OffshoreCrew September Edition 14

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September 2014

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of operating worldwide Start working offshore Beginnersguide part III.

New builds and contracts

JOB MARKET

MARKET NEWS

CHALLENGESJohan Karoliussen

Ship of the monthCommunication

INTERVIEW

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INTEREST 16

operating worldwide

Ship of the month

Johan Karoliussen

Communication

Start working offshore. Beginnersguide part III.

New builds and contracts

INTERVIEW 8

HSE 20

JOB MARKET 12

MARKET NEWS 24

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CHALLENGESof operating worldwide

TEXT BY: Javier Zahn, Director OffshoreCrew AS

DuringmytimeworkingasaCrewMan-ager I had the opportunity to handlecrewthatwereonboardvesselsoperat-inginthetop“Oil”capitalsoftheworld.Eachplace andeachcontinenthas itsownchallenges,thechallengescangofrom theweather to the local contentregulations set for the different coun-tries. Here Iwill give you somedetailsaboutthedifficultiesthatmostcompa-niesfacewhentheyareoperatingglob-ally,especiallyinBrazilandAfrica.

1. BrazilAsacrewmemberBrazilisanattractiveplace to work. Countries like NorwayhavespecialtaxtreatiesthatallowNor-wegiancrewmembergetaportionoftheirpaid taxes, in return if theywork/sail inBrazil formore than181days inacalendaryear.Anotherimportantrea-sonthatmakesBrazilanattractivedesti-nationistheweather,Brazilhasamediaof260sunnydaysinayear,makingtheworkingconditionsmore stableallow-ingvessels toworkalmostyear round.But not everything shines OffshoreBrazil,thelocalgovernmenthasimple-mentedsomestrongregulationsinor-dertoenforceforeigncompaniestouselocalcontent.Thesocalledresolution72

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isanarticlefromthe“ImmigrationLeg-islationofBrazil”thatmakessurethatallcompaniesoperatingvesselsinBraziliancontinentalwaters complywith a cer-tain amount of local content onboardtheirvessels.Dependingonthelengthof thecontract is theamountof localsthat the foreign company is forced tohave onboard their ships. I personallybelievethatthislawisagoodresolution,asitprovidesemploymenttothecrewandpeoplefromthecountrythatactu-allyownstheoilthatisbeenextracted.ButtheproblemwiththislawinBrazil,isthatasBrazilisa“new”countryintheoilindustrywithlittlepreviousexperience.Thedevelopmentofprofessionalsspe-cialized in theareahas justduring thelast 10 years pickedup. Still today it isvery difficult to find qualified profes-sionals with the knowledge and theexperience.Donotmisunderstandme,therearemanyhighlyqualifiedMarine,andOilprofessionalsbutmostofthemhavealreadyasteadyjobwithaforeigncompany or with Petrobras and mostofthemarenotinterestedinchangingjob.SothatleavesuswiththeproblemonwhattodowiththenewvesselsthataresenttoBrazil,howcantheygetqual-ified crew? Well the Brazilian govern-menthasinvestedhighlyoneducationandtraininginordertosupplyallcom-panies/vesselsandthemselveswiththebestpossiblecrew.BesidealltheeffortsdonebytheBraziliangovernmentmost

Photo by Kenneth Wenngren. A night in the NorthSea

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ofthecompaniesoperatingintheareaaredoingbigeffortstoimplementca-detsandtraineeprogramstoeducateyoungprofessional according to theirownstandards.

2. West AfricaAfrica isverybigso Iwill focusmyar-ticle in the followingcountries,as it iswhere I havemost of my experiencefrom,AngolaandNigeria.

