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Heerema donates € 15.000 to Sailing Kids Foundation

25-8-2008

An initiative of the ‘Safety Incentive Scheme’ fund of Heerema Vlissingen employees

Heerema Vlissingen, one of the three construction yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) donated € 15.000 to the Sailing Kids Foundation. This donation has made it possible to arrange two separate unforgettable sailing weeks for sick children, their parents, brothers and sisters.

On Saturday morning the official presentation of the cheque took place on board of the Meridiaan before her departure from the Bataviahaven in Lelystad. The cheque of € 15.000 was presented by Heerema Vlissingen to Mr Ruud Stam, founder of the Sailing Kids Foundation, in the presence of the children and their families. The donation made it possible to sponsor two voyages of the two masted clipper the Meridiaan. During the upcoming week sailing will take place on the IJsselmeer and depending on the weather conditions to the Wadden islands. The Meridiaan is equipped with all modern conveniences. With the help of various experts, such as a medical staff and team leaders, the family members can enjoy a well earned week of rest and relaxation.

Why a donation to Stichting Sailing Kids?
Heerema Fabrication Group considers corporate social responsibility as an integral part of its business and will take its social responsibility in this respect. As such HFG rewards good performance in safety, health and environment by means of a ‘Safety Incentive Scheme’. This initiative makes it possible to support a variety of charity funds. This donation is a perfect example of such a scheme.

This photograph is taken during the official presentation of the cheque to Ruud Stam by Paul van den Heuvel and Harm Sanstra (Heerema Vlissingen) before departure on board the Meridiaan in Lelystad on Saturday 23 August.

Dutch press release

A world record in high pressure, large diameter glass-fibre reinforced piping

30-7-2008

Grootint GRP Systems, a subsidiary of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), has set a new world record with the successful completion of the 15 bar hydrostatic test of the Glass-fibre Reinforced Vinylester (GRVE) piping system of the new Shell Ethylene Cracker Complex (ECC) in Singapore.

After successful qualification tests, whereby the piping system was pressurized at 24 bar for 1000 hours, Grootint GRP Systems was awarded the contract by Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte.) Ltd., Singapore for the design, production, supply and installation of the main cooling water system of the Shell ECC plant on Pulau Ular in Singapore.

The contract comprises delivery of a closed cooling water system of 3.1 kilometer glass-fibre reinforced vinylester piping system of which the majority will be positioned approx. 5 meter in the ground. The piping system will have an enormous diameter, which varies from 2.60 to 2.70 meter. Due to the nature of the plant, Shell demanded a very high design pressure of 10 Bar. In combination with the huge diameter of the piping, Grootint GRP has achieved a major milestone in the capabilities of Glass-fibre Reinforced Piping (GRP) systems.

Currently more than 60% of the installation is completed and it is expected that it will be completed at the beginning of 2009.

“We recently successfully completed two of a total of four hydrostatic tests. In these tests, the system was pressurised to 15 bar for six hours. This pressure is 50% higher than the design pressure of 10 bar. A major achievement of which I am very proud”, says Managing Director Alcuin de Weert of Grootint GRP Systems. “Recently we also received an award from Shell for the best performing contractor (out of 51) of the month, without a single LTI. Even more reason to be proud on our site team in Singapore”, continues De Weert.

Company profile Grootint GRP Systems:
Grootint GRP Systems is specialized in the design, supply, fabrication and installation of Glass-fibre Reinforced Piping (GRP) systems and is part of the Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. HFG offers innovative, cost effective and high quality engineering and construction solutions for structures to the global oil & gas and energy industry through efficient EPCI management capabilities with the highest regard to safety and environmental issues. HFG owns three fabrication yards of which two are situated in the Netherlands (Vlissingen and Zwijndrecht) and one in the United Kingdom (Hartlepool). Furthermore, HFG owns a multi-disciplined consulting engineering company with offices in the U.S.A. (New Orleans and Houston), Angola (Luanda) and in the Netherlands (Zwijndrecht). This engineering firm, HFG Engineering, is specialized in onshore and offshore facility designs with an emphasis on ease of operations and constructability.
Heerema Fabrication Group employs over 1,100 people. HFG is part of the Heerema Group.

For more information please contact:
Heerema Fabrication Group B.V.
Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands
Mrs. Jeanny C.M. de Leeuw
Telephone: +31 [0]78 – 625 0425
Cell: +31 [0]6 51287059
E-mail: j.deleeuw@hfg-heerema.com

Platform for Tunisia ready for Sailaway

21-5-2008

From Design to hook-up of a Mega construction

Heerema Vlissingen, one of the three construction yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) completed the construction of the Hasdrubal oil and gas platform. The topside has been loaded from the construction quay in Vlissingen on a seagoing barge for transport to the Gulf of Gabes, approx. 110 kilometres offshore Tunisia in the Mediterranean.

In June last year the construction of the Hasdrubal platform started at Heerema Vlissingen yard. This 2,450 tons weighing platform for BG Tunisia is not a heavy weight but the contract is in many aspects very challenging. The construction represents in total approx 300,000 man hours.

The topside has 5 decks, a weight of 1,450 ton and measures 46 x 30 x 29 meter. The jacket has a weight of 1,000 ton and a length of 70 meter. Within the scope of the contract also the final concept and design, as well as the transport to Tunisia, offshore installation and hooking up the platform are Heerema’s responsibility. Furthermore, Heerema Vlissingen will also provide training to the people of BG Tunisia on location, how to work the platform. Especially offshore installation, hooking up the platform, training on location and all of this within a very tight time schedule, characterizes the unique position of a European construction company like Heerema Vlissingen.

“Our reputation for high quality workmanship, securing schedule and budget were the main reasons for BG Tunisia to award us this extended EPIC contract. Without our highly motivated team in Vlissingen this was absolutely not feasible. The dedication and expertise of our people to accomplish this very challenging project proves again our strength! Also noteworthy is that we completed the project without a single lost time injury", according to Wim Matthijssen, Managing Director of Heerema Vlissingen.
The Hasdrubal platform will be installed in a water depth of 60 meter and approx. 110 kilometer offshore Tunisia. BG Tunisia is the operator of Hasdrubal and owns the field together with ETAP. It is expected that the platform will be operational in 2009.

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Company profile Heerema Fabrication Group:
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. HFG offers innovative, cost effective and high quality engineering and construction solutions for structures to the global oil & gas industry through efficient EPCI management capabilities with the highest regard to safety and environmental issues. HFG owns three fabrication yards of which two are situated in the Netherlands (Vlissingen and Zwijndrecht) and one in the United Kingdom (Hartlepool). Furthermore, HFG owns a multi-disciplined consulting engineering company with offices in the U.S.A. (New Orleans and Houston). This engineering firm, HFG Engineering US, is specialized in onshore and offshore facility designs with an emphasis on ease of operations and constructability. Heerema Fabrication Group employs over 1,100 people. HFG is part of the Heerema Group.

For more information please contact:
Heerema Fabrication Group B.V.
Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands
Mrs. Jeanny C.M. de Leeuw
Telephone: +31 [0]78 – 625 0425
Cell: +31 [0]6 51287059
E-mail: j.deleeuw@hfg-heerema.com

Heerema donates diesel pumps to KNRM

10-4-2008

An initiative of the ‘Safety Incentive Scheme’ fund of Heerema Vlissingen employees and customers.

