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2011-09-29: GBA Marine receives contract on four new CVOC systems Teekay has so far ordered nine CVOC systems from GBA Marine. The first was delivered to the shuttle tanker M/T "Navion Hispania" in May 2007. After an extensive verification of system performance by MARINTEK, four more CVOC systems were ordered for installation on the new state-of-the art Amundsen Class shuttle tankers built at Samsung Heavy Industries. With this new order, Teekay Shipping confirms their strong commitment to reduce emissions and protect our environment. Hopefully, this initiative will set a new Benchmark towards a greener future for crude oil transport in Brazil. As an added bonus, more cargo will also reach the destination since there are no losses during the sea voyage. 2011-08-30: Statoil's TR2380 specification requires VOC recovery system during sea passage "Offshore Loading Shuttle Tankers shall be equipped with a VOC recovery system to minimise emissions during sea passage" The requirement is currently only applicable to newbuildings, but this is definitely a big step towards a greener future for offshore transport of crude oil. 2011-06-20: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC system on SHI HN 1828 completed Offshore testing and CAT is scheduled to take place in the North Sea later this year. 2011-04-01: GBA Marine has moved to a new office Sørsvannsveien 1 2011-03-15: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC system on SHI HN 1827 completed Start-up and commissioning of the next vessel (HN 1828) is scheduled to take place later this year. 2011-02-28: Offshore testing of CVOC system on SHI HN 1750 completed Offshore testing of the next vessel (HN 1827) is scheduled to take place later this year. 2010-11-12: Offshore testing of CVOC system on SHI HN 1749 completed Offshore testing of the next vessel (HN 1750) is scheduled to take place early next year. 2010-09-04: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC system on SHI HN 1750 completed The successful commissioning was completed in about one hour with no comments from Class (DNV) or Owner. Start-up and commissioning of the next vessel (HN 1827) is scheduled to take place early next year. 2010-07-08: CVOC system featured in "DNV Tanker Update No. 1 2010" 2010-06-25: Shipment of CVOC system to SHI HN 1828 completed 2010-06-16: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC system on SHI HN 1749 completed The successful commissioning was completed in less than two hours with no comments from Class (DNV) or Owner. Start-up and commissioning of the next vessel (HN 1750) will according to yard schedule take place later this summer. 2010-04-27: Latest edition of "TK Talks" presents Teekay's work on reducing VOC emissions A link to the "YouTube" video is also posted here. 2010-04-20: IMO issues circular with technical info on the CVOC system A copy of the circular is also found in our Downloads section (PDF-format). 2010-02-24: Shipment of CVOC system to SHI HN 1827 completed Fabrication of the final CVOC system for the "Amundsen Class" tankers is also progressing as planned, and the shipment for HN 1828 is scheduled for delivery in April 2010. 2010-02-16: CVOC system featured in the December 09 / January 10 issue of "Tanker Operator" A copy of the article is found in our Downloads section (PDF-format). 2010-02-08: Presentation of "Amundsen Class" Shuttle Tankers on YouTube A link to the "YouTube" video is also posted here. 2010-01-06: GBA Marine offered to co-author paper for RINA conference in March 2010 The paper is written in co-operation between Teekay, Marintek and GBA Marine, and will be presented by the main author, Dr. Hans-Richard Hansen (Ph.D), which recently retired from his position as head of technology development in Teekay Corporation. 2009-10-22: CVOC product sheet and general installation guideline now available for download 2009-10-02: Shipment of CVOC system to SHI HN 1750 completed Fabrication of CVOC systems for the remaining vessels are currently ongoing, and are also progressing as planned. The next shipment will be equipment to HN 1827, and is scheduled for delivery in February 2010. 2009-09-14: CVOC system featured in the August / September 09 issue of "Tanker Operator" A copy of the article is found in our Downloads section (PDF-format). 2009-09-08: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Stena Sirita" 2009-08-10: CVOC system featured in the June 09 issue of "Hazardous Cargo Bulletin" A copy of the article is found in our Downloads section (PDF-format). 2009-07-02: Fabrication of the first CVOC system to Teekay's new shuttle tankers completed Fabrication of CVOC systems for the remaining vessels are currently ongoing, and are also progressing as planned. The next shipment will be equipment to HN 1750, and is scheduled for delivery in October 2009. 2009-06-09: Teekay Shipping wins "Clean Air Award" on Nor-Shipping 2009 In their official press release anouncing the Clean Ship Awards winners, Nor-Shipping states: "The Clean Air Award winner is Teekay Corporation in recognition of outstanding efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Its “Amundsen Spirit” is the first in a series of shuttle tankers with increased tank-design pressure and a VOC reinjection system that will prevent any emissions from cargo tanks during voyage". The "Amundsen Spirit" and her three sister ships will all be equipped with the GBA Marine CVOC system, which eliminates 100% of emissions from the cargo tanks during voyage, and together with increased tank operating pressures significantly reduces VOC emissions during loading. A copy of the official press release from Nor-Shipping is found in our Downloads section (PDF-format). 