Angola:Angolaisthe2ndlargestpro-ducer of crude after Nigeria on WestAfrica.Duringthepast10yearstheex-ploration and extraction of crude hasincrementedexponentially, and todaymost of thebiggestOil companies inthe world Exxon, Chevron, Shell etc.have operation in the area. Angola’smainlanguageisPortuguese,yessameasinBrazil,andbothgovernmentshavetightrelations.AngolahaslearnedalotfromBrazilandsomehowmanyoftheruleslatelyimplementedareverysimi-

lartotheonesadoptedbyBrazil.AngolahasalsotrytolearnasmuchaspossiblefromtheirneighborsandtryavoidthemistakesdonebycountrieslikeNigeria.Speakingaboutcrewingissues,Angolaisaverydifficultplace tooperate, theworkingvisasforthecrewtakesalongtimetobeissued,ifthecrewissched-ule to work permanently on a vesseloffshoreAngola, thecrewmighthaveto requestaworkingpermitandmul-tipleentryvisa.Thisisalongandcom-plexprocess.Manydocumentshavetobefilledin,andmanyotheroneshavebecertifiedcopiedandsenttothelo-cal contact in Angola. If the crew isscheduletoworkOffshoreAngolaforashortperiodoftimeasingleentryvisacanbe issue,but thisvisa isvalidonlyfor72hours,sohowdoyoumanagetosendpeopletotheembassy,thatisnotfound in every country, andafter thatdowntoAngola.WellIjustcansaythatifyourcompanyishandlingeverycrewchangewithsingleentryvisas,thelevel

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of stress in the crewing departmentbeforethecrewchangesisverybig,asjust one small delay or flight cancela-tioncanruinitall.Sonexttimeyouaretravelling to Angola, be nice to yourCrew Manager or Coordinator. Theyarereallyworkinghardtohaveyouon-boardthevesselintime.

Nigeria: Nigeria has been for the lasttwodecadesthetopexporterofcrudeontheAfricanWestcoast,butthisun-fortunately has not been reflected inthe development of the country. Themoney from the oil business goesmainlytomajoroilforeigncompaniesandwhatisleftonthecountryremainswiththesamepeopleanddoesn’tgetinvested on the development of thenationanditscitizens.Duringthepastyears Nigeria has been trying to en-forcesomeprotectionist laws inordertoprovidesafejobopportunitiestotheNigerian population, what has beentaken inagoodmanner fromtheop-

erators and shipowners acting in thearea.Majoreffortshavebeendonebyseveralcompanies inorder to includelocal content onboard their installa-tionsandvessels, several trainingpro-gramshavebeenputintoplaceinor-dertotrainandeducatelocals.Anotherissue that ison focuswhenoperatingin Nigerian waters is the security forthecrewandassets(vesselsandInstal-lations). All companies have put intoplace different security procedures inorder tomakesurethat theiremploy-eesaresafewhileworkinginthearea.Thesecurityprocedurestakenbycom-paniesinclude:Armyguardforalllandtransportation,Armyvesselsatlocationforsafeoperationetc.eventhoughNi-geriaiswellknownforPiracyactionintheirwaters,thevesselstargetedbypi-ratesmostofthetimearenotoffshorevesselsasoffshoreoperationsareusu-allywellsecured.

Photo by Susanne Scmidt. Tugs from Esbjerg, on their

way with Nobel SAM TURNER.

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INTERVIEWSafety on board!

1. What do you think about the safety onbord?Over the last 10 years therehasbeenmore andmore focus on safety bothonboard and onshore. There is greatattentiontoit,anditalsoinvolvesalotofpaperworkonboard.FormebeingaMaster, I focusalotonsafety.Safetyiseverywhere today,andthewordsafe-ty can havemanydifferentmeanings

thesedays.TheSafetystartswiththink-ingthatyourco-workersandyourselfshouldstayandbesafeallthetime.

2. What measures do you do onboard, to improve safety?We have had quite a part in this thepast years. We have weekly drills andtraining, all crew safety meetings,departmentmeetingandwearepost-ingsafetyflashandexperiencetransferinformationonsafetyboardsonboardforalltoread.