Heerema Vlissingen, one of the three construction yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) donated this morning three diesel pumps to the Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM) (Royal Dutch Rescue Company) for the lifeboats of Cadzand, Westkapelle and Veere. The donation represents an amount of 3,750 Euro and has been donated by Heerema Vlissingen of the ‘Safety Incentive Scheme’ fund.

This morning a symbolic transfer took place at the Heerema Vlissingen quayside in Vlissingen-Oost. This symbolic transfer was performed by Pieter Posthuma, an employee of Heerema Vlissingen and the initiator of the donation, by means of starting the diesel pump on board the lifeboat Zeemanshoop.

The new pumps contribute to an improved reliability whilst minimizing environmental damage from polluted water. Furthermore, it also reduces the possible danger of explosion.

Safety of personnel is priority number ONE to the Heerema organization. One of the many activities to stimulate this safety behavior is this ‘Safety Incentive Scheme’. Every month Heerema, as well as customers, donates an amount of money in this fund. The amount of money depends on measured criteria. Employees of Heerema can make a request to which organization or charity fund they would like to donate the money. Since the start of this initiative Heerema has donated for more than 30,000 Euro to charity funds and organizations.

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Heerema Hartlepool wins contract to build Nexen Buzzard PS Deck

7-4-2008

Heerema Hartlepool, one of the three construction yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), has been awarded a contract for the fabrication of the Production Sweetening deck and bridge for the Nexen Buzzard oilfield in the UK North Sea.

Following the recently announced contract award for the construction of the jacket and piles at the Heerema Vlissingen yard, Heerema Hartlepool Ltd. (Heerema) has signed a contract with Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited (Nexen) for the fabrication of the 6,000-ton Production Sweetening (PS) deck and the 500-ton bridge for the fourth platform on the Buzzard installation.

The PS deck has three deck levels and will have a length of 60 meters, a width of 36 meters and an overall height of 42 meters. The bridge, with a length of 80 meters, will connect the new facility to the existing Buzzard complex. The fabrication work will start in June this year. The load-out of the deck is scheduled in March 2010.

Frank Moran, Director of Heerema Hartlepool said: “We completed the very successful 10,500 ton Buzzard QU Deck for Nexen in 2006, our largest ever project. Our reputation for high quality workmanship, safe working and completion on schedule was a key factor in Nexen’s decision to award this prestigious follow-on work to the Hartlepool yard.” And he continued: “We are very proud to have won this work, which ensures that the expertise and tradition of major offshore platform construction continues in Hartlepool and the Tees Valley area into the future”.

Load-out operation of the Nexen Buzzard QU deck, built in 2006.

Heerema Vlissingen to build jacket for Nexen Buzzard

1-4-2008

Heerema Vlissingen, one of the three construction yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded an EPC contract for the construction of a jacket and piles for the Nexen Buzzard oilfield in the UK North Sea.

Recently a contract has been signed between Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited (Nexen) and Heerema Vlissingen (Heerema) for the engineering, procurement and construction of a 3,500 Te jacket and 8 piles for the fourth platform on Nexen’s Buzzard oilfield in the UK North Sea.

The 3,500 Te jacket will measure 42 x 42 x 124 meter with 8 of 96” piles. The construction is scheduled to start in August 2008 and the jacket and piles will be ready for sail-away in the 3rd quarter of 2009.

Peter Self, Vice President Sales of HFG said: “A key to this contract award is the confidence Heerema was able to give Nexen in achieving the early jacket completion schedule for autumn 2009”. Remco van Gilst, Manager of Projects of Heerema Vlissingen continues: “A robust overall schedule for jacket completion in August 2009 is to have the total supply chain lined up from a smooth engineering start following up the work done in the tender period, to timely procurement driven by fabrication. The early jacket installation reduces the installation and hook-up work when the topside and bridge, built to suit the as-installed jacket, are installed in the 2010 installation period."

Company profile Heerema Fabrication Group:
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. HFG offers innovative, cost effective and high quality engineering and construction solutions for structures to the global oil & gas industry through efficient EPCI management capabilities with the highest regard to safety and environmental issues. HFG owns three fabrication yards of which two are situated in the Netherlands (Vlissingen and Zwijndrecht) and one in the United Kingdom (Hartlepool). Furthermore, HFG owns a multi-disciplined consulting engineering company with offices in the U.S.A. (New Orleans and Houston). This engineering firm, HFG Engineering US, is specialized in onshore and offshore facility designs with an emphasis on ease of operations and constructability.
Heerema Fabrication Group employs over 1,100 people and is part of the Heerema Group.

Heerema Fabrication Group awarded EPC project in offshore wind energy market

31-1-2008

Heerema Vlissingen, one of the operating companies of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands recently signed an EPC contract with ABB in Sweden for the design, procurement and fabrication of a 400 MW transformer offshore platform in the German sector of the North Sea.

Heerema Vlissingen together with the US based engineering firm within Heerema Fabrication Group, HFG Engineering US in Houston, will design and fabricate the platform and the jacket, on which the innovative and environmentally friendly HVDC Light (high-voltage direct current) transmission technology concept of ABB will be installed. Also the procurement and the hook up offshore activities are part of the contract.

The 2,500 ton weighing topside will have a length of 55 meters and a width of 35 meters. The jacket will be 60 meters high with a weight of 1,500 ton. The fabrication will start in March 2008 and is scheduled for completion in April 2009. The installation is planned in May 2009. The offshore wind farm is scheduled to be operational in September 2009.

Jan-Pieter Klaver, Chief Executive Officer of HFG says: “This unique project is perfectly in line with our strategy to leverage our EPCI project management capabilities in the offshore oil & gas industry to other markets. Our reputation and expertise in the execution of offshore EPCI projects in the harsh North Sea environment have contributed to the award of the project by ABB. A challenging project in many respects; an innovative and environmentally friendly electrical power concept in a for HFG relatively new market, which will also contribute to fight climate change”, continues Jan-Pieter Klaver.

The transformer platform will be part of the world’s largest offshore wind farm located 130 kilometres off the German coast in the North Sea. The NordE.ON 1 transformer platform, owned by E.ON Netz Offshore GmbH in Germany, will be connected to the most remote wind farm in the world and consisting of 80 wind turbines generating 400 MW in total. ABB developed an innovative and environmentally friendly transmission, which convert the energy generated by the offshore wind turbines at the offshore transformer platform and transmits it through a 130 kilometres direct current cable to shore.

Company profile Heerema Fabrication Group:

Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. HFG offers innovative, cost-effective and high quality engineering and construction solutions for structures to the global oil & gas and energy industry through efficient EPCI management capabilities with the highest regard to safety and environmental issues. HFG owns three fabrication yards of which two are situated in the Netherlands (Zwijndrecht and Vlissingen) and one in the United Kingdom (Hartlepool). Furthermore, HFG owns a multi-disciplined consulting engineering company with offices in the U.S.A. (New Orleans and Houston). This engineering firm, HFG Engineering US, is specialized in onshore and offshore facility designs with an emphasis on ease of operations and constructability. Heerema Fabrication Group employs over 1,100 people and is part of the Heerema Group.

