecting the gas consumers against accidents 

and the pipe owners against damages 

on pipes, valves and meters. 

The natural gas is checked at the disembarkation 

at the gas processing plant in Nybro. Here 

the water and hydrocarbon dew points can 

be adjusted, and the sulphur compound be 

removed, which however only have been necessary 

in very few cases. The Danish company 

Energinet.dk monitors the gas composition in 

the network and the actual composition at different 

locations respectively, Nybro, Egtved, 

L1. Torup, Dragør Stenlille and Ellund, as be 

seen on the homepage of Energinet.dk. 


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Figure 1: In the laboratory of DGC, the incineration 

technical abilities of the gas are tested. The 

picture shows a statement to the deciding of the 

upper and lower ignition limit. 

European wishes 

The gas directive in principle opens for 

transport of gas across the frontiers, but as 

there are many different gas qualities in the 

European network, this creates problems in 

practice. EASEE-gas (European Association 

for the Streamlining of Energy Exchange) 

therefore in 2005 published a Common Business 

Practice (CBP) concerning the variation 

area of the gas quality. The target group for 

this CPB, is the gas transporters, and it is discussed 

if the CBP is too “liberal” concerning 

requirements of the gas usage. That is exactly 

why EU has entrusted CEN to prepare proposals 

to a standard for gas quality and an examination 

of the gas market and the devices 

are going to support the work of CEN. 

The problem with a large area of variation is 

primarily that small devices such as kettles, 

cookers and radiators, are statically regulated 

to an exact gas quality. Usage of other gas 

qualities can cause bad combustion with the 

result of the creation of carbon monoxide 

(CO), which again can result in poisoning 

danger. 

Combustion technical 

key numbers 

Heating value, Wobbe-numbers, Metan-numbers, 

ignition limits, speed of combustion and 

CO2 emission are all quantities, which are 

closely connected to the composition of the 

gas. Small changes in the gas composition 

can have great infl uence for the operation of 

gas devices, which therefore can be tested 

with “boundary gasses” and be approved 

to particular “gas families”, which cover an 

area of variation for the gas quality. Typically 

the device is tested for fl ame lifts and back 

burning and the device gets approved for a 

particular Wobbe-number. Different gasses 

with the same Wobbe-number can, on the 

face of it, replace each other. 

City gas and Wobbe number 

The ongoing conversion from Citygas to 

Citygas2 in Copenhagen (nature gas-air mix) 

is a good example of the meaning of the gas

‘Figure 2: “The ´do it yourself’ analysis’” DGC has developed a gas testing 

kit with a test gasometer which is sent to the customer, who has to take out 

the gas test. Following the test gasometer is returned to DGC, where the gas 

analysis is done on a gas chromatograph. 

quality. The present Citygas already contains 

considerable quantities of H2, CO and 

CO2, while Citygas2 apart from air, mainly 

consists of CH4. All around 160.000 existing 

gas devices therefore have to be checked, and 

older devices must be replaced before Citygas2 

can be supplied. Furthermore picked 

devices are examined and the usage of gas in 

the laboratory of DGC to ensure a transition 

to Citygas2 without problems. 

Gas motors and metan number 

Gas used as gas motor fuel is characterized 

by for instance the metan number. The metan 

number for a gas expresses as the octane 

number for petrol “knock resistance”, i.e. the 

ability to resist motor knocking. If the mean 

number is changed, it can cause operation 

problems on the decentralized thermal power 

stations, which to a high extent use gas motors. 

The introduction of gas from the fi eld ‘Syd 

Arne’ therefore gave occasion for a carefully 

examination of all the Danish gas motor 

plants in preparation for greater variations in 

the metan number. This meant that there on 

a number of plants was established continuously 

monitoring of the metan number, while 

other plants – dependant of the motor type 

and operation method – just made smaller 

adjustments on the motor. 

Gas measuring 

Correct settlement of the gas consuming, 

requires knowledge to the heating value, 

pressure and temperature of the gas. Calculations 

for nature gas can normally be done 

under the assumption of, that the ‘ideal gas 

conditions’ can be used, as corrections for 

the missing ideality happens with help from 

a factor of correction. This factor depends on 

the composition of the gas and especially at 

higher pressures, and it is important to know 

the exact gas composition, when correct 

settlement has to be ensured. 

Challenges 

The handling of differing nature gas qualities 

in the network is a challenge itself, but the 

future can bring even greater challenges. Focus 

on environmental and supply conditions 

does, that many would like to use the nature 

gas network as transport route for renewable 

Figure 3: On the gas chromatograph of DGC the gas composition is analysed. 

DGC is the only laboratory in Denmark accredited to the gas analysis. 

The analysis is used by DGC for instance in connection with the delivering 

businesses, where an exact heating value is necessary to calculate the effi 

ciency of the plant. Also at calculations of the CO2 discharge, gas analyses 

from those plants are needed. 

sources of energy like biogases and hydrogen. 

There have already been established new 

plants, which can deposit renewable sources 

of energy in the network, and one of the great 

challenges will be to control which gas qualities 

there are different places in the network. 

Finally the LNG market is in tremendous 

growth and for instance in Norway a number 

of smaller local distribution networks are developed 

with a supply of LNG. A corresponding 

LNG supply can naturally be established 

in Denmark. 

Monitoring and control of the gas quality 

– both for nature gases and gases from 

renewable sources of energy – must therefore 

be expected to get a steadily greater focus in 

the years forward. If any further information 

is wanted, then please contact Leo van 

Gruijthuijsen, co-author of this article. 

Contact data can be found at the members 

index of this yearly magazine. ■ 


Yearbook 2007 

33

Reduced Size and 

lowered Maintenance 

By Christian B. Nielsen, Danfoss A/S 

On offshore platforms space is limited, and 

operators need to take this into consideration 

when deciding which pump manufacturer to 

choose. Furthermore, methanol easily starts 

cavitations, thus conventional pumps quickly 

break down due to cavitations inside the 

pumps. 

When a major operator in the North Sea 

needed to replace one of their methanol 

pumps, they wanted a more reliable pump. In 

this case the big issue was space, and choosing 

traditional pumps would have meant a 

costly expansion of the offshore structure. 

Instead the operator experienced that 

Danfoss manufactures reliable pumps for 

pumping methanol and other chemicals. One 

of the secrets behind the robustness of the 

pumps is the choice of exclusive materials, 

Super duplex among others, and the ability to 

machine these to fi nest tolerances. 

Danfoss has a huge experience - more than 15 

years - in pumping the most diffi cult fl uids, 

and they have developed a chemical pump 

suitable for pumping various chemicals. The 

Danfoss pump is very compact and reliable, 

thus neither space nor maintenance is no 

longer to be compromised with when choosing 

pump manufacturer. 

The working principle of the pump series 

is a well-proven principle, originating from 


Yearbook 2007 

The smallest pump, so compact it will fi t in the palm of 

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oil-hydraulics and in accordance with API 

676. The major advantages of the pumps are 

extremely compact design and very long 

service intervals. The advantages of the 

Axial Piston Pump principle is gained from 

fl ows of 300L/h and up, on the pressure side 

the Axial piston pumps have their advantage 

from around 10 bar and up.■ 



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- on less than 1m2 

Currently the largest pump 

- the base frame has the size of 

a Euro pallet 30 m2 /h 

The pump range is hydrodynamic 

balanced, thus there 

is no need for lubrication 

at all, and a minimum of 

maintenance is required

Quality 

Management in 

the North Sea 

By Managing Director John Andersen, Vetco Gray Denmark 

The general high activity level in the Danish part of the North Sea 

also creates a high level of activity at Vecto Gray in Esbjerg. This 

means busy workshops, lots of project work as well as offshore 

maintenance, which totally keep 40 employees busy in Esbjerg. The 

target is to employ half a dozen more within this year. 

Responsibility for operation 

Vetco Gray has specialities within repair and service of the tubing-/casing, 

Xmas-trees, wellheads and valves as well as Quality 

Management of the installations. The company takes responsibility 

for non-stop operation in vital areas such as prospecting, production 

and transmission. This expertise is the trade mark of Vetco Gray, 

and the company is the only one in Denmark, which has all the 

licences required to do thread cutting for ”casing”, ”drill pipe” and 

”tubing”. 

The large activity level at Vetco Gray Denmark is supplementary 

to the supply of Xmas trees, which are produced in Scotland and 

shipped to Esbjerg as components. At the workshop in Esbjerg the 

trees are built with the correct confi guration, then tested and painted 

prior to delivery in the North Sea. 

Global and Scandinavian cooperation 

Vetco Gray is continuing their 100 year long history, which started 

in San Pedro in California. Today Vetco Gray is a business with 

4.500 employees worldwide and many more colleagues, having 

recently been purchased by General Electric. In 1972 the Danish 

branch offi ce was established. The Danish base has always 

been situated in Esbjerg, where Vetco Gray provides service to all 

producing operators and a range of new owners of licences in the 

Danish part of the North Sea. The tasks are solved with the back-up 

from the European parent company Vetco International UK and in 

cooperation with the sister company Vetco Aibel, Norway. Vetco 

Gray is represented all over the world, at locations where oil and gas 

is being produced. This requires an effi cient organization, which 

builds on ”world wide” technology and service for global customers. 

Vetco Gray is split in three parts. An Eastern Region, a Western 

Region and an Asia Pacifi c region, with Aberdeen, Houston and 

Singapore as the respective head-offi ces. Vetco Gray Scandinavia 

consists of Norway, Russia and Denmark, with Denmark including 

also the Baltic countries, Poland and Ukraine. Altogether 500 

employees are situated in Scandinavia, with 2000 employees in the 

Eastern Region including Scandinavia. 

The 2007 target for Vetco Gray Denmark is to support the position 

of existing markets as well as to gain new customers in both 

Ukraine and Poland.■ 

Engineering and 

environmental assistance 

From the west coast office located in Esbjerg, 

NIRAS provide engineering and environmental 

assistance to the international offshore 

industry, within the following disciplines: 

• Structural 

• Mechanical 

• Electrical (power, switchboard, load sharing) 

• Instrumentation 

• Automation 

• Production Process Control (SCADA) 

• HVAC (heating, ventilation and airconditioning) 

• Safety (ESD, F/G) 

• Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and envi- 

ronmental surveys 

• Environmental communication including dialogue 

with authorities 

• Waste handling and treatment 

During partnership in OCE (Offshore Consortium 

Esbjerg), NIRAS also provide turnkey projects and 

packages starting from detailed design through procurement, 

manufaturing and installation to on-going 

maintenance and service agreements. 

For further information please visit 

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35

Possibilities of MEOR Implementation 

in Chalk Fields 

By Svetlana Rudyk and Leif W. Jørgensen, 

Aalborg University Esbjerg 

Nowadays the oil and gas industry is blooming. 

The price for one barrel of oil is at the 

highest level ever seen. This is caused by 

many factors, including a new demand of 

energy from emerging economies and confl 

icts in certain oil-rich areas, where large 

oil and gas reserves are located. For this 

reason, major oil and gas companies are trying 

to develop oil fi elds as effectively as they 

can, implementing enhanced oil recovery 

methods to extract as much oil as possible 

with modern technologies. 

Some of the EOR (Enhanched Oil Recovery) 

technologies, which gave promising results 

50 years ago, did not fi nd wide application, 

mostly because in the mid-1960s the oil was 

in apparent abundance, and the price of oil 

was too low to justify the use of any tertiary 

recovery processes. At present, these 

technologies are of interest again and get a 

chance to acquire the deserved attention. 

One such technique is Microbial Enhanced 

Oil Recovery (MEOR) which applies the 

injecting of microbes and/or nutrients into 

the oil-saturated layer. Renewed interest 

in microbial methods began 10 years ago 

and has resulted in many successful fi eld 

applications in USA, UK, China, Russia, 

Malaysia, Iran, Venezuela, Germany, India 

and other countries. 

MEOR methods can be applied in: 

• viscous oil to reduce oil viscosity by 

microbial decomposition of long-chain 

compounds 

• sour fi elds to reduce sulphur corrosion by 

injecting nitrate/nitrite 

• depleted fi elds by injecting biopolymergenerating 

bacteria and nutrients to block 

high-permeability beds 

• paraffi n control 

• oil recovery enhancement by microbes 

producing gases and other products of 

metabolism pressurizing oil reservoir and 

decreasing oil viscosity 


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Aalborg University Esbjerg is investigating 

the possibilities of MEOR implementation 

in Danish chalk fi elds. The MEOR method 

seems to be more promising and effective in 

the carbonate rocks. 

The advantages of chalk rocks in comparison 

to sandstones are: 

• injected bacteria spread wider and more 

quickly through fi ssures, fractures and 

pure canals 

Fig. 1: The dissolving 

of pure chalk sample 

in microbial solution 

(gas bubbles on the 

chalk surface). 

• carbonates neutralize generated organic 

acids which inhibit microbial population 

• permeability increases as the result of 

microbial rock solution, not yet drained 

sections of the reservoir rock are included 

in the recovery 

Such parameters as high salinity, low permeability, 

high temperature and toxic elements 

can cause the limiting effect on MEOR. The 

challenge is to fi nd microbes, which can 

Fig. 2: Oil leakage in a volumetric 

fl ask after 15 days of the experiment, 

no oil in a glass beaker after 

30 days of experiment. 

Oil saturated chalk sample 

Oil leakage 

Microbial solution 

Oil saturated chalk in 

formation water

withstand harsh conditions and produce byproducts 

useful for the MEOR purposes. 

The experiments were conducted with 

Clostridium, which showed good results in 

the similar rocks. The Danish fi elds have 

high salinity, as many of them are adjacent 

to the salt domes. According to some 

publications, the salinity of formation water 

increases from South to North up to 350 g/l. 

The pure cultures of the majority of microbes 

are not able to survive at such conditions. 

Firstly, the cultures need to undergo a series 

of experiments to adapt them to high salinity, 

temperature, pressure and other conditions of 

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microbes fermentation, the carbon dioxide 

produced by microbes went through the 

chalk sample forming miscible phase with 

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37

Microturbine Technology 

for Platform Power 

By Business Development Manager Verner 

Andersen, Pon Power Oil & Gas BV 

The power supply for safeguarding on smaller 

and unmanned platforms normally comes 

from diesel driven electrical generation sets 

(gen-sets). Often these are oversized for the 

application, or not running the entire time, 

in order to extend the time interval between 

service and overhauls. Diesel driven gen-sets 

are normally confi gured in redundancy, 

complete with switchgear, battery starter or 

air starter and there will also be a need for 

frequent shipments of fuel. 

With use of the microturbine technology 

however, costs will be cut and a long range of 

other benefi ts can be expected. 


Yearbook 2007 

Pon Power Oil & Gas installed the fi rst microturbine 

last year on a new platform in the 

Dutch North Sea. This platform was equipped 

with a Capstone MicroTurbine, which was installed 

by the US-based company Capstones´ 

distributor in north-western Europe, Pon 

Power Oil & Gas BV. 

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analysis of combustion hazards using the EXSIM code 

EXSIM Consultants AS provide 

• Consequence predictions 

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• Consultancy 

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Combustion Hazards handled are 

• Gas explosions 

• Gas dispersion 

• Smoke & pollutant dispersion 

• Mitigation 

• Ventilation 

• Fires & Radiation 

The EXSIM code is a well validated 

CFD code for analysing gas explosions, 

gas dispersion and gas fires in 

industrial environments. The code has 

been developed by Telemark Technological 

R&D Centre in Porsgrunn, 

Norway with support from Shell Research 

Ltd., UK and the Commission 

of the European Communities (CEC). 

New developments in EXSIM include 

• Statistical loads 

• Dispersion 

• Fires 

• Fluid-structure interactions 

The Capstone MicroTurbine is based on the 

same technology as a jet engine and with an 

integrated generator, equivalent in size to a 

household refrigerator and weighing around 

500 kg. The generator, which features patented 

air bearings, is designed for continuous duty 

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without the need for lubricants or coolants, 

and is fuelled offshore by wellhead gas. 

The Capstone systems do not vibrate, so no 

special skids are required. This means an 

operator can save weight when switching from 

diesel gen-sets to microturbines. 

The Capstone MicroTurbine reportedly has 

the lowest Nox emission of any non-catalysed 

fuel combustion system (down to 9ppm, or 

10gr/GJ), with no requirement for exhaust 

clean-up devices. As the equipment features 

just one moving part and no gearbox, pumps 

or radiators, maintenance needs are minimal, 

with replacement of a fi lter or injector cleaning 

typically following one to two years of 

continuous full-load or load-following service. 

The Capstone installation offshore in the 

North Sea was installed on the Q4-C platform, 

which produces gas up to 6 MMcm/d. 

This installation included four gas-fuelled C60 

MicroTurbines, one Caterpillar diesel generating 

set as backup, and a power management 

system employing a Capstone PowerServer 

networking device. 

The project mechanical and process contractor 

developed the platform´s gas treatment equipment. 

This equipment is designed to remove 

liquids and to bring the gas pressure down in 

stages from 250 bars to the 5 bars required for 

gas-fuelled operation of the microturbines. 

In unmanned mode, the average load on the 

platform of 120kW is spread evenly among 

the three microturbines. If one should fail, the 

other two should seamlessly pick up the load, 

while the fourth re-establishes N+1 turbine 

load as a safety margin. Each microturbine 

is designed to allow load sharing without the 

need for switchgear or other hardware. The 

PowerServer function provides automatic duty 

switching, ensuring that all the microturbines 

run the same amount of operating hours. It 

also enables more effi cient load balancing, i.e. 

two 60kW turbines run at full load rather than 

running four at 50% load. For this platform 

an electrical company additionally developed 

a remote power and diagnostics management 

system covering the microturbines, the Caterpillar 

engine and zero-fl uctuation transfer/synchronization, 

all controlled from an operation 

center on-shore. 

The Capstone microturbine can run on natural 

gas, fl are gas and wet gas, with a wide range 

of compositions (i.e. low to high BTU gas, 30- 

55MJ/cu m). This means they are also suitable 

for many different geographical locations, where 

excessive fl aring is such a problem. A calculation 

showing that even a “battery” of 20 x 60 

kW microturbines units can be cost-effective. 

Taking into account factors such as low maintenance, 

free fuel, reduction in gas fl ared, and 

100% availability, the systems could pay for 

themselves within one year. Payback on offshore 

installations is typically within one to two years. 

Experience from the installed base over 2,500 

units worldwide has shown that these units can 

run for 40.000 hours continuously – equivalent 

to fi ve years – before a bigger overhaul is 

required. 

A fl exible confi guration is possible and can be 

customized to work in conjunction with the 

electric grid, operate on a stand-alone basis, or 

in dual-mode, where the MicroTurbine can, as 

needed, automatically disconnect itself from the 

grid and operate on a stand-alone basis, and then 

automatically return to a grid connected mode 

when appropriate. ■ 


Yearbook 2007 

39

Strategic Risk Assessment 

of Power Supply 

By Bjarne Sloth Jacobsen, 

Head of Department, AN Energy Esbjerg 

Safe and stabile power supply is vital for the 

offshore installations in the North Sea. The 

continuous energy production on Danish, 

Norwegian and British offshore installations 

are sensitive to power failures, short-circuits 

and voltage drops. A minimization of these 

factors helps optimize the oil and gas production. 

Through monitoring and risk assessment 

of existing power supplies, control systems 

and strategic system descriptions AN 

Group A/S has helped optimize the security 

of supply to Danish and foreign offshore 

industry throughout the past 20 years. The 


Yearbook 2007 

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development within Danish offshore, with 

an increase of the reserves in the Danish 

underground, has increased the demand for 

AN Groups expertises. In February 2006 

the company established a department on 

Esbjerg – AN Energy Esbjerg – with the 

intent to service the operators based in the 

city of Esbjerg. 

During the fi rst year AN Energy Esbjerg has 

taken part in a series of projects and studies 

within calculation of short-circuits and 

voltage drops on the supply units as well as 

between the offshore installations and on the 

offshore installations. 

The latest assignment involves evaluation 

of different product supplies for one of the 

operators in the North Sea, where AN Group 

is assigned to formulate the strategic frames 

for the supply and the quality during the 

project. Also, AN Group was involved in the 

planning and development of existing control 

and emergency systems. 

In order to achieve a safe operation of the 

power supply, there are a series of precautions 

that must be evaluated: trenching depths of 

cables in the seabed, dimensioning in order 

to avoid problems with voltage drops and 

evaluation of the effect, both electrical and 

mechanical, of a possible short-circuit in 

different situations. The security of supply is 

vital, as operation does not include “ringconnections” 

between the different offshore 

installations which is known from on-shore 

facilities. Such a solution would be far too 

expensive and troublesome given the condi- 

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tions offshore. One solution, which is used 

instead, is to deploy a back-up or emergency 

generator. Such units are already used on the 

offshore installations today. 

In 2006 AN Group took part in the preparation 

of short-circuit calculations as well as 

consequence calculations regarding a new 

crane on one of the Danish offshore installations. 

The crane is supplied through a 11 km 

long 3 kV high voltage sea cable between two 

platforms. Experience from that assignment 

and similar projects in the Danish part of 

the North Sea will be used as a leverage to 

extend the cooperation with operators and 

other business partners within the offshore 

industry world wide. So far, AN Group 

has obtained accreditation at Achilles – an 

important Norwegian partner within supply 

management. AN Group has also begun 

observations on possibilities for cooperation 

on installations in the British and Norwegian 

sectors. 

The goal is to offer maintenance, extension 

and risk assessment of existing technical 

installations within oil and gas production as 

well as within offshore wind. As a consequence 

of the desire for growth and development 

within the competences of the company, 

AN Group is currently seeking experienced 

and/or new employees within disciplines 

electrical, instrumentation, mechanical and 

process chemical. ■ 

AN Group A/S offers competencies and 

capabilities within the following disciplines: 

• Maintenance, modifi cations and 

upgrading 

• Operational optimization and technological 

optimization in all project phases such 

as: 

- Feasibility studies 

- Conceptual Process design, incl. Func- 

tional Requirements specifi cations 

- Conceptional Engineering – Basic and 

Detail Engineering 

- Pre commissioning, commissioning 

and start up related to the following 

know how areas and disciplines 

- Mechanical Process 

- Chemical Process 

- Electrical systems, e.g. electronic sys 

tems and low voltage Electrical systems 

- Short Circuit & voltage drop calcula- 

tion, by using EDSA Technical 2005 

- Instrumentation, incl. IS-calculations. 

- Automation 

- Process control related to: Topside 

production facilities, Pumps- and Com- 

pressor- Control systems covered by the 

SCADA and ESD systems. 

- MES (Manufacturing Execution Sys- 

tems) / MIS (Management Information 

System) 

- Project Management 

- Consultant 

- AS BUILT documentation 

AN GROUP A/S was founded in 1977 as 

an Industrial Engineering and Contracting 

Company and has since 1984 actively participated 

in the development, establishment 

and optimization of production facilities to 

ensure a successful outcome. 

AN Group A/S has four Danish departments. 

AN Group Esbjerg, with emphasis 

on the oil and gas industry, was established 

in February 2006. AN Group A/S employs 

around 50 engineers within a long row of 

specialized areas. 


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41

Line-X gains a Foothold 

in the Offshore Industry 

By Kasper Helger, director, 

Line-X Denmark 

As the offshore industry is seeking new and 

durable materials to increase the lifetime of 

drilling rigs and process plants, an increased 

focus on materials like Line-X has emerged. 

The material is an elastomeric urethane for 

coating and was originally developed in 

America, but is now gaining a foothold in 

Denmark and the North Sea Region. The 

Danish branch offi ce, Line-X Denmark, has 

during the last few years set the target on 

increasing the marketing effort towards the 

offshore industry. 

Line-X is close to being an imperishable 

alternative to traditional paint and corrosion 

protection. It can be applied in several 


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centimeters depth, walked upon after 30 

seconds, used as silencer and used for nonskidding 

of pedestrian areas, and also as a 

chemical- and polutionmembrane, as well 

as being used for repairing of pipelines, 

helipads, cabin soles and other working areas 

offshore as well as onshore. 

The product can hence be used for many 

purposes, especially considering the fl exibility, 

heat-resistant and wearing qualities 

of the product. With only a few seconds dry 

up time, the product is actually suitable for 

coating in areas where ”down time” is highly 

expensive or given high priority, such as 

in procestanks or in production areas with 

high wear and tear. The fast dry-up time can 

give savings, compared to more traditional 

paints when looking at the “down time” 

Advanced Generator Protection and Control 

and Versatile Alarm Monitoring of Critical Processes 

Selco A/S is a world 

leading manufacturer 

of electronic relays 

and equipment for 

control, monitoring and 

protection of power 

generators and process 

equipment. 

Selco equipment is 

designed for use in harsh 

industrial environments 

as found in many 

offshore applications. 

All products are 

approved by the major 

marine classifi cation 

societies. 

only. Furthermore the extended time between 

repaintings will cut costs even more. 

Surface treatment of steel in splashzones is 

also one of the offshore areas, which Line-X 

Denmark will be researching in 2007. The 

paint can be exposed to water and damps 

much faster after appliance, and therefore 

effects caused by the interaction of the tides 

can be solved. 

Furthermore the material has accordingly 

proved itself useful at tasks where no other 

solutions have worked yet. As such Line-X 

was contacted by Statoil refi nery regarding a 

problem nobody had solved. Three cracks in 

the “fl oating-roof” on a crude oil tank caused 

oil leaking on the roof, which gave a risk of 

an explosion due to leakage. 

The advanced 

SIGMA 

system 

provides 

protection 

and control 

of gen-sets including 

extended power management 

based on state of the art technology. 

Selco alarmand 

indicator 

panels are 

suitable for 

monitoring of 

critical conditions 

in electrical installations and 

industrial processes. 

The panels are widely used in 

alarm systems on oil rigs and 

on board ships. 

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Line-X Denmark took on the task at a short 

notice. The cracks were inspected one day, 

a safety course held at Statoil the following 

day, whilst Statoil went looking for more 

cracks. The appliance of the urethane was 

carried out the following day and took 4 

hours. Due to the short dry-up time, no extra 

treatment was needed, as Line-X is weatherproof 

as well. 

The cooperation with Statoil refi nery illustrated 

the possibilities of an effi cient solution 

to an untraditional problem, within coating 

and leaking barriers. As Line-X Denmark 

also cooperates with and does work for a 

range of operators and subcontractors within 

the fi eld of offshore, the goals and expectations 

of the company for 2007 are high. ■ 

Line-X technical specifi cations: 

• Line-X technical specifi cations: 

• Flexible and unaffected at -40° 

- 180° C 

• Continuous, seamless and monolithic 

liner for fl at, curved and sharp 

cornered surfaces 

• Fast set 3-5 sec at any thickness 

without intervals starting with 250 

to 50,000 μ 

• No volatile organic content, 100% 

solid, environmentally friendly 

• High resistance to severe weather 

conditions 

• High resistance to broad range of 

chemicals, sea water, crude oil and 

outstanding abrasion resistance, 

impact strength, tensile strength, 

tear and high elongation percent 

• High electric resistance (15 kw @ 

1,500 μm) 

• High Di – Electric strength approved 

cathodic disbandment for 

petroleum applications 

• Environmentally friendly 

Exploring the 

Opportunities in the 

North Sea 

By Frank Øgaard Mouridsen, 

Blue Water Shipping A/S 

Blue Water consider the opportunities in the 

North Sea from another view with a knock-on 

effect to more branches. The interesting things 

are the sixth round of tendering for the oil and 

gas concessions as well as the forthcoming 

extensions of the offshore wind energy parks. 

New players have entered the fi eld, and others 

may come forward. 

Sixth Round of Tendering 

New licence holders have tendered for the sixth 

round of tendering, and they can prove to be 

interesting to the base companies in the Port of 

Esbjerg, because a number of new oil and gas 

explorations will be conducted for some considerable 

time ahead with a consequent demand 

for base facilities. 

Some of the new licence holders are small and 

medium-sized oil companies. Should the opportunity 

arise to exploratory drilling, it should 

be expected that the oil companies purchase 

services from the established oil companies or 

companies that can offer a complete package 

deal. The keys to the puzzle will be the open 

slots on the drilling rigs and new rigs in play, 

because there is a heavy demand for drilling rigs. 

Extension of the offshore 

wind energy parks 

The base companies also take a great interest 

in the extensions of the offshore wind energy 

parks, as comparison can be made to the oil 

and gas activities. 

Intensifi ed competition and a continual development 

of improved and extended offshore 

wind turbines increase the demands on the 

performance of logistics and transport services. 

Consequently, the base functions will be of 

crucial importance as the infrastructure is a 

vital factor. 

Maintenance and repairs of 

wind energy parks 

There are some exiting possibilities for the 

established wind energy parks, which have been 

operational for some years. Repairs, preventive 

maintenance and experience begin to accumulate, 

and now we experience operating and maintenance 

campaigns like the established offshore 

oil and gas installations. An interesting area, and 

there is an expectation that the base companies 

are likely to be involved in the projects. 

Competence, engineering and 

clarity 

Competence, engineering and clarity are key 

points of paramount importance to base operations. 

According to Frank Øgaard Mouridsen the 

strength of Blue Water is to ensure that suffi cient 

competence is available, and thus can provide the 

very best logistics technology of all (administratively 

and practically) and provide clarity to the 

supply chain. This must be a well-known process 

in order to avoid misunderstandings. 

The company intends to have an overall knowledge 

of the subject, and wants to cooperate with 

customers who assign a high priority to collaboration, 

and thus enables it to enter the initial 

phase of the project, with input of logistics and 

transport solutions. This will give the opportunity 

to perform at optimum effi ciency to ensure the 

best logistics and transport services, and thus 

avoid risks of fi nancial burden on the project, 

also as regards to safety. 

Gearing up for the 

international market 

With a newly developed base concept, combined 

with an accumulated expertise over many years 

within the logistics and transport areas, Blue Water 

are well equipped to be a co-operating partner 

in the international market, where facilities and 

operations can be established speedily - based on 

the “Esbjerg Model”, according to Frank. ■ 


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43

GEUS’ Core Store 

By Sten Troelstrup, Geological Survey of 

Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) 

The access to relevant sample material is 

crucial to most geological research, while 

the storage of this material is not a matter of 

great interest to the typical geologist. If left 

to individuals, projects and departments the 

storage could be haphazard and the material 

could soon become diffi cult to access for 

outsiders, and might be hard to fi nd even for 

insiders. This is why GEUS, like most geological 

surveys, has centralized its facilities 

for sample storage, and made common databases 

for the registration of sample material. 

The sample material from the Danish offshore 

activities makes up the major part of 

the material in GEUS’ central store facility 

– often called GEUS’ Core Store although it 

also holds different kinds of other material. 

Since the start of the Danish hydrocarbon 

exploration onshore and offshore, it has been 

part of every exploration concession and 

production licence that core samples, at intervals 

specifi ed by the Danish Energy Agency 

(DEA), ditch cuttings and formation fl uid 

samples must be sent to GEUS, representing 

the DEA. In parallel to the growth in sample 

material, research capacity was developed 

in GEUS to use this material as the foundation 

for the Energy Agency’s supervision of 

the exploration programmes and production 

plans. Today GEUS has world class expertise 

on chalk reservoirs. 

Other material in the sample store originates 

from salt research, raw material extraction, 

geotechnical and scientifi c wells and water 

supply evaluations. 

Since 1999, GEUS’ sample store has been situated 

in Rødovre, about 10 km from GEUS’ 

headquarters. This location was chosen due 

to its reasonable price and its capacity to hold 

the combined sample stores and the gear used 

for fi eld work, the marine-geologists’ instruments 

etc. from the former DGU and GGU, 

after they merged to GEUS in 1995. After 


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quite a lot of construction work, the main 

building now holds a large storage room for 

the samples and a smaller one for fi eld equipment 

and instruments, a room for plugging, 

slabbing and other ‘wet’ activities, rooms 

for maintenance of equipment, for unpacking 

and repacking and offi ces. In an adjacent 

building there are rooms for treatment of 

the sample material before it is placed in the 

store – another ‘wet’ room, rooms for unpacking, 

sorting and repacking the samples 

including bar-coding of the boxes, and computers 

for registration in databases. There 

are also display rooms equipped with long 

inspection tables, UV-light, microscopes etc. 

for visitors who come to study samples. The 

sample store has a staff of fi ve. 

When the sample store was ready for use, 

GEUS’ management made it clear that no 

more extensions of the premises would be 

possible. When in the near future the store 

is full, every time a new box enters the front 

door another box must leave through the back 

door. Which samples to scrap is probably one 

of the most diffi cult decisions for any geological 

survey. Nobody will pay for the reproduction 

of samples from deep wells, and you can 

never be 100 per cent sure that they will not 

be useful at some point in time. This makes 

it even more important to use the space as effi 

ciently as possible to postpone the scrapping 

of samples. 

The sample store covers approx. 1500 m 2 

and the fl oor-to-ceiling height is 8 m. Most 

sample material from deep wells is packed 

in wooden core boxes approx. 15 x 15 x 122 

cm 3. The core boxes all have their own bar 

code and are stacked on steel pallet modules, 

30 boxes on each, from which they can be 

taken out for inspection individually. The 

pallet modules are bar-coded and placed on 

shelves, using the full height of the store

oom – the top shelf being 7 m above fl oor 

level. As of today the sample store holds 

more than 70,000 such core boxes plus some 

samples packed in other formats. 

The passage between the shelves is 1.8 m and 

thus quite narrow, and the fork-lift truck is 

specially made for such passages. It is controlled 

by impulses from an electric wire in 

the fl oor, the lift of the truck is programmed 

to the intervals between the shelves, and the 

movement of the fork is programmed to the 

right depth. 

