Annual Report 2011 - IRO

Annual Report 

2011 

The Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Oil and Gas Industry

Board, Committees and Working Groups 

as per 31/12/2011 

Honorary member 

G.-J. Kramer 

Executive Board 

P. van Oord* (Chairman) Van Oord 

M. Kahn* (Vice-Chairman) Jumbo Offshore 

A.A. Kromhout* (Secretary) IHC Merwede 

J.J.J. Sluijter * (Treasurer) Ernst & Young 

R.M. Kerkvliet* SAS Gouda 

P.P.M. Koop* Quercus Technical Services 

General Board 

J.B.E.M. Athmer Van Oord Offshore 

B. Bernard Gusto 

P. de Bruijne Noble Drilling 

A.P. Enthoven Inventheon 

J.W.E. Griffioen Mercon Steel Structures 

D.H. Groeneveld InterDam 

E.P. Heerema Allseas Engineering 

A.W.M. Holthuis Lloyd’s Register 

H.W.M. Linssen Keppel Verolme 

R.W.E. Luijnenburg Fugro 

H.C.L. Vos TNO 

* also member of the General Board 

Managing Director (until 31/12/2011) H.P. de Boer 

Managing Director (as per 1/1/2012) A.P.H. Vergroesen 

G.-J. Kramer 

P. van Oord 

H.P. de Boer 

A.P.H. Vergroesen 

Committee on Commercial and Financial Affairs (CCFZ) 

IHC Merwede A.A. Kromhout (Chairman) 

Deloitte D.J. van Klink 

Eaton Electric B. Droppers 

Kenz Cranes A. van der Sluis 

PricewaterhouseCoopers X. Le 

IRO R. Liem (Co-ordinator) 

Committee on Public Relations (CPR) 

SAS Gouda R.M. Kerkvliet (Chairman) 

Allseas Engineering J. Hagelstein 

Bakker Sliedrecht A. Boer 

Brandmarion M. Mooij 

Heerema Fabrication Group J.C.M. de Leeuw 

Huisman A. van Weerden 

Offshore Ship Designers M. Brusselers 

Ulstein Sea of Solutions N. Wessels 

IRO M. Kraaijeveld (Co-ordinator) 

Committee on Technical and Regulatory Affairs (CTR) 

Quercus Beheer P.P.M. Koop (Chairman) 

AKD J. Kromhout 

Bureau Veritas G-J. de Vries 

Heerema Marine Contractors F. Lange 

KCI D. Schaap 

Marin A. Aalbers 

PricewaterhouseCoopers X. Le 

Smart Staffing Solutions A. Visser 

TNO Energy O. Abbink 


IRO Export Group (IEG) 

Bayards Aluminium Constructies D. de Kluyver 

BSM Valves & Fittings G.T. Coers 

Fabricom Oil & Gas J. Fleumer 

Hertel A.A. Berkman 

Hollandia K. van Rooijen 

HSM Offshore E.R. Prinse 

IHC Handling Systems M.G. Doorduin 

IHC Merwede A.A. Kromhout 

Kenz Figee A. van der Sluis 

SAS Gouda E. Hoogakker 

Van Dam T. Klaver 

Van der Helm Hudig R. van Kempen 

Van Veelen Verpakkingen F. Snoeck 

Vermeer Process Technology T. de Goede 


IRO Gas Group (IGG) 

TNO Energy R. Peters (Chairman) 

Atlas Services Group A. Czismarik 

Dynaflow Research N. Bos 


NMi Nederlands Meetinstituut J. Schmit 

Petrogas Gas Systems M. van der Meer 

PetroQuip P. Hadjidakis 

Sinus Jevi Electric Heating C. Jansen 

VoTech Filter M. Boersma 


IRO Offshore Wind Energy Group (IOWG) 

Smulders Projects F. Aertsen (Chairman) 

Bosch Rexroth W. Boogert 

Croon Elektrotechniek S. Sarneel 

Damen P. van Terwisga 

De Regt Marine Cables C. Pikaar 

EEW-CTS A. Janssen 

Enerpac M. Birkhoff 


Fluvius A. Luttikhuis 

Fugro Engineers T. Markus 

Gusto J.M. Meeuwisse 

Heerema Fabrication Group E.V.G. Wittenberg 

Hertel A.A. Berkman 

HSM Offshore E.R. Prinse 

IHC Merwede T. van Erkel 

IMT J. van Hees 

Instalho C. Hoogendoorn 

Jack-Up Barge M. Hardon 

Kenz Figee A. van Gulik 

Keppel Verolme E. Finé 

KIVI NIRIA Offshore Engineering Division W. Schoonmade (Observer) 

Lloyd’s Register P. Kuijpers 

Mercon Steel Structures M. van Pol 

Meteo Consult J. Groot Bramel 

Mierij Meteo B.J. van Engelen 

MT International P. Verkaik 

Navingo F. Hoogeveen 

Offshore Solutions W. Vermeer 

Palfinger Systems H. van Maaren 

PlatformBrokers O. van Voorst 

ROC Kop van Noord Holland G.J.W. Leijnse 

Seaway Heavy Lifting T. Verhoeven 

Smit Subsea Europe A. Winckers 

SPT Offshore M. Riemers 

STC J. Hollebrands 

Trelleborg Ridderkerk E. Brakenhoff 

Vageri E&I W. Wallaard 

Van Oord J. van Wijland 

VDL Klima W. Jenniskens 

VSH Heusden J. Kortenoeven 

Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam K. van den Berg 

Vuyk Groningen M. Sickler 

Wartsila W. van der Linden 

We@Sea C. Westra (Observer) 

Workfox K-J. Cordia 

Workships J.D. Hudig 


IRO Personnel Services Group (IPSG) 

Inventheon A. Enthoven (Chairman) 