For more information:

Heerema Fabrication Group B.V.

Jeanny C.M. de Leeuw

Telephone: +31 [0]78 – 625 0425

Cell: +31 [0]6 51287059

E-mail: j.deleeuw@hfg-heerema.com

Heerema Vlissingen produces giant construction with millimeter precision

26-11-2007

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Heerema Vlissingen, one of the three construction yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) in Zwijndrecht, has delivered the giant template for the Tombua Landana platform. The template and the piles, the longest ever built, have been loaded from the construction quay in Vlissingen on a seagoing barge for transport to Angola, West Africa.

Construction work for the fabrication of the 3,000 ton weighing template and twelve 625 foot long piles for the Tombua Landana platform started at the Heerema Vlissingen yard in July 2006. Since then more than 240,000 man hours have been worked on this construction, which Heerema Vlissingen fabricated for DSME on behalf of Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC) and its partners.

DSME, main contractor for the construction of the complete platform, together with CABGOC have chosen Heerema Vlissingen due to the stringent dimensional requirements. The template has been built with a tolerance of only 3 millimeters between the cylinders, where the piles have to be driven into the seabed. This meant a tremendous accuracy during construction.

“With proud we witnessed the load-out operation of the Tombua Landana template on a seagoing barge for transport to Angola. The dedication and accuracy shown by the project personnel have resulted in delivery of this challenging project on time, within budget and in accordance with the stringent specifications. DSME and CABGOC already informed us that they are impressed by how incredibly accurate our work is. Also noteworthy is that we completed the project without a single lost time injury”, said Wim Matthijssen, Managing Director Heerema Vlissingen.

The Tombua Landana platform will be installed approx. 50 miles from the coast of Angola in a water depth of 1,200 feet. The total height of the platform is 1,554 feet and weighs 76,000 ton. The operator is Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation.

Company profile Heerema Fabrication Group:
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. HFG offers innovative, cost-effective and high quality engineering and construction solutions for structures to the global oil & gas industry through efficient EPCI management capabilities with the highest regard to safety and environmental issues. HFG owns three fabrication yards of which two are situated in the Netherlands (Zwijndrecht and Vlissingen) and one in the United Kingdom (Hartlepool). Furthermore, HFG owns a multi-disciplined consulting engineering company with offices in the U.S.A. (New Orleans and Houston). This engineering firm, HFG Engineering US, is specialized in onshore and offshore facility designs with an emphasis on ease of operations and constructability. Heerema Fabrication Group employs over 1,100 people and is part of the Heerema Group.

For more information:
Heerema Fabrication Group B.V.
Jeanny C.M. de Leeuw
Telephone: +31 [0]78 – 625 0425
Cell: +31 [0]6 51287059

E-mail: j.deleeuw@hfg-heerema.com

Construction Hasdrubal platform well under way

21-11-2007

Heerema Vlissingen, one of the three construction yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has signed an EPCI contract for the Hasdrubal A Platform of BG Tunisia Ltd. and Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (“ETAP”) .

The contract between BG Tunisia, ETAP and Heerema Vlissingen comprises the engineering, procurement, construction, transportation and installation (EPCI) of the Hasdrubal A platform. This facility, consisting of a 1,000 ton jacket and a 1,500 ton topside, forms part of the Hasdrubal field development in the Gulf of Gabes, situated on Tunisia’s east coast in the Mediterranean Sea.

After receipt of the Letter of Award at the beginning of this year the work commenced at our Heerema Vlissingen fabrication yard. Currently the production of the five stories topside is progressing as planned. The under- and main decks are already completed, whilst the mezzanine-, weather- and heli decks are presently under construction. The construction and installation is scheduled for completion at the start of July 2008. The well hook-up is planned during the fourth quarter of 2008. The contract will generate approx. three quarters of a year work for the Heerema Vlissingen yard.

Jan-Pieter Klaver, Chief Executive Officer of HFG said: “we are very pleased with this award which is in line with our strategy to be a reputable EPCI contractor creating value for clients in oil & gas industry. We look forward to a successful project execution and continuing to build on our relationship with BG Tunisia and Enterprise Tunisienne d’Activités Petroliéres.”

The photograph shows the Hasdrubal A platform under construction at the Heerema Vlissingen fabrication yard, with the main deck in the forefront of the picture.

BG Tunisia currently supplies over 45 percent of the country’s domestic demand, making it the largest gas producer in

Tunisia

. BG Tunisia, along with partner ETAP, the Tunisian state petroleum exploration and production company, are currently developing the Hasdrubal field, which is expected on stream in 2009.

Company profile Heerema Fabrication Group:
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. HFG offers innovative, cost effective and high quality engineering and construction solutions for structures to the global oil & gas industry through efficient EPCI management capabilities with the highest regard for safety and environmental issues. HFG owns three fabrication yards of which two are situated in the Netherlands (Zwijndrecht and Vlissingen) and one in the United Kingdom (Hartlepool). Furthermore, HFG owns a multi-disciplined consulting engineering company with offices in the U.S.A. (New Orleans and Houston) specializing in onshore and offshore facility designs with an emphasis on ease of operations and constructability.
Heerema Fabrication Group employs over 1,100 people and is part of the Heerema Group.

For more information please contact:
Heerema Fabrication Group B.V.
Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands
Mrs. Jeanny C.M. de Leeuw
Telephone: +31 [0]78 – 625 0425
Cell: +31 6 51287059
E-mail: j.deleeuw@hfg-heerema.com

Minister of State Aboutaleb visits Heerema Zwijndrecht

5-10-2007

“PEOPLE ARE OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET”

“It’s a jewel of a company. With a world-wide clientbase, large projects connected with water and an excellent workforce Heerema Zwijndrecht is truly an example of ‘Dutch Glory’. Walking here, speaking to the people working on these projects, I feel proud of our tiny country we call the Netherlands,’ according to Minister of State of Social Affairs and Employment, Mr. Ahmed Aboutaleb.

As part of the “European year of Equal Opportunities for all” the CNV Labor Union organizes meetings with companies like Heerema Zwijndrecht willing to improve the teamwork within its organization and to meet and speak to people on the production floor to discuss issues about equal opportunities. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment supports this. On initiative of the Labor Union, Mr. Aboutaleb visited Heerema Zwijndrecht on October 3, to take part in the discussion about diversity on the production floor. Also on the agenda was a tour of the yard, where at this moment a production deck is being fabricated, as well as a visit to the company trainingsschool of Heerema Zwijndrecht.

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Sean compression project successfully completed

30-8-2007

Heerema Hartlepool, one of the three construction yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), has recently completed the construction of a 2,000 tonne compression module for Shell U.K. Ltd.

The load-out of the 2,000 tonne Sean Compression Module at the Heerema Hartlepool yard on August 2, marked the successful completion of the construction for its client Shell U.K. Ltd. After the necessary seafastening operation on the AMT Discoverer barge, the unit with a length of 28 metres, a width of 30 metres and a height of 22 metres has set sail for its final destination in the U.K. Southern North Sea on August 28. Installation of the module will be performed by Heerema Marine Contractor’s Hermod crane vessel.