2009-05-29: CVOC system featured in the April / May 09 issue of "Tanker Shipping & Trade" magazine A copy of the article is found in our Downloads section (PDF-format). 2009-05-27: Teekay Shipping nominated for the "Clean Shipping Awards" Teekay Shipping has been nominated in the "Clean Air Award" category, which is given to one company in recognition of outstanding efforts to reduce air emissions. Teekay is nominated with their new Shuttle Tankers currently under construction at the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Korea, represented by HN 1749, "Amundsen Spirit". The nominated vessels will all be equipped with GBA Marine's cost efficient CVOC system, which together with increased tank operating pressures significantly reduces VOC emissions during loading offshore and totally eliminates VOC emissions from the cargo during transport. 2009-02-16: GBA Marine to upgrade HGS VOC recovery plant on M/T "Stena Sirita" The upgrades will also include installation of two Inert Gas Cleaners, which is a patented in-line cyclone unit designed to remove water droplets and particles from a gas stream. M/T "Stena Sirita" is the last of seven Teekay vessels where the HGS VOC recocery system will be updated by GBA Marine, and the Installation will take place during a scheduled dry-docking in the summer of 2009. 2008-12-12: Teekay moves ahead with CVOC system installations Teekay Shipping has confirmed the purchase of four GBA CVOC emission reduction systems to be installed on their new Aframax-size shuttle tankers currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, Korea. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2010 and 2011. Teekay was the first company to install the CVOC system, and has carried out extensive testing and third party verification together with MARINTEK and GBA Marine on the shuttle tanker M/T "Navion Hispania" since May 2007. Test results have shown 100% recovery during transport, 100% operational regularity, and also some effect on VOC recovery during offshore loading when combining the CVOC system with increased cargo tank pressure. Implementation of CVOC systems on the four shuttle new-builds are considered to give both economical and environmental benefits, and confirm Teekay as a safe, reliable and foresighted service provider to the oil and gas industry. Teekay is currently the world's largest operator of VOC plants, and has 10 years of operational experience from different types of VOC recovery systems in the North Sea. 2008-10-30: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Grena" 2008-08-08: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Stena Alexita" The next vessel to be upgraded with new VOC system internals is M/T "Grena", which is scheduled to dry-dock in October 2008. 2008-07-25: Patent granted for CVOC system The process of registering the patent in a number of other countries is already ongoing. 2008-05-28: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Navion Scandia" The next vessel to be upgraded with new VOC system internals is M/T "Stena Alexita", which is scheduled to dry-dock end of July. 2008-04-16: Fabrication of remaining HGS VOC internals completed 2008-02-10: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Navion Britannia" M/T "Navion Britannia" is the third Teekay vessel where GBA Marine has performed this upgrade. 2007-12-27: GBA Marine to upgrade four HGS VOC recovery plants on Teekay vessels GBA Marine has been selected to modify and upgrade existing process internals on VOC recovery systems currently installed on the following Teekay shuttle tankers: M/T "Grena" The upgrade is part of an ongoing cooperation between Teekay, Hamworthy Gas Systems and the VOCIC steering committee to improve performance & reliability, and to reduce maintenance requirements on the VOC recovery systems delivered by HGS. The upgrades will also include installation of two Inert Gas Cleaners for each vessel. 2007-11-18: MARINTEK report confirms: GBA CVOC eliminate VOC emission during crude oil transport During transport of crude from Gullfaks to Rotterdam a representative from MARINTEK was present onboard the Teekay vessel M/T "Navion Hispania" to monitor performance of the GBA CVOC system. In the resulting report MARINTEK concluded: “There was no emission of gas from the cargo tanks to the atmosphere after this absorber was started the first time.“ 2007-11-10: VOC recovery system on M/T "Navion Hispania" in regular operation We are pleased to announce that the GBA CVOC emission reduction system installed on Teekay owned shuttle tanker M/T "Navion Hispania" has completed testing, and is now put into regular operation. Prior to this milestone, the system has been through a series of tests including performance tests during loading and transport carried out by Teekay and MARINTEK in cooperation with GBA Marine. 