Samples from the deep wells are delivered 

to GEUS under a fi ve-year confi dentiality 

clause, and during this period only GEUS 

staff and staff from the oil company in 

question will be given access to the material. 

After the fi ve-year period the material is 

public property, and university scientists and 

staff from other oil companies are allowed 

access. The sample store is fully equipped 

for inspection and description of the sample 

material and for core workshops, including 

photographic facilities and access to released 

reports and well logs. 

Normally only non-destructive inspection 

and description of the sample material are 

possible, but if the sample is large enough 

and the project is considered valid, plugs and 

other sample material may be taken out for 

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analysis. When this is done, all results have 

to be reported to GEUS, and what is left of 

the sample material has to be returned to 

GEUS at the end of the project. 

The standard price for using the sample 

store and its facilities for core inspection can 

be found on www.geus.dk. Visitors to the 

sample store should make an appointment 

prior to the visit to allow time for making the 

samples ready for inspection. ■ 

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45

A new Model for 

developing offshore Wind 

Farms in Danish Waters 

By Maria Hagen Jørgensen, Danish 

Energy Authority 

Denmark has gathered its fi rst experience 

with the tendering procedure for offshore 

wind farms. The Danish Energy Authority 

released in 2004 two calls for tender - one 

for an area at Horns Reef in the North Sea, 

and one south of Sealand in the Baltic Sea. 

The winners of the two tenders are now 

appointed. 

The Energy Agreement from March 2004, 

which was signed by a majority of the 

political parties in the Danish Parliament, 

became the starting signal for a new 

model for developing offshore wind farms 

in Denmark. The market model is based 

on competition between bidders to produce 

and deliver electricity for the lowest 

possible subsidy and thereby for the lowest 

costs for the electricity consumers. 

Characteristics of the 

Danish tendering procedure 

The Danish tendering procedure is based 

on the experience from eight offshore 

wind power projects already in operation 

in Denmark and to a wide extent also on 

the experience from the previous oil and 

gas tender rounds. 

The tenders for the two wind farms were 

carried out as a negotiated procedure 

giving the applicants and the authority an 

opportunity to reveal any possible unclear 

tender conditions. In the fi rst so-called 

pre-qualifi cation round, the fi nancial and 

technical capacity of the applicants was 

assessed. In close cooperation with other 

relevant authorities the tender conditions 

were formulated. Part of the tender conditions 

contained models for the required 

permits according to the Electricity Act, 

as there is a twofold approval process 

for offshore wind power projects which 

include a licence for preliminary surveys 

and later a building permit. 


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Facts about the two projects 

Roedsand II 

• A consortium consisting of Energi E2 A/S (now DONG Energy), E.ON Sweden AB and 

DONG Vind A/S has been appointed the winner of the tender at Roedsand. 

• The tender bid submitted by the consortium contained the lowest kWh price of 49.9 øre 

eq. to 6.7 eurocent for 50,000 full-load hours. This is equivalent to approximately 14 

years’ electricity production. 

• The wind farm should be in operation by the end of 2010. Energinet.dk is responsible for 

extending the electricity grid to the wind farm in cooperation with SEAS Transmission. 

Horns Rev II 

• Energi E2 A/S (now DONG Energy) was the successful bidder at Horns Rev. 

• Energi E2 A/S (now DONG Energy) submitted the tender with the lowest price. The 

price is 51.8 øre/kWh eq. to 6.9 eurocent for 50,000 full-load hours. At Horns Rev that 

corresponds to about 12 years’ electricity production. 

• It has been agreed that the wind farm will be commissioned during 2009. Energinet.dk is 

responsible for extending the electricity grid to the wind farm. 

General facts 

• The offshore windfarm at Roedsand and Horns Rev will in total supply 400,000 households 

annually, which corresponds to approximately 3-4 % of the total Danish electricity 

consumption. 

• With the two new wind farms Denmark will reach a total of about 825 MW installed 

offshore capacity. The fi rst offshore wind farm was constructed at Vindeby in 1991, and 

the latest in 2003, Nysted Havmøllepark at Roedsand. 

• The next step for the two winners will be to carry out preliminary studies and to prepare 

an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in order to clarify all impacts on nature and 

the environment. The EIA’s will be subject to a public hearing. 

• The winners of the tenders have not fi nally decided upon the type of windmill. Before 

ordering the windmills, the winners will have to carry out a tendering procedure. 

Furthermore, the Danish Energy Authority 

entered into a close cooperation with 

the System Operator (TSO) about the time 

frame and conditions for the grid-connection 

of the wind farm which resulted in 

precise description of the responsibilities for 

the TSO and for the potential winner of the 

tender. 

The awarding criteria for tender were – in 

prioritized order - the kWh-price in 50.000 

full-load hours, the location and design of 

the wind farm and fi nally the time schedule 

for the construction of the wind farm. 

In general, the overall focus in formulating 

the tender conditions was to reduce those 

risks which the bidders could not be expected 

to have any infl uence on and thereby 

pave the way for a cost-effective supportscheme. 

Another characteristic of the Danish 

system is the fact that the Danish Energy 

Authority has the mandate to plan for and 

give licenses to build offshore electricity 

power plants on behalf of the Minister for 

Transport and Energy. Meanwhile the Danish 

Energy Authority is also responsible for 

issuing the permit for the grid-connection. 

The authority to issuing the main licenses 

related to an offshore wind power project is

thereby concentrated one place. Denmark 

has implemented a so-called one-stop-shop 

system where the Danish Energy Authority 

plays the role as coordinator in relation to 

the other relevant authorities. 

Screening of potential sites 

In selecting suitable areas for the wind 

farms and preparing the tender documents 

the Danish Energy Authority had a continuous 

dialogue with other relevant authorities 

regarding the different interests at sea, e.g. 

the grid connection, defence, navy, nature 

conservancy, raw materials, fi sheries, visual 

impact and marine archaeology. 

With the purpose to assess and provide 

information on the above mentioned inte- 

rests at sea, a screening of potential areas 

for offshore wind farms were carried out 

prior to the publication of call for tenders 

on Horns Rev and Roedsand. The screening 

was subject to a public hearing and led 

to different aspects to be considered in the 

EIA procedure which has to be carried out 

by the winners of the tenders. In the tender 

procedure the screening result and hearing 

responses however gave the bidders a starting 

point for an assessment of the specifi c 

area and provided them with information as 

to the conditions that would be set for the 

subsequent EIA process. The Danish Energy 

Authority is also responsible for the EIA 

process. 

Future offshore wind farms 

The experience developed from the tendering 

procedure is considered positive. In the 

future one of the major challenges – seen 

from the point of view of the authorities 

– is to select suitable areas offshore for 

future wind farms. Just recently the Danish 

Government published the Energy Strategy 

2025 - stating among other things – that offshore 

wind power production is expected to 

become competitive with growing prices on 

oil and CO2-quotas. As a consequence the 

Danish Government has initiated an overall 

screening of the Danish territorial waters for 

potential sites for offshore wind farms. ■ 


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47

Danish Offshore Industry (DOI) is an industry association for 

both operators, contractors and subsuppliers 

DOI is a member of The Confederation of Danish Industries 

(DI) 

DOI serves to represent its members’ political interests and 

market related opportunities 

DOI cultivates cooperation among its own members, as well 

as with sister organisations engaged in research, education, 

standards and 

other activities related to the offshore industry 


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· Preferred offshore agents 

& logistic co-ordinators 

· Chartering of offshore 

support vessels 

· Project & heavy lift cargoes 

· Agency & port logistics 

· Terminal services 

DOI members have access via DI to international markets and 

network 

DOI provides its members with information about the Danish 

and international offshore industry 

DOI offers a wide range of activities, e.g. meetings delegations, 

exhibitions and networking, which supports the national and 

international activities of the companies 

For further information please contact 

Senior Adviser Jens Holst-Nielsen, Danish Offshore industry 

C/O Conf. of Danish Industries 

18, H. C. Andersens Boulevard, DK - 1787 Copenhagen 

E-mail: jhn@di.dk 

Phone: +45 3377 3377 

www.doi.di.dk 

Tel: +45 75 12 83 55 

Fax: +45 75 12 86 17 

Nordre Dokkaj 1 

DK-6700 Esbjerg 

Denmark 

E-mail: agency@nielswinther.dk 

www.nielswinther.dk

A2SEA fi rst out at Horns Rev II 

- Soil Investigations for 

DONG Energy/GEO 

By Martin J. Huss, A2SEA and Jens Brink 

Clausen, GEO 

A2SEA, usually associated with the towering 

heights of offshore wind turbine construction, 

is now also helping to explore the depths 

of the ocean fl oor. GEO of Lyngby Denmark, 

working on behalf of DONG Energy, 

employed the SEA POWER and the SEA 

ENERGY as host vessels for them when they 

performed soils investigation work at the site 

of the planned Horns Rev II offshore wind 

farm off the west coast of Denmark. 

Commenting on the project, A2SEA Sales 

Director, Martin Huss said, “We are very 

pleased to have supplied vessels to support 

DONG Energy and GEO on this project. 

Although our core activity remains the installation 

and servicing of offshore turbines, this 

market does not provide full utilisation for 

our vessels, and we are regularly looking at 

alternative uses for them. Previously we have 

carried out heavy lift transport work, oil & 

gas jetty servicing, and met mast construction, 

but this was our fi rst opportunity to get 

involved in seabed analysis.” 

The Danish offshore construction outfi t operates 

two unique leg-suspended crane vessels 

that are able to provide a stable offshore 

working platform in up to 25 m of water. 

A2SEA have constructed over 75% of all 

offshore wind turbines, but on this project 

the vessel was being used to allow GEO to 

undertake geotechnical work offshore. 

The project involved among others making 

of 7 boreholes to approximately 40-50 meter 

below seabed, 98 CPT’s (Core Penetrometer 

Test’s) to maximum 35 meter below 

seabed and 11 short vibrocore borings. The 

CPT’s were carried out using GEO’s special 

designed 20 tonne seabed rig “Scope”. The 

results from the investigation will provide the 

developer, DONG Energy, with important information 

for the planning of the foundation 

design for the approx 215MW wind farm, 

planned for construction in 2009. 

The offshore investigation phase lasted 47 

days including weather delays. SEA POWER 

was used for operations in water depths up to 

13 meters and SEA ENERGY was employed 

to work at the deeper water locations. 

Martin Huss added, “Our continued success 

in providing services in a range of markets 

demonstrates the fl exibility of both our vessels 

and the team at A2SEA. We hope that 

this will be the fi rst of many opportunities to 

work on survey related activities.” ■ 


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49

Offshore Windpark 

Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ) 

By Vestas Offshore 

Danish wind turbine market leaders Vestas 

have been active in the offshore sector since 

the 90’s. In 2006 Vestas have produced 

turbines for several of the active offshore 

wind farms in Denmark, the UK, the Netherlands 

and Sweden. In 2006 a new division, 

Vestas Offshore, was established in order to 

become even bigger on the growing offshore 

wind market. 

One of Vestas newest offshore wind projects 

is the Offshore Windpark Egmond aan Zee, 

located a few km off the Dutch North Sea 

coast. The wind farm is being developed by 

NoordzeeWind (a consortium between Nuon 

Renewables and Shell Wind Energy) and 

expected to be completed ultimo 2006. 

Why is this park built? 

• Longe-term (climate changes, energy 

diversifi cation) 

• “The development of [6000 MW] offshore 

wind energy is a matter of major national 

interest” – Nota Ruimte 

• Obligation for 9% sustainable electricity 

in 2010, which makes this project necessary. 

Who are the stakeholders? 


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• Initiative of the Government in 1997 to 

start a demonstration project. 

• By a public selection procedure the Government 

has chosen 2002 Shell and Nuon 

(supported by Ballast Nedam and, in that 

time, NEG Micon) to realize this project. 

• Experience of this project will help by further 

development of offshore wind energy 

in the Netherlands. 

Why on this location? 

• Location is selected by the Government 

in 2000 by means of an Environmental 

Effect Report 

• Location is the best compromise between 

some limiting conditions: 

• Costs (close to the coast) 

• Infl uence on men and environment 

(far from coast) 

• Navigation safety, etc 

• The windpark is situated, within the 

selected location, as far as posible from the 

coastline. 

What are the costs and what 

are the benefi ts? 

• Total construction costs are more than 

EUR 200 m 

- Windpark, Meteomast, Grid Connection 

- Monitoring- and Evaluation Programme 

- Project management 

• Full fi nanced by investors Shell en Nuon 

• Government supports by 

- Subsidy CO2 reduction fund of EUR 27 m 

- MEP exploitation subsidy during 10 years 

• Sustainable electricity for over 100.000 

households 

• CO2 emission saving of over 140 million 

kg per year

OWEZ Meteo mast 

built 2003 - 2004 

Foundation: 

Monopile ø 2,75 m 55 m length 

Transition Piece ø 3,00 m 

(Grouted to monopile) 17 m high 

Temporary energy supply with small wind turbine 

and solar panels 

Platform height MSL + 2 m 

Lattice Tower of 104 m 

Total heigth MSL + 116 m 

• Comparable with the CO2 emission of over 

35,000 cars 

• Knowledge and experience 

Knowledge and experience 

• Effects on nature and environment are 

accurately mapped out by means of a 

“Monitoring and Evaluation Programme”. 

• Reference measurements are made by the 

Authorities 

• NoordzeeWind does measurements during 

the construction period and few years after 

completion. 

• The results of these measurements are 

being made public. 

• NoordzeeWind also measures behavior of 

turbines, effects on radar, ship traffi c, etc. 

■ 

Foundation 

Monopile: 

Diameter: 4600 mm 

Length: 42,5 m 

Average weight: 230 ton 

Average piling depth: 26 m 

Transition Piece: 

Diameter: 4200 mm 

Length: 27 m 

Weight: 150 ton 

Total weight steel: 13680 ton 

Vestas V90 

El. Capacity: 3MW 

Hubheight: 70 m+ MSL 

Rotordiameter: 90 m 

Rotorsurface: 6362 m 2 

Rotation speed: 16.1 rpm 

Tipspeed: 273 km/h 

Cut-in windspeed: 4 m/s 

Nominal windspeed: 15 m/s 

Cut-out windspeed: 25 m/s 

Tower weight: 110 ton 

Nacelle weight: 68 ton 

Rotor weight: 40 ton 

Total weigtht: 218 ton 

Total weight park 7848 ton 

www.offshorebase.dk 

Looking for off shore people 


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Grid Connection of 

Offshore Wind Farms 

By Joana Rasmussen, 

Electrical Engineer, COWI A/S 

The integration of large-scale wind power 

in regional transmission grids is related to a 

number of technical issues such as fl uctuating 

wind power production, dynamic 

properties of wind turbines, need for active, 

reactive power and voltage control in the 

grid etc. The connection of offshore wind 

farms has to comply with a number of technical 

requirements, which ensure security 

of supply, reliable and stable power system 

operation. 

For that purpose, it is necessary to study 

the wind power impact on the network using 

load fl ow and short-circuit simulations as 

well as data analysis of wind generation 

patterns and severe power system events. 

COWIs Energy Department offers studies 

in connection with offshore connection of 

wind farms to the electricity grid and power 

quality analyses in relation to grid codes and 

wind farm monitoring (SCADA). COWI 

provides technical assistance and performs 

specifi c power system analyses to reveal 

the need for network reinforcements and 

improved control and protection facilities 

in the system. In general, COWI provides 

a wide range of consultancy services in 

electrical and mechanical design of offshore 

wind farms such as tender specifi cations, 

review of electrical and mechanical compo- 


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nents for offshore wind farms, design of offshore 

transformer platforms (platform layout 

and specifi cation of high-voltage equipment 

and electrical installations), project management, 

coordination and supervision of 

construction and procurement works. 

The amount of wind power in Eastern Denmark 

has taken a signifi cant step upwards 

when a 165 MW offshore wind farm at 

Rødsand near Nysted south of Zealand was 

connected to the 132 kV transmission grid at 

Radsted. The increase in utilization of wind 

energy in Denmark is expected to continue 

and replace production from conventional 

power plants. Thus, it becomes more important 

to gather precise information about 

Fig. 2 Power production from 

Nysted offshore wind farm 

Fig. 1 Transformer platform for network connection 

of offshore wind farm Nysted in Denmark 

voltages and power fl ows in electrical transmission 

systems with a signifi cant amount of 

offshore wind generation. 

The impact of a severe power system event to 

Nysted offshore wind farm is illustrated in a 

case-study appearing in an Industrial Ph.D. 

project at Centre for Electric Technology 

(CET), Technical University of Denmark. 

The project was carried out in the period 

2002-2006 in close cooperation with the Danish 

Transmission System Operator (Energinet.dk). 

Detailed description of the research 

results is available in references [1], [2]. 

On 8th January 2005, a severe storm passed 

Denmark, and wind speeds were so high 

that wind turbines in a large number of wind 

farms disconnected from the transmission 

grid. Nysted offshore wind farm was among 

the wind power units that disconnected from 

the grid as a result of the internal protection 

of the wind turbines.

The recordings of active power production 

from Nysted offshore wind farm on 8th 

January 2005 from 13.00 to 14.00 h are given 

in Fig. 2. In the fi rst half hour, the average 

production was stable. Due to hard wind, all 

wind turbines at Nysted are one by one disconnected 

from the grid in a 5-minute period 

(13.30 to 13.35 h). After a period with zero 

power production on the wind farm, some of 

the wind turbines attempt to reconnect to the 

grid and resume their production. The case 

reveals the close relation between the wind 

turbine rejection at Nysted and the monitored 

parameters in the Eastern Danish power 

system. ■ 

References: 

1 Rasmussen J., “System Protection Schemes in 

Eastern Denmark” Ph.D. thesis, Ørsted DTU, 

Technical University of Denmark, May 2006 

2 Nielsen A.H., Pedersen K.O.H., Jørgensen 

P., Havsager, J., Olsen S.K., Rasmussen J., 

“Phasor measurement units in the Eastern 

Danish power system”, published at CIGRE 

general conference 2006. 

For further information contact: 

Joana Rasmussen, COWI A/S, Kgs. Lyngby, 

Energy Department: jora@cowi.dk 

Offshore Wind 

Farms of the World 

The offshore wind market is currently 

developing itself with a high pace. At the 

end of 2006, 800 MW of offshore wind had 

been installed world wide (all of it in North 

Western Europe). This is however only the 

beginning. A recent study* shows that over 

the next 4 years installation of almost 10,000 

MW can be expected. 

To keep track of the development, Offshore 

Center Danmark has created a website 

providing information of all existing and 

Existing and planned 

offshore wind farms in 

North West Europe. 

Green = Existing, 

Yellow = Planned, 

Red = Cancelled 

*) Supply chain study under the POWER project, 

www.offshore-power.net. 

planned offshore wind farms. The website 

can be found at http://www.offshorecenter. 

dk/offshorewindfarms. 

In addition to basic data, the location of the 

wind farms has been plotted into Google 

Earth. By downloading the OWF place mark 

collection (found at http://www.offshorecenter.dk/offshorewindfarms), 

the location of 

all existing and planned offshore wind farms 

in the world can be viewed using the Google 

Earth application. ■ 

Middelgrunden 

Offshore Wind Farm 


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Wave Forecasting for 

Offshore Wind Farm 

By Vagner Jacobsen, 

DHI Water & Environment 

When installing the foundation, the tower, 

the generator, and the blades of an offshore 

wind mill there are strict operating limits 

for the installation vessel related to the wave 

conditions. Such limits may apply to wave 

heights and periods, to long period waves 

(swell) heights and periods, and possibly to 

the wave direction relative to the installation 

vessel. Accurate information on the 

wave and swell conditions to be expected 

is required for all marine operations. Wave 

forecasts can be produced similar to weather 

forecasts. Such wave forecasts are based on 

the wind fi elds from the weather forecast. 

Accurate wave forecasts have proved 

benefi cial in both increasing the safety and 

reducing the downtime of marine operations 

and hence signifi cantly reduce the costs. 

Wave forecast models have been used for 

vessel routing on the open oceans for many 

years. Since offshore wind farms are generally 

located in shallow coastal areas, and 

often on top of shoals or reefs, the wave 

forecast model shall consider the local 

bathymetric features, all shallow water wave 

dynamics and water level variations (due 

to tide and wind), requirements which are 

not always met by general open sea forecast 

models. 

In order to meet these requirements the 

wave forecast models operated by DHI have 

been improved from the start in 2001 to date 

to include: 

• a fl exible computational mesh with a high 

resolution in shallow areas 

• inclusion of water level variation (due to 

tide and surge) 

• an improvement of the short term forecasts 

using online measurements 

• a defi nition of swell in accordance with 

user experience 

The present wave forecast models within The 

Water Forecast (www.waterforecast.com) 


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are based on DHI’s MIKE 21 SW (a WAM 

cycle 4 type model). The model operates on 

a fl exible computational mesh which makes 

it possible to resolve local bathymetric variations 

with a high resolution. The overall 

model set-up and interaction between the 

various model elements is shown in Figure 

1 above. The model covers the North Sea 

and the Baltic Sea and it receives boundary 

conditions at the open boundaries from a second 

model covering the North Atlantic. The 

model bathymetries for these two forecast 

models are shown in Figure 2. Also shown in 

Figure 2 is a zoom-in on the Horns Rev area 

on the Danish West coast. This was the fi rst 

area, for which wave forecast was provided 

for an offshore wind farm, starting with the 

set-up in May 2002. The present set-up also 

includes the effects of varying water level, 

which is provided from the 3-dimensional 

hydrodynamic model, DHI´s MIKE 3. The 

effect of water level variation on the wave 

conditions is important in particular in areas 

with high tides, such as the Irish Sea having 

a tidal range up to 10 m or more. 

The use of on-line measurements can improve 

the short term (some hours) forecasts 

Figure 1 

Interaction between meteorological 

models and water forecast models, 

set-up July 2006 

Grey colour indicates wind model, light 

blue is water level/current model and 

dark blue is wave models 

considerably. In addition to assimilating online 

measurements into the forecast, the application 

of post-processing of forecast based 

on on-line measurements has been developed 

as an additional improvement. Based on Artifi 

cial Neural Network (ANN) techniques a 

correction algorithm has been developed and 

is being used for a number of offshore wind 

farms. The procedure is as follows: 

a) Online measurements are obtained once 

an hour 

b) The latest wave forecast for the coming 

days is extracted 

c) Using the measurements this wave forecast 

is corrected with the ANN algorithm 

An updated forecast is thus available once an 

hour to the users. 

With the construction of large offshore wind 

farms at fi rst in Danish waters and then later 

on in the waters of other European countries, 

a new user group with demands for high 

accuracy wave forecasts has emerged. The 

fl exible mesh model can cover the entire area 

affecting the waves at the specifi c shallow 

water site and at the same time resolve the de-

Figure 2 

North Atlantic wave model area (top left) and model area 

for North Sea and Baltic Sea with zoom-in on Horns Rev 

area showing fl exible mesh elements (bottom). 

Base Facilities 

Bonded Storage 

Freight Forwarding 

Offshore Containers 

tailed bathymetry in the area around the site. 

The result is improved accuracy in output, 

ease of model set-up and increased computational 

effi ciency. 

Acknowledgements 

The principles of the post-processing correction 

based on ANN techniques has been developed 

under a grant from Eltra, Denmark, 

as a PSO (Public Service Obligation) project, 

2001-2003. ■ 

Denmark: Esbjerg, Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus, Aalborg, Padborg, Kolding, Billund, Herning, Hirtshals and Hanstholm. 

Worldwide: Greenland, The Faroe Islands, Iceland, England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland, France, Spain, Italy, USA, Brazil, 

Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and China. 


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Offshore Monitoring System 

with Remote Diagnostics Service 

gives Uptime 

By Account Manager Steen Christian 

Knudsen, Brüel & Kjær Vibro 

Since Brüel & Kjær Vibro installed their 

fi rst large-scale computerized vibration 

monitoring system on a Statoil offshore oil 

& gas production platform over 15 years 

ago, invaluable experience has been gained 

to meet the new challenges presented by 

unmanned platforms, sub-sea gas compressor 

stations, FPSOs offshore wind turbines 

and other ‘hard to reach places’. 

Keeping machinery running reliably is more 

important today than ever before. The demands 

for fast, reliable delivery, production 

fl exibility and increasing product quality are 

compounded by an industry-wide reduction 

of maintenance budgets and personnel. 

This results in a signifi cant loss of on-site 

knowledge and experience in condition 

monitoring, but despite this, the staff still 

has to keep increasingly stressed machines 

running longer with a greater output. This 

downsizing strategy is not isolated to a few 

installations but is being pushed “across the 

board”. Ongoing globalization is forcing 

companies to fi nd ways to ensure that best 

practices are followed at all of their installations 

worldwide. 

It is hard to believe that some companies 

are responding to decreasing maintenance 

resources by adopting a short-sighted runto-failure 

approach. This puts an enormous 

risk on machinery availability and often 

results in even greater costs being incurred 

for large emergency repairs and parts 

inventory. Preventive or regularly scheduled 

maintenance is not cost-effective neither for 

most critical machines, simply because it is 

diffi cult to detect maintenance problems that 

show up between maintenance intervals, and 

this occasionally leads to the replacement of 

parts that still have serviceable life remaining. 

Many agree that a predictive monitoring 

strategy holds the most promise to increase 

machine uptime, but this requires both a 


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condition monitoring system and specialists. 

How can this be done with limited on-site 

expertise? 

The Solution: Predictive 

Maintenance Supported by 

Remote Monitoring and 

Diagnosis 

The most effective solution consists of 

advanced data acquisition and monitoring 

hardware and software, integrated with a 

“back-offi ce” surveillance centre staffed by 

specialists who do diagnosis and analysis of 

machine data. 

Even if the monitoring system hardware and 

software is highly reliable and uses stateof-the-art 

monitoring techniques, it still has 

little value, if the data cannot be routed to 

people with the proper knowledge and experience. 

The remote monitoring and diagnosis 

solution bridges the knowledge gap by using 

an external group of experts who keep a 

watch on the mechanical health of rotating 

and reciprocating machines for a period 

of time. They evaluate the current status 

of the machines, take note of any changes, 

diagnose any developing faults symptoms, 

determine the severity of the fault and give 

an early prognosis for maintenance action. 

Brüel & Kjær Vibro has a team of vibration 

analysis specialists in a surveillance centre 

who are dedicated to this service. Working 

in cooperation with the end-user or machine 

manufacturer, these specialists keep an eye 

on the status of the machines, and issue 

routine status reports as well as special alarm 

reports. The reliability and effectiveness of 

this “back offi ce” in handling alarms is certifi 

ed by Germanischer Lloyd. 

The Brüel & Kjær Vibro surveillance centre 

takes a predictive maintenance approach to 

the remotely located machines, where corrective 

action is based primarily on the condition 

of the machinery. This increases productivity 

by reducing or eliminating unplanned downtime, 

reduces the time to repair machines (i.e. 

focus work only on defective parts) and increases 

the time between overhauls. In many 

cases it is possible to monitor machines based 

100% on the condition without any planned 

overhaul. This also reduces machine downtime 

and frees up maintenance resources and 

personnel for other activities, such as overhauling 

non-critical and spared machines, ordering 

spare parts, etc. The life expectancy of 

equipment is also increased. For example by 

correcting unbalance and alignment problems 

at an early stage, this reduces the stress on the 

bearings, gearbox and coupling, thus signifi - 

cantly extending the time between overhauls. 

A remote condition-monitoring program not 

only decreases operational costs by detecting 

a wide array of potential mechanical faults 

well before they become costly, but it also 

minimizes unexpected failures, which can 

pose a threat to persons, the environment, and 

related equipment. 

The remote condition monitoring solution 

goes beyond simply providing data. It delivers 

the information needed to ensure equipment 

is performing optimally, reliably and cost 

effectively, while facilitating decisions about 

maintenance.

Remote Monitoring System 

Architecture 

Brüel & Kjær Vibro’s remote monitoring 

and diagnostics program includes on-site 

hardware and software that remotely transmits 

time signals, vibration and process data 

to a centralized server. The central server 

automatically monitors the data to alarm 

limits specifi c to the current machine operating 

class, saves it to a database, and provides 

diagnostic tools for detailed analysis, display 

and trending. 

Even if the measured data is accurate, when 

used, an improper alarm limit comparison 

technique in the system can still generate 

false alarms or give insuffi cient information 

for predicting lead-time to maintenance 

for detected faults. Alarm limits should 

be based on the actual baseline data of a 

properly functioning machine and allow for 

individual frequency or speed components to 

be automatically monitored. This allows low 

energy faults associated with rolling element 

bearings or gears to be detected accurately 

and early, which otherwise would be diffi cult 

with the traditional single-value alarm limits. 

Another problem area for traditional monitoring 

systems is monitoring variable-duty 

machines. In order to avoid false alarms in 

such systems, an alarm limit would have 

to be selected for the “worst case scenario” 

process class operating conditions (i.e. load, 

and speed). This means monitoring is ineffective 

for the other operating classes where 

the vibration amplitude is less. One way to 

get around this is to monitor the machine at 

specifi c process classes, where each process 

class has its own alarm limits and reference 

baseline. The monitoring limits automatically 

change as the process class changes. In some 

machines, such as wind turbines, a change of 

the operation conditions has such a big impact 

on the vibration pattern, that a learning 

period with automatic acquisition of baseline 

data as a function of operational conditions 

is necessary. Statistical calculations are used 

on the values measured during the learning 

period to establish individual alert limits for 

the different machines. The learnt values ensure 

a high sensitivity to vibration changes in 

a particular machine, giving accurate, early 

fault detection without false alarms. 

In the trend above 6-month advance warning 

before bearing failure is possible on a variableduty 

machine using a specialized Brüel & Kjær 

vibration measurement technique. 

End-user Expertise Can Also 

Be Used 

If the end-user has suffi cient in-house knowledge 

to monitor and interpret the data, this 

provides more fl exible solutions. The customer 

can share the diagnostic activities with 

the Brüel & Kjær Vibro surveillance centre, 

verify diagnoses made by the specialists, 

or simply access the information to better 

understand the condition of their machines. 

The monitoring system makes this possible 

by allowing the customer to download the 

vibration and process data by Internet. Even 

the time waveform signals are available from 

each vibration sensor, so the customer can 

do their own diagnosis and analysis. Brüel & 

Kjær can provide an analyzer software package 

for doing this, which includes machine 

fault frequencies, report facilities, etc. 

For offshore structures and other out-ofthe-way 

sites, the remote monitoring and 

diagnostic service is a very effective predictive 

maintenance tool to help ensure reliable 

machine uptime with minimal or no on-site 

monitoring expertise. ■ 


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Offshore Wind Farms 

and the Environment 

Increase in benthic biomass and few effects on fi sh communities 

By: Simon B. Leonhard , 

Maks Klaustrup and 

Bettina S. Jensen Orbicon. 

Jette Kjær, Vattenfall. 

Charlotte Boesen , DONG Energy as. 

Wind power is one of the most important 

and promising forms of renewable energy 

being developed and Danish experience with 

wind energy has shown that offshore wind 

farms are an attractive option although minor 

impact on the native marine environment will 

be the result. 

However, experiences from a comprehensive 

environmental programme carried out in 

1999 to 2006 to evaluate the environmental 

impact of two to the largest offshore wind 

farms in the world the Horns Rev Offshore 

Wind Farm and the Nysted Offshore Wind 

Farm have shown that it is possible to engineer 

in an environmental sustainable manner 

without affecting or damaging the surrounding 

environment or nature signifi cantly. 

I was found that the majority of bird species 

generally show avoidance behaviour 

approaching the offshore wind farms but 

only negligible effects on the overall bird 

populations were found. During construction 


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the activity of harbour porpoises in the wind 

farm areas decreased but seals on a nearby 

sanctuary area were almost unaffected. 

Below the surface the introduction of 

turbine foundations in most cases change 

the seabed habitat from rather uniform sand 

bottom habitat to a more complex and more 

heterogeneous hard bottom habitat providing 

shelters, refuges, sanctuaries and substrate 

for various different species of plants and 

animals including fi sh. As habitat loss, as a 

result of the establishment of the offshore 

wind farms, mostly accounts for less than 

0.2% of the total wind farm area the overall 

change in habitat will only be negligible. 

The habitats introduced by the offshore wind 

farms at Horns Rev and Nysted were suitable 

for colonisation by a variety of species of 

marine animals and algae. At Horns Rev the 

hard bottom structures were colonised by 

many species not previously recorded in the 

native sandy seabed community increasing 

the species diversity in the area, whereas at 

Nysted most of the species colonising the 

hard bottom structures were found in the 

natural benthic community surrounding the 

wind farm. Differences in environmental 

conditions and recruitment potential were 

considered the most important for these fi ndings. 

In the Horns Rev area the native fauna 

is typical for sandbanks in the North Sea and 

the fauna is very variable and heterogeneous 

with more species of bristle worms and 

mussels including the thick trough shell, an 

important target species for the local fi shery. 

At Nysted, an area with lower salinity, the 

bottom fauna is very homogeneous and 

typical for inner Danish waters. The bottom 

fauna is characterised by the presence of various 

mussels including the common mussel. 

At both wind farm sites the initial colonisation 

of the common mussel was massive. At 

Nysted, mostly due to the lack of effi cient 

predators, almost monocultures of this 

competitive mussel have developed covering 

most parts of the turbine structures leaving 

no space for settlement of other animals 

or plants. At Horns Rev the presence of a 

keystone predator, the common starfi sh, has 

reduced the distribution and predominance 

of the common mussel developing a high 

diverse hard bottom community by making 

space available for other species. At Horns 

Rev the common mussel is almost restricted 

to the uppermost parts of the foundations just 

beneath the water surface and at other parts of 

the foundations a community of sea anemo-

nes and other sessile organisms is developed. 