Heerema Hartlepool was awarded the fabrication contract by Shell U.K. in June 2006 after conclusion of the concept selection study. This study work concluded that the optimum concept would be a new compression module located on the existing PD platform topsides.

The total construction work at the Heerema Hartlepool yard took 12 months to complete, having started in July 2006.

“With the sail-away of the Sean Compression module from our site in Hartlepool we are proud to have successfully completed another construction unit on time. We worked closely with Shell to further enhance our safety record on this project. Thanks to our dedicated and experienced people and the talent to manage today’s complex, multi-disciplined projects, we can continue to be successful in a highly competitive market”, says Bill Fahy of Heerema Hartlepool.

The successful completion of the Sean Compression project will help Shell to meet its supply contracts in the U.K. for peak gas demand during winter periods. The owners of the Sean Field are BP (50%), Shell (25%) and Exxon Mobil (25%), with Shell being the operator.

Company profile Heerema Fabrication Group:
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. HFG offers innovative, cost-effective and high quality engineering and construction solutions for structures to the global oil & gas industry through efficient EPCI management capabilities with the highest regard to safety and environmental issues. HFG owns three fabrication yards of which two are situated in the Netherlands (Zwijndrecht and Vlissingen) and one in the United Kingdom (Hartlepool), as well as a multi-disciplined consulting engineering company with offices in the U.S.A. (New Orleans and Houston). This engineering firm, HFG Engineering US, is specialized in onshore and offshore facility designs with an emphasis on ease of operations and constructability. Heerema Fabrication Group employs over 1,100 people and is part of the Heerema Group of companies.

For more information please contact:
Heerema Fabrication Group B.V.
Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands
Mrs. Jeanny C.M. de Leeuw
Telephone: +31 (0)78 62 50 425
Cell: +31 (0)6 51287059
E-mail: j.deleeuw@hfg-heerema.com

Albert-Garaudy Consulting Engineers changes name to HFG Engineering US

30-4-2007

Heerema Fabrication Group will change the name of Albert-Garaudy Consulting Engineers effective May 1, 2007, to HFG Engineering US, continuing our progress in developing a full-service firm capable of turning concepts into commercial realities for our clients. HFG Engineering US, with offices in Houston, Texas and Metairie, Louisiana is uniquely positioned to provide engineering services that incorporate critical fabrication and operations criteria in project development.

“Heerema is a well established name in the offshore industry”, says Glenn Garaudy, President of HFG Engineering US. “The Heerema brand stands for innovation and the highest standard of quality, safety and professionalism, and also for an unrelenting dedication to helping clients be more successful. The Heerema name is a source of pride for everyone in our organization, and is the new name with which we will present ourselves to the market.”

Jan-Pieter Klaver, CEO of Heerema Fabrication Group continues; ”The name change will support our goal to leverage our strength to offer clients total solutions and to further expand our activities to new market areas.

Heerema Fabrication Group is able to offer clients innovative engineering and fabrication solutions from conceptual design to final fabrication and delivery. The know-how and experience of our people in combination with our widely recognized engineering and project management expertise ensures execution of EPC(I) contracts on-time and within budget.”

Company profile Heerema Fabrication Group:
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. HFG offers innovative, cost-effective and high quality engineering and construction solutions for structures to the global oil & gas industry through efficient EPC(I) management capabilities with the highest regard to safety and environmental issues. HFG owns three fabrication yards of which two are situated in the Netherlands (Zwijndrecht and Vlissingen) and one in the United Kingdom (Hartlepool). HFG also owns a multi-disciplined consulting engineering company with offices in the U.S.A. (Metairie, LA and Houston, TX). Heerema Fabrication Group employs over 1,100 people and is a Heerema Group company.

For more information please contact:

Heerema Fabrication Group B.V.

Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands
Mrs. Jeanny C.M. de Leeuw
Telephone: +31 (0)78 62 50 425
Cell: +31 (0)6 51287059
E-mail: j.deleeuw@hfg-heerema.com

Contract awarded to build Valhall main deck

1-3-2007

Heerema Zwijndrecht, one of the three construction yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), has entered into final clarification with a view to being awarded a key contract by BP Norway for building the Valhall Re-Development main deck.

A key contract for the Topside Fabrication and Integration for the new installation on the Valhall field is in the process of being finalized with Heerema Zwijndrecht by BP Norway. The Topside Fabrication and Integration contract covers the fabrication, integration, mechanical completion, commissioning assistance and load-out of the topsides deck. It furthermore holds an option to fabricate the 500 tonnes Solids Handling Module.

The value of the contract is estimated at Euro 118 million and will generate approx. 1.3 million man hours for the Heerema Zwijndrecht yard, where the construction will be performed. The topsides deck has a weight of 11,000 tonnes and the flare boom of 350 tonnes.
Once the fabrication engineering is completed, it is expected that the construction work will start at the end of the third quarter of 2007 and is scheduled for mechanical completion in October 2009.

“We are very proud to have been awarded one of the key contracts for fabrication of the main deck on our Heerema Zwijndrecht yard”, says Wim Matthijssen, managing director of the yards Heerema Zwijndrecht and Heerema Vlissingen. “Fabrication of complex structures like this 11,000 ton weighing topside for the Valhall Re-Development project is our expertise and we are very excited to work on a deck, which will be part of the most environmental friendly fields offshore Norway”, continues Wim Matthijssen.

The Valhall Re-Development consists of a new combined living and process installation to replace the original installations on the field. The whole field will be supplied with power from a 292 km long power cable from Lista, Norway. “This will make Valhall one of the most environmental friendly fields offshore Norway and will result in a safer and more efficient source of power supply”, according to BP.

The contract award is subject to partner deciding to proceed and Governmental approval of the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO). PDO will be submitted to the authorities at the end of first quarter 2007.

Company profile Heerema Fabrication Group:
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands and offers innovative, cost-effective and high quality engineering and construction solutions for complex steel structures to the global oil & gas industry through efficient EPIC management capabilities with the highest regard to safety and environmental issues. HFG owns three fabrication yards of which two are situated in the Netherlands (Zwijndrecht and Vlissingen) and one in the United Kingdom (Hartlepool), as well as a multi-disciplined consulting engineering company with offices in the U.S.A. (New Orleans and Houston). Heerema Fabrication Group employs over 1,100 people and is part of the Heerema Group of companies.

Heerema Fabrication Group acquires AGA Engineering

12-12-2006

Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) located at Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands, a renowned company providing high quality engineering and construction solutions for clients in the oil & gas industry, has reached agreement on the acquisition of the entire share capital of Albert-Garaudy Consulting Engineers with offices in Metairie, Louisiana and Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

Albert-Garaudy Consulting Engineers (AGA) is a leading multi-disciplined consulting engineering company serving the international oil & gas, refining and chemical industries and employs 300 people. AGA’s design experts and registered professional engineers provide engineering, drafting and design services in all of the major engineering disciplines.