Atlas Seistech K. Roozen 

Burdock Project Consultants R. Burger 

CMS Derks Star Busmann B. Veldmaat 

Interocean Personnel Services M. van Nunen 

IVM (Instituut voor Veiligheid & Milieu) M. Veenvliet 

Oceanwide Offshore Services J. Dalenoord 

Onstream Projects Services R.E.S. Reijers 

VMW Taxand J.J.G. van der Zwaan 

WTS Energy P. Schellevis 

IRO R.Liem (Co-ordinator) 

IRO Safety and Training Group (ISTG) 

De Ruyter Training & Consultancy H.G. Gerretsen (Chairman) 

DHTC R. Oliemans 

Falck Nutec N. Alakopsa 

G4S Safety-Trainingen G. Kranendonk 

In Tense B. Kelderman 

IVM (Instituut voor Veiligheid & Milieu) H. Veenvliet 

NOGEPA C. van Oosterom (Observer) 

STC-SAIO E. Maijer 

SOMA Bedrijfsopleidingen R. van Gessel 


IRO Well Services Group (IWSG) 

GeoTech Invest G. Galloway (Chairman) 

Atlas Services Group Energy K. Tinga 

Baker Hughes J. de Kock 

Balance Point Control L. de Wit 

BOIS Equipment Rental R. Lagerburg 

Expro North Sea S. Dall’Armi 

FMC Technologies D. Brouwer 

Frank’s International R. Kampman 

Halliburton W. van Twisk 

Royal Haskoning P. Heimplatzer 

Schlumberger Petroleum Services G. Joling 

Weatherford Oil Tool Nederland M. van Dijk 


2 IRO Annual Report 2011

Preface 

The year 2011 was a very special year for IRO as it celebrated 

its 40 th anniversary. 40 years of experience, expertise and 

knowledge has brought us to the point where we are now. 

Since the discovery in the sixties of the large gas field in 

Groningen, the Netherlands has been one of the largest gas 

producers in the world which gives the Netherlands a leading 

position in Europe. 

Since then many new techniques have been developed and the Dutch Oil Industry has 

experienced major developments as a result. The reopening of the Schoonebeek oilfield 

in the beginning of 2011 is a great example of that. Due to new techniques, the oilfield 

will produce 125 million barrels of oil in the coming 25 years. This brings new prospects 

to the industry. 

Due to fast growing industrial societies the need for oil and gas will only grow, not only 

in Europe and the United States but also in upcoming countries like China, India, Brazil 

and other countries in Latin America. Companies react to this growing demand for oil and 

gas by investing in new projects, techniques and material and so do the Dutch suppliers 

and service companies. 

The annual Oil & Gas survey held by Ernst & Young in December 2011 among Dutch 

oil and gas supply and service companies learned that despite uncertainties due to the 

economic crisis, the oil and gas industry has, so far, not been seriously affected and 

indeed the services industry still has a strong position. The majority of the suppliers 

experienced far better revenues than budgeted for 2011 and are more positive in their 

expectations on market developments and their individual positions for growth. 

For the executive office of the association it was yet another busy and successful year. 

As in previous years high priority was given to the external communication with the 

members of the association. Five members meetings (LOL meetings), two public meetings, 

the annual general meeting as well as three seminars were again a successful formula to 

strengthen the network between the members. 

IRO’s 40 th Anniversary celebration on 25 November 2011 was a huge success, where, 

besides IRO members, many representatives from the oil and gas industry were present. 

IRO’s participation in ten trade exhibitions, five trade missions, participation in the 

Dutch Energy Solution programme (DES) and the EURONET partnership contributed to 

the further strengthening of our international ties and export activities. The oil and gas 

training courses continued to be successful with nine courses throughout the year. All 

courses were fully booked. 

The IRO Well Services Group, the IRO Offshore Wind Energy Group, the IRO Export Group, 

the IRO Safety and Training Group and the IRO Gas Group were busy with numerous 

activities over the year. Unfortunately the IRO Personnel Services Group had minimal 

attendence and due to the lack of interest the IPSG will not be continued in 2012. 

The IRO Offshore Wind Energy Group saw a growth in membership as a result of the 

participation of HME (Holland Marine Equipment) members. 

The association grew to a total membership of well over 400 companies and 

organizations in 2011. Altogether the association and its members have good reasons 

for a continued positive outlook to the forthcoming years! 

© IRO 2012 

The IRO team: Marloes Kraaijeveld, Marjo Hakkenbrak, Marlijn Stoutjesdijk, Sander Vergroesen, Farida Parwani, 

Helma Cruts, Ruud Liem, José de Goede 

Since its foundation in 1971 IRO has 

promoted the interests of the Dutch 

supply and service companies in the upstream 

oil and gas industry. 

Members cover all activities involved in the supply 

industry such as engineering, field development, pipeline 

installation, maintenance, manufacturing and material & 

equipment supply onshore as well as offshore. 

3

Innovative Technology 

Innovation is crucial for the oil and gas industry as the new 

finds of oil and gas are often at difficult locations such as deep 

offshore and arctic areas. Bringing down the ever growing 

costs of exploration and production is also an important issue 

together with improving and increasing the production from 

existing fields. 

Minimizing the carbon footprint for environmental considerations is crucial. Good reason 

for IRO to stress the importance of innovation and to promote innovation programmes 

offered by the Dutch government. 

Innovation contract for the top sector Energy 

Nine top sectors have been selected by the Dutch government for further support. 