Age: 58

Position: Captain and SSO

Interests: Keeping my house, summerhouse, fish-ing boat and sailboat in good order. Music and street art

Favourite television series: Vikings

A word you use a lot: Good question....

If you could bring one thing to a deserted island, what would it be? A Leatherman/Multitool. I asked my 18-year-old son what he would have brought, and the answer was Barak Obama -Then he would be rescued soon

AgreatthankstoJohanwhotookhistimetoparticipateinthisinterview.

Johan Karoliussen

TEXT BY: Lene Håland, Jr. Recruiter

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It is important tosetagoodexample.Theinformationaboutsafetycanbealittle toomuch formany of the crew,but I hope they see the importance,andthatImotivateproperlybygettingthem to understand. Then we avoidincidentsandaccidentsandthecom-panygetsagoodrecord,andthisalsoeffects forexampleonbid for jobs forthevessels.

3. What does safety mean to you on-board?

Alpha omega, it means everything.I have the responsibility, and if any-thinghappens, Iwillberesponsible. Itappliestoallaspects,sothateveryonecanfeelsafeonbord,andthattheOwn-ers,Management andClient are satis-fiedwiththevesselperformance.

4. Are the crew taking the safety seri-ously?They take it seriously, thanks to verygood safety training on board andashore by the ship owners. However,

Photo by Tim Witte

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aremoreconcernedaboutsafetythanothers. It means also security for thefamilyathome,theyshouldknowthatthecrewaresafe,thattheyareonasafevessel,andthattheyarecomingsafelybackhomeagain.

5. What type of accidents have you experienced at work?It has been some over the years.Personal injury where the crew didnot follow the safety instructions.There have also been accidents be-cause the equipment was malfunc-tioning, and as a result of human er-rors.Wealsohaveapolicycalled”stopthe job”. If someone do not feel safe,they can say, “stop the job” and to-gether they will make a Risk Assess-ment on how to solve the challenge.

6. What type of vessel do you work on now?Seismic, in the best shipping com-pany, Wilhelmsen Ship Management.If I have any questions about safetyorneed someadvice, theyare alwaysreadytoanswerquestions,aroundtheclockandbackingmeup.ImustreallycomplimentWilhelmsenShipManage-ment.Ihavebeenworkingwithmanydifferent shipping companies, and IhaveseenthatotherCompanieshavealottogoonregardingSafetyandSup-porttotheirvessels.WhenyougetthatkindofsupportthatWilhelmsengives,itreallymakestheworkdayeasierforallonboardandmotivateall to improveanddoanevenbetterandsaferjob.

Photo by Hugo Skorastein.

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Photo by Alexander Wik. Rem Star, Great sunrise in the southern part of the NorthSea.

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THE BASICS InthefisttwoeditionsofourmagazineI havewritten about how to get intothe offshore market and the hazardsanddangersonthewayin.Todaysedi-tionwildealwith thesimplebasic re-quirements forworkingoffshorebothonvesselsandinnstallations.Youneeda valid medical and a safety trainingcourse,andseafarersneedalittleextracourse called security awareness. Tomakethings“easier”foreveryone,thereare two types of safety trainings andmedicals.One is forseafarersandone

forplatformpersonnel.Here isasmalloverviewofthebasicrequirement:

1.Medical CertificateOne requirement to startworkingoff-shoreistohaveavalidmedicalcertifi-cate. Theconceptof themedical cer-tificateisnotanewinvention.AlreadyintheAgeofSailpressedorvol-unteeredpersonelwasgivenacheckbytheshipsdoctortomakesurethattheywereingoodshape.Asquarantinewasseenasagoodmeasuretopreventep-idemics fromspreading,shipsdoctors

TEXT BY: Carl Eric B. Vethal, Recruitment Manager

Start working offshsore. Beginnersguide part III.JOB MARKET

Photo by Kjell Åge Meyer. Tug Boa Brage asssisting MT Delta Captain along side MT Grena. Sarnesfjorden.