AGA’s expertise and range of activities are an excellent addition to the current activities of the Heerema Fabrication Group and support the vision to become the preferred EPIC contractor creating value for clients in the oil & gas industry by delivering innovative, cost-effective and high quality engineering and construction solutions. It furthermore enhances the company’s possibilities to enter new markets like West Africa.

"With the addition of AGA, Heerema Fabrication Group now possesses the engineering expertise to offer clients in the oil and gas industry, innovative engineering and construction solutions from conceptual design to final fabrication and delivery", says Jan-Pieter Klaver, Chief Executive Officer of Heerema Fabrication Group.

Company profile Heerema Fabrication Group:
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands and owns three yards of which two are situated in the Netherlands (Zwijndrecht and Vlissingen) and one in the United Kingdom (Hartlepool). At these facilities large complex constructions such as offshore modules and jackets can be built in controlled conditions. HFG offers clients in the oil & gas industry turnkey and EPIC contract solutions. Heerema Fabrication Group employs over 800 people and is part of the Heerema Group of companies.

Company profile Albert-Garaudy Consulting Engineers:

Albert-Garaudy Consulting Engineers (AGA) is a leading multi-disciplined consulting engineering company serving the international oil & gas, refining and chemical industries. AGA has offices in Metairie, Louisiana and Houston, Texas, U.S.A. and employs 300 people.

For more information please contact:

Heerema Fabrication Group B.V.

Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands

Mrs. Annette Alting

Telephone: +31 [0]78 - 625 0203

E-mail: na.alting@hfg-heerema.com

Internet: www.heerema.com

Albert-Garaudy Consulting Engineers Inc.

Metairie, Louisiana, USA

Mr. Glenn A. Garaudy, P.E.

Cell: +1 504 231 8306

E-mail: ggaraudy@aga-engineers.com

Internet: www.aga-engineers.com

Directors Heerema Hartlepool appointed

1-9-2006

We are pleased to announce that as of 8th September 2006 Mr. Bill Fahy and Mr. Frank Moran have been appointed Directors of Heerema Hartlepool, next to Mr. Cees Bernart.

Bill Fahy and Frank Moran have played key roles in the development and success of the yard and their appointment reflects both the continuity and enthusiasm that will take Heerema Hartlepool to a new level of achievement.

As of 1st September 2006 Mr. Brian Dixon, Director of Production at Heerema Hartlepool, took retirement from the company.

BritSats Award crowns joint efforts

23-8-2006

The excellent performance on the BritSats project of two subsidiaries of Heerema Fabrication Group, Heerema Hartlepool and Heerema Vlissingen, and Heerema Marine Contractors was recognized with an award presented by the Project Manager of ConocoPhillips, on 23 August 2006 in Aberdeen. This Britannia Satellites Supplier Quality Initiative (BSQI), was instituted at the start of the project by ConocoPhillips. Aspects which were taken into account in the judgement included safety, planning, quality, relationship management and the interfaces with other disciplines in the project. The three Heerema companies were adjudged to be the best.

Heerema Hartlepool receives prestigious British Gas Safety Award

9-5-2006

During a ceremony at Highclere Castle in Berkshire the chairman of British Gas, Sir Robert Wilson, announced the winners of the British Gas Safety Award. In the Contract Partner Performance category the prize went to the Nexen Buzzard project for ‘Behavioural Safety in Major Project Execution’.

Twelve million hours were worked on multiple construction sites since the project was sanctioned in 2003 – with a project Lost Time Incident (LTI) rate of 0.58. No LTI’s were recorded in 1.3 million hours since June 2005 and an LTI-free drilling campaign consisting of 250,000 hours. Behavioural Based Safety (BBS) during project execution served to reinforce the safety performance of the project. Overall, an excellent example of co-operative effort between project partners and contractors.
Nexen, the Buzzard field operator, is British Gas Group’s partner in this project.

Heerema Vlissingen awarded the Cavendish Platform contract

23-9-2005

Heerema Vlissingen has received a letter of intent from RWE-Dea U.K. to engineer, procure and construct (EPC) a NUI (normally unmanned installation). This facility, comprising a 4-leg main pile jacket, an underwater gas-cooler and topside, forms part of the Cavendish gas project in the North Sea's Southern basin (British sector).

Heerema Vlissingen is very pleased winning this contract. After successful delivering several “Heerema Vlissingen concept” facilities in the Dutch sector of the North Sea in the past, the Cavendish platform will be the first own concept facility in the British Sector of the North Sea. Looking at the future prospects, Heerema Vlissingen is keen on supplying similar facilities in the North Sea.

The field will be developed by three production wells drilled from the NUI and tied back to ConocoPhillips' Murdoch platform, located about 44 kilometres to the south-east. Gas will then be exported via the Caister Murdoch System trunk pipeline to the Theddlethorpe gas terminal in Lincolnshire where it will be sold into the UK gas market.

The detailed engineering will be performed by Genesis Oil & Gas in the UK, followed by the construction at the Heerema Vlissingen yard in October 2005. The completion and delivery is scheduled for late April 2006. First gas is expected in October 2006 at rates of around 100 million cubic feet per day with the field forecast to continue until 2016.

The contract will employ approximately 80 personnel at peak periods and will benefit many local companies.

Heerema Vlissingen is looking forward to working closely with RWE to achieve the successful implementation of this Cavendish platform.

Heerema Vlissingen BV is a member of the Heerema Fabrication Group.
HFG is a member of the Heerema Group, a group of companies with activities for the international oil & gas industry and infrastructural market. These activities are organised in four independent divisions: Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), Heerema Offshore Installation Group (HMC), Heavy Transport Group (Dockwise) and Intec Engineering.

Cavendish Platform
Client: RWE Dea UK
Location: British Sector of North Sea
Contract type: Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication and Commissioning
Overall weight: 300 Mt (jacket) 500 Mt (Topside)
Contract award: August 2005
Completion date: April 2006

ConocoPhillips awards Contract for BritSats Jacket to Heerema Vlissingen

27-1-2005

ConocoPhillips UK Limited has awarded Heerema Vlissingen BV with the procurement and fabrication of the Britannia Satellites Jacket in August 2004. The Britannia Satellites Phase I Project comprises the development of the Callanish and Brodgar fields via tie-backs to a new platform, bridge-linked to the original Britannia Platform, located approximately 210 km north east of Aberdeen, UK. The Bridge Linked Platform Jacket will stand in 137 meters of water and weigh about 6,100 Mtons. With its height of 170m, bottom dimensions of 41 x 41m and top dimensions of 19 x 19m, the Britannia Bridge Linked Platform jacket ranks in the top 3 heaviest jackets built by Heerema Vlissingen BV. The jacket site fabrication will start early 2005 and completion is scheduled for June 2006.

Heerema Vlissingen BV is a member of the Heerema Fabrication Group.
HFG is a member of the Heerema Group, a group of companies with activities for the international oil & gas industry and infrastructural market. These activities are organised in three independent operating companies: Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), Heerema Offshore Installation Group (HMC) and INTEC Engineering.