Two of the most numerous species at Horns 

Rev, some small crustaceans, are alien species 

not previously recorded from Denmark. 

More of the free living species common in 

the area like the edible crab were found to 

use the newly deployed artifi cial structures 

as breeding and nursery grounds. 

Compared to the native benthic communities 

a considerable increase in the biomass was 

found at the turbine sites attributable to the 

establishment of hard bottom communities. 

Most of this biomass is available as food to 

fi sh and other predators and this again will 

probably lead to an increase in the available 

food to marine mammals and birds. A 

continuous succession in the development 

of algae communities as found at Horns Rev 

will further increase the heterogeneity of the 

communities and the food availability at the 

deployed hard substrates. 

The deployed hard substrates as a consequence 

of the establishment of the offshore 

wind farms at Horns Rev and Nysted can 

be considered as artifi cial reefs. Deployment 

of artifi cial reef has traditionally been 

used to improve fi shery locally in coastal 

marine areas. It is commonly known that fi sh 

often are attracted to the reefs and that the 

reef function both as shelter, breeding and 

nursery ground for more fi sh species. The development 

of the reef communities typically 

takes several years and the full effect of the 

deployed artifi cial reef structures can therefore 

only be observed after several years. 

Shortly after deployment of the turbine structures, 

different fi sh species were observed 

foraging on the established hard bottom 

communities and more fi sh species often reef 

related species, not found in the area prior to 

the establishment of the wind farms, were 

found using the crevices and space between 

stones as shelters. Shoals of cod and bib were 

found near the foundations at Horns Rev 

and large shoals of two-spotted gobies were 

found at the foundations at Nysted. 

The use of an advanced monitoring technique 

using hydroacoustic devices has however, 

two years after the establishment of the wind 

farms, not revealed any signifi cant differences 

in fi sh densities between the wind farm 

area and the area outside the wind farm or in 

fi sh densities at the turbine sites compared to 

the fi sh densities between turbine sites. 

The cumulative effect of more wind farms 

situated close together and the effect of ban 

of trawling activities inside the wind farm 

areas may in the future show to be benefi cial 

to the native benthic fauna and to vulnerable 

species enabling the species to mature and 

reproduce increasing the population in the 

area. Displacement of fi sh populations and attraction 

of fi sh to the artifi cial structures may 

opposite, although benefi cial to the individual 

species population, show to be in disadvantageous 

to the local fi shery. In other aspects the 

cumulative effect may also be in disadvantageous 

to seabirds due to displacement 

of feeding birds and increasing avoidance 

behaviour. ■ 


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Standards in the Offshore Sector 

By Eigil Jensen, 


The offshore industry has grown bigger 

after the wind turbine industry has gone 

offshore. Since the start of the oil adventure 

at the beginning of 1980´s, a lot of man 

hours at sea had been used for the exploration 

and drilling after oil. 

Now the wind turbine industry also wants 

part of the success, with huge new sea wind 

turbine parks being installed at sea these 

years. All over the world big parks are being 

planned, at locations where the wind is of a 

large magnitude, motivating the exploitation 

of it. 

This new industry has a lot in common with 

the oil industry at sea. Even if the location 

of the wind turbine parks can be closer to 

shore, it is at similar conditions employees 

have to travel to work. They are travelling 

by helicopter, or will be transported by 

ship to the work area. The rough weather 

conditions are the same, meaning that the 

maintenance expenses at the installations 

can be very high, and hence the same set up 

for contingency plans are necessary. 

Before travelling to work in a wind turbine 

area, it is necessary to have a basic education 

regarding the challenges that will be 

met compared to a job onshore. Similar to 

oil offshore workers, most of the people are 

skilled hand craft people, who with their 

expertise can perform the often demanding 

jobs under the prevailing conditions. 

The wind turbine industry was early aware, 

that work offshore requires a well prepared 

safety training, especially in areas which 

differ a lot from the job ashore. The wind 

turbine industry looked over the shoulder of 

its bigger brother, the oil industry, because it 

here had been proven that exploring oil under 

severe conditions, could be done at much 

less accident frequencies than in comparable 

jobs ashore. 


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Which skills are needed? In the oil industry 

the personal safety and behaviour is 

important, in relation to safe work practice. 

Personal safety is fi rst of all knowledge of the 

personal safety equipment, which includes 

transport suit for use during helicopter fl ights 

and survival suit for use during and eventually 

evacuation. A necessary instruction in 

use of hand extinguishers for limitation and 

extinguishing of small fi res, and knowledge 

of escape routes, platform rig safety, perform 

the elementary safety knowledge. Safety 

awareness and risk assessments (safe job 

analysis) are the dynamic tools, which are 

available for optimising the safety. 

Furthermore a range of collective rescue 

equipment and safety procedures are available. 

The individual person will get a complete 

instruction in the usage of these during 

a stay at a safety school and during their stay 

on board a helicopter or a ship. 

Both within the offshore industry and within 

the wind turbine industry, international 

companies are operating across borders. The 

employees are sent long distance to remote 

areas around the world, in order to participate 

in the exploration of the energies regardless 

of whether this is oil or wind. 

How can the international offshore workers 

be prepared and educated with the suffi cient 

safety training, which will enable them to act 

correctly regardless where in the world they 

are working should an accident happen? 

The national authorities and the individual 

companies have in joint cooperation developed 

a defi nition of what good safety training consists 

of. It has proven that differences in culture 

and the geographically area of exploration 

play a big role for, which training is needed. 

In the North Sea with cold water a part of the 

training is protection against cold, survival 

suits and thermal protection. In warmer regions 

these elements are not so realistic. 

When the international offshore worker is 

sent on the job, he will often be met with confl 

icting demands to the education depending 

on working area and the international authority 

which has the infl uence at the education. 

This often creates problems and sometimes 

irritation for the individual, because the 

training he maybe just has overcome in his 

local area, can no longer be used in connection 

with the job he was sent out to perform. 

Special national demands from the individual 

operator regarding a specifi c training, will 

often send the offshore workers back to the 

education system again. 

How can we train locals to work globally? 

This would be an advantage for everybody! 

Hence there is an intensive work going on to 

harmonize the educations. A standardization 

of the educations is on the track, where the 

individual countries between each other accept 

the training modules performed in each 

country, and by this minimise the problems 

for all involved.

It is of utmost importance that the wind 

turbine industry, fi guratively speaking, keeps 

the tongue straight in the mouth and does 

not dig itself down by protectionism, with 

the purpose to create barriers for the free 

employment. It is also of utmost importance, 

that the wind industry learns from the mistakes 

of the oil industry, regarding national 

demands and instead creates a harmonized 

standard, which as a minimum should be 

implemented by the individual countries, 

who accept the standard. 

That does not mean that the individual 

countries can not demand special training 

scenarios conducted on their territory. But 

the standard training should be made compulsory, 

so that the further training courses 

and hence skills, would be initialized by the 

common standard. 

How are we going to achieve this? First of 

all the wind park operators, who work world 

wide, must be a part of the decision process, 

at the same level as the national authority 

having the responsibility for the resort area. 

By creating such a powerful and acting 

minded international forum, you should in 

the future be able to standardize the necessary 

safety educations for the benefi t of the 

trade and the individual. ■ 

From Local 

to Global Player 

By Niels Braad, Sales & Marketing 

Manager, Falck Nutec Esbjerg 

The present globalization of the offshore 

industry has made it necessary to look at 

safety from a new angle. International operators 

expect and demand stable safety all 

over the world. Acknowledged procedures 

are being implemented successively with 

new wells being established – no matter 

where in the world new energy sources are 

being looked for. 

The need for stable safety procedures and 

competent safety consultancy has become 

a natural part of the globalization. As a 

consequence, service providers for operators 

in the North Sea, the Far East or in the 

Mexican Gulf must relate to safety consultancy 

and course activity. Local needs of 

safety are replaced by international rules 

emphasizing continuity. These rules are 

often a lot more strict. 

This globalization is a challenge for providers 

of safety courses and consultancy. In 

order to offer the most recent and updated 

technique and knowledge, the providers 

must move from local to global providers. 

Otherwise they cannot offer the same 

products and services world wide. The 

expansion of Falck Nutec is due to this process 

throughout the years. By targeting the 

internationalization, the focus is tightened 

in order to offer a stable product all over the 

world. 

Esbjerg is the capital within north European 

offshore safety activities. The Danish 

branch of Falck Nutec is a fi ne example of 

an on-going internationalization of safety 

activities. Seven years ago the branch was 

merely the local Esbjerg Fire School. Now it 

has developed into an advanced provider of 

safety training in line with the other 17 centres 

for consultancy and education owned 

by Falck Nutec. For instance Falck Nutec in 

Esbjerg offers courses within fi re fi ghting, 

survival in water, evacuation by helicopter 

and development of safety standards. 

In 2006 alone, 100,000 people completed 

one or several courses within offshore 

and other fi elds arranged by Falck Nutec. 

Furthermore Falck Nutec offers targeted 

courses within shipping, wind turbines, industry 

and service as well as special courses 

within maritime safety, ISPS security, 

chemical safety training, crisis management 

and safety management. 

The development of Falck Nutec as a 

modern and competent provider of courses 

and consultancy within safety will continue 

in 2007 and the years to come. Due to the 

effi ciency improvements and expansion with 

focus on a high level of safety within the 

fi eld of offshore, the demand for development 

will still be there. By developing new 

processes, establishing new wells in impassable 

parts of the world, while still focusing 

on competitive prices, there will still be a 

great demand of consultancy within safety 

management in the years to come. Falck 

Nutec is prepared to take on the task locally 

and globally. ■ 


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Integrity creates Safety 

By Søren Dybdahl, Communication 

Consultant, Offshore Center Danmark 

The majority of the personnel accidents on 

Maersk Oil and Gas’ offshore installations is 

related to behaviour, e.g. incidents resulting 

from faulty operation of tools, falls or inattention. 

A great deal of attention is put on personnel 

accidents and behaviour-related safety, and 

these incidents are registered and investigated 

further in order to avoid similar incidents. 

However, other types of risks caused by 

defects on the installations exist. These risks 

can cause far more extensive accidents. Because 

of this, it is important to do an extra effort 

to prevent these process related incidents 

(i.e. accidents caused by faulty equipment, 

faulty constructions and wear). We call it 

process related safety and on many areas it is 

exactly the process that is in focus though the 

expression also covers other serious facility 

related risks, e.g. load-carrying structures. 

During 2002 and 2006 Maersk Oil and Gas 

registered 157 ”Lost Time Incidents” on 

production platforms and drilling rigs, corresponding 

to 6.7 accidents pr. million manhour, 

or approximately 1/5 of the level for the 

onshore industry. It is still too many though. 

90% of these accidents were attributed 

behaviour-related safety while the remaining 

10% were caused by process related incidents 


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“The process related incidents do not weigh 

much in the statistics, but the consequences 

can be far more serious than those from 

behaviour-related incidents. At behaviour-related 

accidents it is often the person involved 

or maybe one nearby colleague who is 

injured, while process related incidents can 

cause explosions or other critical situations 

putting the safety of the crew in danger. As 

a consequence, Maersk Oil and Gas put an 

equal effort in minimizing process related 

incidents as we do in minimizing behaviour-related 

incidents”, explains Per Angelo, 

Group Vice President Engineering Operations 

at Maersk Oil and Gas. 

“And often there is a possibility to reduce the 

risk. Offshore installations are complicated 

constructions, and we fi nd issues that can be 

improved. It is the attitude of Maersk Oil and 

Gas that we cannot just refer to the sub-supplier 

when accidents happen; it is our responsibility 

that both the behaviour-related and the 

process related safety is adequate”. 

”In order to make sure the process related 

safety is adequate, the integrity of the installations 

must be adequate. Furthermore we 

often fi nd that human factors play a role in 

accidents and incidents related to process 

safety. It is thus important that systems are 

robust to faulty operations. Maersk Oil and 

Gas operates with nine integrity areas that 

put focus on process related incidents: 

• Well integrity 

• Structure integrity 

• Pressure vessels / pressure systems 

• High voltage 

• Emergency back-up systems 

• Safety systems 

• Cranes / lifting gear 

• Marine equipment 

• Third party equipment 

Each of those nine areas has its own special 

risk factor, but all areas are important and 

represent a potential for serious process 

related incidents. As seen with the accidents 

on Piper Alpha in 1988 and the explosion on 

the Gorm fi eld in 2001, accidents can occur. 

Therefore it is important with focus on all the

essential risk factors” Per Angelo says. 

“Our target for the safety is 0 incidents – that 

is a big challenge to achieve, but in principle 

all incidents can be prevented, not taking into 

account incidents caused by meteor impacts, 

and we need to be prepared on all possibilities 

and risks”. 

Lost Time Incidents is defi ned as incidents 

which cause personal injury, which result in 

exemption from duty on the day of the incident 

and the subsequent day. But even small 

accidents without damage on equipment and 

persons are registered and examined closely 

in order to reduce or eliminate any risk 

factor”. 

“We put a big effort to register and examine 

“close-to incidents” – these incidents give us 

valuable experience”, Per Angelo says. 

“Every avoided incident is a benefi t for the 

crew on the installation and for the production. 

Fewer incidents create bigger security 

for the crew, and we would like to be a company 

with a high safety, but in my opinion 

it is worrying to consider safety on offshore 

installations as a competition parameter. We 

have focus on safety, not to brand ourselves, 

but for the benefi t of our crew”, Per Angelo 

concludes. 

New Course 

– Offshore Safety 

The Danish offshore industry currently has 

an immense focus on safety. Operators and 

sub-suppliers have set a common goal – to 

reduce the number of Lost Time Incidents, 

making offshore installations an even safer place 

to work. To aid this process, Offshore Center 

Danmark has put together a basic course introducing 

the concept of offshore safety. 

During the course, participants will be presented 

with different views on safety from an operator, 

an authority as well as experienced providers of 

safety courses. This way, participants will gain 

knowledge of the mindset and attitudes behind 

safe behaviour on offshore installations. 

The course applies to all employees on offshore 

installations as well as onshore employees 

seeking a basic knowledge of the various terms 

and attitudes within offshore safety. 

For more info and registration please see 

www.offshorecenter.dk or contact course coordinator 

Morten Holmager on mh@offshorecenter.dk 

+45 3697 3672. 


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Rescue in the North Sea 

By Erik Rau Jacobsen, ResQ 

Working in high constructions and bad 

weather are important parameters working 

offshore. Safety has fi rst priority, and ResQ 

has specialized in working with solutions 

within fall arrest, evacuation and rescue 

equipment in the North Sea. Taking the 

working situation into account, it is ResQ’s 

goal to contribute with solutions that gives 

offshore companies the best basis and 

knowledge for securing their employees in 

the best possible way. 

Due to the 6. Concessions round in spring 

2006 a number of new installations and 

wells will be established, and ResQ is 


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among the leading companies offering 

rescue equipment at these new installations, 

as well as already known installations 

on- and offshore. The company, situated in 

East of Denmark, offers a range of products, 

which all have been tested and approved in 

accordance to valid standards around the 

world. The product range contains mobile 

and stationary equipment for: 

• Preventing people from falling 

• Catch/arrest a person if falling 

• Lowering or hoisting of injured and sick 

persons 

• Evacuating or rescuing of persons in or 

from high constructions, sewers etc. 

ResQ is performing certifi ed inspections 

in accordance to EN 365 and regulations 

issued by the Working Labour Service. All 

equipment delivered from ResQ is registered 

in a database, and the company offers the 

costumers to outsource the responsibility for 

inspection and maintenance to ResQ. 

According to standards and regulations 

ResQ advises before or during tasks where 

safety equipment is needed or a contingency 

plan is wanted. Training programs are 

produced for all companies using fall arrest 

and rescuing equipment. The programs are 

based on the rules of the Working Environment 

Service combined with our customers 

wishes and demands. ■

Personal Safety 

– Offshore 

By Susanne Ingemann, 

PROCURATOR SAFETY A/S 

Protection through 

knowledge 

Personal safety is a high-priority business, 

and many companies are these years giving 

it a lot of attention. This trend is priceless, 

because who can put a price tag on health or 

life. The jungle of personal safety equipment 

is, because of the increasing focus, growing. 

Susanne Ingemann explains: “For the untrained 

or the inexperienced, price would be 

the main focus, but we here at PROCURA- 

TOR SAFETY A/S would like in this area 

to think we are different, and dare to say 

that knowledge is a much more important 

parameter.” 

The Danish way - know how 

All companies are well aware of what they 

are doing, and all personnel has or should 

have the desire to be protected. Susanne 

Ingemann states, “If you know what you 

work with, and where you work, we know 

how you can protect yourself and your coworkers“. 

And she goes on to elaborate: “The knowledge 

base that has been built throughout 

the years on protection, safety, laws and 

regulations, EN-standardized products, is 

available to our customers. We believe that 

without knowledge you might as well buy 

your safety equipment at the local toy store. 

We know that demands and requests are 

different from company to company, and 

therefore we have specialised in understanding 

the customer before advising a buy. It is 

important for us that our customers never 

have the feeling of being “just” a customer 

but have been advised by someone that 

not just wants a sale but is interested in 

the safety of the customer. Importance is 

given to quality, comfort and punctuality, as 

these are crucial factors for deliveries to the 

offshore business“. 

ISO 

Susanne Ingemann explains: 

“To underline our keen effort to always be 

on top of trends and developments, we are 

now holding three DS certifi cates, DS/EN 

ISO 9001:2000, DS/EN ISO 14001:2004 and 

DS/OHSAS 18001:2004. 

DS/EN ISO 9001:2000, with focus on constant 

improvements as a natural part of every 

days work. 

DS/EN ISO 14001:2004, environment has 

great importance to us, because we believe 

that we all have an obligation to protect the 

future of our kids locally and globally. 

And fi nally DS/OHSAS 18001:2004, working 

environment, the aim to create the best 

possible environment for our employees, 

enabling them to be on top giving you the 

service that is required.“ 

A glove is not just a glove 

PROCURATOR SAFETY considers its 

slogan “Protection through knowledge” as 

more than just a slogan but more as a part of 

its assortment of goods. “We are dealing in 

safety equipment, knowledge and education.” 

Susanne Ingemann says. 

She continues: “One subject is the product 

itself, another subject is what kind of protection 

the product covers, how is the product 

being used, and how is the product suitable 

for the working area in question. 

A glove is not just a glove – and a shoe is not 

just a shoe. There are many requirements 

to meet – regarding CE marking as well as 

special requirements from the operators in 

the harsh North Sea conditions. It is crucial 

to know you have chosen the right product 

for the actual working situation.” 

Detailed information is required: 

• Product description – material, surface, 

treatment etc. 

• Specifi cations – product number, sizes etc. 

• Qualities – fi t, protection, comfort etc. 

• Test results – according to EN offshore 

standards 

• Approvals – EN standards and levels, 

chemical resistance etc. 

The other way 

“The business-to-business idea is not only 

towards our customers, but to our suppliers as 

well. Our company would like to be, and is, 

involved concerning future developments of 

safety equipment. This way the demands and 

wishes from our costumers can be met in the 

best way possible.” Susanne Ingemann says. 

The company 

PROCURATOR SAFETY A/S delivers 

helmets, hearing protection, eye protection, 

breathing protection, SCBA equipment, gas 

detection, skin care, fi rst aid, ergonomic 

products, fall protection, gloves, clothing 

– including disposables, chemical resistant 

and fi re resistant, footwear, education and 

knowledge. 

The supply of education includes courses in 

EN-standards, material characteristics and 

practical use, as well as theme days taking 

starting point in special costumers or 

business related wishes. This also gives an 

opportunity to exchange experiences between 

the participants. 

The company is located with head offi ce 

and stock in the centre of offshore – Esbjerg. 

Beside a wide range of products, services of 

technical products are offered - SCBA equipment, 

gas detection and breathing protection. 

The company is authorised by Miller within 

service and repair fall protection. 

“At PROCURATOR SAFETY you do not just 

buy products – you buy protection through 

knowledge.” Susanne Ingemann concludes. ■ 


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65

Ergonomic Exposure 

Assessment on a 

Drilling Rig 

By Chris Jensen, 

Research Unit of Maritime Medicine 

The Research Unit of Maritime Medicine 

in Esbjerg (www.maritimemedicine.dk) is 

involved in research projects on maritime 

health related to working environment exposures 

in the offshore industry and seafaring. 

Both offshore and shipping companies have 

focus on safety at work and have been successful 

in reducing lost time injuries. For 

instance, in 2004 the frequency of lost time 

injuries on offshore installations in the 

Danish Sector of the North Sea was 7 

per million working hours. Onshore, the 

frequency was 36 for shipyards and 20 per 

million working hours for construction work 

(Danish Energy Authority 2005). 

During recent years we have experienced 

a growing interest for other occupational 

health issues, which probably cause more 

sick leave days than working accidents. Since 

2005 one project has focused on ergonomic 

exposure assessments on a drilling rig in the 

North Sea. 

The rig is owned by Maersk 

Contractors, who decided to 

increase their focus on lower back 

problems among their offshore 

personnel. Lower back problems 

are common in the entire working 

population, but also among people 

outside the labor market. It has 

been estimated that 80% of the 

Danish population will experience 

back problems during their lifetime. 

Therefore it is a challenge 

to determine, whether such health 

problems are work related. 

However, occupational risk factors for back 

problems are well known, e.g. heavy lifting 

and working in awkward postures, and any 

work place intervention project directed towards 

reducing back problems should therefore 

include an ergonomic work place survey 


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Observation time (%) 

100 

90 

80 

70 

60 

50 

40 

30 

20 

10 

0 

Strongly forward bent trunk postures occur while 

working on the drilling deck, but usually such 

postures were of short duration. 

of such exposures in the initial phase of the 

project. While improving specifi c ergonomic 

conditions should be part of a “back project”, 

other interventions, such as physical exercise, 

job training or improving psychosocial factors 

could also be introduced to effectively 

prevent back problems at work. 

TRUNK 

STRAIGHT 

SLIGHTLY FORWARD BENT 

STRONGLY BENT OR TWISTED 

Deck/pipes 

High pressure cleaning 

Handle containers 

LEGS 

SITTING 

STANDING OR WALKING 

SQUATTING OR KNEELING 

An example of an ergonomic exposure assessment 

of work tasks performed by roustabouts. 

The relative time spent in different postures is 

shown. Here, three different work tasks expose the 

roustabouts to different trunk postures, whereas 

leg postures are very similar for all work tasks. 

Here, we will briefl y outline the principles of 

the ergonomic exposure assessments carried 

out on a drilling rig. The main challenge, 

when assessing exposure to awkward working 

postures, is to use a method that may 

estimate exposures over entire work days in 

a reliable way. We chose a method based on 

work sampling, which was originally developed 

for construction work. 

The fi rst step is to identify the specifi c work 

tasks that constitute an entire job. This may 

be relatively easy, as the work tasks are often 

described in existing management systems. 

The second step is to observe working 

postures. Each worker should be observed for 

periods of 1-2 hours, while he performs his 

normal work tasks. At fi xed intervals, digital 

photos are taken, which are analyzed with 

respect to working postures. For each work 

task, several workers should be observed, 

and ideally more than 100 pictures should be 

taken. Afterwards, the pictures also serve as 

documentation to identify work processes, 

which cause exposure to risk factors for 

health problems. 

The method is suitable when applying a participative 

approach, that is, when 

the employees contribute with 

suggestions for specifi c improvements 

based on the philosophy 

that workers are the front line 

experts on their own work tasks. 

Before and after the observations 

the participants are encouraged to 

suggest and discuss possible solutions. 

Afterwards, the ergonomic 

benefi ts of each proposed solution 

should be considered in relation 

to the actual observations of 

postures. If the ergonomic benefi ts 

are clear, other factors, such as the 

impact on safety issues, technical possibilities 

for implementation and economic costs, 

should be considered by the management. 

This process ensures that decisions are made 

on a scientifi c basis, and the effects may later 

be evaluated systematically. ■

Offshore Center Danmark Courses 

A big part of Offshore Center 

Danmark’s activities are dissemination 

of knowledge. 

One tool for this is courses. 

Over the past two years 

OCD has developed a row 

of courses directed towards 

different employees in the 


OCD can now offer the following courses: 

Basis courses 

These courses are primarily directed towards 

new employees or employees who need a 

broad overview of the offshore sector. 

Offshore Oil & Gas 

– Production 

This course gives the course participants 

the basic insight into the offshore production 

of oil and gas. Topics include geology, 

seismic, the oil adventure in the North Sea, 

offshore platforms, drilling rigs, drilling of 

wells, processes on the topside and more. The 

course consists of lectures as well as visits to 

Danish offshore companies, which provide 

the participants with a hands-on experience 

with some of the equipment used in oil & gas 

production. 

Offshore Oil & Gas – Safety 

This course gives an overview over the 

authorities, organisations and legal aspects, 

which are valid within the offshore oil and 

gas industry. The course also gives insight 

into the important HSEQ-fi eld. (Health, 

Security, Environment and Quality). 


– Company specifi c course 

A combination of the Production and the 

Safety course, this course is compressed into 2 

days and does not include visits to companies. 

The course can be used with advantage, if the 

company needs to send many employees to 

the course at the same time. The course can be 

held at the company location. 

Time Type Event Location 

6. February Conference Sub-soil Technology Esbjerg, Denmark 

7. February Network session Introduction to Offshore Opportunities 

in Angola Esbjerg, Denmark 

28. Feburary Network session Danish and British offshore wind 

companies network session Esbjerg, Denmark 

26-30. March Conference Spillcon 2007 Perth, Australia 

21-22. April Course Basiscourse in Offshore Oil and Gas Production Esbjerg, Denmark 

11-12. April Course Basiscourse in Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Esbjerg, Denmark 

24. April Conference IT in the offshore industry Esbjerg, Denmark 

30. April - 3. May Conference Offshore Technology Conference Houston, Texas 

7-10. May Conference European Wind Energy Conference & 

Exhibhition Milan, Italy 

30. May Course Basiscourse in Offshore Wind Herning, Denmark 

14-15. June Conference POWER (Offshore wind conference) Bremen, Germany 

Summer Conference LNG Esbjerg, Denmark 

21. June Course Basiscourse in Offshore Oil and Gas 

Process Technology Haslev, Denmark 

4-7. September Conference Offshore Europe Aberdeen, Scotland 

14. September Network session Offshore Center Danmark Yearly Meeting Esbjerg, Denmark 

Autumn Course Pressurized Equipment Esbjerg, Denmark 

Autumn Course ATEX-Directives Esbjerg, Denmark 

11-12. October Conference Decommissioning of offshore structures Esbjerg, Denmark 

4-6. December Conference European Offshore Wind Berlin, Germany 

Further details, preliminary, additions and updates 

can be seen on www.offshorecenter.dk 


– Process technology 

This course gives an insight into the different 

kinds of process installations used on 

offshore installations. The attendees will 

obtain knowledge of the construction of 

process installations, operational principles 

as well as design of equipment and components. 

In addition to this the course will 

give a general insight into the production of 

offshore oil and gas - geology, construction 

of platforms, drilling of wells etc. 


This course provides an insight into the 

common occurring technologies encountered 

in the offshore wind industry. Topics 

include: Turbine technology, foundations, 

environment, service and maintenance etc. 

Technical courses 

These courses are directed towards technicians 

employed in design, maintenance and 

similar areas. Often, employees outside the 

offshore industry can also make benefi t of 

the courses. 

Pressurized Equipment, 

Pipes and Fittings 

In this course the main emphasis is pipe 

constructions and related equipment. The 

experience with the directive (PED) as well 

as the use of ASME B31.3 and DS/EN 13480 

is illustrated. A lot of this experience can be 

used by non oil/gas related companies, but 

on the other hand some of the experience 

from the land-based industry can with advantage 

be used within the oil/gas industry. 

The ATEX-Directives 

ATEX consists of 2 EU-directives in relation 

to explosion protection of equipment, installations 

– and protection of personnel – in case 

of atmospheres involving explosion risks. The 

atmospheres involving explosion risks can 

occur as a result of dust, steam or gases. This 

course gives an overview of the directives, 

the affi liated regulations and the specifi cations/instructions. 

Furthermore the standards 

will be explained in a simple way.■ 

More information about the 

courses and registration can be 

found on www.offshorecenter.dk. 


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Jobcenter Esbjerg 

- Danish Employment Service 

has Focus on the North Sea 

By Brian Damsgaard, 


The strong Danish economic recovery 

has created a situation, where the general 

unemployment rate is at its lowest level in 

30 years. Combined with full order books 

in the offshore companies, an expectation 

towards increase in activities due to the 

6th licensing round as well as new offshore 

wind farm projects puts the Danish Employment 

Service in a central role. 

Employees in the oil and gas industry 

must be of a high calibre. Besides from the 

professional competences and the right attitude 

towards stability and safety, working 

in a close team situated more than 200 km 

offshore, high demands to the individual 

employee personal character are set. 

The Danish Employment Service Esbjerg 

(Jobcenter Esbjerg) is fully convinced that 

recruitment of new employees often requires 

routes outside of the Danish Employment 

Service system. The need to assess 

new employees and estimate, whether they 

will meet the complex demands for work on 

an offshore installation, is greater than it is 

within most other industries. Thus the route 

to employment at the North Sea often goes 

through similar jobs onshore. 

Jobcenter Esbjerg – the Public Employment 

Service – is arranging courses together with 

relevant educational institutions. During 

the last years courses have been held in 

welding, insulation, scaffolding, surface 

treatment and security. 

The site www.jobnet.dk/sw11539.asp is 

being evaluated continuously in order that 

the information available for job seekers is 

relevant and updated. 

In their pursuit of qualifi ed candidates 

many companies have advertised their jobs 

on www.jobnet.dk. The advertisements 

– free of charge – can remain visible until 


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the companies have received a suffi cient 

number of qualifi ed applicants. This feature 

is complemented by the job services of 

www.offshorebase.dk 

Many examples have shown that job ads 

have resulted in applications from countries 

outside Denmark. Jobcenter Esbjerg does 

its best to ensure that potential offshore 

workers are given comprehensive information 

about the job, so that direct contact 

with companies will not take place until the 

proper qualifi cations are at hand. 

Due to the special qualifi cations and work 

patterns, the sector attracts employees 

from all over the country. Most employers, 

however, are situated in the Danish offshore 

capital, Esbjerg, where Jobcenter Esbjerg 

has its domain. 

After the decrease in the fi shery sector during 

the past decades, the offshore sector has 

become the main industry in the city during 

the same period. In addition, the sector is 

on a national level one of the best examples 

of a competence cluster, where companies 

corporate and create consortiums in order to 

be able to handle bigger assignments. 

Jobcenter Esbjerg wishes to support that 

development. 

The central forum 

The Regional Labour Market Council and 

Jobcenter Esbjerg (previously AF-Esbjerg) 

have for a long period paid close attention 

to the offshore sector in order to be able 

to support the demand of the necessary 

qualifi ed work force. Among other things, 

this happens by offering educational update 

modules to skilled workers such as welders 

as well as educations to surface treatment 

workers, insulation workers and scaffold 

workers, which are among the most requested 

types of employees on the North Sea.

The website of Jobcenter Esbjerg, www. 

jobnet.dk, features a section devoted to the 

offshore sector where interested can fi nd 

information about which qualifi cations are 

needed to possess the different jobs in the 

oil and gas industry. Furthermore, a section 

with a CV archive containing both potential 

for job rotation and unemployed, whose 

qualifi cations and interests are directed 

towards the offshore sector, is under development. 

The archive contains both persons 

with relevant professional educations and 

persons who can undertake service jobs 

with cleaning and catering onboard offshore 

installations. 

Offshore companies have both predictable 

long-term needs for employees and 

more acute short-term recruitment needs. 

Regardless of the time span, Jobcenter Esbjerg 

wishes to be the central forum for all 

enquiries about recruitment and re-qualifi - 

cation of new employees. 

Jobcenter Esbjerg wants to 

be challenged 

The offshore world is operational and without 

long lines of command in order to make 

quick decisions. In compliance with that, 

Jobcenter Esbjerg offers itself as co-operation 

partner. 

Jobcenter Esbjerg wishes to do its very best 

to ensure that the national and international 

development opportunities for the offshore 

sector are supported by access to qualifi ed 

labour force on all levels. 

Due to the reform of the public service sector 

in Denmark, which is implemented by 

the 1st January 2007, our name was changed 

from AF-Esbjerg to Jobcenter Esbjerg.■ 

The Blue University 

– a Network across 

Disciplines 

By Kristen D. Nedergaard, 

Head of Dep. of Maritime Research 

and Innovation, University of 

Southern Denmark 

The 23rd of March 2006 The Blue University 

was founded with the Department for 

Maritime Innovation and Research, University 

of Southern Denmark Esbjerg, as the 

driving force. Already the Blue University 

has proven to be an exciting and creative 

platform for collaboration between all the 

various academic disciplines in Denmark in 

the maritime fi eld (for instance offshore technology, 

maritime medicine, engine design or 

maritime economics). 

“Innovation and creative thinking is the 

key to Denmark’s future”. These are the 

magic words that can be heard everywhere 

today. Given the fact that Danish knowledge 

environments in general are small from an 

international perspective it is important to 

create dynamic synergies through collaboration 

across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. 

Furthermore do new challenges in 

the maritime fi eld call for inter-disciplinary 

ways of thinking and doing, such as ‘security 

and risk management in open organizations 

- as those in the maritime and offshore industries’, 

‘the human factor and technology’, 

‘intelligent e-work platforms with the instantaneous 

integration of information fl ows 

from multiple land and sea based sources’, 

‘environmental management’ and so on. 