2007-11-05: Sevan Piranema completes first offloading The Sevan Piranema FPSO has successfully offloaded the first batch of oil from the Piranema field off the coast of Brazil. Sevan Piranema was the first FPSO to install the GBA Marine Inert Gas Cleaner (IGC), and we congratulate Sevan Marine with completing yet another milestone for the Sevan Stabilized Platform concept. 2007-10-25: Final DNV approval of GBA CVOC system on M/T "Navion Hispania" Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has now completed their survey of the GBA CVOC emission reduction system installed on M/T "Navion Hispania" and approved it for regular use without any comments. 2007-10-21: GBA CVOC system tested during sea voyage from Gullfaks to Rotterdam After completing loading on the Gullfaks field, the GBA CVOC emission reduction system was used to stabilize cargo tank pressure during the sea voyage from Gullfaks to Rotterdam. Despite an extremely volatile crude and rough weather, the GBA CVOC eliminated 100% of VOC release during transport , which in this case equals about 26 tons of VOC. 2007-10-20: GBA CVOC system tested during loading on Gullfaks (2) The third loading test was also carried out on the Gullfaks oil field, and again the GBA CVOC managed to show significant impact on VOC release during the loading. Further details will be presented to our clients. 2007-10-18: GBA CVOC system tested during sea voyage from Gullfaks to Scapa Flow After completing loading on the Gullfaks field, the GBA CVOC emission reduction system was used to stabilize cargo tank pressure during the sea voyage from Gullfaks to Rotterdam. The GBA CVOC eliminated 100% of VOC release during transport, and was also used to bring down the tank pressure prior to Cargo Survey and lightering operations. 2007-10-17: GBA CVOC system tested during loading on Gullfaks (1) The second loading test was carried out on the Gullfaks oil field, which has contains of the most volatile crudes in the world. A normal VOC release from this field is in the order of 300 tons during loading. The GBA CVOC system obtained significant impact on VOC release during the loading, and further details will be presented to our clients. 2007-08-29: GBA CVOC system tested during sea voyage from Statfjord to Mongstad Once again the GBA CVOC system proved its performance. No VOC was released from the cargo to the atmosphere during a sea voyage from Statfjord to Mongstad. 2007-08-28: First official test of GBA CVOC system on M/T "Navion Hispania" (Statfjord) After a pause in the test programme due to holiday season, the first official test of the GBA Marine VOC emission reduction system (GBA CVOC) installed on the Teekay shuttle tanker M/T "Navion Hispania" was carried out during offshore loading at the Statfjord field in the North Sea. Measurements performed by MARINTEK verified that the system has a significant impact on VOC emissions during loading. Further performance testing will continue as planned. 2007-08-24: First loading on M/T "Stena Natalita" after VOC system modification Following the successful testing of modified process internals on the Hamworthy Gas Systems (HGS) VOC recovery plant installed on M/T "Navion Hispania", M/T "Stena Natalita" completed earlier this afternoon a full loading on the Balder-field with recently installed HGS VOC recovery system in full operation. Both crew & HGS service personnel onboard the "Stena Natalita" are very pleased with system performance after the upgrade. 2007-07-02: Sevan Marine places order on Inert Gas Cleaner for Sevan 300 "TBN" Sevan Marine has placed an order for one Inert Gas Cleaner to be installed on their newbuild FPSO Sevan "TBN" currently under construction at the Hantong Shipyard in Nantong, China. Sevan 300 "TBN" has been chartered by Venture Production for operation on the Pilot field in the UK North Sea, and is scheduled for installation in 2009. 2007-07-02: Sevan Marine places order on Inert Gas Cleaner for Sevan "Voyageur" Sevan Marine has placed an order for one Inert Gas Cleaner to be installed on their newbuild FPSO Sevan "Voyageur" currently under construction at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard in Yantai, China. Sevan "Voyageur" has been chartered by Oilexco North Sea Ltd based in Aberdeen, UK. 2007-06-22: CAT of VOC recovery system on M/T "Navion Hispania" completed A combined test-run and Customer Acceptance Test (CAT) of the GBA Marine VOC emission reduction system recently installed on the Teekay shuttle tanker M/T "Navion Hispania" was executed on a voyage from the Aasgard field to the Fawley oil terminal outside Southampton, UK. The test proved to be a success, and the system is now ready for extensive third-party testing during loading and transport in the North Sea. A number of performance tests will be carried out during fall of 2007, and is a cooperation between Teekay, MARINTEK and GBA Marine. 2007-06-15: GBA Marine upgrades to offer process modelling with parallel computing In order to offer our clients increased accuracy and solutions to even more complex problems, we have decided to upgrade our computer facility. All fluid flow and thermodynamic modelling are now executed on a computer powered by 8 CPUs in parallel. 2007-06-11: First loading on M/T "Navion Hispania" after VOC system modification The Teekay shuttle tanker M/T "Navion Hispania" completed this afternoon her first loading after installing several upgrades to the onboard VOC recovery system delivered by Hamworthy Gas Systems (HGS) in June 2004. The upgrades were carried out during a routine dry-docking at Navantia Shipyard in Ferrol (Spain), and all modifications are working as expected. 