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orcaptainswerehavingacloselookatthe seafarers health. Amedical certifi-cateshouldverifythatyouareinopti-malphisicalconditiontoworkonboardavesseloraplatform.Vesselsandplat-formsarealllistedinnationalregistriesand follow the rules and regulations.Medic certificates that are approvedbyalmost allmajorflag states are the

British ENG1 (maritime) and UKOOA(rig) and theNorwegianOLF (rig) andSeafaresMedical (maritime). If youarehealthy it is just tocontacta seafarersdoctorandtheprocedureisverysimi-lartoanordinarymedicalcheck.

2. Offshore Safety Training and Safety CoursesItsallaboutsafetyonrigsandvessels.Thesecondrequirementisavalidsafe-tytrainingwhichisallaboutestinguish-ingfires, givingfirst aid to coworkersandgettingoffthethingwithoutpan-icingwhenallhopeislost.

Maritime safety training follows theSTCW (The International Conventionon Standards of Training, CertificationandWatchkeepingforSeafarers).Nearly all countries have signed this

http://www.sjofartsdir.no/PageFiles/4107/God-kjente%20sj%C3%B8mannsleger%20utland.pdf

http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/mcga07-home/workingatsea/mcga-medicalcertandadvice/mcga-ml5-medicalinfo/mcga-approved-docs-list.htm

http://www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/knowledgecen-tre/doctors.cfm

Here are some links to lists of doctors issiuing these certificates:

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conventionandeventhosewhohavenot, have to oblige the rules whenentering ports of a country who hasimplimented the STCW convention.ThebasicruleisthatthesafetytrainingisvalideverywhereaslongasitisSTCWapproved.Inotherwords,ifcoursesaretoo expensive in high-cost countrieslikeDenmarkandNorwaywhynottry-ingBulgariaorseetheworldandtravelforexampletoKiribati?Yes,KiribatiinthePacificOcean (google it!) offers STCWapprovedcourses.Forthosewhodidn`tknow, Kiribati seafares have a goodreputationanda fewHamburgbasedshippingcompanyemploythem.

SafetyTrainingsforplatformsdiffer,de-pendingon the regulations that ruleson different continental shelfs. Themost common is OPITO andOLF ap-provedoffshoresafetytraining.

OPITO (Offshore Petroleum IndustryTraining Organization) was created intheUKandaim to sethigh standardsto offshore training in general. OPITOsafetytrainingcertificatesareapprovedworldwide, so if you decide to startOffshore make sure that the training

centerwhereyouwilltakeyoursurvival training is OPITO ap-proved.AsananswertoOPITONorwegianscreatedOLF,thatisanorganizationthatsetstand-ards for training and coursesforoffshoremainly intheNor-wegiancontinentalshelf.MostoftheinstalationsandSubSeavessel in theNorwegianNorthSeademandthatalltheircrewmusthaveOLFapprovedsafetytraining.There isamutualrec-ognition agreement betweenNorthSeacountriesguarantee-

ing that the training and courses arevalid in this region. It doesmean thatif youhaveanOPITOapprovedsafetytrainingyoudon’tneedtodothetrain-ingagainwithanOLFapprovedtrain-ingcentre toworkon theNorwegiancontinentalshelf.

3. HUETHelicopterunderwaterescapetrainingisnecessaryforalljobswheretransporttakesplace inahelicopter. Itcanbealife saverwhen theworst thing couldhappenunderaflightwithahelicop-ter. It isaonedayscourseandusuallytakesplace ina largeswimmingpool.Though that is the case, bikinis andsuncream are not needed for attend-ingthiscourse.

4. Security awarenesAll who want to work on a platformdon`tneedthiscourse.ForallseafarersitismandatoryaccordingtotheSTCWconvention. It isaonedayor internetbasedcoursehowtodealwithsecurityissiuesandspecificalwithpiracy.PiracyisstillaprobleminthewatersaroundSomalia,inWestAfricaandtheStraits.

