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www.marinelink.com 33 loading capacity as well as low operat- ing and maintenance costs. DNV GL esti- mates that compared to a diesel-run ship,

ReVolt could save up to $34m during its estimated 30-year-life-time.

The vessel has an average speed of six knots and is designed to face less water resistance than other ships, which usu- ally travel at about 8.7 knots. The slight loss of speed allowed the engineers to fi t a straight vertical bow, further reducing water resistance along the ship’s entire profi le and ultimately saving energy.

The concept-ship announced at SMM 2014 in Hamburg is still being tested. “Building and operating this vessel would be possible with today’s technol- ogy. ReVolt is intended to serve as inspi- ration for equipment makers, shipyards and shipowners to develop new solutions on the path to a safe and sustainable fu- ture,” said Hans Anton Tvete, Senior Re- searcher at DNV GL.

Unmanned

Platform

Statoil awarded Kvaerner a concept study related to a standardized, un- manned dry tree wellhead platform for the Oseberg Future Development project.

The concept is focused on minimization

Unmanned Platform

An illustration of Kvaerner’s

Subsea on a stick concept. (Image: Kvaerner)

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