‘Energy’ is one of these top sectors. IRO in cooperation with NOGEPA and EBN set up a 

strong concerted lobby campaign to get oil and gas on the agenda under this sector. The 

Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation has selected gas as the focus area 

for innovation within the top sector ‘Energy’. The main government goal is to realize the 

ambition of 30/30: produce 30 billion m 3 gas in 2030 from the marginal fields in the 

Netherlands. As a result the Ministry of EL&I has made additional budgets available for 

innovation in the field of gas technology on top of the existing budgets available at TNO, 

ECN and NOW starting in 2012 with 71 million Euro. This is very special as it is not the 

case for the other top sectors where only fiscal incentives are available (RDA and RDA+). 

In order to be able to profit from the additional subsidies the industry has to participate 

in knowledge development in the form of public private partnerships, the so called 

innovation contracts. To stimulate cooperation with research institutes an extra fiscal 

incentive is available (RDA+). 

At the end of 2011 various innovation contracts for upstream oil and gas were in process 

for Upstream gas, Unconventional gas and for LNG. Beginning in 2012 IRO members will 

be invited to participate in the innovation contracts. 

Top sector Water 

Besides the top sector ‘Energy’, the top sector ‘Water’ is also interesting for IRO as the 

maritime industry falls under this sector. IRO members will be invited to participate in 

innovation contracts for the maritime industry. 

Decommissioning seminar 

On Wednesday 12 October 2011, IRO, in cooperation with Decom North Sea and Navingo, 

organized a Decommissioning Seminar in the Amsterdam RAI during the Offshore Energy 

Exhibition. Brian Nixon, Chief Executive Decom North Sea, highlighted the challenges for 

the industry where decommissioning is concerned in his presentation: ‘Market overview 

and update on industry initiatives’. One of his topics was the growth of the industry 

and how to get enough qualified personnel. The message of Decom North Sea is that 

companies in the North Sea countries should team up in order to be able to handle all the 

expected decommissioning activities. 


IRO Oil & Gas Innovation Seminar 

On Thursday 7 April 2011 the biannual 

IRO Oil & Gas Innovation Seminar took place at 

the Shell Exploration & Production International 

Centre in Rijswijk. 

Jeroen Regtien, Vice President Hydrocarbon Recovery 

Technologies Shell, welcomed the IRO members and gave 

a presentation on Innovation technology. The participants 

at the seminar were given a very interesting guided tour 

through several Shell labs such as the ultramodern Virtual 

Reality Centre (I-scope), the Test Rig, the Enhanced Oil 

Recovery Lab, the Model Room & Drilling Machine and 

the Core Shed. 

During this seminar four pre-selected companies presented 

their innovations and competed for the IRO Innovation Prize. 

The 130 participants at the seminar were asked to vote and 

In his presentation ‘A contractor’s perspective on decommissioning’, Jelle Lanting, 

Commercial Manager Mammoet, focused on the synergies between Marine Salvage & 

Offshore Decommissioning from a salvage contractors point of view. Jan Kromhout, 

Lawyer Shipping, Trade & Insurance at AKD, gave a presentation on ‘Decommissioning 

principles’ which went into legislation and insurance on decommissioning with such 

subjects as Contracts, the Knock for Knock Principle and Indemnity. Chairman of the 

seminar was Hans P. de Boer, Managing Director of IRO. About 60 persons attended the 

seminar among who were eight British members of Decom North Sea. After the meeting 

there was a network reception. The decommissioning seminar was made possible by 

support of the Dutch Maritime Network (NML). 

Shale Gas Seminar 

On 16 November 2011 the IRO Gas Group (IGG) in cooperation with the IRO Well 

Services Group (IWSG) organized a seminar on Shale Gas at TNO Energy in Utrecht. 

Exploration and production of shale gas in the US has been a great success however there 

are also some serious environmental issues. What are the possibilities for shale gas in 

The Netherlands? Is exploration of shale gas possible without harming the environment? 

What new innovations have to be developed? Chairman of the seminar was René Peters, 

Director Gas Technology TNO and Chairman IGG. Berend Scheffers, Director Technology 

EBN, gave a presentation on ‘Shale Gas: natural gas prospects for an experienced gas 

industry’. Hans Weijel, Cuadrilla Resources, The Netherlands, talked about the importance 

of communication to inform the public in his presentation: ‘Drilling for shale gas, doing the 

job right’. A presentation on Schlumberger technology and experience was given by Keith 

Bartenhagen, Principal Petrophysicist Schlumberger and Frank van Bergen, Geologist and 

Shale gas expert at TNO Energy, ended the programme with the question: ‘What can be 

done to support safe shale gas operations?’. 

The seminar was made possible by generous support of TNO Energy in Utrecht which 

provided the meeting facilities and took care of the excellent catering. 


Airborne Composite Tubulars came out as winner with its 

‘Novel Composite Pipe System as Service Intervention Line’. 

Hans de Boer, Managing Director IRO, presented the 

IRO Innovation Prize to Martin van Onna, Managing Director 

Airborne Composite Tubulars, during the network drinks at the 

Innovation Market. IRO thanks Shell for its warm hospitality. 

Regulatory Affairs 

NEN seminar on developments in ISO and EN norms in the oil and 

gas industry 

IRO is an active participant in the norm committee 310008 gas and oil exploration and 

production of the NEN. This norm committee is involved in the realization of ISO and EN 

standards for the oil and gas exploration and production. 

On 1 September 2011 NEN organized a meeting on the implementation of new ISO 

and EN norms that are necessary as a result of recent developments in the oil and gas 

industry such as the incident in the Gulf of Mexico, Shale Gas, CCS and arctic oil 

operations. About 15 IRO members attended the meeting. 

5

Export promotion 

Export promotion remains an important IRO activity. In 2011 

a large number of activities were organized. Participation in 

oil and gas exhibitions, outgoing trade missions and other 

export promotional activities were held. Some of these export 

promotion activities were organized by IRO. In other cases the 

lead was taken by organizations like FME, HME, EVD, other 

(foreign) associations, embassies etc. 