Britannia Satellites jacket
Client : ConocoPhillips UK
Contract type : Procurement and Fabrication
Overall weight : 6,100 Mt (jacket only)
Overall size : Top 19 x 19 m
Bottom 41 x 41 m
Height 170 m
Contract award : 12-08-2004
Completion date : 15-06-2006

Mr Jan Pieter Klaver appointed Chief Executive Officer

5-1-2005

Heerema Fabrication Group B.V. hereby announces that Mr Jan Pieter Klaver has been appointed as its Chief Executive Officer as from 1 January 2005.

Mr Klaver has been working in a number of management positions within the Heerema Group since 1990, including the position of Chief Operational Officer within Heerema Fabrication Group.

We wish Mr Klaver a lot of success in his new job.

For more information please contact:
Barbara Mulder, telephone 31.70.312.2733

Mr Nico Noorlander resigns as Chief Executive Officer of Heerema Fabrication Group

22-12-2004

The Supervisory Board of Heerema Fabrication Group hereby announces that it has been informed by Mr Nico Noorlander of his decision to resign as Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Mr Noorlander will end his present duties with immediate effect.

The Supervisory Board wishes to thank Mr Noorlander for his dedication to the company.
Supervisory Board of Heerema Fabrication Group

Petro-Canada will award Contract for De Ruyter Platform to Heerema Zwijndrecht

3-12-2004

Heerema Zwijndrecht will be awarded a combined contract for fabrication, installation and hook-up of the 4,300 tonnes integrated production deck (IPD) and the 12,500 tonnes dry weight gravity based substructure. A letter of intent with this information has been received today.

“We are absolutely delighted with this award” stated Wim Matthijssen, Heerema Zwijndrecht Managing Director. “It is not only a terrific accomplishment for the company, but also a reflection of the skill and dedication of our workforce.” The contract was won in strong worldwide competition with bidders from Europe and the Far East.

The platform will be installed in the summer of 2006 in block P10/P11b which is located offshore 60 km Northwest of The Hague in water depth of around 35 meters.

Sale of Heerema Tønsberg

25-11-2004

UPDATE
On 17 February Heerema completed the sale of Heerema Tønsberg’s business and lease of Heerema Tønsberg’s premises to Grenland Group. The sale and lease are effective as per 1 January 2005.
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Grenland Group and Heerema Fabrication Group Norge have signed a letter of intent with respect to a proposed transfer of the shares, personnel and organization of Heerema Tønsberg AS to Grenland Group and the entering into a lease purchase agreement by Grenland for the property of the Heerema Tønsberg yard as per 1 January 2005.

The proposed transaction is subject to further agreement on terms and conditions and compliance with and legal requirements in Norway.

Negotiations are expected to take several weeks and a closing effective 1 January 2005 seems feasible.

Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) is a leading fabrication contractor for the international oil and gas industry. In addition to the Tønsberg yard, the company owns yards in the United Kingdom and Holland, through which it will continue to serve the Norwegian market for offshore steel structures. As Grenland Group’s ambitions cover a different market segment, the company has no intention to enter into the large offshore fabrication market.

Grenland Group’s industrial ambition is to be a leading supplier within the following market segments:

Supply of sub sea production units
Construction, modification and maintenance of onshore industrial plants
Modification and maintenance of offshore petroleum production plants
Supply of products and engineering services for floating petroleum production.

The purchase of Heerema Tønsberg AS will strengthen Grenland Group significantly both through the competence that exists in Heerema Tønsberg AS and through the production facilities in Tønsberg made available to Grenland Group.

There will, after the purchase of Heerema Tønsberg AS, be 850 employees in Grenland Group. 160 of these employees are engineers.

The main activities of the Group will be located in Grenland/Vestfold in East Norway and Stavanger/Karmøy in West Norway.

Questions may be directed to:

Managing Director
Grenland Group AS
Hallgeir Skogen
+47909881888

Managing Director
Heerema Tønsberg AS
Gustav Amundsen
+47 95758856

Heerema Tønsberg to close yard in 2005

24-6-2004

In view of the declining demand for fabrication services related to offshore developments around the North Sea, Heerema Fabrication Group, with yards in Norway, UK and Holland has reviewed the future need for fabrication services. The conclusion is that the demand will not support existing fabrication capacity and thus reductions will be required.

Following a careful review of development scenarios of the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the board of Heerema Fabrication Group has with regret concluded that the demand for fabrication services will not support operating the yard in Tønsberg. This conclusion is based on evaluation of both short term and long term scenarios. It reflects both the shortage of projects and the increasing contents of fabrication from low cost countries.

Consequently it has been decided that the yard will be closed in an orderly fashion, when ongoing commitments have been completed. That is likely to happen in the spring of 2005. With immediate effect Heerema Tønsberg will stop tendering for fabrication work for execution in Norway.

The company will work with the employees to minimise the impact, and will in any case try to assist the employees in finding new work as they are being made redundant.

Heerema Fabrication Group stands behind all commitments made by Heerema Tønsberg until completed or transferred to a new owner in full understanding with the respective clients. Most important among these commitments, are the subsea facilities for Ormen Lange. Other stakeholders will be contacted in due course to facilitate the best possible process.

Questions may be directed to Heerema Tønsberg
Mr. Gustav Amundsen – Managing Director – Tel: 00-47-95758856.
Mr. Knut Heim – Chairman – Tel: 00-47-91761485.
Mr. Piet Wirds – HFG – Tel: 00-31-78-6250425

Heerema Hartlepool finalises the BP Clair modules

3-6-2004

Heerema Hartlepool Ltd receives contract to construct the 9,500 ton Buzzard Utility Deck for EnCana.

Heerema has been awarded the contract by EnCana (U.K.) Limited to construct the 9,500 ton Utility Deck which forms part of the Buzzard Development Project. The Utility Deck will be constructed at the Heerema facilities in Hartlepool.

Heerema Hartlepool Director Mr. Brian Dixon stated: "We are absolutely delighted to be awarded this prestigious contract, as it is the first large integrated deck to be awarded to a UK contractor for over 5 years.

"It is not only a reward for our skilled and loyal work force, but also a terrific accomplishment for Heerema to be awarded this contract against strong European competition. It will ensure continued employment for our excellent workforce after the completion of the Clair Drilling Facility in early 2004.

"As well as our reputation for completing and delivering a high quality product on time, we believe that the excellent working relationships between the Heerema management, the work force and the GMB union have also played an important part in Heerema being selected by EnCana for this important contract".

Construction will begin in early 2004, with completion and delivery scheduled for the second quarter of 2006. The contract will employ approximately 700 personnel at peak periods and will benefit many local companies and the Hartlepool community.

Heerema is looking forward to working closely with EnCana to achieve the successful implementation of the Buzzard Project.

Further information on EnCana and the Buzzard Development Project can be found at http://www.encana.com/

Heerema Hartlepool Ltd. is a member of the Heerema Fabrication Group.
HFG is a member of the Heerema Group, a group of companies with activities for the international oil & gas industry and infrastructural market. These activities are organised in four independent operating companies: Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), Heerema Offshore Installation Group (HMC), Heavy Transport Group (Dockwise) and INTEC Engineering.

Heerema Tønsberg to start Ormen Lange Project

18-5-2004

Heerema Tønsberg started fabrication of FMC’s subsea templates for the Hydro Ormen Lange project.