Creating an inspiring environment for the 

meeting between economists, engineers, 

natural scientists, psychologists and other 

experts from universities and leading consulting 

companies working with the maritime 

perspective, that is what the Blue University 

is about. To meet these ambitions three 

activities have been launched: 

• Thematic groups 

• MARCATOR – semi-scientifi c journal 

• The Blue Conference 

“Thematic groups” are self-initiated groups 

of people who through their individual 

competencies and commitment engage 

into discussions, set the research agenda, 

formulate project ideas and tenders together 

concerning a specifi c topic which holds cross 

disciplinary qualities. Till now four groups 

have been established on: “Sustainable shipping”, 

“Short Sea Shipping”, “Maritime HR 

Management” and “The Danish Maritime 

Cluster”. Next one could be on an offshore 

related issue – e.g. safety and security. 

“MERCATOR” is a Scandinavian maritime 

journal published four times a year by Iver 

Weilbach & Co A/S, on behalf of The Blue 

University. It informs professional, industrial 

and governmental readership on the latest 

research, innovation, knowledge and developments 

in the maritime world. 

“The Blue Conference” is an annual event 

which joins the whole maritime cluster to 

discuss and brainstorm on research results 

and new agendas, the consequences and 

opportunities of new technologies and innovations, 

new initiatives which support the 

cross fertilization of research domains in the 

maritime fi elds. 

These activities are facilitated by the Department 

of Maritime Research and Innovation 

and Maritime Development Center of Europe. 

For further information please contact: 

Head of Dept. Kristen D. Nedergaard: 

kdn@sam.sdu.dk, tel: +45 6550 1530 ■ 


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69

School Rides the 

Offshore Wave 

By EA Vest. Article by Carsten Nymann, 

Industriens Dagblad 

Business Academy is well on its 

way with new training courses 

tailor made for the offshore 

industry, and the academy has 

kick started a project that involves 

nothing less than building 

its own platform. 

The demand for new, qualifi ed workers for 

the offshore industry is now so high that the 

profi t margins of the industry are affected. 

Consequently, Business Academy West 

has custom-made two new teaching 

programmes leading to the AP Degree Programme 

in Technical Offshore Operation (2 

years) and the Technical Manager Offshore 

programme (3 years). 

“As far as we know, the average age of platform 

workers is above 50, so we are very 

pleased that for the time being we have two 

groups of approximately 20 graduates who 

hopefully have good job opportunities,” 

says Soeren Pedersen, programme coordinator. 

He mentions that there are still vacant 

study places. 

Main Project Paper on 

Maintenance 

The students of the business academy are 

specialized in managing and running maintenance 

jobs on oil rigs. 

“But they can do much more than that. Together 

with other specialists they will form 

development teams. 

We usually say that when the engineer 

draws a good idea, we make it work,” explains 

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“It may be a question of ensuring that the 

drilling and mechanical parts are not constructed 

too narrow with no space for repair 

and maintenance.” Both young people with 

fresh science A-levels and mature people 

with crafts training can apply for enrolment. 

Drilling Platform Wanted 

The next step of the Business Academy’s 

efforts to train people for the offshore 

industry is partly to up-grade the teaching 

programme for technical manager to a 3½year 

bachelor degree partly to construct a 

stationary full-scale pilot drilling rig. 

The latter is an ambitious project running 

into something between DKK 0.6 and 1.2 

million. 

“The idea was to allow all institutions of 

educations in the Esbjerg area to participate. 

The engineers of Aalborg University, 

Esbjerg were to draw, the smiths at Technical 

School were to construct etc.” explains 

Soeren Pedersen, who has provided the fi rst 

investors under the project name, oilrig2esbjerg. 

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OILRIG2ESBJERG 

is the future offshore staff training centre. 

The idea is to gather all offshore teaching 

programmes and courses under one hat 

along with offshore spare time activities 

and cultural arrangements. A dynamic 

drive will be created that will make Esbjerg 

unique within this fi eld. This innovative idea was fostered by the Technical manager 

offshore teaching programme, which calls for a practical teaching approach. Theory 

along with many practical exercises enhances the quality of the programme, says Soeren 

Pedersen, who is coordinator of the technical manager offshore teaching programme. 

Says Peter Blach, manager of Offshore Center Denmark: “It has been a pleasure to 

see the tremendous success Esbjerg Business Academy has enjoyed in connection with 

its new offshore training courses. New teaching programmes have been created in the 

matter of no time and especially these years where the offshore sector badly needs well 

trained manpower. Also we wish Business Academy West good luck with the new oilrig2esbjerg 

project.” 

A joint effort is the recipe to create the best teaching programmes for an industry that 

has an urgent manpower need, and it is our goal to create the very best programmes 

internationally. 

The project includes the positive experience gathered by technical manager offshore 

students who have been trainees at YIT during the construction of the Valdemar BA platform. 

Martin Østergaard, HSEQ & Department Manager YIT says:” To put it straight, it 

has been a success. These guys both can and will work.”

Education in Line with Time 

By Kursuscenter Vest (Training Centre 

West) (part of EUC Vest). Article by 

journalist Teddy Gehrke. 

Next year Kursuscenter Vest (Training 

Centre West) in Esbjerg carries through a 

major rebuilding of the premises, where the 

regional offshore companies already now 

are re-training their employees. The new 

modern workshops are closely combined 

with the aim of constantly offering educations 

in line with time. 

The Centre of Control and Regulation has 

got approximately 25 years of experience in 

the instruction of instrumentation and regulation 

as well as hydraulics, but the method 

of instruction is very different today. It used 

to be a traditional educational establishment, 

whereas today it is considered much 

more to be a collaborator of the trade, where 

the courses are arranged so that they fi t 

the needs and schedule of each individual 

company. 

In 2006 more than 500 employees have participated 

in one of the courses at The Centre 

of Control and Regulation within instrumentation, 

calibration, regulation, hydraulics, 

pneumatics, basic electric courses, PLC as 

well as courses in electric safety. 

Common to all courses is of course the great 

emphasis on safety, so that the courses at 

the centre are in conformity with the current 

standards within the offshore industry. 

The courses in hydraulics cover a wide fi eld 

from basic courses to specializing courses 

meeting every need within the offshore 

industry including operations and maintenance 

of e.g. cranes, winch equipment, 

actuator systems using accumulators as 

power units and other hydraulic offshore 

equipment. 

Courses in ISO metric drawing reading to 

be followed up by courses for pipe fi tter in 

instrument pipe laying completed with a “Site 

test” have also become core areas. As a new 

initiative courses in repair and maintenance 

of offshore valves as well as inspection of 

valves on offshore installations are offered 

from 2007. Furthermore courses in control 

and straightening of couplings with laser 

equipment as well as courses in operating and 

maintaining transmissions including vibration 

measuring and transmission analyzing are 

offered. 

Modern mechanical 

equipment 

The centre has modern mechanical equipment 

at its disposal matching the demands 

the industry makes on automatics and 

process technology today. As an example 

only SMART transmitters for instrumentation 

and regulation are used mainly with 

HART communication. Furthermore the 

industry has frequently used courses within 

instrumentation and calibration of process 

equipment. 

- We are in regular contact with leading suppliers 

of process technical equipment for the 

industry, and the offshore trade making us 

level both technologically as well as regards 

our competences with the industry that we 

cooperate with. It is a necessity to ensure that 

our courses constantly meet the demands 

made by the trades. A course is not static. It 

has to be constantly adjusted and adapted to 

the equipment and the demands of the individual 

industry, says the head of the centre, 

Steffen S. Nielsen. 

Previously the industry had to adjust itself to 

the courses, but now The Centre of Control 

and Regulation makes it a virtue to adapt 

itself to the industry and its needs. 

- This means that today many of our courses 

are unique in the way they are arranged so 

that they match exactly the educational background 

of each participant as well as the competences 

he or she needs to bring home. Some 

of our one or two week courses are changed 

so they take place in an open workshop where 

we complete various courses at the same time 

but with less participants in each group. By 

means of the open workshops the companies 

will also be in a better position to arrange 


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e-training so that the employees are able to 

attend a course at a time when they can be 

spared, Steffen S. Nielsen explains. 

Training and testing 

environment 

The past year The Centre of Control and 

Regulation has also involved itself in 

concrete problem solving for a company 

experiencing problems with their hydraulic 

equipment. On the basis of their own documentation 

on the equipment the centre arranged 

a specifi c course, which all employees 

involved have to attend. 

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will be the order of the day. The present 

premises at The Centre of Control and 

Regulation have to be changed in order to 

make them appear as an integrated centre. 

When the work has been fi nished the centre 

not only will dispose of twice the space it 

has today, but it also will be organised to 

appear as a modern educational and testing 

environment. 

Kursuscenter Vest (Training Centre West) 

expects a great deal from the latter. The 

Centre estimates an increasing demand 

among the producers of equipment of process 

technology and automatics to have their 

equipment tested directly by the users before 

they procure it. Furthermore it will also be 

possible for companies situated in the region 

of the Centre to use the new facilities, if they 

wish to introduce their products to present 

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With a View 

of the World 

By Christian Fries, the Industrial Educational 

Institutions (IU) and Dansk Metal 

The extreme lack of offshore manpower 

requires an extraordinary effort and cooperation 

amongst the industry organizations 

– the organization “Industrial Educational 

Institutions” takes this challenge up. 

Somewhere right now in the middle of the 

North Sea, a helicopter fi lled with white 

collar and blue collar employees is probably 

on its way to one of 40 different offshore 

platforms in the Danish part of the North 

Sea. The workplace is not quite similar to 

anything on land or on the sea for that matter 

– the safety precautions and regulations 

are immense and the focus on the matter is 

at such a high level that the occupants of the 

helicopter actually have good time to relax 

and enjoy the view and the trip to work. 

All aboard have undergone thorough safety 

training programs, and should the need occur, 

the procedures will be well known. 

The smith education is one of the most important 

blue collar educations administered 

by the IU, with a high demand offshore and 

with a great attractiveness to students. The 

unemployment rate is practically nil, and 

the salary is high compared to land-based 

jobs. And the teachers at the education take 

safety seriously. 

Apprentices within the offshore industry 

receive a thorough training both onshore 

and offshore. The education is quite different 

from anything on land. For newcomers 

it is not always easy to understand exactly 

what the offshore work encompasses, as the 

platforms are remotely located and diffi cult 

to apprehend. After the fi rst visits offshore, 

this feeling changes dramatically, and it 

turns out that the offshore-education is one 

of the most attractive offers of all industry 

sectors. And why you may ask? Well for 

many reasons. 

The offshore industry fi rst of all gives challenges 

and experiences, which you have a hard 

time to achieve in more traditional jobs. The 

demands to staff and technical equipment 

are huge and quite different than on land, not 

the least due to the high safety precautions 

underlying all work. Those demands the 

offshore apprentice will be taught to live up to, 

provided he or she is made of the right material. 

The offshore smith is naturally also valid 

as a general smiths education, however there 

is a special focus on offshore related matters. 

The project work and optional subjects are 

arranged, so you have the most highly required 

certifi cates and courses in place on the day 

the apprentice stands with his certifi cate of 

completed apprenticeship in the hand. 

On the way in the education, the smith will 

meet a number of challenging offshore 

technical crafts. That gives him or her more 

possibilities with their education – without effecting 

the competences and career possibilities 

on land. A valid certifi cate of completed 

apprenticeship as offshore smith, is valid both 

on land and offshore. 

As stated earlier, there are good career potentials 

in the offshore industry and this also 

goes for the smith. Major Danish offshore 

companies such as Semco Maritime and 

Promecon are experiencing a good growth 

these years, and the demand for offshore 

smiths is high. And the companies applaud 

the prospect of receiving new well-trained 

manpower. 

Esbjerg is the greatest platform for offshore 

work in Denmark, but other cities like 

Aalborg are also active in that perspective. 

According to EUC Vest (a centre for vocational 

education) the need for smiths is one 

of the highest at all, and the offshore smith 

education is one of the safest sources to work 

in Denmark. 

Essential abilities 

Throughout the education, apart from lessons 

in the technical challenges of the smith edu- 

Facts about IU and 

offshore smiths 

The IU is coordinated by industry organizations 

including Dansk Metal and Dansk 

Industri. The main task is to ensure that 

the education and the training of personnel 

within the Danish industry, as at a 

high standard and at the requested level. 

Offshore smiths are in high demand these 

years, hence a dedicated effort is made in 

that direction. 

There are three different sides of the 

offshore smith education, where focus can 

be made namely: fi rst repair and maintenance, 

second welding and automatic devices, 

and third control. An offshore smith 

will earn an excellent salary quickly, as a 

fully trained offshore smith, even though 

he is home 3 weeks and works 3 weeks. 

Esbjerg is the offshore-capital of Denmark, 

from where most companies within 

the sector are based. 

cation, the apprentice receives good English 

capabilities, an understanding of the importance 

of cooperation on smaller workspace 

than normal, and a proper understanding of 

the meaning of love of order. 

If the apprentice has not yet decided, whether 

he or she wants to be smith on land or smith 

offshore, this can wait. Everyone gets a possibility 

to look a little on offshore, especially 

within the main subjects, such as Danish, 

English and Social Studies. The apprentice 

can then later choose optional subjects, and 

thereby get the possibility to develop his or 

her education later. ■ 


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Being part of the Esvagt group, we work 

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We work closely with our clients in order to find 

the best solution to their needs and satisfaction. 

By following the guidelines for education 

and training laid down by the Danish 

Maritime Authority, our quality system helps 

us performing the best safety training in 

accordance with our clients’ requirements. 

At the STMS training centre, the clients are in focus. We offer a wide range of 

courses, many of which are tailor-made to our clients’ requirements. Our flexibility is 

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Your concern is our challenge and we are able to arrange a full course package 

including transport, accommodation and provision of meals at a competitive price. 

We have 25 years of experience in offshore and maritime courses and are able to 

deliver STCW, OLF and OPITO training. 

Please refer to our homepage for further information: www.stms.dk 

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Tests according to the ATEX-directives 

for hydraulic Pumps and Engines 

By Peter Pedersen, Vestjysk Hydraulik 

New players are these years entering the offshore 

market, not the least due to the rapid 

growth which the sector has been undergoing 

in recent years. 

The companies meet challenging requirements 

to certifi cations and approval of their 

equipment to offshore conditions, and at 

Vestjysk Hydraulik A/S this development 

has resulted in a number of 

activities. 

At the moment the 

company is preparing 

for ISO 9001 

and AQAP 2120 

certifi cations, 

which should be 

fi nished by the end of 

2006. Hence there has 

been extra activity at the 

factory. Beyond the daily 

work, the employees thus participate 

in making the company 

ready for the certifi cation. 

Vestjysk Hydraulik has always been focusing 

on quality, and the company has been 

certifi ed by Bosch Rexroth Danmark. The 

company now wanted to achieve the desirable 

certifi cate, which should emphasize 

that quality is their trademark. AQAP 2120 

is a military standard, which is required 

in order to deliver products to the Danish 

Ministry of Defence. 

The work with the 

certifi cation is being 

performed with 

the help from 

external hiredin 

personnel, 

with a good 

knowledge 

of quality 

management. 

A great part of Bosch Rexroths axial pumps 

and motors have now been approved in accordance 

with the ATEX-directives, and the 

last are ready within a short amount of time. 

Vestjysk Hydraulik and the Danish Institute 

of Technology have held preliminary meetings. 

Here the possibilities of collaborating 

on a test of the existing and repaired equipment 

were examined. The test should be 

done with the help from the Danish Institute 

of Technology, which is also conducting 

tests of other components, 

which have to meet the new 

requirements. These requirements 

took effect 

mid-2006 and hence 

the directives have 

been on their way 

for a long time. 

“At the Danish 

Institute of Technology 

we have had a hard time 

to fi nd a company, that 

could do those tests,” says 

machine engineer Frits Fynbo, 

Danish Institute of Technology. Frits Fynbo 

is looking forward to the cooperation with 

Vestjysk Hydraulik. It also implies a close 

cooperation between the two companies, 

concerning the development of the abilities 

hydraulic components on a number of 

fi elds. The Danish Institute of Technology 

has today an advanced machine park at its 

disposal, which are doing a number of tasks 

for private companies. 

Already today Vestjysk Hydraulik is a certifi 

ed service centre for piston components 

from the Bosch Rexroth AG 

group. Via a direct admission to 

stock and production lines on 

the Bosch Rextoth AG plants, 

a fast delivery of the aftermarket 

of the company is 

ensured in the form of 

reparation or merging of 

two new components. 

Just in time 

Vestjysk Hydraulik has recently published 

a DVD called »Just in time«. 

This DVD describes the process in the 

company from the arrival of a pump and 

till it is ready for dispatch, and can be 

useful for companies entering the offshore 

market or companies already in the 

market looking for inspiration. The DVD 

is in several languages including Danish, 

English, German, French and Spanish. A 

positive response on the DVD has been 

received from the customers, and specimen 

can be obtained from Anette Samsøe 

in the administration, for contact data see 

elsewhere in this magazine. The DVD 

can also be seen in a shorter version on 

2½ minute on the homepage: www.vh.dk. 

If you and your employees would like 

to have a guided tour of the plant, you 

are more than welcome to have an appointment 

with the author of this article. 

For contact data please fi nd Vestjysk 

Hydraulik in the members index of this 

magazine. 

The company also acts as a repair and service 

supplier, and in special cases has delivery 

time down to 24 hours. Repairs are done for 

several customers. The 

company stocks approx. 

24.000 item numbers 

and is known for 

delivery worldwide. 

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YOUR PARTNER IN RECYCLING 

Continuous development and innovation has given H.J.Hansen Recycling Ltd. A/S 

knowledge and expertise in the field of recycling in general and specially recycling 

of wind mills and offshore installations. We are a full-service partner with a 

sustainable, technologically developed production process 

in all areas concerning: 


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The Municipality of Esbjerg 

- takes good care of the oil and gas industry 

Sites The Municipality of Esbjerg sells attractively situated, fully serviced industrial 

sites to all types of companies within the oil and gas industry. 

Offices The Municipality of Esbjerg also provides an advisory service for investors 

wishing to start businesses within the oil and gas industry. The Municipality is 

ready with the answers to all types of questions concerning: the purchase of 

land – electricity, water and heating supplies – taxation – town planning – 

environmental clearance, and so on. 

Factories The Municipality of Esbjerg can put you in contact with private firms of estate 

agents, accountant and solicitors, and with banking firms, concerning the 

purchase or leasing of: 

- office space 

- productions plants 

- warehousing facilities 

- workshop units. 

Contact Esbjerg Industrial Development Office 

Mr. Tom Nielsen 

Havnegade 1 

DK – 6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 12 37 44 

Fax: +45 75 45 27 01 

E-mail: esbjergerhvervscenter@esbjergerhvervscenter.dk 

www.esbjergerhvervscenter.dk 

Contact H.J.Hansen 

for further informations. 

■ Recycling 

■ Demolition 

■ EE-waste 

■ Oil and chemicals 

■ Waste Management 

■ Individual solutions 

within recycling 

H.J.Hansen Recycling Industri Ltd. A/S I Havnegade 110 I DK - 5100 Odense C I Tlf.+45 6310 9100 

info@hjhansen.dk I www.hjhansen.com

OCD 

Projects 

Offshore Center Danmark makes applications 

on behalf of its members for funding of new 

technology projects to various foundations, 

including the Ministry of Science, Technology 

and Innovation, EU, as well as public and 

private foundations. 


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New signifi cant Market Segment 

for the Offshore Industry 

The Danish offshore industry wishes to be in the forefront within 

environmentally correct removal and recycling of worn-out offshore 

platforms from the North Sea. This thought was born more than 7 

years ago among the bright offshore companies in Esbjerg. Since then 

there have been made many concrete initiatives to cultivate the lucrative 

and huge market. There are around 600 offshore platforms in the 

North Sea alone, with 400 small and medium-sized platforms being 

within the scope of this project. The platforms typically have a lifetime 

of around 30 years. Even though the companies do a lot to extend 

their lifetime, some of the platforms from the 1970’s and 1980’s will 

be worn-out within the next 5-10 years. 

A great step towards realization of the project was taken, when 

stakeholders within Offshore Center Danmark 6 years ago started the 

development project “Environmental correct removal of offshore constructions”. 

Last year the project moved from technical clarifi cations 

to commercialisation. This has involved a successful raise of capital 

to completion of a VVM evaluation and environmental approval of 

With over 30 years experience 

HYDROPOWER A/S stands for 

high-quality service and hydraulic 

expertise. 

Certificates: ISO 9001, KMS- 

Diplom & Miljønetværk Ribe Amt. 


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Within the range of hydraulic 

equipment HYDROPOWER A/S 

offer the following services to the 

offshore field: 

- Projecting/Construction 

- Construction 

- Trouble-shooting 

- Service (World wide) 

- Repair/Maintenance work 

(On-/Offshore) 

We stock high-quality Hydraulic 

equipment of all distinguished 

marks and have up-to-date repair 

facilities including a test rig in our 

workshop in Esbjerg. 

HYDROPOWER A/S 

Lammefjordsvej 2 - 6715 Esbjerg N 

Tlf. +45 75 14 44 44 - Fax +45 74 14 45 45 

Info@hydropower.dk - www.hydropower.dk 

a receiving plant for platforms in the Port of Esbjerg. This gives an 

initial advantage of several years compared to the establishment of 

corresponding plants other places around the North Sea. 

However that wasn’t all. Also considerations to repair and maintenance 

of the gigantic drilling rigs used in the North Sea, had to be 

taken into account on the same receiving plant in the Port of Esbjerg. 

The VVM evaluation includes also this aspect, and several consortiums 

within Esbjerg are expected to make use of this plant in the 

future. 

During 2006 the number of drilling rigs going to Esbjerg for repair 

and inspection has increased steadily compared to earlier years, and 

with the new plant, this is a trend which can be expected to continue. 

A consortium with interest in decommissioning of offshore platforms 

is now developing in Esbjerg. At the moment binding manifestations 

are awaited from companies regarding participation in this task, and 

also to fi nd a suitable offshore platform to give an offer to remove. 

All in all, the desktop ideas and the development project put in production 

in Offshore Center Danmark, now begins to emerge to be a 

commercial success, both for companies and for Denmark. 

Some of the participants in the development project are; Maersk 

Contractors, Semco Maritime, Esberg Oilfi eld Services (now a part of 

Semco Maritime), Uniscrap, Promecon, Ramboll, Det Norske Veritas, 

Aalborg Universitet Esbjerg, Esberg Havn, Esbjerg Kommune, and 

Offshore Center Danmark. 

Please also read elsewhere in this magazine about the international 

environmentally focused decommissioning conference, which will be 

held October 11th and October 12th 2007, and in which the results of the 

project will be presented, as part of a larger conference in Esbjerg.■ 



ESBJERG 2007 

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WWW.DECOM2007.DK

POWER 

POWER is a three year project under the 

ERDF (European Regional Development 

Fund) supported Interreg IIIB programme. 

Danish partners are Offshore Center Danmark 

and EU Vest. The project runs from 

summer 2004 until autumn 2007. 

The POWER project unites North Sea 

regions with an interest in supporting and 

realising the economic and technological potentials 

of offshore wind energy. The project 

assesses environmental and planning as well 

as acceptance issues of offshore wind farms, 

supports the development of a reliable supply 

chain for the sector, and elaborates skills 

development measures. Some 40 organisations 

take part, with representatives from 

Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, 

Netherlands and Belgium. Transnational cooperation 

between these regions is creating a 

North Sea competence network for offshore 

wind energy. 

All partner regions face similar problems 

and opportunities in the sector. A strength 

of the partnership is the combination of 

regional expertise in onshore wind energy 

and in offshore oil and gas industries, which 

makes exchange of experience and best 

practise particularly benefi cial. 

POWER pursues the following objectives: 

• To unify offshore wind competence 

regions around the North Sea 

• To exchange experience and to learn from 

each other 

• To set up common strategies and real 

business to business contacts overcoming 

economic changes 

• To respond to new educational needs on 

the university and further education levels 

• To disseminate the obtained results to 

others 

Transnational co-operation 

Offshore wind energy is by its nature a transnational 

issue. Because most of the wind 

energy farms will be erected within the 

Exclusive Economic Zones, the planning, 

erection, maintenance and the fi nal removal 

at the end of the life cycle have to be tackled 

in a transnational perspective. 

The offshore wind energy technologies 

and the spatial, economic and educational 

strategies dealing with offshore wind energy 

are still in the early stages of development, 

thus there is a huge demand and need for 

co-operation. 

Economic Development 

Most of the regions involved in the POWER 

project suffer from high unemployment 

and economic decline, due to their often 

relatively peripheral location, the collapse in 

fi sh stocks and the decline in the traditional 

offshore industries. Several of them are EU 

Objective 2 areas (Esbjerg , Bremerhaven, 

Lowestoft/Great Yarmouth, North East 

England, Husum). Offshore wind energy 

provides a unique opportunity to regenerate 

the economies of these coastal communities. 

The project partners have identifi ed that 

offshore wind energy could be an innovative 

motor for their regional and local development, 

creating jobs and income for their 

regions and cities. Therefore transnational 

co-operation through exchange of their specifi 

c experiences, lessons learned from other 

offshore wind energy projects, best and good 

practice transfer, common transnational activities 

and real projects with tangible outputs 

in the fi elds of planning, economic support / 

supply chain and skills development as well 

as dissemination will be crucial for the further 

development of the partner regions and 

for the North Sea Region as a whole. 

Climate Protection 

Wind energy plays an important role in the 

context of climate protection and the need for 

a comprehensive change in energy production. 

In several countries around the North 

Sea Region (NSR) wind turbines already 

account for a considerable proportion of 

electricity supplies. However, onshore wind 

turbines can be diffi cult to reconcile with 

the many existing land interests and this, 

combined with new wind energy technology, 


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is paving the way for upcoming large-scale 

offshore wind farms in the NSR. 

Especially offshore wind (located in the 12 

nautic miles and the Exclusive Economic 

Zones - EEZ zones) has an enormous potential 

to contribute substantially to European 

and global climate protection. The main aim 

of POWER is to push the use of offshore 

wind energy power in the participating 

regions and to enable the public sector to deal 

with the multiple challenges. The coastal 

regions around the North Sea are already 

confronted with these challenges, some of 

them are responding with comprehensive 

future oriented strategies, combining innovative 

small and medium sized enterprises with 

scientifi c facilities and open-minded public 

administrations, forming together alliances 

to push their respective regions towards 

offshore competence regions. 

New Job Opportunities 

The project partners expect that there will be 

a signifi cant increase in job opportunities in 

the coming years, which will also result in 

a higher demand for qualifi ed labour. This 

has an indirect impact on the respective 

hinterlands of the coastal areas and thereby 

supports the social cohesion by reducing 

differences in the development of towns and 

their rural hinterlands. 


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The use of more offshore wind energy will 

also generate new markets in other sectors 

than the direct offshore wind energy sector 

(e.g. tourism, aquaculture). These developing 

markets give the concerned small and 

medium enterprises and their labour new 

fi elds of activities and new job opportunities. 

This helps to strengthen the economic and 

social development of the offshore competence 

regions. 

Outcomes 

The POWER project has so far resulted in a 

number of studies and reports. These include: 

• Supply Chain Studies for Denmark, East 

of England, North West Germany and Holland 

• Supply Chain Study for the North Sea 

Region 

• Summer School 

• Qualifi cation Requirements Study 

• Case Study – A Survey for the Analysis 

of the Experiences and Lessons Learnt by 

Developers of Offshore Wind Farms 

• Offshore Wind Energy in the North Sea 

Region 

• Business Exchange events between regions 

Further info on www.offshore-power.net. 

The website features all reports created under 

the project. On the website it is also possible 

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CMS2: 

Crisis Management 

Simulator 2 

Leonardo da Vinci Training 

in Crisis Management 

This EU sponsored offshore maritime 

project is coordinated by Offshore Center 

Danmark with institutions from 3 other 

maritime countries as partners, namely 

Norway, Spain and Lithuania. The project 

involves developing an on-line course for 

personnel involved in the crisis management 

of an oil spill. The target group is offshore 

personnel, national coast guards and emergency 

preparedness agencies, port offi cials, 

navy, army, maritime schools and the press. 

The concept of the training module is to 

serve as a communication tool helping to 

conduct an effective dialogue at the occurrence 

of an oil spill accident. An unlimited 

number of institutions, participating in an 

actual oil spill accident management, may 

be represented in the training system, giving 

a possibility for the trainers to play various 

roles while conducting the training. 

A prototype of a web solution for the training 

in oil spill accidents has been created during 

2006 and is now being tested by the Admiral 

Danish Fleet for real-life scenarios. 

The project recently included a new IT 

partner – the Danish IT company Antilope 

IT since April 2006 - and this has accelerated 

the development of the training prototype. 

The current solution offers several password 

secured levels, including administrator, exercise 

leader, trainee and a general window. 

Pre-defi ned training exercises are being built 

on actual training scenarios and simulated 

in advance using the oil simulation tool Sea- 

WebTrack. Exercises provide graphical maps 

– satellite shots – with oil spill locations and 

their development in time. 

The training exercises were conducted 

together with the Admiral Danish Fleet 

(SOK) and the other country institutions, 

using their experience in the actual national 

oil spill exercises, and meeting their concrete 

CMS 

Crisis Management System 

Project Partners 

RKK Rogaland, Norway 

Centro Jovellanos Integral Maritime 

Safety Training Centre, Spain 

Estonian Maritime Academy, Estonia 

Antilope IT, Denmark 

Offshore Center Danmark, Denmark 

training requirements. The project partners 

have participated in several oil spill exercises 

together with SOK and watched both operational 

communication and sailed offshore 

together with the rescue team. 

Setting up the pedagogical guidelines for the 

use of the training module, describing the 

procedure of training and the testing of the 

completed system are the fi nal steps in the 

project. 

The training solution developed will be 

interesting for a wide range of institutions, 

including: 

• Educational institutions and maritime 

training centres 

• National and local environmental 

authorities 

• Coast guard authorities 

• Shipping companies 

• Harbour authorities 

• Police and offshore operators 

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81

Electronic Chips for 

offshore Drilling Pipes 

Electronic chips, which are activated upon 

activation of electronic power, have proven 

useful in many connections. Best known is 

the new chip version of the payment card 

called ‘Dankort’, where electronic chip unambiguously 

identifi es the owner of the card, and 

carries out the payment. This chip technology 

is now innovatively used in a project of 

development that Offshore Center Danmark 

has been project manager on for 3 years. 

The project develops an electronic chip for 

drilling pipes, so-called RF/ID tags, that are 

able to handle extreme long-term mechanical 

stress under HP/HT drilling conditions in the 

North Sea. In an incubator-style set up, alarms 

technology specialist Laybourn Trading & 

Technology - a one-man operation - teamed 

up with Maersk Contractors through Offshore 

Center Danmark to advance development 

of a chip that could stand 300 bar/178°C 


Yearbook 2007 

conditions, while sending out an ‘I am chip 

number’ signal for use in identifying age, use, 

and service record of individual drilling pipes. 

The company Laybourn Trading & Technology 

from Gilleleje is an expert in the use of 

modern chip technology, and is now also operating 

in the offshore oil/gas industry. Here 

Laybourn Trading & Technology has together 

with Offshore Center Danmark and Maersk 

Contractors experimented with the use of 

chips to unambiguously register thousands of 

drilling pipes, which are used when drilling 

for oil and gas. Every single drilling pipe is 

provided with an electronic chip, which is 

automatically read when the pipe is taken in 

Oil- and Gas Technology 

Education, Research and Development 

Education 

use. That means that the drilling pipe now 

unambiguously can be identifi ed, where after 

all the data of the pipe are getting available for 

the drilling operator. In that way use, wear, 

servicing and maintenance of the drilling 

pipes can be optimized, with considerable 

savings as result. 

The road forward towards this innovative 

use of the chip technology has been long and 

challenging, and here the Offshore Center 

Danmark knowledge of offshore companies 

and project management has been put in use. 

Laybourns electronic chips must operate 

stable under extreme physical conditions, with 

vibrations and chemicals being just some of 

the challenges. This is very far away from the 

requirements of a ‘Dankort’, but not further 

away than that Maersk Contractors is about to 

order and mount thousand of Laybourns chips 

on their drilling pipes. ■ 

Esbjerg Institute of Technology offers a master education in Oil- and Gas Technology. 

The education is international and the language in the education is English. 

The education is offered as a full time 2 years education and as a part time education for persons who are in job 

and want to combine job and education. 

For further information: contact Kirsten B. Kirchner on telephone +45 79 12 76 66 

or via E-mail: kbk@aaue.dk 

Research and development 

Esbjerg Institute has extensive collaboration on R&D with companies in the Oil- and Gas sector partly through 

student projects and partly through R&D projects done by our scientific staff in collaboration with companies. 

Further the institute has a strong collaboration with Offshore Centre Denmark and supports the Centre’s efforts to 

become technological knowledge centre in the South Danish Region. 

For further information: contact Torben Rosenørn on telephone +45 79 12 76 66 

or via E-mail: tur@aaue.dk 

Esbjerg Institute of Technology 

Aalborg University 

Niels Bohrs Vej 8, DK 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark - Telephone: + 4579 12 76 66 - Home page: www.aaue.dk

Increased Oil Recovery 

from the Chalk Fields in the 

Danish North Sea Sector 

Oil in the Danish part of the North Sea is 

mainly found in chalk reservoirs. Chalk is 

characterized by having high porosity but 

low permeability - in other words: it can 

contain a lot of oil, but the oil is hard to extract. 