Exhibitions 2011 

The IRO exhibition programme is selected upon experience, interest shown by the 

member companies (during meetings, visits, the annual exhibition survey and so on) 

and advice of the Committee on Commercial and Financial Affairs which reviews the 

programme. In 2011 IRO participated in the following exhibitions: 

Australasian Oil & Gas Expo - Perth, Australia 

In 2011 over 11,000 people decided to visit Australia’s Oil and Gas Expo which was 

a 15% increase on the attendance of the previous year. There where more than 450 

exhibiting companies from 16 different countries. For the first time, IRO participated 

at the Australasian Oil & Gas Expo with a Dutch pavilion, sponsored by the Dutch 

Government. This participation was in combination with a trade mission organized by 

IRO and the Dutch Embassy in Australia. The Dutch pavilion was 108 sqm, 12 companies 

participated. In 2012 IRO will again participate with a pavilion of 158 sqm. 

Offshore Technology Conference - Houston, USA 

Attendance at the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) reached a 29-year high 

of 78,150, up 8% from last year, as offshore energy industry experts from around the 

world came together at the world’s largest event for offshore resources development. 

The OTC was held 2-5 May at Reliant Park in Houston. The sold-out exhibition was the 

Overview Dutch Pavilions 2011 

largest since 1982 at 603,000 square feet, up from 568,000 square feet in 2010. 

The Dutch pavilion had a size of 940 sqm in which 44 companies participated. IRO will 

participate again in the 2012 edition with a pavilion of 940 sqm. 

Oil & Gas Asia - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

OGA 2011 cemented its position as ‘The Region’s No.1 Oil and Gas Show’ with yet another 

record breaking showcase of the latest technology in the fields of exploration, production 

and transportation within the petroleum industry. The 3-day event was held at the Kuala 

Lumpur Convention Centre from 1-3 June 2011, and saw 20,705 visitors from 68 countries 

and regions. The size of the Dutch pavilion was 108 sqm, and 11 companies participated. 

IRO will participate again at the 2013 edition at a new location in the main hall. 

Offshore Europe - Aberdeen, Scotland 

The number of attendees at the three-day show rose by 4.2% to an all-time record of 

32,025 attendees, compared to 30,698 two years ago. This record was achieved despite 

the last event being held over for an extra day. The total cumulative attendance was 

48,575, slightly higher than in 2009. A total of 14,633 people visited on day 1 of the 

show alone, a rise of 5% compared to the first day of 2009. SPE Offshore Europe also 

had a larger exhibition area than ever before, covering a net area of more than 25,000 

sqm. There were more than 1,500 exhibiting companies and pavilions representing 

different countries. The Dutch Pavilion was again located in Hall 2 with a total size of 

328 sqm. In total 26 companies were represented in the pavilion. IRO will participate 

again in the 2013 edition with a Dutch pavilion of 328 sqm. 

World Petroleum Congress - Doha, Qatar 

IRO participated with a Dutch group of 6 companies at the 62 sqm Shell pavilion at WPC. 

This pavilion was located in front of the main entrance of the exhibition hall. The Dutch 

pavilion was sponsored by Dutch Energy Solutions. Minister Maxime Verhagen visited the 

exhibition and gave a presentation at the congress. The post show report with visitors’ 

numbers was not available at the time of writing. 

Australasian Oil & Gas Expo Perth, Australia 108 sqm 23-25 Feb 

Offshore Technology Conference Houston, USA 940 sqm 2-5 May 

Oil & Gas Asia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 108 sqm 1-3 June 

Offshore Europe Aberdeen, Scotland 328 sqm 6-8 Sept 

World Petroleum Congress Doha, Qatar 62 sqm 4-8 Dec 


Trade missions 

IRO Oil and Gas mission to Western Australia 

From 21-25 February 2011 IRO organized an oil and gas mission to Perth in Western 

Australia. This mission was organized in conjunction with a Holland pavilion at the 

Australasian Oil & Gas Expo (23-25 February 2011). The mission programme consisted of 

group visits to oil companies and EPC contractors and individual matchmaking appointments. 

With 4.6 billion m 3 gas reserves Australia has the potential to become one of the biggest 

LNG suppliers in the world and offers huge possibilities for Dutch suppliers. A report of the 

mission was published in ‘Offshore Visie’ no. 2 of 2011 (detailed report available at IRO). 

The mission was made possible by support of Agentschap NL under the CPA programme. 

IRO Offshore Wind mission to the UK 

From 29 June-1 July 2011 IRO and the Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce 

organized an offshore wind energy mission to the UK with support from Agentschap 

NL under the CPA programme. 13 Dutch companies participated in this mission. The 

programme consisted of group visits to offshore wind developers and EPC contractors, 

such as RWE, E-On Renewables and Eneco UK. Furthermore the programme included 

a visit to the Offshore Wind Exhibition & Congress in Liverpool (29-30 June 2011), 

where individual matchmakings were arranged. A report of the mission was published in 

‘Offshore Visie’ no. 4 of 2011 (detailed report available at IRO). 

IRO Oil and Gas mission to France 

From 21-23 November 2011 IRO organized an oil and gas mission to Paris, France. Head 

of the mission was Sander Vergroesen, the incoming IRO Managing Director who will 

officially take over from Hans de Boer as per 1 January 2012. The mission was made 

possible by support of the Dutch Maritime Network (NML). 17 companies and all together 

26 persons participated in the mission. Participating companies were: Bluestream 

Offshore; Cirmac International; Discom; Dhatec; Dynaflow Research Group; Fischcon; 

GSP Offshore; Iemants; Interdam; Intermarine; Inventheon; Multiplan International; 

Redwise Marine Services; Twentsche Kabelfabiek; Twinfilter; Van Dam and Wagenborg. 