Via cutting of the first steel Tom Røtjer (Project Director from Hydro Ormen Lange Project) and Tore Halvorsen (Managing Director from FMC Kongsberg Subsea) initiated the template fabrication on May 18th 2004.
Heerema Tønsberg has been awarded the contract for fabricating the Subsea Template System and PLET BS from FMC Kongsberg Subsea.

Production start of the Ormen Lange field is planned for October 2007. Ormen Lange is the largest gas field under development on the Norwegian continental shelf. It is located 100 km off the northwest coast of Norway at a water depth of 850 to 1,100 meters.

The selected development scenario for Ormen Lange is a subsea tie back to a shore terminal.
The initial development will consist of two 8-slot production templates (A & B) located approximately 3,8 km apart. Each production template will produce gas through dual 20” manifold headers. The production headers on template A and B will be connected to the two 30” pipelines by means of 20” tie-in spool system. The two 30” lines transport the well fluid (mainly gas) to the shore terminal.

Heerema Tønsberg AS is a member of the Heerema Fabrication Group.
The company is part of the Heerema Group with activities in the worldwide oil and gas and infrastructure markets. These activities are organized in four independently operating companies: Heerema Offshore Installation Group (HMC), Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), Heavy Transport Group (Dockwise), and INTEC Engineering.

For further information please contact:

Camilla Mohr (Project Manager)
Telephone: +47 333 98 300
Email: Camilla.Mohr@heerematonsberg.com

Heerema Hartlepool Ltd receives contract to construct the 9,500 ton Buzzard Utility Deck for EnCana.

18-12-2003

Heerema Hartlepool Ltd receives contract to construct the 9,500 ton Buzzard Utility Deck for EnCana.

Heerema is looking forward to working closely with EnCana to achieve the successful implementation of the Buzzard Project.

Further information on EnCana and the Buzzard Development Project can be found at www.encana.com

Arend Drenthe joins HFG as CFO

1-12-2003

We hereby announce that as from 1 December 2003 Arend Drenthe will join Heerema Fabrication Group B.V. as Chief Financial Officer.

Arend is already known to the Heerema Group as he previously worked at Heerema Marine Contractors.

We are very pleased having Arend in the Board of Directors of HFG and we wish Arend a lot of success in his new career within the Heerema Group.

Nico Noorlander
Chief Executive Officer
Heerema Fabrication Group B.V.

Heerema Zwijndrecht wins European award for steel

17-9-2003

Heerema Zwijndrecht has won the 2003 European Award for outstanding steel constructions.

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The award was presented at the Annual meeting of the European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS), held in Luzern on 17th September, to the steel construction Joint Venture (HGO) for its role in the construction of the new Head Office for ING bank in Amsterdam.

The partners in HGO, Heerema Zwijndrecht, Hollandia and Oostingh Staalbouw were responsible for the fabrication and assembly of the steel construction.

Jan Pieter Klaver appointed as COO at HFG

11-7-2003

The Supervisory Board of Heerema Fabrication Group B.V. hereby announces that effective 1st August 2003 Jan Pieter Klaver has been appointed as Chief Operational Officer of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG). Together with Nico Noorlander as Chief Executive Officer and the new to be appointed successor of Douwe van der Werf as Chief Financial Officer, he will be part of the Board of Directors.

Enlarging the Board of Directors will provide enhanced capabilities to meet the challenges of the bigger, more international and complex projects and the globalization of HFG.

The Board wishes Jan Pieter Klaver a lot of success in his new position.

J.D. Bax
President of the Supervisory Board of Heerema Fabrication Group B.V.

Heerema Zwijndrecht awarded Snøhvit contract

15-5-2003

Statoil has awarded Heerema Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands the Snøhvit slugcatcher and associated processing units for the gas liquefaction plant which will be built on Melkøya off Hammerfest in Finnmark County. For more information see www.statoil.com.

HFG Yard Name Changes

17-2-2003

As per 1st February 2003 Heerema Havenbedrijf B.V. changed its name to:		As per 17th February 2003 Grootint B.V. changed its name to:
Heerema Vlissingen B.V. New e-mail addresses: firstname.surname@heeremavlissingen.com		Heerema Zwijndrecht B.V. New e-mail addresses: initials.surname@heeremazwijndrecht.com

Address details, telephone numbers, Chamber of Commerce registration numbers, etc. will all remain the same.

With these new names we have associated all four yards with the Heerema Fabrication Group and created unity between the fabrication subsidiaries.

Heerema Hartlepool and Clair

16-11-2002

Heerema Hartlepool has received a letter of intent from BP to construct a Drilling Module that Noble Drilling will operate in the BP North Sea Clair Field. Project start is immediate with completion and delivery planned for May 2004. The Drilling Module will comprise Main Modules and Derrick and weigh approximately 4,500 tonnes. It will be fully commissioned by Heerema Hartlepool and will employ an average of 280 personnel.

Grootint wins two major prizes

10-11-2002

Grootint has won the National Steel Prize 2002 in the category, Utility Construction. The award was made at the "Staalbouwdag" in Amersfoort on 10th October, to Grootint, Hollandia & Oostingh Staalbouw (HGO) the steel construction joint venture for its role in the construction of the new Head Office for ING in Amsterdam. The partners in HGO were responsible for the fabrication and assembly of the steel construction for the ING building.

The Jury of the award panel said: 'The architectural ambition for a transparent and open office layout was interpreted in an impressive way by means of a constructive design and the possibilities of a steel construction was completely utilised.'

In this unique office building construction over 2,400 tons of steel was processed: 540 tons of heavy steel work was used in the legs of the support construction, 920 tons of medium heavy steel work went into the table construction of the building and another 940 tons of lighter steel work was needed for the top construction.

As well as the National Steel Prize 2002 the joint venture Grootint-de Verademing received the "Ontwerp Award Staal 2002" (Steel Design Award) for the office building "De Bolder" (the Bollard). The Jury described this project as: 'a risk bearing initiative to the integrated and the conditioned production of a 'ready to plug in' office building.'
This exceptional building, located in Schiedam, is the head office of Mammoet-Van Seumeren.

Grootint is a member of Heerema Fabrication Group with fabrication yards in the Netherlands, England and Norway that mainly focus on complex steel construction projects for the international oil & gas offshore industry.

End of press release

For more information you can contact:

Grootint
De heer W.C.M. Matthijssen
Telephone number 078 - 625 02 50

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Grootint builds steel support construction for ING HQ

16-9-2002

As one of the members of the Bouwcombinatie SamenwerkING, construction yard Grootint provided the steel construction of the ING headquarters that was opened today in Amsterdam.

In this special office, more than 2,400 tonnes of steel has been used: 540 tonnes of heavy steel in the legs of the support frame, 920 medium to heavy steel in the table construction of the building and another 940 tonnes lighter steel in the higher levels. For the realisation of the steel construction Grootint formed the combination HGO, in which alongside Grootint also Hollandia and Oostingh participated in order to be able to fabricate and construct the steel construction in the time available.