Due to the poor permeability it is only 

possible to extract a certain amount of the 

oil - currently the average rate of extraction 

is around 23%. If it was possible to increase 

that rate by only 1%, the extra production 

over a one year period would supply Denmark 

with enough oil to cover the national 

oil based energy demand for approximately 2 

years. This Offshore Center Danmark project 

is looking into the challenges connected with 

increasing the extraction rate. 

The project has shifted from its initial 

screening stage in 2005. Two research institutions 

– Aalborg University Esbjerg (AUE) 

and Geological Survey of Denmark and 

Greenland (GEUS) – have now selected two 

technologies for the increased oil recovery 

(IOR) studies for further investigation, with 

the subsequent laboratory experiments and/ 

or numerical modelling. 

AUE focuses on Microbial Permeability 

Profi le Modifi cation (MPPM) which encompasses 

in situ injection of nutrients to the 

reservoir micro-organisms, whereas GEUS 

works on CO2 injection. 

AUE is currently investigating possibilities 

for MEOR (Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery) 

implementation in the Danish chalk 

fi elds. Microbe adaptation to salinity, formation 

water, reaction with molasses, reaction 

of microbial fl uid with chalk and gas leakage 

is being tested. 

GEUS has made a laboratory installation of 

reservoir rig for simulation of water fl ooding 

and the CO2-enriched fl ooding experiments. 

The experiments will determine the saturation 

evolution of a sample during a predetermined 

and precisely controlled sequence of 

events. 

In the experiment planning phase a number 

of scenarios have been simulated and evaluated 

and most prospective scenarios have 

been selected for experimentation. 

The project is co-funded by Danish Ministry 

of Science, Technology and Innovation, and 

is coordinated by Offshore Center Danmark, 

with partners including Ramboll Oil & Gas, 

GEUS and Aalborg University (Esbjerg 

Institute). 

The companies supporting the project include 

Denerco Oil A/S, Amerada Hess and Baker 

Oil Tools providing technical and advisory 

support where appropriate. 

The project runs from 2005 to 2007. The 

preliminary results were presented at an open 

conference in February 2007. ■ 

Project team: 


GEUS (Geological Survey 

of Denmark and Greenland) 


Ramboll Oil & Gas 

Denerco Oil A/S 

Amerada Hess 

Baker Oil Tools 


Yearbook 2007 

83

Small Scale LNG Transport 

A growing market for the future energy supply 

is Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) transport. 

Currently natural gas provides 25% of all 

energy consumption in the world, and the 

International Energy Agency has forecast 

that gas demand will grow at a faster rate 

than oil in the coming years. LNG is natural 

gas, which has been refrigerated to a cryogenic 

liquid at a temperature of under -161° 

Celsius. An Offshore Center Danmark development 

project is currently looking into 

the challenges and opportunities for Danish 

companies in this emerging market. 

Currently world LNG transport is exported 

from South East Asia, the United States, the 

Middle East and some African countries 

like Algeria and Nigeria. Import terminals 

are primarily situated in Japan and the 

United States, but are expected to blossom 

elsewhere in the world in the coming years. 

Douglas-Westwood, an international energy 

analyst, has stated that the growth of LNG 

in the period 2005-2009 will increase by 

US$ 67 Billion. Expenditure on LNG facilities 

will increase from US$ 7.2 billion in 

2004 to US$ 17.5 billion in 2009. 


Yearbook 2007 

In Europe there are presently 11 LNG terminals 

with many new terminals on the way. 

Export of LNG is not currently in place but 

set to start from Norway by 2006 from the 

Snøvit fi eld in the Barents Sea. The primary 

importer in Europe is France due to signifi - 

cant lack of domestic supply, but also Spain 

and Italy are major importers. Germany and 

the UK are potential major importers in a 

future LNG import market. 

While large terminals and LNG transport 

ships exist in the European market area, the 

development of small scale transport system 

which is economically feasible would be benefi 

cial to the European countries in a future, 

where natural gas is predominant over oil 

as an energy source. Currently economies 

of scale are making possible the development 

of huge liquefaction trains at terminals 

but small terminal sites along European 

shoreline (in harbours, bays, beachheads) in 

the future are considered as an alternative to 

meet the demand for energy consumption. 

The project, partly fi nanced by the Danish 

Ministry of Science and Technology (VTU) 

runs from 2005 to 2007. It is designed as a 

pilot project to analyse the future market for 

Project team: 


COWI A/S 

Danish Hydraulic Institute 


Endress & Hauser 


small scale transport of liquefi ed natural gas 

(LNG) in Denmark. While the project focuses 

on the economic feasibility of such an energy 

resource in the future, technical aspects of 

small scale transport will also be considered. 

A SWOT analysis will be the basis of the 

project result, analysing the barriers and the 

possibilities for the Danish companies and 

institutions in this upcoming huge market, 

including an assessment of the market, the 

technology available today to develop this 

energy source and the gaps which could be 

fi lled by Danish companies. ■

Aluminium as Construction Material 

for offshore oil/gas Installations 

Aluminium is characterized by light weight 

and being non-corrosive. Aluminium is only 

sparsely used on Danish offshore platforms, 

but has proven to be a viable offshore material 

within certain specialised areas. The 

offshore industry has a massive focus on 

corrosion and weight and looks upon aluminium 

as a possible alternative material. 

The project will identify and describe status, 

barriers and opportunities for the use of 

aluminium as a construction material for 

Project team: 


AluCluster 

Madsens Maskinfabrik 


DNV 

Gimsing & Madsen 


offshore installations, using known installations 

as a reference. 

The project will result in a concrete proposed 

solution for an alternative to a traditional steel 

solution - for example an offshore aluminium 

bridge. This will be carried out in close cooperation 

with the offshore industry. 

The project runs from 2006-2008. 

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Plastic Composites as Construction 

Material for offshore oil/gas 

Installations 

Light weight and non corrosive plastic 

composites are only sparsely used on Danish 

offshore platforms. This can be seen as 

paradoxical, considering how widely used 

plastics are throughout a long range of applications 

onshore (buildings, cars, process 

plants etc.) and considering the massive focus 

the offshore industry has on corrosion and 

weight issues at offshore installations. 

The project will identify and describe status, 

barriers and opportunities for the use of 

plastic composites as construction materials 

for offshore installations. The project will 

further more identify what kinds of plastic 

composites there is a need for offshore. 

The project will result in a concrete proposed 

solution for an alternative to a traditional 

steel solution. This could be piping, gratings, 

ladders or other topside structures. This will 

be carried out in close co-operation with the 


The project runs from 2006-2008. 

■ 

Project team: 


Plast Center Danmark 

Fiberline Composites 

Maersk Oil & Gas 

COWI 

Promecon 



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85

Market Requirements and Competence 

Developments of Newcomers to the 

Danish offshore oil and gas Market 

To an increasing extent, small and mediumsized 

Danish companies (SME’s) see the 

offshore industry as a new and interesting 

market and because of that, they are striving 

to be suppliers to the market. The market is 

considered as having a good growth and a 

reasonable return on investment. 

The offshore sector is however highly technical 

and complex, which often can be seen as a 

high entrance barrier by new SME’s. 

A consequence of above mentioned is that 

small and medium-sized companies frequently 

contact Offshore Center Danmark to 

get assistance and knowledge in connection 

with market penetration at the offshore oil 

and gas area. 

This new project will identify the entrance 

barriers and lower them for the newcomers 

to the Danish offshore oil and gas market. 

Many industrial sectors are represented in the 

offshore sector: operators, offshore service 

and component providers, logistic and transport 

providers, HR, IT, materials providers of 

steel, aluminium, composites etc. 

The project shall identify the opportunities 

for the companies, and focus will be directed 

to small and medium-sized companies in 

Denmark. The project will result in a new 

course learning interested SME’s about possibilities 

and challenges within the offshore 

industry, and how to handle them. 

Participating 

At beginning of 2007 a number of small 

and medium-sized Danish companies were 

contacted to join the project. The fi rms will 

ensure a useful and qualifi ed outcome of the 

ambitious project. 

If you and your fi rm have interest in participation 

in this project, do not hesitate to 

contact Offshore Center Denmark. 


Yearbook 2007 

Further description 

The project has started in the autumn 2006 

and will be completed 31st of December 

2008. 

The project includes 4 inter-connected activities: 

• Identifi cation of the signifi cance of fi nancial 

advantages and employment opportunities 

of the offshore industry in Denmark. 

Focus will be directed to the effects from 

small and medium-sized companies in the 

Region of Southern Denmark. Activity is 

leaded by Fisheries and Maritime Museum 

Esbjerg. 

• Identifi cation of the demands which the 

small and medium-sized companies will 

meet from the offshore industry. Activity 

is led by University of Southern 

Denmark. 

• Elaboration of a Market Catalogue, from 

which the companies can see, how these 

demands are achieved. Activity is leaded 

by EU Vest and Offshore Center Danmark. 

• Elaboration of a course/webside/cd-rom/ 

fi lm concerning the demands from the 

Project Steering Group: 


University of Southern Denmark 

Fisheries and Maritime Museum Esbjerg 

Business Development Center Southwest 

(SVUF) 

Project Participants: 

DONG Energy 

Hytor 

Vetco Gray 

A/S Oil Power 

Alslev Rustfri Montage 

GSS 

AN Group 

PNE Teknik 

Sturnus Engineering 

offshore industry with regard to the above 

Market Catalogue. 

The activities end up in December 2008 with 

summary, publication and a conference.■

Competences and Resources for 

the Oil Sectors - CROSS 

The Danish and international offshore 

industry was in 2006 busier than it had been 

for 20 years. This has resulted in a demand 

for many new employees among the offshore 

companies. Combined with a historically 

low unemployment rate in Denmark a challenging 

situation for the offshore industry 

has been created. 

Hence Offshore Center Danmark has initiated 

a development project “Competences 

and Resources for the Oil&gaS Sector” or in 

short the CROSS project, bringing together 

the offshore actors in a collective effort 

to provide higher competences and more 

resources to the offshore sector. 

The project has in 2006 investigated the 

actual need of human resources. A questionnaire 

was forwarded to all 150 member 

companies of Offshore Center Danmark and 

hence these results will be used to defi ne the 

size and the directions for competence development 

and recruitment activities of 2007. 

The focus in the project will not the least be 

on upgrading the existing educational level 

of the present and the coming employees, 

so that they can work in the Danish offshore 

sector and match the particular Danish 

requirements. 

A common working scheme between educational 

institutions and the industry will also 

be a desirable output in order to create viable 

training programs. 

The project has been started in the autumn of 

2006 and will run for two years. 

■ 

Project team: 


Danish Offshore Industry 

University of Southern Denmark 


JobCenter Esbjerg 

Sydvestjysk Udviklingsforum 

EA Vest 

Valtor Offshore 

Deloitte 

150 OCD member companies 


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87

Offshore Book 

The offshore market is booming, with many 

new people joining the offshore work force. 

Hence the need has arisen for a comprehensive 

offshore book, describing the offshore 

sector in detail, at a university level. 

A prerequisite for employee understanding 

and solving of the complex challenges 

faced daily by the industry is a fundamental 

understanding and interpretation of the oil 

and gas activities undertaken, starting with 

personnel with the highest management 

level to personnel with lower level service 

tasks, including the students attending the 

educational institutions. 

Often the people working in the offshore 

sector have a background different from oil 

and gas technologies, and often technicians, 

managers or service employees offshore 

do not have enough basic knowledge in 

engineering or practical offshore work. 

These groups need that knowledge in their 

work environment as a basis for satisfactory 

services. 

The main objective of this project is to 

create an offshore text book, called the 

Offshore Book. Focusing on offshore oil and 

gas activities in the North Sea, the project 

will help people in the offshore sector to 

meet the strong demands within both the 

industrial and educational fi elds. Also, it 

will be a good way to exchange knowledge 

and experience between European countries 

within different offshore areas. 

The book will be narrated and coordinated 

by institutions and individuals, representing 

the highest level of profi ciency available on 

the market today. The book will be formed to 

be consistent with the actual demands from 

the market. The focus group amongst professionals 

will ensure the quality and recentness 

of the material. 

The specifi c aim of the project is to create a 

good source of information and knowledge 

about offshore energy activities for students 

of different post-highschool educational 

levels and to people working in the offshore 

sector and lacking a suffi cient background 

and knowledge. The book will cover all 

relevant offshore oil and gas activities and 

also include other offshore activities such as 

offshore wind and tidal and wave energy.■ 

OFFSHORE 


Yearbook 2007

Angola Study: Market Opportunities 

for Danish Companies within the 

Angolan oil and gas Industry 

Offshore Center Danmark was recently 

approached by the Danish Industrialization 

Fund for the Developing Countries (IFU), 

who was looking for a partner to investigate 

the oil & gas opportunities in Angola and 

Nigeria for the concrete benefi t of the members 

of Offshore Center Danmark. 

The proven oil reserves in Angola have 

tripled in the past seven years and comprise 

5.4 billion barrels as of January 2006. 

The majority of the reserves are located in 

Angola’s offshore blocks. Angola is presently 

sub-Saharan Africa’s second largest oil producer 

behind Nigeria. Oil production in 2005 

averaged 1.25 million bbl/d but is expected 

to rise to 2 million bbl/d by 2008, when new 

deep-water production sites are expected to 

come online. 

This will make Angola the biggest oil producer 

in Africa. For Danish offshore sector 

companies interested in internationalization, 

Angola should provide good opportunities, as 

a growth market with lower entrance barriers 

than mature markets. 

The study gives a brief introduction of the 

magnitude, structure and workings of the 

Angolan oil & gas industry, as well as a 

market analysis of present offshore services 

in Angola and fi nally an identifi cation of gaps 

in the market relevant for Danish companies. 

Also practical matters, like setting up a business 

in Angola, local partner requirements, 

investment possibilities will be described 

along with the political and economical 

overviews. 

Maersk Oil Angola (Maersk Oil) and 

partners have recently entered Production 

Sharing Agreements with the Angolan 

monopoly Sonangol on several blocks in 

offshore Angola, with oil having been found 

in neighbouring blocks early 2007. 

The study was conducted in the period September 

2006 – January 2007 including site 

visits and the resulting report can be obtained 

by contacting Offshore Center Danmark. 

Further studies of the other West African 

countries will follow in 2007. 

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ERFA Groups 

An important part of OCD’s activities is the 

coordination of ERFA groups. Four groups 

were formed when the centre started up in 

2003. 

The intention was to form networks of core 

business within specifi c business areas. The 

groups are comprised of Offshore Center 

Danmark’s member companies, representing 

suppliers and subsuppliers as well as consultants, 

service providers, training institutions 

and universities. In this way academic knowledge 

has a chance to directly approach industry 

with their innovations and get a feed-back 

or hear about the exact industrial needs. 

The groups meet around 4 times a year to discuss 

current activities within their focus area. 

Often, an external lecturer is invited to give a 

presentation over relevant topics. 

Approximately half of all OCD member companies 

regularly participate in ERFA groups. 

In this section of the Yearbook you can 

read about the four different ERFA groups. 

Members of Offshore Center Danmark can 

freely join the ERFA groups suited for their 

businesses. 

HSSEQ 

Group members: 

ABB A/S 


Det Norske Veritas 

Esbjerg Safety Consult A/S 

EUC Vest 

Falck Nutec 

Forskningsenheden for Maritim Medicin 

Maersk Contractors 


Peter Harbo A/S 

Pon Power A/S 

Procurator Safety Denmark 

Promecon 



Yearbook 2007 

Rope Access Denmark 

Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S 

Aalborg Universitet Esbjerg 

Activities 2006: 

• Offshore safety and accidents, presentation 

by DONG E&P 

• Offshoresikkerhedsloven (Offshore safety 

law), presentation by Danish Energy Authority 

• ISO/TS 29001 and other quality standards, 

presentation by FORCE Technology 

• Management System, presentation by 


Contacts: 

• Chairman Torben Rosenørn, Aalborg 

University Esbjerg, 

tur@aue.auc.dk, +45 7912 7616 

• Coordinator Morten Holmager, Offshore 

Center Danmark, 

mh@offshorecenter.dk, +45 3697 3672 

Stationary and Mobile 

Offshore Installations 


ABB A/S, Esbjerg 

AN Group, Esbjerg 

COWI, Esbjerg 

Danfoss A/S 


Erhvervs Akademi Vest 


Hydropower A/S 

Jutlandia Terminal A/S 

Line-X Denmark 

NV Engineering 

Ocean Team Scandinavia 


Persolit A/S 

PNE Teknik A/S 

Promecon 

Semco Maritime 

Sturnus Engineering 

Vestjysk Hydraulik A/S 

Vetco Gray Denmark 

VSB Industri- og Stålmontage A/S 



• Offshore inspection for operational conditions 

regarding noise, ventilation, fl ow and 

insulation – presentation by Danish Energy 

Authority 

• Visit to Valdemar offshore platform while 

it was in Esbjerg harbour for a repair at 

Esbjerg Oilfi eld Services 

• 6th Danish Licensing Round – presentation 

of results by Danish Energy Authority 

• Establishment of Offshore Consortium 

Esbjerg. The consortium aims to deliver 

package solutions for the oil and gas 

industry and related professional areas, to 

optimize the economy in the solution of 

the individual project, to reduce the time 

consumption and the execution period of 

the project and to raise the quality of the 

work. The consortium is comprised of 12 

member companies, experts within the 

industry. 

More about consortium can be found on 

their homepage www.oce-dk.com 

Contacts: 

• Chairman Esben Marcussen, Promecon, 

Aalborg University Esbjerg, 

mail@promecon.dk , +45 76 11 55 00 

• Co-Chairman (education) Leif W. Jørgensen, 

Aalborg University Esbjerg, 

lwj@aue.auc.dk, +45 7912 7647 

• Coordinator Gin Vagelas, Offshore Center 

Danmark, 

gv@offshorecenter.dk, +45 3697 3673



ABB A/S 

COWI 

CT Offshore ApS 

DTU 



Esvagt A/S 

EUC Vest 

Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet 


Fyns Kran Udstyr A/S 


MT Højgaard a/s 



Orbicon A/S 



STMS - Survival Training Maritime Safety 

Vestas Offshore A/S 



• Burbo Offshore Wind Farm, presentation 

by DONG Energy and MT Højgaard 

• Prediction of production from offshore 

wind farms, presentation by DTU 

• Flow batteries to reduce fl uctuations in 

production of offshore wind farms, presentation 

by Incoteco 

• Horns Rev II Offshore Wind farm, presentation 

by Energi E2 (now DONG Energy) 

• Kentish Flats Offshore Wind farm, presentation 

by Elsam Engineering 

Contacts: 

• Chairman Henrik Carstens, Ramboll Oil 

& Gas, 

hec@ramboll.dk, +45 7913 71 24 

• Coordinator Morten Holmager, Offshore 


mh@offshorecenter.dk, +45 3697 3672 

Decommissioning 


COWI 

Denerco Oil 

H. J. Hansen Recycling Industry Ltd. 


Semco Maritime/EOS A/S 

Olesen og Jensen 

Siemens A/S 

EUC Vest 

AMU Center Vest 




• ERFA Group Decommissioning has been 

hibernating for a year, due to an extreme 

activity level of the offshore business in 

2006, and the subsequent postponement of 

any potential platform decommissioning 

projects. The ERFA group will restart in 

2007. 

• The ERFA Group has been important with 

reference to the ongoing activities at the 

Port of Esbjerg, on the issue of an “Offshore 

Receiving Installation”. A 23.000 

m2 offshore receiving installation for Rig 

Repair and Decommissioning is hence being 

built by the Port of Esbjerg starting in 

2007. 

• The ERFA Group is under reconstruction 

and will have a call for the 4th meeting at 

the beginning of 2007. 

Contacts: 

• Chairman will be reappointed. 

• Coordinator Allan Christensen, Offshore 


ac@offshorecenter.dk, +45 3697 3670 ■ 

Read more at www.offshorecenter.dk 


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Members 

Offshore Center Danmark is a member based organization currently 

counting 150 members. As a member a series of favourable offers are 

available: 

• Possibility to participate in business forums. Currently fi ve forums 

have been established: HSSEQ (Health, Safety, Security, Environment 

and Quality), Offshore oil/gas installations, Offshore Wind, 

Decommissioning and Internationalisation. Each forum counts 15-25 

companies and institutions and has about 4 meetings a year – often 

with locations rotating amongst the members and with special invited 

guests giving relevant presentations. 

• Possibility to participate in special arrangements (conferences, seminars 

etc.) at a reduced price. 

• Many options to network with the other partners in the industry. 

• Possibility to participate in Offshore Center Danmark’s development 

projects. Offshore Center Danmark typically takes the role as project 

coordinator and is also available to help fi nd funding for projects. 

• Possibility to make use of Offshore Center Danmarks competencies 

within consultancy, network to the industry and funding for development 

projects. 

• Listing in www.offshorebase.dk - a database featuring more than 

500 Danish offshore companies. Only members of Offshore Center 

Danmark achieve full listing. 

• Access to the Tender section of www.offshorebase.dk. Here it is 

possible to fi nd and post tenders on various development projects in 

the offshore industry. 

• Access to the Virtual Library of knowledge portal www.offshorecenter.dk. 

Here it is possible to fi nd offshore relevant publications from 

companies, universities, authorities etc., as well as documentation and 

minutes of meetings from the board, the business forums and all the 

projects. 

The next chapter of ON/OFF Yearbook presents the members of 

Offshore Center Danmark. 


Yearbook 2006 2007 

93



Members 

A/S Oil Power 

A2SEA A/S 

ABB A/S 

Alslev Rustfri Montage A/S 

Altinex Oil Denmark A/S 

Amerada Hess 

AMU-Vest 

AN Group 

Atcom ApS 

Atkins Danmark A/S 

Betech Seals A/S 

Blue Water Shipping 

Brüel & Kjær Vibro A/S 

BTM Consult ApS 

Carl Bro A/S 

Chevron Denmark Inc. 

COWI 


Damcos A/S 

Dan-Equip A/S 

DAN-EX Electric A/S 

Danfoss Ventures 

Danish Air Transport 

Danish Marine & Offshore Group 



Dansk Industri 

Dansk Metal 

Dansk Svejse Teknik A/S 

Deloitte Statsautoriseret Revisionsaktieselskab 

Den Danske Vedligeholdsforening 


DHI - Water & Environment 

DONG Energy 

DTU, Department of Mechanical Engineering 

Endress+Hauser 

Energistyrelsen 

EP TOOLS 


Esbjerg Erhvervsudvikling 

Esbjerg Havn 

Esbjerg Kommune 

Esbjerg Offshore Base K/S 

Esbjerg Oiltool A/S 


Esvagt A/S 

EUC Vest 

Europas Maritime Udviklingscenter 

Falck Nutec 

Fanø Kommune 

FH Montage 

Fiberline Composites as 


Yearbook 2007 2006 

Fire-Protect A/S 


Foga Aps 

FORCE Technology, Esbjerg 


Fredericia Maskinmesterskole 

FURUNO Danmark AS 


Gammelgaards Svejse Service 

Gardit A/S 

Germanischer Lloyd Denmark A/S 

GEUS,Danmarks og Grønlands Geologiske 

Undersøgelse 

Gimsing & Madsen A/S 

Gulf Offshore Leasing Denmark ApS 


Hempel A/S 

HH-Consult 


Hytor 

IFU/IØ, Industrialiseringsfonden for Udviklingslandene 

JEVI A/S 


JobInVest ApS 


Jørgen Kynde Isoleringsfi rma 

Kirk Larsen & Ascanius 

Laybourn Trading & Technology, L.T. & T. 

LHJ Consult A/S 

LICengineering A/S 

Lindpro 

LINE-X Denmark A/S 

MacArtney A/S Underwater Technology 

Madsens Maskinfabrik ApS 


Masava Kemi ApS 

Maskinmestrenes Forening 

Ministeriet for Videnskab, Teknologi og 

Udvikling 

Minus10dB Ole-Holst-Jensen ApS 


MultiPlus Solutions AS 

Mærsk Olie og Gas AS 

Niels Winther & Co. 

NIRAS A/S 

Nordsø Elektronik A/S 



Odfjell Well Services A/S 

Olesen & Jensen 

Orbicon A/S 

Persolit A/S 


Phoenix International A/S 


Pon Power A/S 


Promecon 

QA Consulting A/S 


Region Syddanmark 

ResQ A/S 

Ribe Maskinfabrik 


Rovsing Dynamics A/S 

Roxtec ApS 

Sanistål A/S 

Score Danmark A/S 

Selco A/S 


SGS Danmark A/S 

Siemens A/S 

Siemens Wind Power A/S 


STMS - Survival Training Maritime Safety 

Sturnus Engineering ApS 

SubCPartner ApS 

Syddansk Universitet 


Uniscrap, Åbenrå 

Valtor Offshore A/S 

Varde Kommune 





Vindmølleindustrien 


Welcon A/S 

YIT A/S 

Ødegaard & Danneskiold-Samsøe A/S 


Offshore Center Danmark currently counts +150 members. 

Membership can be obtained through www.offshorecenter.dk under 

the menu Medlemslogin (in Danish) or by contacting Offshore 

Center Danmark: +45 3697 3670 / info@offshorecenter.dk.

A/S Oil Power 

Boven 2 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 12 55 55 

Fax: +45 75 12 57 09 

E-mail: oilpower@oilpower.dk 

Contact Person: 

Kjeld Christensen 

E-mail: kvc@oilpower.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Offshore Wind, Maritime, 

Service 

Industry role: Service Provider, Supplier, Manufacturer 

Industry expertise: Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Pumps & 

Accessories, Maintenance, Modifi cation, Optimization and 

Operation 

Profi le: 

Oilpower Hydraulics A/S can offer expertise in the following 

fi elds: 

Construction and service of hydraulic systems; Remanufacturing 

of pumps, motors and cylinders; Manufacturing 

of hydraulic winches; Subsea technology; Hydraulic pump 

units; Industrial assembling; Advising and sale of hydraulic 

components; Importer of Palfi nger - Cranepower Marinecranes; 

Importer of Bauer Hydraulics; Importer of RAC 

Hydraulic fi ttings. 

A2SEA A/S 

Karetmagervej 11 

7000 Fredericia 

Phone: +45 75 92 82 11 

Fax: +45 75 92 63 75 

E-mail: sales@a2sea.com 


Johnny Lykke 

E-mail: JRL@a2sea.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Offshore Wind, Maritime 

Industry role: Service Provider 

Industry expertise: Planning, Offshore Wind Turbines - 

Service, Maritime Transport, Cranes and Crane Accessories, 

Offshore Wind Turbines - Foundations, Project Management, 

Offshore Wind Turbines - Installation and Commissioning, 

Design and Engineering, Maintenance, Modifi cation, 

Optimization and Operation, Contractors 

Profi le: 

A2SEA is the world’s leading supplier of offshore wind 

turbine services. Established in 2000, A2SEA’s pioneering 

approach is based on the concept of a ‘crane vessel with 

legs’. This revolutionary technology involves purpose-built 

vessels fi tted with a high-reaching, heavy-lift crane and four 

fully retractable legs that extend to the sea bed – ensuring 

rock-solid stability and safety. The company offers the 

complete range of offshore contracting services, including 

installation of substructure and superstructure, repair and 

service, turnkey meteorological mast installation and rapid 

crew transfer. Headquartered in Denmark, A2SEA has 

offi ces in the UK and Germany and has worked with all the 

leading wind turbine manufacturers. 

ABB A/S 

Emil Neckelmanns Vej 14 

5220 Odense SØ 

Phone: +45 65 47 70 70 

Fax: +45 65 47 70 71 

E-mail: abb.dk@abb.com 


Jan Ilsø 

Direct Phone: +45 65 47 71 00 

E-mail: jan.ilsoe@dk.abb.com 

Competences: 


Service, Safety and Environment 

Industry role: Consultant, Service Provider, Supplier, 

Manufacturer 

Industry expertise: Safety and Security, Compressors and 

Power Supply, Tanks and Storage Equipment, Leasing of 

Tools/Equipment, Planning, Ports and Supply Bases, Fabrication 

and Construction, Ropes (Wire & Synthetic), Supply 

Chain Management, Pumps and Accessories, Offshore Wind 

Turbines - Nacelles and Electrical Parts, Cranes and Crane 

Accessories, Navigation Aids, Firefi ghting, Cooling, Heating, 

Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Valves and Accessories, 

Inspection and Testing, Water Treatment, Process Control, 

General Information, Instrumentation, Sludge Removal, 

Project Management, Personnel, Contractors, Courses and 

Training, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Electrical Equipment, 

IT & Electronics, Maintenance, Modifi cation, Optimization 

and Operation, Design and Engineering, Generators and 

Engines, Communication Systems, Consulting 

Profi le: 

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies 

that enable utility and industry customers to improve 

performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB 

Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and 

employs around 103,000 people. 

In Denmark we are around 850 employees. 

Alslev Rustfri Montage A/S 

Formervej 7 

6800 Varde 

Phone: +45 75 21 20 99 

Fax: +45 75 21 17 99 

E-mail: arm@arm.dk 


Tommy Laursen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 94 05 12 

E-mail: tl@arm.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas 

Industry role: Supplier, Manufacturer 

Industry expertise: Fabrication and Construction, Pipes, 

Pipelines and Risers 

Profi le: 

Alslev Rustfri Montage A/S has specialized in manufacturing, 

delivery and installation of structures in stainless steel, 

aluminium and “black” steel. 

Altinex Oil Denmark A/S 

Kongevejen 100C 

Postboks 110 

2840 Holte 

Phone: +45 45 46 95 00 

Fax: +45 45 46 95 15 

E-mail: info@altinex.dk 


Synnøve Røysland 

E-mail: sr@altinex.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: Operator 

Industry expertise: Exploration and Production 

Profi le: 

Altinex Oil is a hydrocarbon exploration and production 

company in the process of building a diversifi ed portfolio of 

high value oil and gas assets. 

Amerada Hess 

Østergade 26B 

1100 København K 

Phone: +45 33 30 12 33 

Fax: +45 33 30 12 99 


Annette Bjørke 

E-mail: annette.bjorke@hess.com 

Competences: 




Profi le: 

Amerada Hess is a part of the American oil and gas company 

Amerada Hess Corporation, which has about 11,000 

employees world wide. Amerada Hess has been active on 

the North Sea since 1963 and has since the completion of 

the South Arne platform in 1999 started to be widely represented 

in Denmark. In the Danish part of the organization 

Amerada Hess have approximately 110 skilled, dynamic and 

engaged employees working at the main offi ce in central 

Copenhagen and on Syd Arne. 

AMU-Vest 

Sp. Møllevej 304-306 

6705 Esbjerg Ø 

Phone: + 45 79 14 03 22 

Fax: +45 79 14 03 00 

E-mail: inst@esb-amu.dk 


Poul Viggo Fischer 

E-mail: pv@amu-vest.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Offshore Wind 

Industry role: Educational Institution 

Industry expertise: Courses and Training 

Profi le: 

AMU-Vest is the leading centre for adult education in-service 

training in Western Jutland. 

AN Energy – Esbjerg 

Main Offi ce 

Mejeribakken 8 

DK-3540 Lynge 

Phone: +45 48 25 10 00 

Fax: +45 48 25 46 40 

Mailto: info@angroup.dk 


Yearbook 2007 

95

Østre Gjesingvej 7 

DK-6715 Esbjerg N 

Phone: +45 73 46 10 00 

Fax: +45 48 25 46 40 

Cell: +45 26 34 10 09 

E-mail: bsj@angroup.dk 


Aksel Nielsen - Lynge 

Bjarne Sloth Jacobsen – Esbjerg 

Competences: 


Industry role: Consultant 

Industry expertise: Instrumentation, Electrical, SCADA and 

ESD, Project Management, Automation, Production IT 

Profi le: 

The people of AN GROUP are specialists within production IT 

& automation systems, SCADA & ESD, Instrument Electrical 

and Project Management. 

The services of the company include advisory consultancy 

and project deliveries from idea levels to fully operational 

systems. 

AN GROUP are registered and certifi ed to Achilles, an oil and 

gas database company in Norway. 

Regardless of the content of a given project, we always work 

closely with our clients to achieve the best possible solution 

for our customers. The client has a unique knowledge of 

the company’s procedure and goals. That is why we prefer 

to include the client and thereby get an effi cient partner who 

gives us valuable and relevant knowledge while working 

towards an optional solution. 

Atcom ApS 

Snedkervej 17 

6710 Esbjerg V 

Phone: +45 76 12 32 00 

Fax: +45 76 12 32 99 

E-mail: atcom@atcom.dk 


Michael Thisgaard 

E-mail: mt@atcom.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Service 

Industry role: Consultant, Supplier, Manufacturer 

Industry expertise: Communication Systems 

Profi le: 

ATCOM ApS delivers professional solutions, based in the 

customers demands, and which to the greatest extent 

possible are based on standard systems and hardware from 

some of the leading suppliers on the market. 

ATCOM ApS is vendor of products from leading suppliers of 

data transmission and network equipment - wireless as well 

as cable based. 

ATCOM ApS holds special knowledge within areas such as 

LAN-solutions AWOS, VSAT, Wlan, PABX, LOS systems and 

DECT-systems. 

ATCOM ApS implements total solutions within network systems, 

VSAT, radio chains and (PDH/SDH) and fi bre network. 

The company has a number of skilled specialists available. 

ATCOM ApS can undertake installation as well as act as 

consultant. 


Yearbook 2007 

ATCOM ApS is Danish-owned and was founded in 2000. 