Unfortunately at least ten other companies had to be disappointed because of capacity 


constraints. The programme of the mission consisted of presentations of Technip, Total, 

Eiffel, GDF Suez, Schlumberger and Doris Engineering. Furthermore there was a network 

reception with the French oil and gas industry. All Dutch companies were given the 

opportunity to present themselves with one minute pitches supported by two powerpoint 

slides. The involvement of the French oil and gas industry in many international projects 

was the reason for organizing the mission. French companies are involved in oil and gas 

projects in Angola, Brazil, Nigeria, Russia with the Shell FLNG project for the Prelude 

field, the Shtokman project in Arctic Russia, and the eight Petrobras Presal FPSO’s for the 

Santos Basin in Brazil. It can be concluded that French companies are involved in many 

floating offshore projects like FLNG’s, FPSO’s, FDPSO’s but also subsea development, 

arctic, LNG, tar sands and sustainable energy projects. 

Offshore Gas Mission to Egypt 

A planned offshore gas mission to Egypt from 8-12 May 2011, that was to be organized 

by NCH with support from IRO, had to be cancelled due to the political turmoil in Egypt. 

The mission will now probably take place in 2013. 

Incoming missions 

A large number of incoming oil and gas missions visited the Netherlands in 2011. 

Some of these missions were welcomed at the IRO office in Zoetermeer. In all cases IRO 

members were informed and invited to meet with these incoming missions. 

- ADNOC, 21-24 March 2011 (see also Gastech) 

- Sweden, 25 May 2011 

- Israel governmental gas mission, 26 July 2011 

- Petro China (coal bed methane mission), 31 August 2011 

- Western Australia, 14-15 September 2011 

- Vietnam oil and gas mission, 29 September 2011 

- Decom North Sea from Aberdeen, 11-12 October 2011 

- Korean Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, 14 October 2011 

- Korean offshore wind mission, 15 October 2011 

- Petro China, 28 October 2011 

- Brazilian oil and gas companies, 5-12 November 2011 during Europort Maritime Rotterdam 

7

Export promotional activities 

Dutch Energy Solutions 

Dutch Energy Solutions (DES) is a three year export 

promotion programme on the Gulf States organized by FME-CWM and IRO with support 

from Agentschap NL under a 2g@there programme. DES is now in its second year. Under 

the Dutch Energy Solutions programme the following activities were organized in 2011: 

- Workshop vendor registration, 11 February 2011 

- Oil and gas mission to Saudi Arabia, 27 February-3 March 2011 

- Workshop local manufacturing, 21 April 2011 

- Programme for decision makers from the Gulf during Gastech Amsterdam, and a visit to 

Gasunie Groningen, 21-24 March 2011 

- Oil and gas mission to Kuwait and Abu Dhabi, 7-12 May 2011 

- IRO participated in this mission. A report of the mission was published in ‘Offshore Visie’ 

no. 3 of 2011 (detailed report available at IRO). 

- WPC Qatar, 4-8 December 2011 (see heading Export promotion) 

Libya seminar 

On 19 December 2011 NCH, with support from IRO, organized a seminar on doing 

business with Libya. The seminar took place in preparation of a Holland pavilion at the 

Infrastructure Libya 2012 and Oil & Gas Libya that will take place from 23-26 April 2012. 

Exhibition Erbil 

In cooperation with IRO, NCH organized participation for Dutch companies in the oil 

and gas exhibition in Erbil, North Iraq, from 16-19 December 2011. Five companies 

participated in this exhibition of which one was an IRO member. 

Conferences and exhibitions endorsed by IRO 

IRO endorsed, promoted and sponsored the following conferences and exhibitions 

organized by third parties in the Netherlands. 

Offshore Pipeline Technology conference 

The Offshore Pipeline Technology conference (OPT) took place in Amsterdam on 23 and 24 

February 2011. The technical programme featured high quality papers which were drawn 

on the experiences of leading projects to showcase new innovations in technology as well as 

address some of the hottest issues currently impacting the offshore pipeline sector. Industry 

expert speakers from Acergy, Technip, Saipem UK, ITP Interpipe, Intecsea and Peritus gave 

presentations. IRO members were offered a 10% discount on the conference fee. 

On & Offshore Gorinchem 

From 29-31 March 2011, Evenementenhal Gorinchem organized the On & Offshore 

Gorinchem trade fair, which focuses on the oil, gas, petrochemical and dredging industry. 

More than 200 exhibitors and 5,556 visitors were present at the third edition of this 

event. IRO has been a supporting partner for On & Offshore from 2009 till 2011 and will 

be again in 2012. IRO members receive 5% discount on their stand space. 

Gastech Amsterdam 

From 21-24 March 2011 IRO participated in Gastech Amsterdam in the Holland pavilion 

which was organized and supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Promoting 

The Netherlands as a gas hub was the reason for the Ministry to have a Holland pavilion 

at Gastech. The IRO Gas Group produced a CD-ROM presentation especially for this occasion 

showing the technologies and company profiles of its members. Within the framework of 

the Dutch Energy Solutions (DES) programme, a visit to Gasunie in Groningen, as well as a 

lunch meeting with Dutch companies participating in the DES programme, was arranged for 

a group of decision makers from ADNOC present at Gastech. 

Offshore Wind Maintenance and Installation 

The OWIM conference 2011 organized by Navingo took place on 26 May 2011 in the World 

Trade Centre in Rotterdam. Leading experts including key note speaker Lars Thaaning 

Pedersen of DONG Energy, discussed economic prospects for the industry, installation and 

maintenance matters and business management skills. Conference sessions zeroed in on the 

opportunities and the challenges in this growth market for utilities companies, development 

companies, offshore suppliers and service providers, and other stakeholders in the sector. 

The conference was combined with an exhibition zone for company and product displays. 