At the yard in Zwijndrecht the fabrication of the eighteen heavy steel legs were fabricated on which the new building rests. ‘Our broad experience in building a wide rabge of steel constructions within exacting time frames for the offshore industry was of great use in this project’, according to Wim Matthijssen, director of Grootint.

Grootint is part of the Heerema Fabrication Group with construction yards in Nederland, England and Norway that primarily focus on complex steel construction projects for the international offshore oil and gas inductry.

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For additonal information please contact:

Grootint
De heer W. C. M. Matthijssen
Telefoonnummer 078 – 6250250

Heerema Fabrication Group

De heer P. Wirds
Telefoonnummer 078 - 6250425

Grootint wins Betonprijs 2001

15-11-2001

Bridge over the Zuid Willemsvaart wins Betonprijs 2001

On 14 November the winning projects of the Betonprijs 2001 (Concrete Award 2001) were announced. This year eight projects were nominated for the Betonprijs 2001, in the categories Utility buildings, Bridges and viaducts and Constructions for Water Management. In the category Bridges and viaducts the bridge over the Zuid Willemsvaart in Veghel was chosen as winner.

The jury report on this project read:
"This bridge over the Zuid Willemsvaart shows a special combination of steel and concrete, which resulted in a fine design and a use of concrete and steel in those places where they appear to their full advantage. Innovative alongside the composite character of the bridge is the consistent use of concrete in the compression zone and above the support areas."

Every two years the Betonvereniging organizes the Betonprijs, in co-operation with the business organisations ENCI, BFBN, VOBN, vocBETONbouw, the Stichting Zand en Stichting Grind. With the Betonprijs, projects are awarded that are an example of creative and striking uses of concrete as material. 82 projects were put forward for the Betonprijs 2001, of which the jury nominated eight in total.

The following companies worked on the bridge over the Zuid Willemsvaart:

Client		Rijkswaterstaat, Directie Noord Brabant
Architect		Hans van Heeswijk Architecten BNA BV, Amsterdam
Design Engineer		Ballast Nedam Engineering, Amstelveen Bouwdienst Rijkswaterstaat, Tilburg
Contractor		Ballast Nedam Infra, Nieuwegein Grootint, Zwijndrecht

For more information please contact:
Grootint
Mr P. Wirds

Phone: +31 (0)78 6250201
Fax: +31 (0)78 6194069
E-mail: info@hfg-heerema.com

Heerema awarded Kizomba A contract

11-9-2001

Grootint B.V. (Zwijndrecht), a subsidiary of Heerema Fabrication Group B.V., in a 50/50 partnership with ABB Lummus Global Inc. (Houston), has been awarded a contract by Esso Exploration Angola (block 15) Limited, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to build a floating drilling platform for the Kizomba A project located offshore Angola. This platform will be installed in 1250 meters of water and will weigh more than 28.000 tons. This project is based around the four-legged Extended Tension Leg Platform (ETLP) concept developed by ABB Lummus Global.

Other members of the Heerema Group involved in this contract include, Dockwise (Breda) involved in the sea transport and Heerema Marine Contractors (Leiden) for anchoring the platform offshore.

This contract positively strengthens Grootint's position in the West African offshore market. The contract creates 1000 man-years of work for Grootint and its subcontractors. The platform will be delivered in the third Quarter of 2003.
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) builds large, complex facilities for the oil & gas industry and is also active in fabricating civil constructions, such as traffic bridges & silent railway bridges, industrial constructions, such as refineries and so-called hybride buildings (steel & concrete), such as offices.

With four yards situated around the North Sea, HFG has facilities at its disposal to build extremely heavy on and offshore facilities in conditioned surroundings.

HFG is a member of the Heerema Group, a group of companies with activities for the international oil & gas industry and infrastructural market. These activities are organised in five independent operating companies: Heerema Fabrication Group, Heerema Offshore Installation Group (HMC), Heavy Transport Group (Dockwise), Heerema Infrastructure and Intec Engineering.

Contract for Valhal Flank Development

21-8-2001

On behalf of the Valhall partnership BP as operator has issued a letter of intent to Heerema Tønsberg for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of one wellhead platform with an additional wellhead platform as an option to be declared by the Valhall partnership before 1st June 2002. The value of this contract including the option is NOK 1000 million.
Heerema Tønsberg won the contract in competition with three other companies, Kvaerner, Aker and Reinertsen Engineering based on price; technical solution and quality; and the way in which the bid meets health, safety and environmental requirements.

The contract is a break-through for the effort to create a technology centre of competence in Vestfold for the oil and gas industry.

Heerema Tønsberg has entered into an alliance with Future Engineering in Sandefjord and IV Oil & Gas in Holland. Both engineering companies have long experience in the oil and gas industry. The BP contract confirms the strength and competence of this alliance.

The engineering work for the platforms will start immediately in the offices of Future Engineering in Sandefjord. Construction of the topside with equipment will take place in Tønsberg, and will start in December 2001. This coincides with the reduced demand for structural work for the ongoing Ringhorne project. The contract provides work at Heerema Tønsberg until the summer of 2003.

All construction work related to the platform will be executed by companies within the Heerema Group. Construction of the jacket will take place at Heerema Havenbedrijf in Vlissingen, Holland, whilst the transport and installation of the platform will be undertaken by Heerema Marine Contractors in Leiden, Holland.

BP is an important client to Heerema Tønsberg, and this is the third BP contract awarded to Heerema Tønsberg since 1995. BP is operator of the Valhall Field and has extensive investment plans in the near future since the oil and gas deposits in this field are assumed to be far more considerable than previously estimated.

For more information please contact:
Heerema Tønsberg
Contact: Mr H. Svendsen

Phone: +47 (0)33 39 83 00
Fax: +47 (0)33 31 10 80
Email: mail@heerematonsberg.com

Contract awarded from Gaz de France

1-2-2001

On 1st February 2001 Heerema Havenbedrijf B.V. were awarded a Contract from Gaz de France Production Nederland B.V. for fabrication, load-out and seafastening of:

Gas Compression Module K9ab-B
G17d-A Jacket and Topsides
K12G Jacket and Topsides


Details of these projects:

Gas Compression Module K9ab-B:
Weight :		250 mTon
Dimensions :		17 mtr x 8 mtr x 4 mtr (l x w x h)
Start fabrication :		05 February 2001
Completion date :		01 September 2001

G17d-A Jacket and Topsides:
Weight Jacket :		850 mTon
Dimensions Jacket :		bottom: 20 mtr x 25 mtr, top: 16 mtr x 15 mtr, height: 56 mtr
Weight Topsides :		1200 mTon
Dimensions Topsides :		26 mtr x 22 mtr x 22 mtr (l x w x h)
Start fabrication :		05 February 2001
Completion date :		Jacket: 01 September 2001, Topsides: 21 September 2001

K12G Jacket and Topsides:
Weight Jacket :		500 mTon
Dimensions Jacket :		bottom: 19 mtr x 22 mtr, top: 16 mtr x 15 mtr, height: 34 mtr
Weight Topsides :		850 mTon
Dimensions Topsides :		28 mtr x 23 mtr x 25 mtr (l x w x h)
Start fabrication :		05 February 2001
Completion date :		Jacket: 01 September 2001, Topsides: 21 September 2001