The company was established on the basis of many years 

of experience within communication in the offshore sector. 

Examples of assignments undertaken by ATCOM ApS: 

- VSAT-installations on rigs and platforms. 

- Installation, confi guration and maintenance of large 

telecom systems. 

- Installation and confi guration of wireless telecom 

systems on platforms and ships (ATEX approved). 

- Weather observation systems (AWOS). 

- Remote control systems for VHF/UHF radios via VSAT 

and radio chains. 

Atkins Danmark A/S 

Vestre Dokkaj 1 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 12 44 00 

Fax: +45 76 12 44 05 

E-mail: info-dk@atkinsglobal.com 


Finn Ewert Christensen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 12 44 00 

E-mail: fi nn.ewert.christensen@atkinsglobal.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Offshore Wind, Safety and 

Environment 


Industry expertise: Planning, Courses and Training, Safety 

and Security, Inspection and Testing, Consulting, Firefi ghting, 

Maintenance, Modifi cation, Optimization and Operation, 

Offshore Wind Turbines – Foundations, Personnel, Project 

Management, 


Job/Career, Networking, Instrumentation, Design and 

Engineering, Fabrication and Construction, Pipes, Pipelines 

and Risers, Process Control 

Profi le: 

Atkins has worked within oil and gas since 1975. Today Atkins 

has 400 oil and gas experts distributed over 11 offi ces 

in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia. Atkins works 

on all stages in typical oil and gas projects. From conceptual 

design through project management, pre-design, planning 

and commissioning to decommissioning. 

Betech Seals A/S 

Industrivej 29 

6740 Bramming 

Phone: +45 76 56 26 00 

Fax: +45 75 10 15 58 

E-mail: info@betechseals.dk 


Per Hyldstrup 

E-mail: ph@betechseals.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: Supplier 

Profi le: 

Betech Seals was founded in 1922 and is today one of the 

market’s leading suppliers of gaskets, seals, mouldings, 

bellows, vibration dampers, and sheet metal working. At 

our factory in Bramming, we produce customer-specifi c 

solutions within machine and hand-made seals. We also 

perform sheet and plate work on state-of-the-art machin- 

ery. In addition, we work closely with some of the world’s 

most renowned manufacturers, including Hallite, Flexitallic, 

Reinz, and Barry Controls, all of which meet our stringent 

quality requirements. 

Blue Water Shipping 

Trafi khavnskaj 11 

Postboks 515 

6701 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 79 13 41 44 

Fax: +45 79 13 46 77 

E-mail: bwsebj@bws.dk 


Kurt Skov 

E-mail: kskov@bws.dk 

Competences: 


Service 


Industry expertise: Offshore Wind Turbines – Service, Maritime 

Transport, Air Transport, Automotive Transport, Ports 

and Supply Bases, Material and Product Handling 

Profi le: 

Blue Water is an international shipping, transport and freight 

forwarding company with head offi ce in Esbjerg. Blue 

Water was established in 1972 and employs 540 people in 

Denmark. 

Brüel & Kjær Vibro A/S 

Skodsborgvej 307 B 

2850 Nærum 

Phone: +45 77 41 25 00 

E-mail: bkvinfo@bkvibro.com 


Steen Knudsen 

E-mail: steen.knudsen@bkvibro.com 

Competences: 


Service 


Industry expertise: Maintenance, Modifi cation, Optimization 

and Operation, Instrumentation, Offshore Wind Turbines 

– Service, Project Management, Design and Engineering, 

Courses and Training, Electrical Equipment, IT and 

Electronics 

Profi le: 

We are the leading European vibration monitoring company, 

with more than 50 years of dedicated expertise in systems 

and services capable of doing protective and condition monitoring 

of rotating and reciprocating industrial machines. 

We are an independent supplier not tied to machine manufacturers 

or process control suppliers, and has a worldwide 

network of specialists, which ensures optimum customer 

service through local contacts. 

BTM Consult ApS 

I.C. Christensens Allé 1 

6950 Ringkøbing 

Phone: +45 97 32 52 99 

Fax: +45 97 32 55 93 

E-mail: btm@btm.dk


Birger T. Madsen 

E-mail: btm@btm.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Offshore Wind 


Industry expertise: General Information, Consulting 

Profi le: 

BTM Consult ApS, BTM-C, is an independent consultancy 

company specialized in services regarding renewable 

energy. BTM-C believes it is vital that its advice should be 

impartial and guards this independence carefully. The staff 

at BTM-C has been working with wind energy utilization 

since 1979. 

Carl Bro A/S 

Granskoven 8 

2600 Glostrup 

Phone: +45 43 48 60 60 

Fax: +45 43 63 65 67 

E-mail: cbg@carlbro.com 


Trine Borum Bojsen 

E-mail: tbb@carlbro.dk 

Competences: 




Industry expertise: Consulting, Electrical Equipment, IT and 

Electronics, Fabrication and Construction, Geotechnical 

Equipment, Offshore Wind Turbines – Foundations, Personnel, 

Planning, Inspection and Testing, Maintenance, Modifi 

cation, Optimization and Operation, Project Management, 

Instrumentation, Transportation Equipment, Firefi ghting, 


Water Treatment, Geotechnical/Geophysical Services, Offshore 

Wind Turbines – Service, Maritime Transport, Safety 

and Security, Recycling and Waste Management 

Profi le: 

Carl Bro is part of the Grontmij Group, Europe’s fi fth largest 

consultant engineering company in terms of turnover and 

the sixth largest in terms of the number of employees. 

The group provides consultancy services within the fi elds 

of transportation, building, environment, water, industry and 

energy, and is represented in the Netherlands, Denmark, 

the UK, Germany, Belgium, Poland, the Czech Republic, 

Hungary, Ireland, Sweden and Vietnam, among others. 

Chevron Denmark Inc. 

Parken 

Øster Alle 48 

2100 København Ø 

Phone: +45 70 21 84 00 

Fax: +45 70 21 84 01 


Poul Svendsen 

E-mail: poul.svendsen@chevron.com 

Competences: 




Profi le: 

Chevron is one of the largest integrated energy companies 

in the world. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, and 

conducting business in approximately 180 countries, the 

company is engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural 

gas industry, including exploration and production, refi ning, 

marketing and transportation, chemicals manufacturing and 

sales, and power generation. 

COWI A/S 

Parallelvej 2 

2800 Kongens Lyngby 

Phone: +45 45 97 22 11 

Fax: +45 45 97 22 12 

E-mail: cowi@cowi.dk 


Lars Hansen 

Direct Phone: +45 79 18 17 80 

E-mail: lahs@cowi.dk 

Competences: 


Environment 


Industry expertise: Personnel, Offshore Wind Turbines 

– Foundations, Planning, Recycling and Waste Management, 

Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Project Management, 

Design and Engineering, Pumps and Accessories, Electrical 

Equipment, IT and Electronics, Maintenance, Modifi cation, 

Optimization and Operation, Safety and Security, Consulting, 

Cooling, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Process 

Control, Drilling and Well Services, Instrumentation, Communication 

Systems, 

Geotechnical/Geophysical Services, Fabrication and Construction, 

Compressors and Power Supply, Inspection and 

Testing, Firefi ghting 

Profi le: 

COWI provides engineering assistance in all phases of 

development, operation and decommissioning of offshore 

fi elds. 


Jernbanegade 32/st/th 

5450 Otterup 

Phone: +45 64 87 27 26 

Fax: +45 64 87 27 80 

E-mail: mail@ctoffshore.dk 


Paw Cortes 

E-mail: pc@ctoffshore.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Offshore Wind, Maritime 

Industry role: Consultant, Service Provider 

Industry expertise: Pipes, Pipelines and Risers, Consulting, 

Diving and Underwater Equipment, Inspection and Testing, 

Design and Engineering, Maritime Transport, 




Profi le: 

Offshore Consulting Team - Company Expertise - Elaboration 

of tender documentation - Evaluation of quotations & 

Project budget - Project management offshore - Offshore 

representatives - Installation supervisors - Offshore Con- 

struction work - Offshore wind turbine installation - Offshore 

Cable installation 

Damcos A/S 

Aaderupvej 41 

4700 Næstved 

Phone: +45 55 78 72 00 

Fax: +45 55 78 72 72 

E-mail: damcos@damcos.com 


Per Simonsen 

E-mail: simonsen@damcos.com 

Competences: 


Dan-Equip A/S 

Taurusvej 18 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 45 10 55 

Fax: +45 75 45 10 82 

E-mail: dan-equip@dan-equip.dk 


Knud Pedersen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 11 50 70 

E-mail: kp@dan-equip.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Pipes, Pipelines and Risers 

Profi le: 

Stockholder and supplier of: Pipes - ASTM/DIN, Fittings 

- ASTM/DIN/JIS, Flanges - ASTM/DIN/JIS, Valves - ASTM/ 

DUN/JIS, Bolts - ASTM/DIN, Structural pipes and sections 

- ASTM/API/DIN. 

DAN-EX Electric A/S 

Grønlandsvej 11 

4681 Herfølge 

Phone: +45 56 21 35 00 

Fax: +45 56 21 35 01 

E-mail: mail@dan-ex.dk 


Finn Simonsen 

E-mail: f.simonsen@dan-ex.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: Consultant, Service Provider, Supplier 

Industry expertise: Electrical Equipment, IT and Electronics, 

Consulting 

Profi le: 

The Danish EX-center. We are specialist in EExi. Our 

experience is your safety. - Flameproof Electric Equipment 

- EExde-Distributionboards - EExde-Switchboard & panels 

- EExe-Terminalboxes in polyester and stainless steel - 

EExde-Controlpanels - EExp-Pressurized panles - EEx-Alarm 

equipment - EExi-Intrinsic Safety. 


Yearbook 2007 

97

Danfoss Ventures - Danfoss A/S 

Nordborgvej 81 

6430 Nordborg 

Phone: +45 74 88 22 22 

Fax: +45 74 88 69 99 

E-mail: danfoss@danfoss.com 


Morten Brandtoft 

Direct Phone: +45 74 88 70 63 

E-mail: mb@danfoss.com 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Service, Safety and Environment 


Industry expertise: Pumps and Accessories, Hydraulics 

and Pneumatics, Valves and Accessories, Compressors 

and Power Supply, Cooling, Heating, Ventilation and Air 

Conditioning 

Profi le: 

The Danfoss Group is a leader in development and production 

of mechanical and electronic products and controls. 

Within the Offshore business Danfoss develops and manufactures 

Chemical Pumps for gas injection. 

Danish Air Transport 

Lufthavnsvej 7A 

Postboks 80 

6580 Vamdrup 

Phone: +45 75 58 37 77 

Fax: +45 75 58 37 22 

E-mail: info@dat.dk 


Gitte Eriksen 

E-mail: gitte@dat.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Air Transport 

Profi le: 

DAT is a Danish airline delivering everything from fi xed 

scheduled fl ights to charter and transport assignments. Our 

business foundation is a bit unusual since it is not based on 

an aim of becoming a large airline with impressive aircraft. 

We work with aircraft and fl ight because we like it. When 

we choose aircraft type for our fl eet, we take into consideration 

not merely needs and fi nancial circumstances but to a 

much larger extent our knowledge of the aircraft’s comfort, 

safety, and strength. That is one of the reasons why we 

deliver a very high level of dependability; or to put it in a 

different way: We fl y on time and keep our appointments. 

Danish Marine & Offshore Group 

Nørremarksvej 27 

9270 Klarup 

Phone: +45 98 31 77 11 

Fax: +45 98 31 77 55 

E-mail: mk@tofko.dk 


Mogens Tofte Koch 

E-mail: mk@tofko.dk 


Yearbook 2007 

Competences: 


Industry role: Industry Association 

Profi le: 

Danish Marine & Offshore Group is an association whose 

members are Danish companies offering products, process 

equipment and services to the offshore industry. The motto 

of the association is: ´together we are strong´and their purpose 

is to create a cooperation between the members so 

they can support and complement each other and through 

that gain various advantages for the customers. 


H.C. Andersens Boulevard 18 

1787 København V 

Phone: +45 33 77 33 77 

Fax: +45 33 77 33 00 

E-mail: di@di.dk 


Jens Holst-Nielsen 

Direct Phone: +45 33 77 30 17 

E-mail: jhn@di.dk 

Competences: 



Industry role: Consultant, Service Provider, Industry branch 

representative 

Industry expertise: Consulting, General Information 

Profi le: 

Danish Offshore Industry is an association of companies 

that share a common vision to further develop the Danish 

offshore sector through cooperation. 


Dr. Neergaards Vej 5B 

2970 Hørsholm 

Phone: +45 45 16 96 00 

Fax: +45 45 16 96 01 

E-mail: dgc@dgc.dk 


Thomas Wagner Sødring 

Direct Phone: +45 45 16 96 10 

E-mail: tws@dgc.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Environmental Assessment and Monitoring, 

Consulting 

Profi le: 

DGC is a specialized consulting and development company 

within energy and environment. DGC’s main focus area is 

gas utilization. 

DGC offers consulting services, research and development, 

testing, measurement, demonstrations and teaching. 

Dansk Industri 

H.C. Andersens Boulevard 18 


Phone: +45 33 77 33 77 

DANSK INDUSTRI 

Fax: +45 33 77 33 00 

E-mail: di@di.dk 


Anne Mette Høiler 

E-mail: amh@di.dk 

Competences: 


Industry expertise: Consulting, General Information 

Profi le: 

The Confederation of Danish Industries (Dansk Industri - DI) 

is a private organisation funded, owned and managed entirely 

by currently 6,400 companies within the manufacturing 

and service industries. 

Dansk Metal 

Nyropsgade 38 

Postboks 308 


Phone: +45 33 63 20 00 

Fax: +45 33 63 21 51 

E-mail: metal@danskmetal.dk 


Per Harding Madsen 

Competences: 


Industry role: Industry branch representative 

Industry expertise: Courses and Training, General Information 

Profi le: 

Dansk Metal (Danish Metal) is an industry community for 

people with mechanical, technical, electronic and information 

technical background. Part of Dansk Metal, Danish 

Offshore Industry, is devoted to the offshore industry. 

Dansk Svejse Teknik A/S 

Helgolandsgade 17 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 13 13 99 

Fax: +45 75 13 13 94 

E-mail: dst@dst-as.com 


Jens Vejvad 

Direct Phone: +45 76 12 18 44 

E-mail: jv@dst-as.com 

Competences: 




and Operation, Fabrication and Construction, Welding 

Equipment 

Profi le: 

Dansk Svejse Teknik A/S is a Danish company in the business 

of manufacturing mainly components and solutions for 

the offshore- and processindustry. 

Deloitte Statsautoriseret 

Revisionsaktieselskab 

Frodesgade 125 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 79 12 84 44 

Fax: +45 79 12 85 45

E-mail: esbjerg@deloitte.dk 


Tom Eriksen 

E-mail: teriksen@deloitte.dk 

Competences: 


Industry expertise: Accountancy, Financial, Insurance and 

Tax Consulting 

Profi le: 

Deloitte works with a wide range of both private and public 

organisations. We offer a range of support services including: 

• Auditing 

• Accounting 

• Tax 

• Relocation 

• Information technology 

• Environment 

• Management consultancy 

In Denmark the history of Deloitte goes back to 1901 to 

the very beginning of the profession in Denmark. Today we 

have 2,150 employees throughout the country in 20 cities 

of which 4 are in Greenland. We serve more than 13,000 

clients and we are part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, which 

has 120,000 people in around 150 countries. 

Den Danske Vedligeholdsforening 

Prinsessegade 83 


Phone: +45 75 91 44 55 

Fax: +45 75 91 44 56 

E-mail: ddv@ddv.org 


Svend Åge West 

E-mail: west@stribnet.dk 

Competences: 



Profi le: 

Den Danske Vedligeholdsforening (DDV) was established 

in 1978 with the declared purpose of creating a forum for 

exchange of experience between Danish companies within 

the area “maintenance”. 


Bavnehøjvej 6 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 79 12 86 00 

Fax: +45 79 12 86 01 

E-mail: esbjerg@dnv.com 


Jørgen Traun 

Direct Phone: +45 79 12 86 10 

E-mail: jorgen.traun@dnv.com 

Competences: 




Industry expertise: Courses and Training, Maintenance, 

Modifi cation, Optimization and Operation, Safety and Security, 

Project Management, Inspection and Testing 

Profi le: 

Our primary service has since the start of the fi rst Danish oil 

and gas fi elds been verifi cation of offshore installations and 

pipelines. In this job our independence is the key; we are an 

independent body who provide our services without being 

infl uenced through ownership, commercial connections or 

in any other way. In addition to this we have an increasing 

number of activities onshore among other things in connection 

with major building and construction jobs and pressure 

equipment installations. We have over a period of 25 years 

built a strong competence in the major subject areas, but 

also drawn on a broad international network to guarantee 

an optimum service to all our customers no matter where 

the job is. 

DHI - Water & Environment 

Agern Alle 5 


Phone: +45 45 16 92 00 

Fax: +45 45 16 92 92 

E-mail: dhi@dhi.dk 


Vagner Jacobsen 

Direct Phone: +45 45 16 94 21 

E-mail: vj@dhi.dk 

Competences: 


Environment 

Industry role: Consultant, Service Provider, General Institution, 

Research Institution 

Industry expertise: Water Treatment, Design and Engineering, 

Instrumentation, Recycling and Waste Management, 

Offshore Wind Turbines – Foundations, Pipes, Pipelines 

and Risers, Offshore Wind Turbines – Service, Consulting, 



Ports and Supply Bases 

Profi le: 

DHI is an independent, self-governing, research and 

consulting company transferring knowledge of water into 

value for our customers. With respect to design optimization, 

environmental impact assessment, and environmental management 

of large-scale offshore projects (oil & gas as well 

as wind farms), DHI possesses a body of experience and an 

array of advanced problem solving tools, which are unsurpassed 

worldwide. We support project owners, developers, 

designers, contractors, consultants and authorities. 

We offer a wide range of services including: 

Metocean monitoring systems; 

Data for design and operation; 

Model testing (wave loads, scour protection); 

Baseline studies (hydrographic, sediment, biological, 

chemical); 

Assessment of seabed conditions; 

Modelling of contaminant fate and effects; 

Decommissioning and cessation evaluation; 

Laboratory tests, GLP studies; 

Biodiversity surveys and monitoring; 

Pipeline design incl. landfall; 

LNG terminals; 

Monitoring, model testing, CFD and numerical modelling. 

DONG Energy 

Agern Alle 24-26 


Phone: +45 45 17 10 22 

Fax: +45 45 17 10 44 

E-mail: dong@dong.dk 


Lars Bruvoll 

E-mail: lbv@dong.dk 

Competences: 


Environment 


Industry expertise: Offshore Wind Turbines - Installation and 

Commissioning, Offshore Wind Turbines – Service, Drilling 

and Well Services, Energy generation/Management, 

Exploration and Production, Offshore Wind Turbines 

- Foundations 

Profi le: 

DONG Energy is the operator of the Siri fi eld together with 

the Cecilie and the Nini fi elds. DONG Energy carries out exploration 

and production of oil and gas in Denmark, Norway, 

United Kingdom, Faroe Islands and Greenland and carries 

out inspection, maintenance and repair of all offshore oil & 

gas transmission pipeline systems in the Danish Sector. 

DTU, Department of Mechanical 

Engineering 

Niels Koppels Allé 

MEK 


Phone: +45 45 25 25 25 

Fax: +45 45 88 43 25 

E-mail: info@mek.dtu.dk 


Preben Terndrup Pedersen 

Direct Phone: +45 45 25 13 86 

E-mail: ptp@mek.dtu.dk 

Competences: 


Environment 

Industry role: Consultant, Educational Institution, General 

Institution, Research Institution 

Industry expertise: Consulting, Courses and Training 

Profi le: 

Technical University of Denmark, Department of Mechanical 

Engineering 

Endress+Hauser 

Poppelgårdsvej 10-12 

2860 Søborg 

Phone: +45 70 13 11 32 

Fax: +45 70 13 21 33 

E-mail: info@dk.endress.com 


Kasper Adsersen 

Direct Phone: +45 39 55 81 28 

E-mail: kasper.adsersen@dk.endress.com 

Competences: 



Profi le: 

Endress+Hauser is a leading supplier of measuring instruments 

and automation solutions for the industrial process 

engineering industry. 


Yearbook 2007 

99

Energistyrelsen 

Amaliegade 44 


Phone: +45 33 92 67 00 

Fax: +45 33 11 47 43 

E-mail: ens@ens.dk 


Anne Højer Simonsen 

E-mail: ahs@ens.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: Government Agency 

Industry expertise: General Information 

Profi le: 

The Danish Energy Authority was established in 1976, and 

as of 18 February 2005 is an Authority under the Ministry of 

Transport and Energy. The Danish Energy Authority carries 

out tasks, nationally and internationally, in relation to the 

production, supply and consumption of energy. This means 

that the Authority is responsible for the whole chain of 

tasks linked to the production of energy and its transportation 

through pipelines to the stage where oil, natural gas, 

heat, electricity etc. are utilised for energy services by the 

consumer. By establishing the correct framework and instruments 

in the fi eld of energy, it is the task of the Danish Energy 

Authority to ensure security of supply and the responsible 

development of energy in Denmark from the perspectives of 

the economy, the environment and security. It is the task of 

the Danish Energy Authority to advise the minister, to assist 

other authorities, to administer Danish energy legislation and 

to conduct analyses and assessments of the development in 

the fi eld of energy, nationally and internationally. 

EP TOOLS 

Industrivej Nord 7 A 

Birk 

7400 Herning 

Phone: +45 96 26 82 00 

Fax: +45 96 26 58 79 

E-mail: ernst@eptools.dk 


Ernst Poulsen 

Direct Phone: +45 96 26 82 00 

E-mail: ernst@eptools.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Offshore Wind Turbines - Rotors and Rotor 

Blades, Offshore Wind Turbines - Installation and Commissioning, 

Offshore Wind Turbines - Nacelles and Electrical 

Parts, Offshore Wind Turbines – Foundations, Maintenance, 

Modifi cation, Optimization and Operation, Offshore Wind 

Turbines – Tower, Pipes, Pipelines and Risers, Leasing Of 

Tools/Equipment, Offshore Wind Turbines – Service, Generators 

and Engines, Ropes (Wire and Synthetic), Electrical 

Equipment, IT and Electronics, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, 

Compressors and Power Supply 

Profi le: 

EP TOOLS consult on the choice of equipment and tools to 

optimize workprocesses. 

Focus is sale and service of generator sets, torque 

wrenches, tools and friction grip bolts 


Yearbook 2007 

EP TOOLS supplies tools and machines for the professional 

industry. 

It is our aim to maintain competetive power through competence, 

fair price and prompt reliable service. 


Sp. Kirkevej 103 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 13 32 00 

Fax: +45 76 13 32 01 

Contact Persons: 

Søren Pedersen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 13 32 54 

E-mail: spe@eavest.dk 

Else Pedersen 

E-mail: etjp@eavest.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Service 



Profi le: 

At Business Academy WEST we have today 10 different 

short-cycle higher education programmes with approx. 

550 students and approximately 20 nationalities are 

represented. 

The Business Academy WEST is a big school with a 

large number of students, but we are still focusing on the 

nearness between students and teachers as being of high 

priority. 

Esbjerg Erhvervsudvikling 

Havnegade 1 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 12 37 44 

Fax: +45 75 45 27 01 

E-mail: info@eeu.dk 


Tom L. Nielsen 

E-mail: tln@eeu.dk 

Competences: 

Industry role: Service Provider, Industry Association 

Industry expertise: Networking, Courses and Training, 

Consulting, General Information 

Profi le: 

Esbjerg Chamber of Commerce & Industry - The unifying 

centre for trade and industry in Esbjerg. 

Esbjerg Chamber of Commerce & Industry is an association 

of companies, organisations, education centres etc. with the 

joint purpose of promoting trade and industry in Esbjerg. 

Our mission is to create a solid basis for growth and 

development and to make it attractive to run and establish a 

business in Esbjerg. 

Esbjerg Havn 

Dokvej 3 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 12 41 44 

Fax: +45 75 13 40 50 

E-mail: adm@portesbjerg.dk 


Ole Ingrisch 

E-mail: oi@portesbjerg.dk 

Competences: 



Profi le: 

The Port of Esbjerg is Denmark’s western gateway. 

In 2004 supply vessels made more than 700 calls at the 

port of Esbjerg and offshore related companies in Esbjerg 

numbered upwards 250 representing a total turnover of DKK 

6.5 billion. 

Esbjerg Offshore Base K/S 


6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 13 10 22 

Fax: +45 75 13 19 14 

E-mail: eob@eob.dk 


Ole Kristensen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 13 59 14 

E-mail: ok@eob.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: Service Provider, Supplier Industry Association 

Industry expertise: Sludge Removal, Cleaning of Tanks, 

Chemicals and Drilling Mud, Personnel, Ports and Supply 

Bases, Automotive Transport, Generators and Engines, Drilling 

Tools/Supplies, Planning, Job/Career, Tanks and Storage 

Equipment, Material and Product Handling, Accountancy, 

Financial, Insurance and Tax, Leasing of Tools/Equipment, 

Consulting, Scaffolding, Maritime Transport, Supply Chain 

Management, Compressors and Power Supply, Air Transport, 

Transportation Equipment 

Profi le: 

Esbjerg Offshore Base (EOB) is closely connected with the oil 

and gas activities in the Danish part of the North Sea. EOB’s 

most important task is - 24 hours a day - to be available for 

service for the oil companies, operators and other partners, 

in order to secure that the search for and production of oil 

and gas can take place under the best conditions possible. 

Esbjerg Oiltool A/S 

Håndværkervej 67 


Phone: +45 75 15 64 00 

Fax: +45 75 15 61 43 

E-mail: eot@estool.dk 


Alfred Sørensen 

Direct Phone: +45 79 15 10 25 

E-mail: alfred@esbjergoiltool.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Supply Chain Management, Pipes, 

Pipelines and Risers, Valves and Accessories, Planning, 

Wellheads and X-Mas Trees, Leasing of Tools/Equipment

Profi le: 

Stockholders of: Pipes and Tubulars in ASTM/API Qualities 

- Flanges and Fittings in ASTM/API Qualities - Studbolts 

in ASTM/API Qualities - Gaskets in ASTM/API Qualities - 

Valves - Heat Treatment Consumables. Service/Rental: Heat 

Treatment - Hot-tapping - Heat treatment in Furnances. 


Fiskerihavnsgade 30 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 12 24 12 

Fax: +45 75 12 11 31 

E-mail: mail@safetyconsult.dk 


Ib C. Nielsen 

E-mail: mail@safetyconsult.dk 

Competences: 



Industry role: Consultant, Supplier, Educational Institution 

Industry expertise: Inspection and Testing, Consulting, Safety 

and Security, General Information, Courses and Training, 

Personnel, Air Transport, Project Management 

Profi le: 

Esbjerg Safety Consult A/S offers high quality professional 

consultancy and instruction in Health, Safety, Environment, 

and Quality assurance (HSEQ). We have a proven record 

and wide experience in these areas from the offshore 

industry, offshore vindparks and the armed forces. Our 

portfolio is based on fully documented concepts applied by 

leading companies all over the world. Our consultants have 

a wide experience in working with HSEQ management and 

in cooperating with civil authorities on both national and 

international levels. We offer high quality services matching 

the fi nancial resources our customers wish to invest 

in HSEQ. Investing in HSEQ matters contribute towards 

increased effi ciency, improved working environment, and a 

reduction in overheads. 

Esvagt A/S 


6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 11 47 00 

Fax: +45 76 11 47 05 


Ole Ditlev Nielsen 

E-mail: opr@esvagt.dk 

Competences: 




Industry expertise: Maritime Transport, Safety and Security, 


Profi le: 

Operating stand-by/rescue and supply vessels. Designing 

and manufacturing of rescue equipment. 

EUC Vest 

Sp. Møllevej 72 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 79 13 45 11 

E-mail: eucvest@eucvest.dk 


Bjarne Knudsen 

Direct Phone: +45 79 13 44 60 

E-mail: bk@eucvest.dk 

Competences: 




Profi le: 

EUC Vest offers a wide range of educations within skilled 

craftsmanship, service and in-service training. 

Europas Maritime Udviklingscenter 

Amaliegade 33 


Phone: +45 33 33 74 88 

E-mail: info@maritimecenter.dk 


Steen Sabinsky 

E-mail: ssa@maritimecenter.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Maritime 


Industry expertise: Networking 

Profi le: 

The objective of the Maritime Development Center of Europe 

is to promote growth and development in the maritime 

sector. 

This aim shall be achieved through close and unconventional 

cooperation between the different participants in the 

maritime sector and associated transportation segments. 

The center shall be a facilitator and generator of good ideas. 

The ideas shall be transformed into tangible results through 

the creation of new networks amongst different sectors. 

Another objective of MDCE is to strengthen practical 

research and education within the maritime and transport 

sector at large. Denmark and Sweden host many highly 

qualifi ed institutions that have the ability to increase their 

activities in this regard. 

Falck Nutec 

Uglviggårdsvej 3 


Phone: +45 76 12 13 14 

Fax: +45 76 12 13 13 

E-mail: falcknutec@falcknutec.dk 


Stig Vide Petersen 

E-mail: svp@falcknutec.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Offshore Wind, Maritime, Service, Safety 

and Environment 


Industry expertise: Courses and Training, Firefi ghting, Safety 

and Security 

Profi le: 

Falck Nutec Esbjerg is an International Education Center 

which offers standard courses including among other 

things fi re and rescue for offshore, shipping, windmills, 

industry and service. 

Furthermore a long line of special courses within maritime 

security and ISPS security, chemical training, crisis management 

and safety advise are available. 

FH Montage 

Måde Industrivej 21 


Phone: +45 76 12 44 44 

Fax: +45 76 12 44 40 

E-mail: fl emming@fh-montage.dk 


Flemming Høgsberg 

E-mail: fl emming@fh-montage.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Scaffolding, Pipes, Pipelines and Risers, 

Pumps and Accessories 

Profi le: 

We carry out various tasks onshore as well as offshore in 

Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany. We can offer our 

service, expertise and experience in the following areas: 

Pipe welders; Pipe Fitters; Pumping activity; Service 

engineers; Stainless Steel industry; Shoer apparatus; 

Stainless Steel; Mounting of ventilation; Carpenters/Joiners; 

Scaffolding construction. 

Fiberline Composites as 

Nr. Bjertvej 88 

6000 Kolding 

Phone: +45 70 13 77 13 

E-mail: fi berline@fi berline.com 


Stig Krogh Pedersen 

Direct Phone: +45 70 13 77 13 

E-mail: skp@fi berline.com 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Maritime 


Industry expertise: Fabrication & Construction 

Fire-Protect A/S 

Hjulmagervej 15 B 

7100 Vejle 

Phone: +45 75 75 46 64 

Fax: +45 75 85 46 64 

E-mail: mail@fi re-protect.dk 


Pieter Mouritsen 

E-mail: pm@fi re-protect.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: Operator, Consultant, Service Provider 

Industry expertise: Firefi ghting, Cooling, Heating, Ventilation 

and Air Conditioning, Inspection and Testing, Surface Treatment 

and Corrosion Protection, Coating and Paints, Leasing 

Offshore Center Danmark 101 

Yearbook 2007

Of Tools/Equipment, Courses and Training, Personnel, 

Consulting 

Profi le: 

Fire-Protect A/S is the only Danish company specialised in 

onshore and offshore application of passive fi re protection. 

We are therefore in a position to provide the very best 

solutions when you need to protect your crew, valuable 

equipment or steel structures in areas at risk of fi re. 

Choosing Fire-Protect A/S as your business partner, you 

are assured of the correct application of our products, the 

highest level of professional service and a wellqualifi ed and 

very experienced workforce. 

We have worked on large projects worldwide, and our customers 

have expressed their satisfaction with our services. 

Our approach is characterised by attention to detail, professional 

service and fl exibility. We are well aware that the 

foundation of our business is customer satisfaction, and our 

future lies in our ability to ensure future projects from our 

customers – a philosophy for which we are often rewarded 

when existing customers contact us with new projects. 


Tarphagevej 2 


Phone: +45 76 12 20 00 

Fax: +45 76 12 20 10 

E-mail: fi mus@fi mus.dk 


Morten Hahn-Pedersen 

E-mail: mhp@fi mus.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: Research Institution 

Industry expertise: General Information 

Profi le: 

It’s natural for a town by the sea, a town that owes its origin 

and its growth to its harbour, its shipping and fi shing to have 

a maritime museum. Esbjerg is no exception: the Fisheries 

and Maritime Museum was opened on the occasion of 

Esbjerg Harbour’s centennial in 1968. 

The Fisheries and Maritime Museum is the largest institution 

of its kind in Denmark focusing on Danish fi sheries and marine 

biology, the tidal wetlands (Wadden Sea), west Jutland 

coastal shipping and the North Sea offshore industries. So 

the theme of the museum can truly be said to be “people 

and the sea”. 

Like any other state museum, the Fisheries- and Maritime 

Museum is committed to collection, registration, preservation, 

research and consultancy within its particular fi eld of 

work. This work consumes the majority of the museum’s 

resources, but all this is not really apparent to the museum’s 

visitors. However, these activities form the basis for the 

museum’s informative work, for the books, articles, lectures, 

videos, fi lms etc. 

Foga Aps 


6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 45 11 44 

E-mail: fi sh.info@foga.dk 


Jenny Knudsen 


Yearbook 2007 

E-mail: fi sh.info@foga.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Maritime, Service 


Industry expertise: Maritime Transport, Communication 

Systems 

Profi le: 

FOGA’s aim is to supply assistance of experienced fi shing 

skippers as marine advisers to the offshore-industry and to 

contribute with establishing communication between the 

fi shery and offshore industry and thereby create a cooperative 

environment. 