Photo by Nicolai Vansgaard

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Photo by Helge Pettersen. The winner of the photocompetition. My 9 -year-old son, On the journey from Invergordon Scotland to Hammerfest.

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INTERESTOur ship of the month! “

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TEXT BY: Carl Eric B. Vethal, Recruitment Manager

Myfavoritevesselforthiseditionisnotanewvessel,butabigadvancedshipandwork horse accomplishing importanttasks all over Europe.Whatwould ourlives look like ifwewerewithoutover-sea cabels? Information and electricityareas importantasoil andgas forourmodernworld.TheshipsnameisNex-ans Skagerrak and its mission is cablelaying.NexansSkagerrakismanagedbyWilhelmWilhelmsenShipmanagementin Oslo and was built in 1976. It hasbeenpartofthecityscapeofthebordercityofHaldeninSouthernNorwayforalongperiod.Nexansisoneofthecaseswhere age doesn`t matter. The vesselhas been refitted several times. Onemajor overhaul was done by CammelLairdinBirkenhead,famousforbuildingbattleships andnuclear submarines, in2010. Thehullmightbeelder,but theship itself is fullofmodernequipmentandthenewesttechnology.Thevesselhasa7,000tonnecapacityturntable(thebig“wheel”inthemiddleofthevessel),astate-of-the-artglobalpositioningsys-tem,andmultiplecranes.NexanshasinplaceefficientsolutionsforcablelayinglikeCAPJETtrenchingsystemandCap-trackpositioningsystem.Cablesareob-viouslytheirtrade.Theupgradedvesselnowiscapableofcarryingoutcableandumbilical installation works on largerscale.Theconversionworkincludeduseofanewpre-fabricatedhullsegmentoflength12.5mwhichincreasedtheover-alllengthto112.25.Deadweightofthevessel increased from 7,886t to 9,373t.Thevesselstrackofrecordisimpressive.

“NexansSkagerrak laid a400 kVsubmarinecableacrosstheStraitofGibraltaranda576km longHVDC cable between NorwayandtheNetherlands.Inpartner-shipwithPrysmianNexanswaslayingone275kmpower/fibercablemetersbetweenMallorcaand mainland Spain. NexansSkagerrak has also added 292kmofHVDCcablefortheValhalloilfieldontheNorwegianshelf.

One extract from the company website

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The Nexans has the facilities to work with cable repair including subsea cut-ting and retrieval of damage sections. It can lay two cables simultaneously and do piggyback laying The vessel was last seen in the waters around Malta.

Photo by Scanpix

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NEXAN SKAGERRAKthe technical specifications:• Flag: Norway

• Class Notation: Cable Laying Vessel

• Length (including laying wheels): 118,25 m

• Width: 32,15 m

• Gross tonnage: 8460 t

• DWT: 9373

• Draught: 5.418 m

• Engines: 3 x Bergen DieselKW 1906

• Main turntable: 29 meter (outer diameter)

• Load capacity main turntable: 7000 t

• Cable capstan: 50 t

• Maximum laying speed: 50 m per min-ute

• DP system: Kongsberg SDP 521

• ROV: Argus Mariner

• Accommodation: 60 single cabins

• Cranes: 1 Crane 10 ton, 2 Cranes 3 t, 1 Crane 40 t, 2 Cranes 20 t

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Have you thought about how you communicate with others?

HEALTH SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT

In a previous interview, itwaspointedoutthatcommunicationisveryimpor-tantregardingtosafetyonboard.

We communicate at any time, and abig part of our communication con-sists of nonverbal communication. Re-searchshowsthatlanguage(wordswesay)onlyrepresentsabout30%ofwhatwecommunicate.70%ofwhatwesaywhenwe talkwithothers comes fromourbodylanguage.Takeforanexample,yawning. We tend to believe that thepersonisbored,tiredanduninterested,aconvictionwhichisnottrue.TherehasbeenaresearchonYawning,andisnowseenasa reflex reaction that sharpensyourattention,andshouldthereforeberegardedasacompliment.Anotherex-ampleisapersoncrossinghis/herarmsorlegscanmeanthatapersoniscold,relaxed,orthatthisisacomfortablepo-sitionforthem.