IRO supported the event and manned an information booth. 

OMAE 

The 30 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 

2011) was successfully organized in Rotterdam from 19-24 June 2011. Researchers, 

engineers, managers, technicians and students from the scientific and industrial 

communities around the world came together at this forum and exchanged ideas and 

experiences whilst promoting technological progress and its application in the industry. 

International cooperation in ocean, offshore and arctic engineering was also promoted. 

IRO was present with an information booth. 

IADC Drilling HSE Europe 

IADC Drilling HSE Europe was organized by IADC on 28-29 September 2011 in 

Amsterdam. Recent incidents in our industry have highlighted the importance of 

organization in creating and maintaining a safe working environment. Individual 

behaviour and the ability to manage change are two important aspects of an organization 

that influence its safety performance. The conference focused on those areas which were 

reinforced in the themes of the two panel sessions and the keynote speaker’s remarks. 

IRO supported the event by spreading information in IRO News and the Netherlands Oil & 

Gas Catalogue was handed out to the participants of the event. 

Offshore Energy 

Offshore Energy, organized by Navingo on 11 and 12 October 2011 and held this year 

in the Amsterdam RAI for the first time, was an even more successful event than last 

year. 5,121 visitors (an increase of some 27% over 4,026 in 2010) from more than 30 

countries all over the world, like Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Italy, USA, 

China, Australia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Venezuela, the United Arab Emirates and Ghana 

found their way to the Business-to-Business exhibition that focuses on the (inter-)national 

offshore oil, gas and wind industry and related products and services. 292 companies 

(compared to 231 in 2010) displayed their products and services during this exhibition. 

IRO exhibited together with NOGEPA. IRO also organized a Decommissioning seminar in 

cooperation with Decom North Sea and Navingo (see heading Innovations). 


Network events 

Several times a year IRO organizes meetings with and for 

members. The main goal of these meetings is to give members 

the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas and to do business 

successfully by using the vast network of the association. 

In general the host company gives a presentation about its 

activities followed by an excursion and network drinks. For the 

host company this is a great opportunity to give greater insight 

into the business it is in. To create a larger network, IRO also 

organizes meetings where non-members are invited. 

IRO New Year’s Reception 

On Tuesday 11 January 2011 the annual IRO New Year’s reception was held in the 

‘Wereldmuseum’ in Rotterdam. What started off ten years ago with only 30 people in 

the IRO office in Zoetermeer has now grown into a very popular New Year’s reception 

with more and more people attending every year. The reception was very well attended 

by over 280 guests, including a number of special guests like representatives from 

embassies of prominent oil countries. 

Oil & Gas Industry Forecast 2011 

On Tuesday 1 February 2011, IRO, in cooperation with Ernst & Young and Gulf 

Publishing, organized the annual Oil & Gas Industry Forecast. Ron Higgins, publisher 

of World Oil, spoke about the situation of production of oil and gas in the United States 

and the rest of the world. Quantities and size of oil wells and platforms, growth in the 

future and further expectations by World Oil extended an interesting perspective on the 

industry. Publisher Bill Wageneck and Stephany Romanow talked about the findings of 

the magazine Hydrocarbon Processing. The development of the oil price in the past and 

their expectations for 2011 were also brought to the attention of those present. 

Ernst & Young’s Peter Spaans presented the results of the Oil & Gas Survey. The purpose 

of this yearly study is to gain insight into the trends and expectations of the Dutch 


suppliers in the oil and gas industry. For many Dutch supply and service companies the 

recent worldwide recession has not been a major crisis. The majority saw recovery and 

expected an upturn within a year. The local market for suppliers is expected to develop 

for the better over the next 5 years and international market conditions for both 

service and other contractors are clearly expected to strengthen over the coming years. 

Concerns about bringing in enough orders have been replaced by that of the shortage 

of technically trained people. Angelique Keijsers of Ernst & Young gave a presentation 

on ‘Fraud investigations and dispute services and regulations in the oil and gas industry’. 

Finally, Crispian McCredie from Alboran Energy Strategy Consultants gave a presentation 

on Wind Energy in his typical animated way. More than 200 people attended the meeting 

and joined the network drinks afterwards. 

Members meeting IRO/CEDA 

On Tuesday 8 March 2011 IRO and CEDA organized a successful joint members meeting. 

Around 225 participants listened to what the four large dredging companies Boskalis, 

Jan de Nul, Tideway and Van Oord had to say about their latest developments and their 

view on the contribution from the dredging industry to the oil and gas industry. Erik de 

Haas, Proposals Manager Boskalis, discussed the Nordstream and Magellan projects, both 

environmentally sensitive areas where innovative dredging solutions were applied such 

as making a landfall without a cofferdam. Edward van Melkebeek, Director Offshore 

Jan De Nul Group, continued with a presentation on ‘Accurate dredging for sensitive 

pipelines at 155m and subsea rock installation at depths up to 2,000m’. Marro Vreys, 

Project Manager Tideway, discussed the BritNed interconnector link, which consists of two 

high voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine cables of 245 km, designed to transmit 

electrical power across the North Sea between the electricity grids in The Netherlands and 

the United Kingdom. The highly mobile sand waves in which it is laid cause a possible 

threat towards the protective burial depth of the cables. Koos van Oord Azn, Manager 

Subsea Rock Installation Van Oord Offshore, continued with a presentation on its new 

flexible fallpipe vessel ‘Stornes’. The Stornes is the largest flexible fallpipe vessel in the 

world with a capacity of 27,000 tonnes and a working depth up to 1,500 meters. This 

joint meeting is a great opportunity for IRO and CEDA members to meet and share ideas. 