2007-05-18: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T " Navion Hispania" GBA Marine has delivered and completed installation of new process internals to a Hamworthy Gas Systems (HGS) VOC recovery system onboard the Teekay vessel M/T "Navion Hispania" during a scheduled dry-dock at Navantia Shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. The installation was carried out under supervision of GBA Marine. "M/T "Navion Hispania" is the second Teekay vessel where GBA Marine has performed this upgrade. 2007-05-18: GBA CVOC system installed on M/T "Navion Hispania" The first VOC emission reduction system delivered by GBA Marine is now installed onboard the Teekay vessel M/T "Navion Hispania". The installation was carried out during a scheduled dry-dock at Navantia Shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. 2007-04-30: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Stena Natalita" GBA Marine has delivered and completed installation of new process internals to a Hamworthy Gas Systems (HGS) VOC recovery system onboard the Teekay vessel M/T "Stena Natalita" The installation work was done at Remontowa Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, under supervision of GBA Marine. 2007-02-16: GBA Marine to upgrade HGS VOC recovery plant on Teekay vessels GBA Marine has been selected to modify and upgrade existing process internals on the VOC recovery systems currently installed on Teekay shuttle tankers M/T "Stena Natalita" and M/T "Navion Hispania". The upgrade is part of an ongoing cooperation between Teekay, Hamworthy Gas Systems and the VOCIC steering committee to improve performance & reliability, and to reduce maintenance requirements on the VOC recovery systems delivered by HGS in 2004. The upgrades will also include installation of two Inert Gas Cleaners for each vessel. 2006-12-19: GBA Marine to install VOC recovery system on M/T "Navion Hispania" After the installation is completed, a series of tests will be carried out in close cooperation with MARINTEK, a research company in the SINTEF group, which has done performance measurements and official approval of all VOC recovery systems installed on Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Based on these test results Teekay will decide the path forward with regard to future installations on other ships in the Teekay fleet world-wide. 2006-10-06: GBA Marine selected to lead North Sea "VOC troubleshooting" GBA Marine has been awarded a prestige contract on troubleshooting VOC recovery systems installed on North Sea Shuttle tankers by The Industrial Committee on VOC recovery in the North Sea (VOCIC). The contract includes detailed process modeling of major condensation, absorption and adsorption systems advanced computer simulation tools as Fluent and HYSYS, on-site troubleshooting and close cooperation with both system suppliers and vessel owners & operators. Expected duration of the contract is 2 years. 2006-04-29: Teekay Marine Services places order on IGC for M/T "Stena Akarita" Teekay Marine Services has placed an order for one Inert Gas Cleaner to be installed onboard the AFRAMAX shuttle tanker "Stena Akarita". 2005-09-21: Sevan Marine places order on Inert Gas Cleaner for Sevan "Hummingbird" Sevan Marine has placed an order for one Inert Gas Cleaner to be installed on their newbuild FPSO Sevan "Hummingbird" currently under construction at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard in Yantai, China. Sevan "Hummingbird" has been chartered by Venture Production for operation on the Chestnut field in the UK North Sea. 2005-09-21: Sevan Marine places order on Inert Gas Cleaner for Sevan "Piranema" Sevan Marine has placed an order for one Inert Gas Cleaner to be installed on their newbuild FPSO Sevan "Piranema" currently under construction at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard in Yantai, China. Sevan "Piranema" has been chartered by Petrobras for operation on the "Piranema" field off the coast of Brazil. 2004-09-01: Teekay and GBA Marine - Agreement GBA Marine has been selected to establish a system for collecting data on VOC emissions from the Teekay fleet. The project is part of Teekay's continuous work on environmental issues, and will provide further verifications to official numbers on VOC emissions. Data will be collected for a large number of voyages on the entire Teekay world fleet, and the results will form a solid information basis when Teekay decides the path forward to reduce VOC emissions from their fleet. 2004-08-02: GBA Marine receives engineering contract from Sevan Marine GBA Marine will assist Sevan Marine with engineering capacity during design and construction of the first Sevan Stabilized Platform to be built at Yantai Raffles Shipyard in Yantai (China). The circular shaped FPSO has a capacity of 300,000 barrels, and has been chartered for operation on the Piranema field by Brazilian oil major Petrobras. GBA Marine will assist Sevan Marine on structural- & marine systems design, and will also participate on site during the construction phase. 2004-03-08: GBA Marine enters the Register of Business Enterprises
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