Body language We communicate with different pos-tures, movements and facial expres-sions.Bodylanguageisanintegralpartofourcommunicationwithotherpeo-ple,althoughthisoftenhappenswhenwearenotawareofit.

For some people it is just hard to look people in the eye during a discussion because of shyness. Do not immediately take it personally.

Look at his/her face – This area tells the most. People have for example tends to give a quick involuntary and sometimes subconscious twitch when something happens that irritates, excites or amuses them.

Do not judge a person just by their body language. Consider the whole - body language and the words being said.

Take the person's culture and beliefs into account.

Always consider that a person's body language can be affected by a medical condition.

Remember that each person has his or her own unique body language called baseline behaviour. Pay special attention to changes in body language instead of body language yourself.

Watch your own body language; see what message you are giving off.

This checklist will help you to understand and interpret people’s body language correctly.

TEXT BY: Lene Håland, Jr. Recruiter

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Have you thought about how you communicate with others?

HEALTH SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT

Bodylanguagealsovariesfromculturetoculture.Forsomeonewhoisnot fa-miliarwith another culture’s body lan-guage,thiscaneasilycreatedifficulties.You could be misunderstood, despitethe correct word choice. Also withinsubcultures in a society, theremaybedifferencesinbodylanguagethatmayaffecttheinteractionandcommunica-tionwithothers.Ifthereisincongruence(contrast)betweenwordsandbodylan-guage,itusuallycreatesconfusionanduncertainty,oranxiety,withtheoneyouarecommunicatingwith.

Reverse, body language can be an ef-fective way to emphasize words andphrasesvalidity,andthushavecommu-nication value. Many politicians havedeliberately trained up their body lan-guage to convey their own views andopinionswithgreaterweight. It is alsopossible to train oneself to use bodylanguage deliberately to manipulateitsown senseofexpression, tonot re-veal the feelingsyouactuallyhave. Ifaleader is insecure, this canhavenega-tive effects. The employees perceivetheunconsciousbody language. If thelowself-confidenceofaleaderleadstoindecision, the leader can alsobeper-ceivedasweak.Littleawarenessofyourbody language can get a competentpersontoappearunprofessional.

For some people it is just hard to look people in the eye during a discussion because of shyness. Do not immediately take it personally.

Look at his/her face – This area tells the most. People have for example tends to give a quick involuntary and sometimes subconscious twitch when something happens that irritates, excites or amuses them.

Do not judge a person just by their body language. Consider the whole - body language and the words being said.

Take the person's culture and beliefs into account.

Always consider that a person's body language can be affected by a medical condition.

Remember that each person has his or her own unique body language called baseline behaviour. Pay special attention to changes in body language instead of body language yourself.

Watch your own body language; see what message you are giving off.

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ResearchWejudgeandinterpretbodylanguageatalltimes,andespeciallytoday,wherethe imagesfill spaceonTVand in so-cialmedia. Therehasbeen interest inknowinghowpeoplerespondtofaces.Theresearchisnowpublishedtoshowwhat the appearancemeans for howothersperceiveone.

Americanresearchershaveconductedanumberofteststhatshowthatpeo-ple judgeothersbasedon their facialfeaturesinjust100milliseconds(amil-lisecond isa thousandthofasecond).Forthefirsttimeit’smadeamodelthatshould be able to predict how peo-ple’sfaceappearstoothers.-Thereisamathematicalmodelthatcanhelppre-dicthowpeoplerespondtofaceswithcertaincharacteristics.

Accordingtoresearch,thereareespe-cially three characteristics that canbequicklyinterpretedandrelatetodiffer-entfaceshapesandfacialexpressions.