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Members meeting at Mercon 

On Wednesday 27 April 2011, an IRO members meeting was held at Mercon in 

Gorinchem. Over 120 IRO members attended the presentation by Managing Director 

Willem Griffioen. Focus of his presentation was the projects that were under construction 

at Mercon which could be visited during the yard tour. The topside, which Mercon was 

building for GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland BV, was almost ready for load out at the time of 

the meeting. In his presentation Willem Griffioen highlighted that one of the challenges 

of this project was the short construction time. In order to compress fabrication time as 

much as possible, Mercon already started building the topside while the power module 

was still to be supplied and integrated into the topside at a later stage. Next to this, 

very high preservation requirements made the project a truly exciting venture. The 

participants found the Riser Access Tower (RAT) that was under construction for NAM a 

very interesting structure. The design of the RAT and the installation method is a new 

innovative concept for which Mercon has been awarded a framework agreement by 

Shell UK Limited and NAM BV. The RAT is a monopile platform which will be used in 

combination with subsea trees and existing production platforms to develop smaller gas 

fields. The smart installation method makes both installation and decommissioning in 

the future a considerably cheaper exercise. At the end of the day a networking reception 

gave all attendees the opportunity to catch up and exchange views. 

Members meeting at Haprotech 

On Thursday 9 June 2011, a members meeting was held at Lashuis Haprotech in Velsen- 

Noord. Lashuis Haprotech delivers high quality industrial equipment and components, 

consultancy services, implementation and maintenance of quality systems ISO3834, 

ISO1090 and ISO9001 and NIL recognized education. Leendert Hogenes, Manager 

Lashuis Haprotech gave a presentation on ‘Advanced welding processes’. Afterwards a 

guided tour through the Education Center and the Showroom was given to the participants. 

Besides Haprotech, IRO members Dutch Crane Engineering, Van Thiel United and Van der 

Helm-Hudig were given the opportunity to give a short company presentation. 

Members meeting at Huisman Equipment on Noble Globetrotter I 

On Wednesday 26 October 2011 a very successful members meeting took place 

at Huisman Equipment in Schiedam. Central theme of the meeting was the Noble 

Globetrotter I drillship and the new production hall at the Huisman Schiedam premises. 

The Noble Globetrotter I, built by Korean shipyard STX and based on Huisman’s Huisdrill 

12000 drill ship design, represents a step change in the drilling industry. After delivery 

of the drill ship at the end of 2011 to Noble, the Noble Globetrotter I entered a 10-year 

contract with Shell. The multi-purpose tower for Noble Globetrotter II will be assembled 

in the new 66m high, 57m wide and 59m long Huisman production hall that has a 

lifting capacity of 1200t. Dirk Leenheer, COO Huisman, welcomed the 150 guests. 

Dieter Wijning, Product Manager Drilling at Huisman, gave a presentation on the Noble 

Globetrotter I, the Academy and the new production hall. The participants were given a 

guided tour on board of the ship and at the new hall. 

Members meeting organized by Seaway Heavy Lifting on 

Oleg Strashnov 

On Tuesday 8 November 2011 Seaway Heavy Lifting organized an IRO members 

meeting onboard the crane vessel Oleg Strashnov. Jako van Nieuwkoop, Marketing 

Manager North Sea at Seaway Heavy Lifting, gave a presentation on the Oleg Strashnov 

which is a state of the art crane vessel. Afterwards the 50 participants were given an 

interesting tour on board the vessel. A unique feature of the vessel is the innovative hull 

shape which enables her to have a transit speed of 14 knots combined with exceptional 

working characteristics for a monohull design. This combination contributes to a further 

successful execution of projects. Lift heights of 100 m for the 5,000 mt main hook and 

132 m for the 800mt auxiliary hook enables the vessel to undertake an impressive 

range of projects from dual hook upending of large jackets to heavy deck installations. 

The installed DP3 system also enables the vessel to be employed for the installation of 

large and heavy subsea structures, TLP/Spar foundations and topsides. 

Annual General Meeting 

The IRO Annual General Meeting took place on 25 November 2011 in DeFabrique in 

Utrecht, right before IRO’s 40 th anniversary programme. The main items on the agenda 

for the Annual General Meeting were the finances of the association. The financial result 

for 2010 was again positive. The 2010 annual accounts were approved and it is expected 

that 2011 will be closed within budget. The budget for 2012 has been approved and 

it was decided that the membership fees remain unchanged. The (re)appointments of 

Board members were also discussed during the meeting. As of 1 January 2012 Gert-Jan 

Kramer (Chairman) and Hans P. de Boer (Managing Director) will retire. Pieter van 

Oord will take over from Gert-Jan Kramer and Sander Vergroesen will fulfil the role of 

IRO Managing Director. In addition, Michael Kahn succeeded Pieter van Oord as Vice 

Chairman and Rob Luijnenburg (Fugro) joined the Board. 


IRO celebrates 40 th anniversary! 

On Friday 25 November 2011 IRO celebrated its 

40 th anniversary in DeFabrique in Utrecht. All IRO 

members and special guests were invited to join 

the celebration at this unique location. 

IRO Chairman Gert-Jan Kramer welcomed the 250 

delegates from the oil and gas industry and gave his 

Anniversary speech. 

Afterwards Matthias Bichsel, Director 

Projects & Technology Shell, and 

Jeroen van der Veer, on behalf of 

Topteam Energy, gave interesting 

presentations. They looked back at 

the developments in the oil and gas 

industry and looked forward to ‘The 

next 40 years’, the theme of the day. 

In the afternoon the winner of the Student’s Design Contest 

Hit & Run 2011 was announced. Read more about this topic 

at heading Employment & Education. 

On the occasion of IRO’s 40 th anniversary the special 

‘IRO 40 jaar on top’ was published with a complete overview 

of the history of the association from 1971-2011. The 

magazine also contains interviews with retiring Chairman 

Gert-Jan Kramer and new Chairman Pieter van Oord, 

retiring and new Managing Directors Hans de Boer and 

Sander Vergroesen and many more. The anniversary special 

was handed out to the guests at the end of the day. 