FORCE Technology, Esbjerg 


6715 Esbjerg N 

Phone: +45 76 10 06 50 

Fax: +45 75 45 00 86 

E-mail: info@force.dk 


Niels Aage Giversen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 10 06 65 

E-mail: nag@force.dk 

Competences: 



Industry role: Consultant, Service Provider, Educational 

Institution, General Institution, Research Institution 

Industry expertise: Design and Engineering, Planning, Offshore 

Wind Turbines – Foundations, Project Management, 

Diving and Underwater Equipment, Consulting, Courses 

and Training, Maintenance, Modifi cation, Optimization and 

Operation, Instrumentation, Surface Treatment and Corrosion 

Protection, Pipes, Pipelines and Risers, Coating and 

Paints, Safety and Security, Inspection and Testing, Welding 

Equipment, Fabrication and Construction 

Profi le: 

Quality Systems - Non-destructive testing (NDT) - Materials 

- Corrosion - Design - Calibration - Welding - Environment 

- Radiation safety - Condition monitoring/maintenance 

- Polymer materials - Flexible pipes - Crane bearing 

maintenance - Concrete - Coating/painting - Evaluation of 

overtrawlability - Underwater vehicles - Dynamic potisioning 

- Risers and conductors - Marine operations - Seakeeping 

- Wind and current loads - Serviceability and safety - Pressure 

equipment. 


Østergade 81-83 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 79 18 35 61 

Fax: +45 79 18 22 94 

E-mail: fmm@post.sdu.dk 


Vibeke Nygaard 

Direct Phone: +45 79 18 35 61 

E-mail: vny@fmm.sdu.dk 

Competences: 

Industry role: Consultant, Educational Institution, Research 

Institution 

Industry expertise: Consulting 

Profi le: 

The Research Unit of Maritime Medicine (RUMM) in 

Denmark is a research unit with statutory duties. From 1992 

to 1999, RUMM was an institute under South Jutland University 

Centre in Esbjerg, and it was then called the Institute 

of Maritime Medicine. As of January 2000, the institute was 

reconstructed into an independent research unit affi liated to 

the University of Southern Denmark 

It is the aim of the Research Unit to assist seafarers, fi shermen 

and employees on marine platforms with expertise 

within the specifi c fi elds of safeguarding and developing the 

best possible working environment, health and safety. The 

aim is achieved through research, documentation, counselling 

and training. 

Fredericia Maskinmesterskole 

Center for Drift og Vedligehold 

Fynsgade 24 


Phone: +45 75 92 28 33 

Fax: +45 75 93 35 99 


Lisbeth Hansen 

E-mail: lmh@fms.dk 

Competences: 




Profi le: 

School providing maritime educations for almost 100 years. 

FURUNO Danmark AS 

H.E. Bluhmesvej 77 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 13 22 66 

Fax: +45 75 13 95 14 

E-mail: esbjerg@furuno.dk 


Oskar Thesbjerg 

E-mail: ot@furuno.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Electrical Equipment, IT and Electronics 

Profi le: 

FURUNO DANMARK AS are providing the maritime industry 

with advanced electronic systems and products for navigation, 

communication and fi sh-fi nding. We are covering 

the markets in Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Island, 

Russia, Azerbaijan, Poland, Israel and the Baltic Countries. 

FURUNO SVERIGE AB and FURUNO FINLAND OY are companies 

in the FURUNO DANMARK AS Group. 


Fiskebrogade 22 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 12 36 00 

Fax: +45 75 12 36 21 

E-mail: eku@fyns-kran.dk


Poul A. Jensen 

E-mail: paj@fyns-kran.dk 

Competences: 




Manufacturer 

Industry expertise: Inspection and Testing, Transportation 

Equipment, Leasing Of Tools/Equipment, Hydraulics and 

Pneumatics, Ropes (Wire and Synthetic), Sludge Removal, 

Cranes and Crane Accessories, Scaffolding, Safety and 

Security, Offshore Wind Turbines - Tower 

Profi le: 

All kind of steel wire ropes (Randers & Casar), chains, 

slings, fi ttings, kenter and accessories - Webbing slings, 

lashing - All kind and sizes of ropes - Safety equipment, 

hoists, cranes, winches, lifting clamps and tackle - Vacuum 

lifting and components - Lifting magnets, yokes and tools 

- Mooring buoys and Fender - Ladders, pip clamps, fall 

protection equipment - Container fi ttings, escape climbing 

nets, helideck nets - Blocks, swivels, shackles and general 

iron ware - Anchoring and mooring systems - Spreaders 

and grabs. 

Gammelgaards Svejse Service – GSS 

Høgevej 10 


Phone: +45 75 15 82 00 

Fax: +45 75 15 82 01 


Anne Ørtoft 

E-mail: aoe@gammelgaards.eu 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Pipes, Pipelines & Risers 

Gardit A/S 

Erik Glippingsvej 6 

8800 Viborg 

Phone: +45 86 62 44 99 

Fax: +45 86 61 11 99 

E-mail: gardit@gardit.dk 


Ib Johanson 

E-mail: ij@gardit.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Offshore Wind, Service 


Industry expertise: Surface Treatment and Corrosion Protection, 

Firefi ghting, Personnel 


Coating and Paints, Project Management, Leasing Of 

Tools/Equipment, Scaffolding 

Profi le: 

Gardit A/S has set up af large organisation specialising 

in surface treatment and corrosion protection of steel 

constructions of any sizes. For more than two decades up to 

200 specialists have been constantly involved in corrosion 

control and surface treatments at offshore structures. These 

specialists know everything there is to know about this 

highly technical fi eld - and they continue to keep abreast 

of all new methods and techniques - especially in the North 

Sea environment. 

Germanischer Lloyd Denmark A/S 

Hvidovrevej 350 A 

2650 Hvidovre 

Phone: +45 36 39 00 90 

Fax: +45 36 78 11 10 

E-mail: gl-copenhagen@gl-group.com 


Torben Jørgensen 

E-mail: gl-copenhagen@gl-group.com 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Inspection and Testing 

Profi le: 

Germanischer Lloyd is to the forefront whenever it comes to 

testing, researching and continual improving safety-relevant 

factors. For more than 135 years Germanischer Lloyd (GL) 

has been offering its services to the shipping industry and 

setting standards in technology, safety and quality. Over 

the years, the spectrum of services provided has steadily 

broadened so that GL ceased to be a pure ship classifi cation 

society long ago and is now a globally operating technical 

monitoring group. 

GEUS,Danmarks og Grønlands 

Geologiske Undersøgelse 

Øster Voldgade 10 


Phone: +45 38 14 20 00 

E-mail: geus@geus.dk 


Erik Thomsen 

E-mail: et@geus.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: Consultant, Service Provider, Research 

Institution 

Industry expertise: Geotechnical/Geophysical Services, 

Geotechnical Equipment 

Profi le: 

The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS, 

is a research and advisory institute in the Danish Ministry 

of the Environment. The survey also operates in the private 

sector. Energy resources is one of fi ve Survey working areas: 

A special obligation for GEUS is to support governmental 

action plans and policies in Denmark and Greenland. The 

aim is to provide data and advice to support a high degree 

of domestic energy supply. Focus is on the effective exploration 

and exploitation of Danish national resources of oil and 

natural gas, and alternatives, notably geothermal energy. 

Gimsing & Madsen A/S 

Jessensgade 1, 2. 

8700 Horsens 

Phone: +45 76 25 56 50 

Fax: +45 76 25 56 56 

E-mail: gm@gimsing.dk 


Martin Nielsen 

E-mail: msn@gimsing.dk 

Competences: 




Profi le: 

Gimsing & Madsen is an engineering company specialized 

in design, projecting and inspection of weight-carrying 

structures - in particular bridges. 

Gulf Offshore Leasing Denmark Aps 

Amerikavej 1, 1. sal 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 79 12 88 88 

Fax: +45 75 17 15 65 

E-mail: 


Helge Bach Nielsen 

E-mail: hbach@mail.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Supply Chain Management, Fabrication 

and Construction, Leasing Of Tools/Equipment 

Profi le: 

Gulf Offshore Leasing Ltd, the fi rst company in what was to 

become the Gridpath Group, was formed on the 9th January 

1997. Its main business was the leasing of offshore containers 

in Doha in Qatar and Esbjerg, Denmark. Gulf Offshore 

Leasing forms the basis of the companies Leasing Division. 

Gulf Offshore (Denmark) was formed as a branch offi ce 

of Gulf Offshore Leasing Ltd in May 2003. Gulf Offshore 

(Denmark) is managed by Helge Bach Nielsen who is also 

a Director of the company. The branch offi ce is responsible 

for offshore leasing and logistics operations in Denmark, 

Norway and the Netherlands. 


Havnegade 110 

5000 Odense C 

Phone: +45 63 10 91 00 

Fax: +45 63 10 91 01 


Jørgen Lyngsø 

Direct Phone: +45 61 61 02 49 

E-mail: jly@hjhansen.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Safety and Environment 


Industry expertise: Recycling and Waste Management 

Profi le: 

Protecting the environment and optimizing the utilization of 

the world’s raw materials are two sides of the same coin. 

For H.J.HANSEN the idea is not new - 

for more than 125 years this idea has formed the basis of 

our recycling business. 


Yearbook 2007

Hempel A/S 

Lundtoftevej 150 


Phone: +45 45 93 38 00 

E-mail: hempel@dk.hempel.com 


Bo Bluhme 

E-mail: bb@hempel.com 

Competences: 

Industry expertise: Surface Treatment and Corrosion Protection 

Profi le: 

The HEMPEL GROUP of companies was established in 1915 

by Mr J C Hempel with the motto of “Quality and Service”, 

which is still the hallmark of the HEMPEL GROUP. Over the 

years both content and meaning have been adjusted to 

meet changing market demands. HEMPEL operates within 

several strategic segments. These include marine paints, 

protective coatings, container coatings, decorative paints 

and yacht paints. 

The fi rst HEMPEL factory started production in 1915 in Denmark. 

The Group has since grown to become a world-wide 

enterprise comprising 3 global research and development 

facilities, 18 manufacturing plants, 47 sales offi ces and 

more than 130 stock points strategically located on all fi ve 

continents. In short, wherever you are, HEMPEL is always 

nearby, ensuring prompt delivery of freshly produced quality 

coatings supported by HEMPEL’s world-renowned service. 

HH-Consult 

Havnegade 19 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 10 40 55 

Fax: +45 76 10 40 56 

E-mail: esbj@hh-consult.dk 


Joan Bonde Bach 

E-mail: jbb@hh-consult.dk 

Competences: 




Industry expertise: Personnel, Consulting, Fabrication and 

Construction, Surface Treatment and Corrosion Protection, 


Project Management, Job/Career, Safety and Security, 

Inspection and Testing, Diving and Underwater Equipment, 

Design and Engineering, Planning 

Profi le: 

HH-Consult A/S is a company of consulting engineers established 

in 1984, and is today part of the Holstberg Group A/S 

with offi ce facilities and subsidiaries in Denmark, Norway 

and Sweden. HH-Consult employs engineers, inspectors, 

project managers and other highly qualifi ed professionals 

within a mulitude of disciplines which enables us to provide 

a wide range og services to the industry. 


Lammefjordsvej 2 



Yearbook 2007 

Phone: +45 75 14 44 44 

Fax: +45 74 14 45 45 

E-mail: info@hydropower.dk 


Leif N. Dircksen 

Direct Phone: +45 75 14 44 98 - 244 

E-mail: lnd@hydropower.dk 

Competences: 


Service 


Industry expertise: Ports and Supply Bases, Design and 

Engineering, Instrumentation, Maintenance, Modifi cation, 

Optimization and Operation, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, 

Valves and Accessories, Cranes and Crane Accessories, 

Pumps and Accessories, Inspection and Testing 

Profi le: 

We stock high-quality Hydraulic equipment of all distinguished 

marks and have up-to-date repair facilities including 

a test rig in our workshop in Esbjerg. ISO 9001. 

Hytor 

Glentevej 13 


Phone: +45 76 14 19 00 

Fax: +45 76 14 19 09 

E-mail: info@hytor.dk 


Finn Høst 

Direct Phone: +45 76 14 19 41 

E-mail: fi nn.hoest@hytor.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Compressors and Power Supply, Maintenance, 

Modifi cation, Optimization and Operation, Electrical 

Equipment, IT and Electronics, Fabrication and Construction, 

Leasing Of Tools/Equipment, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, 

Offshore Wind Turbines - Nacelles and Electrical Parts, 

Design and Engineering, Cranes and Crane Accessories, 

Pumps and Accessories, Engine Cylinders and Accumulators, 

Contractors, Instrumentation, Consulting, Valves and 

Accessories 

Profi le: 

Hytor is a trade and engineering company providing 

products within the areas of process control, gaskets, 

high-pressure equipment, compressors, pneumatics and 

special tools. 

IFU/IØ - The Industrialization Fund for 

Developing Countries 

Bremerholm 4 


Phone: +45 33 63 75 00 

Fax: +45 33 32 25 24 

E-mail: ifu@ifu.dk 


Brian Muggeridge Andersen 

E-mail: ban@ifu.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Development 

Profi le: 

For the purpose of promoting economic activity in developing 

countries, IFU has been created to promote investments 

in these countries in collaboration with Danish trade and 

industry. 

IFU offers capital and advice to joint venture enterprises in 

developing countries. 

JEVI A/S 

Godthåbsvej 7 

7100 Vejle 

Phone: +45 75 83 02 11 

E-mail: jevi@jevi.dk 


Ole Steen Bæk 

E-mail: osb@jevi.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Cooling, Heating, Ventilation and Air 

Conditioning 

Profi le: 

Through the many and varied tasks entrusted to JEVI we 

have gained an extensive knowhow. Combined with continuous 

product development this gives JEVI the capacity to handle 

large as well as small tasks. We maintain a programme 

of regular investment in both production and employees, but 

solid craftsmanship still remains our hallmark and the factor 

which ensures the high quality standard. 

JEVI has maintained the basic philosophy as service supplier 

to the industry and is therefore well able to cover the 

customers’ changing requirements. Our knowhow ensures 

that we are frequently involved in the planning phase. 


Exnersgade 33 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 16 73 00 


Jens Svenningsen 

E-mail: jesv@esbjergkommune.dk 

Competences: 




Industry expertise: Personnel 

Profi le: 

Danish Employment Service (Jobcenter Esbjerg) is charged 

with procuring jobs for jobseekers and ensuring that 

companies fi nd the labour they need. Jobcenter assists all 

applicants in fi nding help and guidance on recruitment, job 

hunting or general information on the labour market. 

Jobcenter offi ces and jobshops are distributed all over 

Denmark. At the local offi ces, you can fi nd leafl ets, use our 

PCs or make appointments with Jobcener staff for personal 

guidance. 

JobInVest ApS 

Vestkraftgade 1 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 70 30 09 64


Arvid Stück 

E-mail: arvid.stuck@jobinvest.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Courses and Training, General Information, 

Job/Career 

Profi le: 

JobInVest is owned by 3F Billund, 3F Varde, 3F Kongeåen, 

3F Esbjerg og 3F Transporthuset Esbjerg. 

Our goal is to be active in the development of the labour 

force in the region. 


Europakaj 

PO Boks 151 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 13 60 22 

Fax: +45 75 13 69 00 

E-mail: mail@jut.dk 


Jesper Børsmose 

E-mail: jbo@jut.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Diving and Underwater Equipment, 

Chemicals and Drilling Mud, Maintenance, Modifi cation, 

Optimization and Operation, Ports and Supply Bases, Tanks 

and Storage Equipment, Planning, Project Management, 

Material and Product Handling 

Supply Chain Management, Maritime Transport 

Profi le: 

You only need one partner i Denmark to take care of all 

base requirements. Located in Esbjerg - Denmarks gateway 

to the oil and gas fi elds in the North Sea. JUTLANDIA can 

offer the following services: Hazardous and Non Hazardous 

Chemical Handling and Storage - Drilling Mud Handling and 

Storage - Pipeyard - Offi ce Accomodation - Warehousing - 

Stevedoring - Ships Agency - Logistics - Freight Forwarding 

- Project Freight Forwarding and Management - Customs 

Clearance - Scnadinavian and European Distribution 

Systems-Rail-Sea-Road - Rail Tracks next to quayside 

- Chemical Supply - Offshore Containers and Tanks - Bulk 

Plant Facilities - Own quay-10.5 mtrs deepth - Air Freight 

- Courier. 

Jørgen Kynde Isoleringsfi rma 

Hammeren 10 

Tarp 


Phone: +45 75 16 81 00 

Fax: +45 75 16 75 30 

E-mail: j.kynde@get2net.dk 


Jørgen Kynde 

E-mail: j.kynde@get2net.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Design and Engineering, Maintenance, 

Modifi cation, Optimization and Operation, Personnel, 

Surface Treatment and Corrosion Protection, Valves and 

Accessories, Fabrication and Construction, Cooling, Heating, 

Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Instrumentation, Insulation 

Profi le: 

Jørge Kynde Isolering is an insulating company with 35 

years of experience within the following areas: Technical 

insulation, sound insulation, establishing cold rooms, 

delivery and erection of panel walls and ceilings as well as 

asbestos/fi re insulation for both on an offshore facilities. 

Kirk Larsen & Ascanius 

Torvet 21 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 70 22 66 60 

E-mail: kirklarsen@kirklarsen.dk 


Marina Moltke-Leth 

E-mail: mml@kirklarsen.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Consulting, Accountancy, Financial, 

Insurance and Tax 

Profi le: 

Kirk Larsen & Ascanius is an attorney company, with experience 

and competences in the offshore sector – oil and gas 

as well as offshore wind. 

Laybourn Trading & Technology, L.T. & T. 

Gilleleje Hovedgade 47 

3250 Gilleleje 

Phone: +45 48 36 18 64 

Fax: +45 48 36 18 14 

E-mail: bl-ltt@mail.tele.dk 


Bent Laybourn 

E-mail: bl-ltt@mail.tele.dk 

Competences: 

Industry expertise: Electrical Equipment, IT and Electronics, 

Safety and Security, Design and Engineering, Communication 

Systems, Material and Product Handling, Drilling 

Tools/Supplies 

LHJ Consult A/S 

Industrivej 7 

6330 Padborg 

Phone: +45 74 46 92 25 

E-mail: contact@lhj-consult.com 


Lars Højlund-Jacobsen 

Direct Phone: +45 51 88 92 25 

E-mail: lhj@lhj-consult.com 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Maritime, Service, Safety and Environment 


Institution 

Industry expertise: Environmental Assesment and Monitoring, 

Consulting, Firefi ghting, Safety and Security, Fabrication 

and Construction, Engine Cylinders and Accumulators 

Courses and Training, Process Control. 

Profi le: 

LHJ Consult is a consulting engineering company founded 

in 2001 by the company LHJ-Consult GmbH as LHJ Consult 

ApS, and became a public limited company in 2005. We 

work nationally as well as internationally. 

We employ engineers and other highly qualifi ed staffs within 

the industry e.g offshore, construction, manufacturing, 

pharmaceuticals, logistics and training and take on many 

different kinds of projects, from the small to the very large. 

LICengineering A/S 

Østergade 4/st/th 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 18 16 88 

Fax: +45 75 18 16 40 

E-mail: nfg@liceng.dk 


Morten Christensen 

Direct Phone: +45 75 18 16 88 

E-mail: moc@liceng.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Offshore Wind, Maritime, Safety 



Industry expertise: Diving and Underwater Equipment, 


Consulting 

Profi le: 

LICengineering is an engineering company specialised in 

fl uid dynamics, structural dynamics, subsea engineering 

and underwater acoustics. We deliver specialised services 

comprising analysis, design, project supervision and project 

administration. We supply specialised components and 

structures for subsea applications. 

Lindpro 

Bådebrogade 1 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 11 49 00 

Fax: +45 76 11 49 01 

E-mail: esbjerg@lindpro.dk 


Morten Fals 

E-mail: mf@lindpro.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Maritime, Service 


Industry expertise: Drilling and Well Services, Instrumentation, 

Personnel, Navigation Aids, Ports and Supply Bases, 


Communication Systems, Safety and Security 

Profi le: 

Lindpro is one of Denmark’s leading companies within electrical 

and process control installations. The company has 

more than 15 years of experience within the offshore sector. 

LINE-X Denmark A/S 

Dalager 4 

2605 Brøndby 

Phone: +45 39 30 33 88 

Fax: +45 39 30 33 99 


Yearbook 2007

E-mail: info@line-x.dk 


Kasper Helger 

E-mail: kasper@line-x.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Surface Treatment and Corrosion Protection, 

Coating and Paints 

Profi le: 

LINE-X is an almost indestructible alternative to traditional 

paints. Line-X is applied by spray and will place itself as a 

dense membrane binding together aluminium, steel, wood, 

reinforced concrete, glass fi bre, foam and more. 

MacArtney A/S Underwater Technology 

Gl. Guldagervej 48 


Phone: +45 76 13 20 00 

E-mail: mac-dk@macartney.com 


Niels Erik Hedager 

E-mail: neh@macartney.com 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Maritime, Service 


Industry expertise: Design and Engineering, Inspection and 

Testing, Navigation Aids, Fabrication and Construction, 

Diving and Underwater Equipment, Ropes (Wire and Synthetic), 

Instrumentation, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Electrical 

Equipment, IT and Electronics, Geotechnical Equipment 

Profi le: 

The MacArtney Group supplies products and engineering 

solutions to the worldwide Underwater Technology Market. 

Our aspiration is to maintain our continued success by 

using our experience and our understanding of customers’ 

expectation. 

Madsens Maskinfabrik ApS 

Morsøgade 15 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 12 05 33 

Fax: +45 75 12 09 98 

E-mail: MMesbjerg@mail.tele.dk 


Erik Madsen 

E-mail: mmesbjerg@mail.tele.dk 

Competences: 




and Operation, Cooling, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, 

Fabrication and Construction, Safety and Security, 

Firefi ghting, Transportation Equipment 

Profi le: 

Madsens Maskinfabrik, Esbjerg ApS is located in the Port of 

Esbjerg, Denmark’s largest fi shing and offshore port. 

Our company produces equipment and machines to the 

offshore industry as well as to the fi sh meal industry and the 

food industry. 


Yearbook 2007 

The production primarily includes the use of stainless steel. 

Over the last 25 years our company has upgraded and 

refi ned its production facilities and knowlegde of stainless 

steel. 

Our keywords are high quality, honesty and co-operation. 

Since 1987, products to the offshore industry have been 

developed and today, Madsens Maskinfabrik offers a wide 

range of products including: Safety showers, hosereels and 

foam stations, cabinets for tools and safety equipment, 

telephone hoods, ducting and dampers, transport baskets, 

access bridges (aluminium), tubing drifts (plastic). 

Furthermore, our company develops machines and products 

by request of the individual customer, and today, the 

production also includes an increasing use of aluminium. 


Kanalen 1 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 14 77 00 

Fax: +45 76 14 77 32 

E-mail: esbjerg@maersk-contractors.com 


Ejnar Sørensen 

E-mail: eso060@maersk-contractors.com 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Maritime, Safety and Environment 

Industry role: Operator, Service Provider 

Industry expertise: Contractors 

Profi le: 

Maersk Contractors comprises a number of service 

companies providing varous specialised services to the oil 

industry. Maersk H2S Safety Services: Detection Equipment 

- Protection Equipment - H2S Safety Courses - Contingency 

Planning/Consultancy - Equipment Maintenance 

- Fire Drills. Maersk Technical Services: Ultrasonic Testing 

- Magnetic Particle Inspection - Eddy Current Testing - Dye 

Penetrant Testing - Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement 

- Welding Supervision - Technical Consultancy - Infrared 

Themography - Engine Overhaul - Vibration Monitoring 

- Corrosion Monitoring. 

Masava Kemi ApS 

Nordre Ringvej 18 

5700 Svendborg 

Phone: +45 66 10 90 60 

Fax: +45 66 10 90 13 

E-mail: masava@masavakemi.com 


Michael Schmidt 

E-mail: mps@masavakemi.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Chemicals and Drilling Mud, Cleaning of 

Tanks, Surface Treatment and Corrosion Protection 

Profi le: 

MASAVA KEMI has since 1970 been ahead at the 

development of environmental friendly cleaning detergents. 

Main product line: Water based detergents for cleaning, 

degreasing and disinfection used for applications on rigs, 

ships, tanks and in engineering etc. for separation of oil and 

degreasing before painting. The products are useable on all 

water stands surfaces. 

Maskinmestrenes Forening 

Sankt Annæ Plads 16 


Phone: +45 33 36 49 20 

Fax: +45 33 36 49 49 


Per Jørgensen 

E-mail: pej@mmf.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Job/Career 

Ministeriet for Videnskab, Teknologi og 

Udvikling 

Bredgade 40 


Phone: +45 35 44 62 00 


Tina Rud Mogensen 

E-mail: trm@fi st.dk 

Competences: 


Profi le: 

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation was created 

in November 2001 in extension of the former Ministry 

of Information Technology and Research to comprise the 

universities (research and education), industrial research and 

Denmark’s policy on technology and innovation. 

The object of the Ministry is to promote the interaction of 

trade and industry, centres of research and education and 

to strengthen coordination in pursuance of industry and 

research policy. 

Minus 10dB 

Ole Holst-Jensen ApS 

Stokrosevej 29 

8330 Beder 

Phone: +45 87 47 55 64 


Ole Holst-Jensen 

Direct Phone: +45 20 15 87 73 

E-mail: ole.holst@minus10db.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Insulation 


Knud Højgaards Vej 9 

2860 Søborg 

Phone: +45 39 54 40 00 

E-mail: mail@mthojgaard.dk


Bente Østerbye 

Direct Phone: +45 22 70 96 67 

E-mail: bost@mthojgaard.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: Service Provider, Supplier 

Industry expertise: Fabrication and Construction, Project 

Management, Contractors, Offshore Wind Turbines 

- Foundations 

Profi le: 

With more than 5,000 employees and annual sales of just 

under DKK 7.4 billion, MT Højgaard is Denmark’s leading 

contractor. 

We work with customers across Denmark, and, as frontrunner 

in the development of effi cient construction processes, 

we routinely bring both large and small contracting projects 

to successful completion. For us, the customer always 

comes fi rst. Whatever you’re building. 

MultiPlus Solutions AS 

Datavej 26 

3460 Birkerød 

Phone: +45 88 13 60 06 


Susanne Gregersen 

E-mail: susanne.gregersen@multiplus.as 

Competences: 




Profi le: 

MultiPlus Solutions is in a unique position: we both own and 

develop tailor-made solutions based on the ERP suite. For 

the customer, this entails a short route from contact person 

to system adjustments and development - a shorter route 

than you’ll fi nd most other places. 

Mærsk Olie og Gas AS 

Kanalen 2 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 45 13 66 


Kurt Normann Nielsen 

Direct Phone: +45 79 11 10 40 

E-mail: knn@maerskoil.dk 

Competences: 




Profi le: 

Mærsk Olie og Gas AS (Maersk Oil) is a company owned 

by A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, and is part of the A.P. Moller 

– Maersk Group. 

Maersk Oil was established in 1962, when Mr A. P. Møller 

was awarded the concession for oil and gas exploration and 

production in Denmark. In 2003, the concession period was 

extended from 2012 until 2042 and terms and conditions 

were adjusted as of 1 January 2004. 

Niels Winther & Co. 


6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 12 83 55 

Fax: +45 75 12 86 17 

E-mail: hoj@nielswinther.dk 


Henrik Otto Jensen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 12 23 60 

E-mail: hoj@nielswinther.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Maritime Transport 

Profi le: 

Niels Winther & Co. was founded as authorized shipbrokers 

and shipowners in 1931. Since that time the company has 

developed by responding directly to the varied requirements 

of the shipping industry. 

This background as shipbrokers and shipowners has 

provided us with a sound foundation for the expansion of 

our shipping services offered by the company. 

Niels Winther & Co is today a fully independent shipping 

company which provides high quality services and representation 

for many of the worlds best known companies. 

NIRAS A/S 

Skolegade 30 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 13 50 22 


Henning Andersen 

E-mail: han@niras.dk 

Profi le: 

With its 900 employees NIRAS is a large consulting engineering 

company in Denmark. The company was founded in 

1956 and since then has expanded through natural growth 

and acquisition of other companies. 

The growth and mergers have enriched NIRAS with a large 

number of competencies, both within the usual and the 

specialised engineering disciplines, project management 

and the development of human resources. We are therefore 

in a good position to undertake and lead very large projects 

both in Denmark and at an international level. 

We combine our competencies across our business areas 

and we work with external business partners when the assignment 

requires it. Our main business areas are: 

• Agriculture 

• Building and industry 

• Civil works 

• Energy 

• Environment 

• Management sciences 

• Social sciences 

• Transportation 

Nordsø Elektronik A/S 

Vesterhavsgade 147 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 12 07 44 

Fax: +45 75 12 42 73 

E-mail: nordsoe@nordsoe-el.dk 


Lars Bakken Jepsen - Peter Kirk Christensen 

E-mail: pm@nordsoe-el.dk - lbj@nordsoe-el.dk - pkc@ 

nordsoe-el.dk 

Competences: 


Service 


Industry expertise: Pumps and Accessories, Offshore Wind 

Turbines – Service, Navigation Aids, Firefi ghting, Electrical 

Equipment, IT and Electronics, Instrumentation 

Profi le: 

NORDSØ Elektronik do electomechanical, electric & 

electronic services on board ships of all kinds, as well as 

offshore & onshore services. 

Our workshops are equipped with up-to-date instruments to 

meet the technical requirements of today. 

We are specialists in maintenance, service, overhaul, 

rewinding, etc. of electric motors, generators AC/DC as well 

as pump repairs. 

We are specialists in navigation equipment such as: VHF, 

Satelite TV, Ecco Sounder, Sonar, Radar, Fishfi nding equipment 

etc. 

We are sole agent for SAM ELECTRONIC / STN ATLAS 

Radars & navigations equipment in Denmark. 

We do service around the clock, all year 

round since 1919. 


Forskerparken CAT 

Universitetsparken 7. Postboks 30 

4000 Roskilde 

Phone: +45 46 74 0200 

Fax: +45 46 74 0250 

E-mail: info@nvengineering.com 


Niels Vestergaard Jespersen 

Direct Phone: +45 46 74 0237 

E-mail: nv@nvengineering.com 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Pipes, Pipelines and Risers, Design and 

Engineering, Maintenance, Modifi cation, Optimization and 

Operation, Project Management, Consulting, Safety and 

Security, Offshore Wind Turbines - Foundations 



6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 18 00 77 

Fax: +45 75 18 10 56 

E-mail: ots@oceanteam.dk 


Jens Peter Thomsen 

E-mail: jpt@oceanteam.dk 


Yearbook 2007

Competences: 


Service 


Industry expertise: Pumps and Accessories, Instrumentation, 

Hydraulics and Pneumatics 

Profi le: 

Our company is independent and is continuously developing. 

- We are specialist in providing “total purity package solutions” 

within lubeoil- & process systems on- & offshore. We 

are result driven and provide a high quality service utilising a 

small team which is focused on the needs of the client. 

Odfjell Well Services A/S 


6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 12 90 12 

Fax: +45 76 12 91 12 

E-mail: win@ows.no 


Bjarne Winum 

Direct Phone: +45 76 12 90 12 

E-mail: win@ows.no 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Drilling Tools/Supplies, Leasing of Tools/ 

Equipment, Contractors 

Profi le: 

Odfjell Well Services Rental department is one of Norways 

leading suppliers of drilling equipment. For rental purpose 

we stock a wide range of tubulars (drillpipe, drillcollar & tubing) 

as well as related accessories and handling equipment. 

Odfjell Well Services Casing department is Norways leading 

supplier of tubular running services to the Oil & Gas industry. 


Niels Bohrs Vej 6 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 36 97 36 70 

Fax: +45 36 97 36 79 

E-mail: info@offshorecenter.dk 


Peter Blach 

Direct Phone: +45 36 97 36 70 

E-mail: pb@offshorecenter.dk 

Competences: 




Institution, Industry Association 

Industry expertise: General Information, Project Management, 

Courses and Training, Planning, Consulting, Accountancy, 

Financial, Insurance and Tax 

Profi le: 

Offshore Center Danmark is a member based organization 

with a main purpose to strengthen the Danish offshore 

industry on the global market. Key areas are oil and gas, 

offshore wind power and the maritime sector. OCD’s main 

activities are centered towards: 

• Network - OCD helps establishing contact between 


Yearbook 2007 

offshore companies, universities and other educational 

institutions, consultants and authorities. This is done 

through work shops, conferences etc. 

• Knowledge - OCD collects, develops and disseminates 

knowledge within the Danish offshore industry. 

• Projects - OCD coordinates development projects and 

helps companies establishing funding for projects. 

• Education - OCD works close together with educational 

institutions and also provides offshore related courses 

for the offshore industry. 

Olesen & Jensen 

Ørnevej 1 


Phone: +45 75 14 22 55 

Fax: +45 75 14 20 53 

E-mail: oj@o-j.dk 


Kenn Pedersen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 14 01 78 

E-mail: kp@o-j.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Drilling Tools/Supplies, Cooling, Heating, 

Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Cranes and Crane Accessories, 

Generators and Engines, Instrumentation 

Pumps and Accessories 

Profi le: 

Olesen & Jensen A/S is a modern electrical company, 

founded in 1919, the company has 130 employees, divided 

over 3 sections, installation, electronic and electromechanic. 