Trustworthy: Hereisthemouthcrucial.The wider and more smiling mouthyouhave,themoretrustyougetfromothers.

Dominant: A narrow, prominent andmasculinefacegivestheimpressionofadominantpersonality.

Youthful attractive: A fuller lower lip,givesyouamoreyouthfulandattrac-tiveappearance

Smiling broadly,while protrude lowerlip, is not so easy (just try). If you canmanageit,itwillmakeyouappearbothtrustworthy and young.Maybe this issomethingforyourFacebookprofile.

In addition, last but not least, there isfive body language tricks you shouldknow, often used by politicians andsuccessfulpeople.

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Holding your hands in front of you as if you are holding an invisible basketball- It makes you seem sympa-theticandengaged.

Hold your fingertips against each other-Increasesyourauthority

Do not pinch your mouth together- Itmeans that youarehidingsomething.

Crossing your arms is not that bad- It may help you solve aproblem, since the gestureengaging both sides of yourbody, which makes both sidesofthebrainwork.

Keep your hand on the chin- It exudes confidence andsuccess.Itisathinkingposture:Whentoughtimescome,Iwillcomeupwithasolution.

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Photo by Jorgen Grindevoll. Hoegh LNG. Sunrise in the Atlantic ocean. SRV,GDF SUEZ NEPTUNE.

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MARKET NEWS

Contracts for two Platform Supply Vessels for Nordic American Offshore madeeffective

Further to the announcement on the 2nd of June 2014 entitled “VARD signs letter of intent with Nordic American Offshore,” Vard Holdings Limited is pleased to confirm that the contracts for the design and construction of two Platform Supply Vessels (“PSV”) have been made ef-fective.

The vessels are of VARD 1 08 de-sign, developed by Vard Design in Ålesund, Norway. The hulls of the vessels will be built at Vard Braila in Romania. Delivery is scheduled from Vard Aukra in Norway in 2Q and 3Q 2015.

http://www.naoffshore.com/

TEXT BY: Javier Zahn, Director OffshoreCrew AS

Photo by Nordic American Offshore

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SALE OF 2 OSCVS

Siem Offshore has entered into an agreement with Daya Materials Bhd. (“Daya”) for the sale of the two 2013-built Offshore Subsea Con-struction Vessels (“OSCVs”) ‘’Siem Daya 1’’ and ‘’Siem Daya 2’’ at a total price of USD 282 million.

Daya has been given 150 days to arrange for financing of the two vessels and delivery of the vessels is schedule to take place latest by mid-April 2015. Both vessels are on long-term charters to Daya and the charter agreements will continue until deliveries are concluded.

The sale of the two vessels will rep-resent a gain of approximately USD 64 million, which will be recorded at the delivery of the vessels. The sales proceeds will be used to repay mortgage debt, currently at USD 151 million, and for working capital.

www.siemoffshore.com

Photo by DAYA Offshore

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DOF Subsea has been awarded multiple contracts

DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded multiple contracts, with a total value of approx. NOK 830 million. In the Asia Pacific region, DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts including project manage-ment and engineering, IMR services and subsea installation work. The contract awards will secure utilization of the vessels Skandi Singapore, Skandi Hercules and Skandi Hawk. In the Atlantic region, DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts, including a contract for complet-ing two construction projects off-shore West Africa, utilizing the Skandi Singapore. The contract awards will improve utilization of the regional vessels. In the North America region, DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts including IMR services and subsea installation work, increasing the utilization of the regional vessels.

www.dof.no

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Fafnir Offshore takes delivery of ‘Polarsyssel’ PSV

Havyard Ship Technology’s build 120 ‘Polarsyssel’, a Havyard 832 L WE design, was delivered to Fafnir Offshore. It will go straight on as-signment for the Governor of Sval-bard.

