Imtech has been commissioned to provide eco-friendly solutions for platform automation, propulsion & drive, energy distribution, innovative automated bridge systems and navigation & communication on board various high-tech offshore construction vessels to be used in the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas. The total value of these contracts amounts to over 50 million euros.
The increasing global demand for energy results in the deployment of growing numbers of large offshore construction vessels for the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in deep waters. The performance demands for these special vessels result in a substantial increase of the technological component on board. Furthermore, these types of heavy vessels are facing increasingly strict environmental requirements in the form of low CO2 and NO2 emissions. Therefore, these types of vessels have to be equipped with innovative environmentally friendly propulsion. Imtech strives to reduce fuel consumption by ten to twenty per cent and emissions by fiteen tot twenty per cent.
Borealis
The company will provide environmentally friendly (diesel) electric propulsion, automation and high and low voltage systems on board the ‘Borealis’, a crane vessel measuring 183 x 46 metres for the Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore. This unique high-tech vessel will operate in the international oil and gas market for the Norwegian oil service company Nordic Heavy Lift. The Borealis, with a 5,000-tonne lifting capacity, can install or remove entire topsides at oil and gas platforms. It can also perform work at 3,000 metres below sea level. The hull will be built in China, after which Imtech, via its branches Imtech Marine & Offshore (Rotterdam) and Radio Holland (Singapore), will implement and commission the technology.
HLV-5000
For Seaway Heavy Lifting (headquarters in The Netherlands) Radio Holland, Rotterdam, will install broadband satellite communication, ICT infrastructure, autopilot, alarm, monitoring & control systems as well as various other modern electronic solutions on board the ‘HLV-5000’. The ‘HLV-5000’ is a 183 x 37 metre high-tech offshore crane vessel with a 5,000-tonne lifting capacity currently under construction at the Merwede Shipyard of IHC Merwede in The Netherlands.
Seismological Research Vessel
Via its HDW-Hagenuk Schiffstechnik branch (Hamburg) Imtech is responsible for the entire technical infrastructure and automation, including the eco-friendly (diesel) electric propulsion, on board a new seismological research vessel for Fugro Aberdeen at the Fassmer Werft (shipyard) in Germany. The vessel will be used for research into the detection of new or existing oil reserves in the seabed and the underlying strata.
Jascon 18 and Jascon 35
The Sea Trucks Group has furthermore commissioned Imtech Marine & Offshore to realise a major part of the technical infrastructure on board the ‘Jascon 18’, a large floating crane that is also able to lay pipelines in deep waters, and on board the high-tech offshore construction vessel ‘Jascon 35’. Imtech will be responsible for high and low voltage, energy distribution, propulsion, and navigation & communication. The hull will be constructed in China and the completion will take place in Singapore. Local Chinese and Singapore branches of Imtech are involved in the production, engineering and assembly of all technological solutions.
Imtech is also responsible for the project management, engineering and commissioning on all special vessels. All projects are scheduled for completion in 2009/2010.