Our workshop can offer every kind of electromechanic 

services, including overhaul, repair, rewind, varnish etc. of 

motors and generators. Total overhaul of all types of pumps. 

Dynamic balancing. (up to 1600 kg.) Laser alignment SPM 

measurement of bearrings. Vibration measurement. Test of 

motors / generators, full load, up to 630 KW / 6000 VOLT. 

Test of pumps, included pressure and fl ow measuring (16 

bar - 2400 M3h.) All tests are documented. All instruments 

are calibrated The workshop is equipped with a 20 T 

capacity overhead traversing crane facility. Our customers 

are power plants, offshore industry, ships, factories and 

privates. 24 Hours service. 

Orbicon A/S 

Ringstedvej 20 

4000 Roskilde 

Phone: +45 46 30 03 10 

Fax: +45 87 28 10 01 

E-mail: info@orbicon.dk 


Preben Boock 

Direct Phone: +45 46 30 08 14 

E-mail: pb@hedeselskabet.dk 

Competences: 




Profi le: 

Orbicon offers engineering consultancy services with the 

expertise of more than 300 employees. 

We provide consultancy services related to all phases of 

the project cycle, from project identifi cation and design over 

appraisal and feasibility studies to tender evaluations, implementation 

and monitoring, including project management 

and fi nancial analyses. 

Persolit A/S 

Tarp Byvej 147 


Phone: +45 70 20 06 13 

Fax: +45 70 20 06 31 

E-mail: koeh@persolit.dk 


Kurt Ø. Hansen 

E-mail: koeh@persolit.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Service, Safety and Environment 


Manufacturer 

Industry expertise: Instrumentation, Leasing Of Tools/Equipment, 

Insulation, Fabrication and Construction, Supply Chain 

Management, Personnel, Cooling, Heating, Ventilation and 

Air Conditioning 

Profi le: 

Persolit A/S is a Danish engineering, manufacturing and 

contracting company with 60 years of experience in technical 

insulation onshore/offshore all over the world. Persolit 

A/S has lately succesfully carried out manufacture and 

installation of sound proofed Drillers Cabins on rigs, sound 

proofi ng of ducting, engines, compressors etc. Furthermore 

soundproofi ng of controlrooms, accomodations, workshops 

etc has been carried out. 


Olievej 4 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 13 08 44 

Fax: +45 75 13 07 35 

E-mail: salg@harbo.dk 


Claus Harbo 

E-mail: ch@harbo.dk 

Competences: 



Manufacturer 

Industry expertise: Cranes and Crane Accessories, Offshore 

Wind Turbines - Installation and Commissioning, Leasing Of 

Tools/Equipment, Offshore Wind Turbines – Tower, Maintenance, 

Modifi cation, Optimization and Operation, Ropes 

(Wire and Synthetic) 

Profi le: 

Supply of all kinds and sizes of the following: Wire ropes, 

wire rope fi lings and slings, chains and chain accessories, 

webbing and roundslings, shackles in all sizes and rigging 

screws, polypropylene ropes up to 96 mm on stock. Lifting 

equipment, hoists and winches up to 35 ton c/w hydraulic 

power packs for rental. All sizes of blocks, sheaves, swivels 

for rental. Test and recertifi cation of chainslings, hoists, 

winches, blocks. Escape climbing nets, helideck nets, ladders. 

Test equipment for cranes and life boats. Water bags, 

loadcells etc. (Water weight agent) Fall Protection Systems. 

Mooring bouys and fenders in all sizes for all purposes.


Grønhøjgade 45 

6600 Vejen 

Phone: +45 76 96 34 00 

Fax: +45 76 96 34 01 

E-mail: info@phoenixint.dk 


René Rasmussen 

E-mail: rera@phoenixint.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Coating and Paints, Pipes, Pipelines and 

Risers 

Profi le: 

PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL A/S is a global knowledge-based 

company, specialising in high quality corrosion protection 

for off- and onshore oil & gas pipelines. We are dedicated to 

research and development of customized solutions for consulting 

engineers, operators and infrastructure authorities 

within application adhesion and protection technologies. 


Magnoliavej 10 

Dyrup 

5250 Odense SV 

Phone: +45 63 10 02 70 

Fax: +45 63 10 02 71 

E-mail: email@pne-teknik.dk 


Esben Erichsen 

Direct Phone: +45 63 10 02 72 

E-mail: ee@pne-teknik.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Safety and Security, Water Treatment, 

Valves and Accessories 

Profi le: 

PNE Teknik supply products and technical solutions for the 

engineering industry, offshore and maritime industry. Our 

concept is the optimum solution for each individual job. 

Our partners are leading suppliers of castings, forgings and 

industrial products. We are always able to fi nd the item required 

as well as the supplier of the product most suitable for 

a specifi c job. Thus the technically best solution is usually the 

most profi bale one - and we always aim to be cost-minded 

on behalf of our customers. PNE Teknik have emerged from 

P.N. Erichsen A/S. We have currently adapted the delivery 

programme to the existing requirements and will also in 

future be a reliable and trustworthy business partner. 

Pon Power A/S 

Øresundsvej 9 


Phone: +45 76 14 64 00 

Fax: +45 76 14 64 01 

E-mail: power.dk@pon-cat.com 


Verner Andersen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 14 64 46 

E-mail: verner.andersen@pon-cat.com 

Competences: 


Service 



and Operation, Fabrication and Construction, Generators 

and Engines, Personnel, Electrical Equipment, IT and 

Electronics 

Profi le: 

Caterpillar dealer for Denmark, offering Caterpillar and MaK 

diesel and gas engines, after sales services, switch-boards, 

re-powering and general manpower. - High quality products 

- Prompt delivery of all Caterpillar spare parts to ports and 

airports - Consultants in installation, repairs and maintenance 

- Qualifi ed general manpower available for quick 

turnout - Individual service contracts. 


Stærevej 2 


Phone: +45 76 11 50 00 

Fax: +45 76 11 50 01 

E-mail: info@procurator.dk 


Susanne Ingemann 

E-mail: si@procurator.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: Consultant, Supplier, Educational Institution 

Industry expertise: Safety and Security, Welding Equipment, 

Firefi ghting, Courses and Training 

Profi le: 

As a total suplier of personal safety equipment Procurator 

Safety Denmark plays an active role in order to protect the 

employeed in every work situation possible. 

Promecon 

Sahara 4 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 11 55 00 

Fax: +45 80 60 22 45 

E-mail: mail@promecon.dk 


Esben Marcussen 

mail: ebm@promecon.dk 

Competences: 


Service 


Industry expertise: Fabrication and Construction, Project 

Management, Supply Chain Management, Offshore Wind 

Turbines – Service, Leasing Of Tools/Equipment, Tanks and 

Storage Equipment, Pipes, Pipelines and Risers, Offshore 

Wind Turbines – Foundations, Offshore Wind Turbines 

- Installation and Commissioning, Personnel 

Design and Engineering, Maintenance, Modifi cation, 

Optimization and Operation Contractors, Offshore Wind 

Turbines - Tower 

Profi le: 

Promecon carries out all forms of steel structures and 

industrial installations and has more than 60 years’ 

experience in the Scandinavian and international markets. 

Promecon has 400 committed employees and delivered 

sales of approx. DKK 400 million in 2003. 

QA Consulting A/S 


6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 75 45 38 33 

Fax: +45 75 45 38 55 

E-mail: qa@qaconsulting.dk 


Flemming Kristensen 

E-mail: qa@qaconsulting.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Safety and Environment 


Industry expertise: Consulting, Safety and Security, Planning, 

General Information, Project Management, Fabrication and 

Construction, Inspection and Testing, Personnel 

Profi le: 

QA Consulting is based in Esbjerg, where our practical mix 

of some 30 engineers, marine engineers, and technical 

personnel in the fi rst 20 years of our existence has primarily 

been serving the pulsating offshore industry. 

We provide more than 37,000 man/hours per year for jobs 

requiring our core competences within maintenance. All our 

service activities are thoroughly documented via our effi cient 

hour/job management system. Our present activities take 

place in close contact with local industry and are split into 

three categories: Providing skills (Manpower), major involvement 

in project, and handling minor ad hoc jobs. 

The QA Consulting of the future is expecting growth within 

the offshore industry and a spin-off effect in other branches 

requiring effi cient maintenance systems. 


Willemoesgade 2 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 79 13 71 00 

Fax: +45 79 13 72 80 


Kai B. Olsen 

Direct Phone: +45 79 13 71 20 

E-mail: kbo@ramboll.dk 

Competences: 




Industry expertise: Design and Engineering, Consulting, 

Project Management 

Profi le: 

Ramboll Oil & Gas offers overall solutions in design and 

engineering for all types of oil and gas installations. The continued 

expansion of activities and installations in the Danish 

sector of the North Sea has given Ramboll Oil & Gas a solid 

experience in the offshore disciplines jackets, topsides 

and pipelines. The offshore experience has resulted in an 

increasing number of assignments on onshore oil and gas 

installations, systems and storage facilities. New activities 

within offshore wind turbine structures are also products on 

this knowledge. 


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ResQ 

Korskildeeng 6 

2670 Greve 

Phone: +45 43 90 90 00 

E-mail: mail@resq.dk 


Erik Rau Jacobsen 

E-mail: erj@resq.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: 

Industry expertise: Safety and Security, Consulting, Courses 

and Training 

Ribe Maskinfabrik 

Industrivej 4 

6760 Ribe 

Phone: +45 76 88 14 88 

Fax: +45 75 42 13 04 

E-mail: info@ribemask.dk 


Ole Jørgensen 

E-mail: oj@ribemask.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Offshore Wind, Maritime, Service 


Industry expertise: Pipes, Pipelines and Risers, Fabrication 

and Construction 

Profi le: 

Ribe Maskinfabrik A/S is part of RM-Gruppen who is a 

globally oriented company within metal manufacturing and 

sourcing. RM-Gruppen has own offi ces and production 

facilities in Europe as well as Asia. 


v/Halberg Service 

Græsmarken 26 

3450 Allerød 

Phone: +45 48 14 61 46 

E-mail: allan@halbergservice.dk 


Allan Halberg 

Direct Phone: +45 48 14 61 46 

E-mail: allan@halbergservice.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Inspection and Testing, Scaffolding, Offshore 

Wind Turbines – Service, Ropes (Wire and Synthetic), 

Maintenance, Modifi cation, Optimization and Operation, Air 

Transport 

Rovsing Dynamics A/S 

Marielundvej 41 

2730 Herlev 

Phone: +45 46 90 72 00 

Fax: +45 44 84 60 40 

E-mail: info@rovsing-dynamics.com 


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Annette Risberg 

Direct Phone: +45 44 20 08 37 

E-mail: ari@rovsing-dynamics.com 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Instrumentation 

Profi le: 

ROVSING Dynamics A/S, headquartered in Herlev (the 

suburbs of Copenhagen), Denmark, has over the last 10 

years developed a unique product, the OPENpredictor 

Predictive Maintenance Information System, which allows 

on-line machinery health prediction through the use of 

sophisticated electronic and computer technology. 

ROVSING Dynamics has developed a family of early 

machine fault detection algorithms with automatic fault diagnosis 

capabilities, which provides predictive maintenance 

through detection of most machine faults almost as soon as 

they develop and present the identifi ed fault(s) and location 

to the operator in clear text. 

The system can be used on almost any type of rotating 

machinery. 

Roxtec ApS 

Gl. Strandvej 10 

2990 Nivå 

Phone: +45 49 18 47 47 

Fax: +45 49 18 47 45 

E-mail: roxtec@roxtec.dk 


Peter van A. Bjerke 

E-mail: pvb@roxtec.dk 

Competences: 


Industry role: 

Industry expertise: Surface Treatment and Corrosion 

Protection 

Profi le: 

With creativity and an eye for design, Roxtec manufactures 

complete sealing solutions for cable and pipe penetrations. 

Our products raise the quality, safety and fl exibility in living 

and working environments. 

Sanistål A/S 

Ørnevej 3 


Phone: +45 76 14 63 00 

Fax: +45 75 14 31 11 

E-mail: esb@sanistaal.dk 


Ole Rimme 

E-mail: ori@sanistaal.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Valves and Accessories, Pipes, Pipelines 

and Risers, Supply Chain Management 

Profi le: 

Steel, Bars and Plates, Joists and Hollow Sections, Pipes, 

Fittings, Valves, Flanges, Galvanized Steel, Bolts and Chains, 

Stainless Steel and Metal, Machinery and Tools. Certifi ed 

according to ISO 9002. 

Score Danmark A/S 



Phone: +45 75 13 82 83 

Fax: +45 75 13 92 22 


Søren Haltrup 

E-mail: soren.haltrup@score-group.com 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Leasing Of Tools/Equipment, Supply 

Chain Management, Maintenance, Modifi cation, Optimization 

and Operation, Instrumentation, Valves and Accessories, 

Hydraulics and Pneumatics 

Profi le: 

As an international organisation, Score provides a worldwide 

around the clock range of valve, actuator and gas turbine 

services. Being open for business a full 24 hours per day, 

our technical sales and customer support staff, aided by 

teams of specialist engineers, are always on hand to assist 

our customers with even the most diffi cult and urgent 

enquiries. Score Group plc is employee owned, and remains 

independent of all valve manufacturers and suppliers. The 

Group formed in 1982 to provide valve repair and re-certifi - 

cation services, now employs over 500 personnel worldwide. 

Selco A/S 

Betonvej 10 

4000 Roskilde 

Phone: +45 70 26 11 22 

Fax: +45 70 26 25 22 

E-mail: selco.dk@selco.com 


Steen L. Andersen 

E-mail: steen.andersen@selco.com 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Instrumentation, Electrical Equipment, 

IT and Electronics, Offshore Wind Turbines - Nacelles and 

Electrical Parts, Generators and Engines 

Profi le: 

SELCO manufacture and sell electronic equipment for power 

generation, alarm annunciation and indication of discrete 

signals. SELCO products are designed to operate in harsh 

environmental conditions and are suitable for use in both 

land and off shore applications. 


Stenhuggervej 12-14 


Phone: +45 79 16 66 66 

Fax: +45 75 15 65 80 


Jan E. Hansen 

Direct Phone: +45 79 16 65 51 

E-mail: jeh@semcomaritime.dk

Competences: 


Service 


Manufacturer 

Industry expertise: Firefi ghting, Welding Equipment, Supply 

Chain Management, Leasing Of Tools/Equipment, Cooling, 

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Electrical Equipment, 

IT and Electronics, Scaffolding, General Information, 

Project Management, Valves and Accessories, Cranes and 

Crane Accessories, Pipes, Pipelines and Risers, Hydraulics 

and Pneumatics, Personnel, Navigation Aids, Generators 

and Engines, Communication Systems, Fabrication and 

Construction, Ports and Supply Bases, Consulting, Maintenance, 

Modifi cation, Optimization and Operation, Inspection 

and Testing, Job/Career, Planning 

Profi le: 

From its North Sea Base in Esbjerg, Semco Maritime 

provides service for the international offshore industry via 

subsidiaries and agents throughout the world. The services 

are ranking from detailed design through procurement, 

manufaturing, and installation to on-going maintenance and 

service agreements with all major operators in the area. 

SGS Danmark A/S 

Nitivej 10B 

2000 Frederiksberg 

Phone: +45 36 93 33 00 

Fax: +45 36 93 33 01 


Jan Ibsö 

E-mail: jan.ibso@sgs.com 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Inspection and Testing 

Profi le: 

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verifi cation, testing 

and certifi cation company. SGS is recognized as the global 

benchmark for quality and integrity. With 42,000 employees, 

SGS operates a network of about 1,000 offi ces and 

laboratories around the world. 

Siemens A/S 

Borupvang 3 

2750 Ballerup 

Phone: +45 44 77 44 77 

Fax: +45 44 77 40 29 

E-mail: post@siemens.dk 


Torben Engsig Thyrring 

E-mail: torben.engsig@siemens.com 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Electrical Equipment, IT and Electronics 

Profi le: 

The Siemens group in Denmark is part of the international 

Siemens concern, which with more than 430,000 employees 

in 190 countries is one of the Worlds biggest corporations 

within electronics and electro technique. The company 

solves assignments within the areas: energy, industry, 

information, telecom, traffi c, hospital equipment, hearing 

aids, light sources, linen goods and electric installations. 

Based within the intensive research and development effort 

of the concern an extensive range of highly technological 

products and services are offered. 

Siemens Wind Power A/S 

Borupvej 16 

7330 Brande 

Phone: +45 99 42 22 22 

E-mail: bonus@bonus.dk 


Poul Skjærbæk 

E-mail: psk@bonus.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Offshore Wind Turbines - Rotors and Rotor 

Blades, Offshore Wind Turbines – Tower, Offshore Wind 

Turbines - Service 

Profi le: 

With the acquisition of Bonus Energy A/S December 1, 

2004, Siemens entered the rapidly growing wind energy 

business. The fi nancial strength and the turnkey experience 

of Siemens Power Generation combined with the technical 

know-how of Bonus Energy will create an even stronger 

player in the global wind energy market: Siemens Wind 

Power. 


Industrivej Vest 43 

6600 Vejen 

Phone: +45 76 96 21 50 

Fax: +45 76 96 21 60 


Kristen Guldager 

Direct Phone: +45 76 96 21 51 

E-mail: kgu@solar.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Cooling, Heating, Ventilation and Air 

Conditioning, Navigation Aids, Communication Systems, 

Electrical Equipment, IT and Electronics 

Profi le: 

Solar Offshore is part of Denmarks largest electrical 

wholesale company, A/S Nordisk Solar Compagni. Solar 

Offshore has existed since 1981, and from our offi ces and 

store rooms we can offer you a complete range of electrical 

material, Ex-equipment for hazardous areas being our 

speciality. Solar Offshore has a number of agencies enabling 

us to provide you with e.g. lighting equipment, cables, cable 

glands, switchboards, junction boxes, electrical heating, 

speakers, and other approved products within the shortest 

possible time of delivery. 

STMS - 



6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 11 47 50 

Fax: +45 76 11 47 05 

E-mail: ej@stms.dk 


Eigil Jensen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 11 47 15 

E-mail: ej@stms.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Offshore Wind, Maritime, Service, Safety 


Industry role: Service Provider, Supplier, Educational Institution 

Industry expertise: Firefi ghting, Safety and Security, Courses 

and Training, Offshore Wind Turbines - Service 

Profi le: 

STMS – (Survival Training Maritime Safety) is a result of 

many years of co-operation between ESVAGT and the 

marine rescue unit of the Maritime University of Denmark. 

STMS today utilizes this knowledge and offers a wide range 

of courses – with direct relevance to the offshore industry. 

Courses include obligatory offshore courses, wind turbine 

courses, FRB-courses as well as Search & Rescue (SAR) 

courses. Furthermore STMS offers individualized team 

building courses, which often are made in co-operation with 

external consultants. 

Sturnus Engineering ApS 

Naverland 2, 1 

2600 Glostrup 

Phone: +45 43 42 54 28 

Fax: +45 43 42 54 29 

E-mail: SEDK@SEDK.DK 


Jørgen Eigil Hammer 

Direct Phone: +45 43 42 54 28 

E-mail: sedk@sedk.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Tanks and Storage Equipment, Drilling 

Tools/Supplies, Pipes, Pipelines and Risers, Hydraulics and 

Pneumatics, Welding Equipment, Offshore Wind Turbines 

- Rotors and Rotor Blades, Engine Cylinders and Accumulators, 

Surface Treatment and Corrosion Protection, Generators 

and Engines, Pumps and Accessories, Process Control, 

Fabrication and Construction, Valves and Accessories 

Profi le: 

STURNUS ENGINEERING is an engineering company who 

has had big success in solving development and construction 

tasks within machine and mechanical problems. 

SubCPartner ApS 

Tværkaj 2 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 70 23 21 22 

Fax: +45 76 10 04 69 

E-mail: law@subcpartner.com 


Lars Wigant 

E-mail: law@subcpartner.com 

Competences: 



Profi le: 

PROFESSIONAL OFFSHORE SERVICES SubCPartner has 


Yearbook 2007

more than 20 years experience within the offshore sector 

with a wide variety of skills to suit your requirements. Since 

our introduction in the offshore windmill industry in 2002, 

we have been fortunate enough to work on some of the 

biggest offshore windmill projects in Europe. Work shop 

activities: - Manufacture Steel Structures - Manufacture 

Hubs, clamps etc. - Inconel overlay welding - Black smith 

work Offshore activities - Diving operations - Construction 

and Installtion - Specialist in subsea and splash zone works 

- Inspection and NDT - Scour protections and bottom ptofi ling 

- Subsea cutting and welding Management, Engineering 

and Supervision in relation to above activities. 

Syddansk Universitet 


6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 65 50 41 14 

Fax: +45 65 50 10 91 

E-mail: sdu@sdu.dk 


Svend Ole Madsen 

Direct Phone: +45 65 50 15 12 

E-mail: som@sam.sdu.dk 

Competences: 

Industry role: Educational Institution, General Institution, 


Profi le: 

Knowledge is one of the prerequisites for growth in Denmark, 

where social welfare and competition within industry 

are increasingly dependent on research, highly skilled workers, 

and an industry with a fl air for innovation and renewal. 

The University of Southern Denmark, with campuses located 

in the southwestern part of Denmark - i.e. Funen and Southern 

Jutland - is a research and educational institution with 

deep regional roots and an international outlook. Reaching 

even further south, the university offers a number of joint 

programmes in co-operation with the University of Flensburg 

and the University of Kiel. Contacts with regional industries 

and the international scientifi c community are strong. 

Every day approximately 1,100 researchers in Odense, 

Kolding, Esbjerg and Sønderborg are engaged in the search 

for new know ledge and insight, while 15,000 students are 

working to further their education. The University of Southern 

Denmark offers comprehensive programmes in four different 

faculties - Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social 

Sciences, and Health Sciences. It incorporates 33 institutes, 

29 research centres, and a well-equipped university library. 



6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 36 97 35 00 


Erik Dam 

E-mail: eda@svuf.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: General Information, Consulting, Courses 

and Training 


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Uniscrap, Åbenrå 

Kilen 29 

6200 Aabenraa 

Phone: +45 74 62 27 87 

Fax: +45 74 62 27 47 

E-mail: info@uniscrap.dk 


Mogens Møller-Hansen 

E-mail: mmh@uniscrap.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Water Treatment, Recycling and Waste 

Management 

Profi le: 

Uniscrap A/S is a Danish owned waste and recycling 

company, which was created in 2002 by merger of Dansk 

Genvinding A/S, Uniscrap A/S Genvindingsindustri and 

Dansk Flaskegenbrug A/S. 

Valtor Offshore A/S 

Oddesundvej 5 


Phone: +45 75 14 44 11 

Fax: +45 75 14 44 99 

E-mail: info@valtor.dk 


Peter Toft 

E-mail: pt@valtor.dk 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Oil and Gas, Maritime, Service 


Industry expertise: Supply Chain Management, Hydraulics 

and Pneumatics, Instrumentation, Leasing Of Tools/Equipment, 


Valves and Accessories 

Profi le: 

During its almost 20 years in the business, Valtor Offshore 

A/S, with head offi ce located at Esbjerg, has become 

acknowledged in many parts of the world for reliable and 

quality-proof supplies of all kinds of valves, actuators and 

related process equipment for the petrochemical industry. 

Valtor Offshore A/S has specialised in development and 

supply of valve automation and in creating individual 

solutions of specifi c problems for the customers. Over 

the years Valtor Offshore A/S has built up its own product 

servicing department furnishing all kinds of valves, actuators, 

positioners etc. Service takes place at Valtor Offshore 

or on location at the customer, depending on the nature of 

the operation. 


Alsvej 21 

8900 Randers 

Phone: +45 97 30 00 00 

E-mail: vestas@vestas.dk 


Morten Melin 

Direct Phone: +45 97 30 80 84 

E-mail: momel@vestas.com 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Offshore Wind, Maritime, Service, Safety and 

Environment 


Industry expertise: Offshore Wind Turbines - Installation and 

Commissioning, Offshore Wind Turbines - Rotors and Rotor 

Blades, Offshore Wind Turbines – Service, Offshore Wind 

Turbines - Tower 

Profi le: 

Vestas is the world leader in wind technology and a driving 

force in the development of the wind power industry. Vestas’ 

core business comprises the development, manufacture, 

sale, marketing and maintenance of wind power systems 

that use wind energy to generate electricity. 

Vestas offshore A/S was established as an independent 

Sales Business Unit as of 1st Jan. 2006 with Mr. Anders 

Søe-Jensen appointed as President. 

Four departments: Sales, Project & Technology, Customer 

Service and Finance. 

Approximately 125 employees – increasing to 160 at years 

end (around 1/3 in the UK). 

CONTRACTING STRATEGIES: 

EPC Contracting: 

• Vestas Offshore A/S covers the entire scope i.e. supply 

and installation of foundations, WTG’s and electrical 

infrastructure; 

Supply and Installation: 

• Vestas Offshore A/S delivers, installs and commissions 

the WTG’s on Employers foundations and electrical 

infrastructure; 

WTG delivery only: 

• Vestas Offshore A/S delivers the WTG’s ex works or at 

nearest harbour and commissions them after installation. 

Limited warranty. 


Glarmestervej 3-5 

Sædding 


Phone: +45 75 15 30 77 

Fax: +45 75 15 30 16 

E-mail: adm@vh.dk 


Peter Pedersen 

E-mail: plp@vh.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Project Management, Pumps and Accessories, 

Ports and Supply, Bases, Maintenance, Modifi cation, 

Optimization and Operation, Valves and Accessories, Generators 

and Engines, Fabrication and Construction, Courses 

and Training, Consulting, Material and Product Handling, 

Process Control, Inspection and Testing, Engine Cylinders 

and Accumulators, Networking, Contractors, Cranes and 

Crane Accessories, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Automotive 

Transport 

Profi le: 

Vestjysk Hydraulik A/S is a certifi ed Service Center for axial 

piston units from the Bosch Rexroth AG in Germany. 

We have direct access to the factory warehouse for Bosch

Rexroth AG products, and our own spare parts store, which 

carries around 24,000 item numbers, guarantees short 

delivery times and reliability of supply for the spare parts 

you need. 

As well as providing a professional repair service, the 

customer service workshops of Vestjysk Hydraulik A/S also 

document and analyse any damage that has occurred. The 

data obtained are then supplied to the customer service 

team. 


Mådevej 37 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 76 10 10 00 

Fax: +45 76 10 10 10 


Svend Erik Petersen 

E-mail: svend.erik.petersen@vetcogray.com 

Competences: 




and Operation, Ports and Supply Bases, Drilling Tools/Supplies, 

Leasing of Tools/Equipment, Valves and Accessories, 

Drilling and Well Services, Wellheads and X-Mas Trees 

Profi le: 

Competences within: ISO 9002/ISO 14001 Certifi cation 

- Wellheads & X-mas Trees - Exploration Systems incl. 

Mudline - Wellhead Maintenance - Chokevalves - Gate- and 

Checkvalves - Controlvalves - Grayloc Clamp Connectors 

- Oilfi eld Machine shop & Warehouse - Cutting of API 

Threads, API Q1 Certifi ed - Thread Cutting on Tubing & Casing 

- License for all Premium Threads VAM, Antares NKK 

- Portable Grayserv Machines. 


Sædding Ringvej 13 


Phone: +45 76 11 81 00 

Fax: +45 76 11 81 01 

E-mail: viking@viking-life.com 


Claus Omann 

E-mail: co@viking-life.com 

Competences: 

Industry sector: Maritime, Service, Safety and Environment 


Industry expertise: Safety and Security 

Profi le: 

VIKING is an innovator in life-saving equipment for a wide 

range of offshore installations. Our in depth knowledge 

of the offshore industry ensures optimal solutions in all 

phases. From putting together total packages for new 

buildings, producing custom-designed evacuation systems 

or personal protective equipment, to professional and 

convenient servicing and replacement. 

• Unique chute or stair based evacuation and embarkation 

systems 

• First class davit launched and throw overboard liferafts 

• Extensive line of standard and custom made personal 

protective equipment 

• Total servicing package. 

See our full range of products at www.VIKINGsafetyshop. 

com or contact one of our worldwide offi ces for further 

information. 

When you choose VIKING life-saving equipment you choose 

a sound long term investment. 

Vindmølleindustrien 

Vester Voldgade 106/1 


Phone: +45 33 73 03 30 

Fax: +45 33 73 03 33 

E-mail: danish@windpower.org 


Bjarne Lundager Jensen 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Courses and Training, General Information 

Profi le: 

The Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA) is a non-profi t 

association whose purpose is to promote wind energy at 

home and abroad. 

The association was founded in 1981. DWIA today represents 

99.9 per cent of Danish wind turbine manufacturing 

measured in MW and more than 122 companies with 

activities in the Danish wind industry. For more details go to 

our list of members. 

We publish information about wind energy both printed and 

online. Printed publications include our annual report. 

We are also engaged in advocacy. See our news section and 

policy section for more details. 

The association is a member of the European Wind Energy 

Association, EWEA. 


Vandværksvej 42 

Assentoft 

8900 Randers 

Phone: +45 86 49 51 44 

Fax: +45 86 49 42 47 

E-mail: post@vsb-industri.dk 


Flemming Werk 

Direct Phone: +45 20 73 51 44 

E-mail: fw@vsb-industri.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Offshore Wind Turbines – Tower, Coating 

and Paints, Fabrication and Construction, Tanks and Storage 

Equipment, Surface Treatment and Corrosion Protection 

Profi le: 

VSB Industri- og Stålmontage A/S is an order producing 

company who can undertake all kinds of steel constructions. 

Welcon A/S 

Svindbækvej 1 

7323 Give 

Phone: +45 75 73 44 41 

Fax: +45 75 73 46 99 

E-mail: welcon@welcon.dk 


Jens Pedersen 

Direct Phone: +45 76 70 52 02 

E-mail: jp@welcon.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Fabrication and Construction, Offshore 

Wind Turbines - Tower 

Profi le: 

Welcon A/S is a Danish company in the business of manufacturing 

mainly steel components and turn-key solutions. 

During the last 40 years we have developed and maintained 

a very solid and competent know-how in the steel industry. 

This know-how, combined with targeted investments in 

production facilities and personnel, has resulted in our 

company being in the front line of the technological development 

in welding processes. This makes us a front-runner for 

supply of customer-tailored components and solutions. 

YIT A/S 

Vestkraftgade 1 

6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 70 11 67 00 

E-mail: yit@yit.dk 


Nils Skeby 

E-mail: nils.skeby@yit.dk 

Competences: 



Industry expertise: Communication Systems, Personnel, 

Instrumentation, Maintenance, Modifi cation, Optimization 

and Operation, Job/Career, Cooling, Heating, Ventilation and 

Air Conditioning, Contractors, Project Management, Electrical 

Equipment, IT and Electronics 

Profi le: 

YIT A/S supply integrated technical solutions and services 

for a wide range of applications. The company has more 

than 20 years of experience with work in the offshore 

industry. 

Ødegaard & Danneskiold-Samsøe A/S 

Titangade 15 

2200 København N 

Phone: +45 35 31 10 00 

Fax: +45 35 31 10 01 

E-mail: ods@lr-ods.com 


Morten Theill Jensen 

Direct Phone: +45 35 31 10 45 

E-mail: morten.jensen@lr-ods.com 

Competences: 



Profi le: 

Ødegaard & Danneskiold-Samsøe are specialists within 

acoustics, noise, vibration, machinery dynamics, and 

failure analysis caused by an excessive vibration level. We 


Yearbook 2007

measure, predict, and prepare a proposal for solution. Both 

before, during and after completion of construction of the 

offshore plant. 

We had our 25 year anniversary in 2005 so the experience 

level is well established. The tool box comprising software 

programmes and measuring equipment is also complete. 

We operate worldwide. 

The company was acquired by Lloyd’s Register in 2005, so 

we are now part of the worldwide Lloyd’s Register network. 



6700 Esbjerg 

Phone: +45 79 12 76 66 

Fax: +45 75 45 36 43 

E-mail: inst@aaue.dk 


Torben Rosenørn 

Direct Phone: +45 79 12 76 16 

E-mail: tur@aaue.dk 

Competences: 


Environment 

Industry role: Educational Institution, General Institution, 


Profi le: 

Aalborg University Esbjerg is one of Esbjergs fastest growing 

research and education institutions, meaning both the 

number of students and the wide offer of educations. With 

700 students the University is not bigger than every one still 

knows each other. 

Aalborg University Esbjerg formerly known as Esbjerg 

Teknikum merged with Aalborg University in 1995 and was 

named Aalborg University Esbjerg. At the same time we 

started to use the project-oriented form of teaching that now 

characterizes us. 


Yearbook 2007 



ESBJERG 2007 

Invitation 

Call for Partnerships 

and Papers 

Conference in Denmark 

11-12 October 2007. 

Learn more on www.decom2007.dk 

We hereby invite you as an exclusive 

partner for Decom Esbjerg 2007, and if you are interested 

please contact 

Phone: +45 75 12 37 44 

E-Mail: pkr@eeu.dk - www.eeu.dk 

Are you interested in giving a presentation at 

Decom Esbjerg 2007? 

Do you have any interesting views on the issue ‘Environmentally 

and Sustainable Offshore Decommissioning?’ 

Please contact us before 1 March 2007 

Phone: +45 23 49 00 22 E-Mail: ac@offshorecenter.dk 

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www.ramboll-oilgas.com 

From 1 January 2007 Ramboll Oil & Gas with approximately 500 employees becomes a separate 

business unit within the Ramboll Group. 

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