In March 2013, Havyard signed a contract with Icelandic shipping company Fafnir Offshore for the building of a Havyard 832 L WE plat-form supply vessel (PSV). A month later, Fafnir had secured a long-term contract for the vessel, which will operate six months a year for the Governor of Svalbard for a pe-riod of six years.‘Polarsyssel’ is a Havyard 832 L WE design that, in principle, is equipped as a normal PSV. Havyard Design & Solutions’ WE design has been specially developed with a view to ensuring comfortable, safe and

economical operation in demand-ing weather conditions and in Arc-tic waters.

When Fafnir Offshore secured the six-year contract with the Gover-nor of Svalbard, the vessel was also modified for this assignment. The modifications included making it an ice class vessel, ICE 1 B, WINTERICED BASIC to avoid icing, and adding a removable helideck, a helicop-ter fuelling facility and a winch for emergency towing. For six months of the year, the vessel will patrol the waters around Svalbard, Bjørnøya and Hopen and carry out oil spill protection duties, rescue assign-ments and environmental monitor-ing.

www.fafniroffshore.is

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Farstad Shipping ASA has entered into the following charter contract in Brazil

Petrobras has awarded AHTS BOS Topazio (2005, UT 728L, 12.240 BHP) a contract for a period of 4 years and may be extended by up to four years. Startup of the new contract in August 2014 contract represents a total value (excluding options) of approximately NOK 375 million.

Farstad Shipping’s fleet currently consists of 62 vessels (32 AHTS, 27 PSV and 3 SUBSEA) and 2 SUBSEA under construction. The Compa-ny’s operations are managed from Aalesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de Janeiro. Total number of employees on land and sea are approximately 2250 The company’s strategy is to be a leading quality provider of large, modern offshore service ves-sels to the oil industry. The compa-ny has a long-term charter profile.

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Farstad Shipping ASA - Contract Signing

EMAS AMC awarded a three-year frame agreement for sub-sea installation in UKEMAS AMC has been awarded a three-year frame agreement with Apache North Sea Ltd. for offshore construction services, following completion of a competitive tender exercise.

Oslo, Norway, 18 August 2014

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EMAS AMC, the Subsea Services arm of Ezra Holdings Limited, con-tinues its winning momentum in the North Sea.

The awarded frame agreement includes, among others, pipeline construction, umbilical/cable lay, structure installation and other typical related offshore construc-tion services. For rigid pipeline work EMAS AMC will utilise their state of the art spool base, currently being established at Halsvik in Norway.“This is a significant milestone for EMAS AMC in the UK sector” said C.J. D’Cort, CEO of EMAS AMC. “And we look forward to developing a strong working relationship toward expanding our North Sea business operations together with Apache.”

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Technip awarded a significant contract for new refinery units in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Technip was awarded by The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) a sig-nificant (1) contract on a reimburs-able basis to develop the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of the re-finery located in the Kingdom of Bah-rain.

The FEED contract covers four main work packages that include units aimed at processing the “bottom of the barrel” components to high val-ue products, and all associated off-sites and utilities to provide seamless integration with existing refinery fa-cilities earmarked for retention post this major modernization.

The project aims at enhancing the refinery configuration, by increas-ing the throughput from 267,000 to 360,000 barrel per day as well as im-proving the product slate and profit-ability.

Technip’s operating center in Rome, Italy, in cooperation with Technip’s operating center in Abu Dhabi, Unit-ed Arab Emirates, will execute the contract, scheduled to be completed at the end of 2015.

Marco Villa, Technip Region B (2) President said: “We are proud to be associated to BAPCO for this major development of the refinery. The award confirms Technip’s leading position as partner of choice to pro-vide high-end services for strategic investments. This reflects at the same time the importance to follow the cli-ent and have keen understanding of its needs, since the very early stage of an initiative”.

With more than 50 years of experi-ence in the oil refining sector, Tech-nip leverages its strong expertise in the design, construction or revamp of refineries in more than 75 coun-tries. The Group provides leading-edge solutions worldwide.

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