IRO also presented a booklet called DOGOA, Delft Offshore 

Glossary of Acronyms, an alphabetical listing of 2700 

English acronyms and abbreviations from the offshore 


industry. The booklet was published jointly by IRO and 

Technical University Delft and compiled by Martijn van 

Wijngaarden, Lecturer Offshore & Dredging Engineering at 

the university. The booklet turns out to be a big hit especially 

among newcomers in the industry. 

IRO Award of Excellence 2011 

The afternoon programme was closed off with network drinks 

and the evening continued with a black tie Gala dinner 

where IRO members and their partners were invited. 

At the Gala dinner the IRO Award of Excellence 2011 was 

presented. Winner Edward Heerema, founder and owner 

of the Allseas Group, was chosen by the jury because they 

found that Edward had delivered an impressive achievement 

with the development of his company Allseas, an achievement 

of great importance for the worldwide offshore industry. 

The IRO Award of Excellence 2011 was presented by 

IRO Chairman Gert-Jan Kramer and winner of the Award 

in 2009, Jaap den Ouden. The Award of Excellence 

is presented twice per 5 years to a person involved in 

the oil and gas industry and who has been innovative, 

commercially successful and someone who dared to enter 

‘new land’ in the development of an industrial activity or 

product/application. 

Retirement Chairman and Managing Director 

Chairman Gert-Jan Kramer and Managing Director Hans de 

Boer were put into the limelight because of their retirements 

as of 1 January 2012. Gert-Jan Kramer was presented a 

Chairman’s hammer by new Chairman Pieter van Oord. 

Photos 

Photos of the event can be downloaded from the IRO 

website at www.iro.nl/IRO 40 years (scroll down to bottom) 

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Employment & Education 

IRO together with NOGEPA continues efforts to attract more 

qualified young staff to our industry. At various levels input 

was given into educational programmes and events. 

Education highlights 

In January 2011, 40 students finished the minor ‘Offshore Engineering & Automation’ 

at Avans Hogeschool Den Bosch. In September a new group started with no less than 

78 participants which shows the growing success of this course. Over 20 companies are 

involved in lecturing, providing excursions and coaching. In cooperation with KIVI NIRIA, 

Avans organized an offshore seminar on 10 November 2011. Besides various speakers 

from the industry, the students also presented their project works. 

In September 2011, a new Minor ‘Offshore Oil and Gas’ was started in Den Helder. 

This 6 month Bachelor programme is run by NHL with the support of Maritime 

Campus Netherlands. 12 students from different backgrounds enrolled in this 

programme. Both NOGEPA and IRO members were involved in (guest) lecturing and 

providing excursions. 

The development of the Bachelor and MBO-level programmes for ‘Maritime Technology’ is 

well underway. With input and support from four associate organizations (Hiswa Vereniging, 

Scheepsbouw Nederland, Vereniging van Waterbouwers and IRO) this programme is being 

finalized at NHL Hogeschool in Leeuwarden and ROC Friese Poort in Sneek. 

On 9 November 2011 the cooperation between the organizations and colleges was affirmed 

by the signing of a new Covenant. This time it also included STC Group and Hogeschool 

Rotterdam that will develop similar programmes for the southwest of The Netherlands. 

Vlettenproject 

Friday 2 September 2011, students from twelve 

VMBO engineering schools raced against each 

other in an exciting competition during the 

World Port Days in Rotterdam. 

Events 

On 20 April 2011 the fifth Navingo Maritime & Offshore Career event was held. This busy 

event has grown to be one of the biggest career events in the Netherlands and is well 

visited by students and representatives from the maritime industry. IRO manned a stand 

together with NOGEPA. Many IRO members were present with their own stands. New this 

year was the Oilgascareer pavilion where six NOGEPA members presented themselves. 

This joint effort was successful in showing the wide range of career opportunities in the oil 

and gas industry. 

Also at the Offshore Energy exhibition and conference of 11-12 October 2011, a 

combined IRO/NOGEPA stand was present. Navingo gave free access to the conference 

to the participants of the IRO/NOGEPA Design contest. The students gained a lot of 

information and inspiration from the sessions on innovation as well as the contacts with 

industry representatives. 

The youngsters competed against each other in self-built 

barges (small rowing and sailing boats). The schools and 

scout groups had, yet again, done their best to deliver very 

beautiful barges. All this was part of the project ‘Vletten on 

the Maas’ that KMR, Dutch Maritime Network (NML) and 

Water Scouting organized together for the fifth time. The 

project aims to bring maritime and technical sectors to 

the attention of young people in an attractive way. Each 

participating school was adopted by one of the maritime 

industries that sponsored the sails of the boat and organized 

excursions for the schools. 

IRO sponsored two schools this year, the Stanislas College 

in Delft and the Gemini College in Ridderkerk. The first prize 

for ‘Scouting club of the year’ went to Hubertus-Brandaan in 

Voorburg in collaboration with the Stanislas College in Delft. 

The Gemini College received the third prize for Fastest Boat. 

Hans de Boer, Managing director of IRO, presented the 

award for ‘Best Boat building school of the year’. 


Promotion 

An important task of IRO is to promote the upstream oil and gas industry with the 

younger public. To do this IRO is involved in Taskforce Jongeren, a task group within 

the Dutch Maritime Network (NML). The taskforce aims to reach youngsters between 

10 and 18 years via educational material, brochures, participation in career events 

and newsletters under the campaign name of ‘Spetters gezocht’. The vletten project 

(see page 12) is organized through this taskforce. This year the building of the IRO 

sponsored vlet was filmed by a crew of scholieren.tv. An excursion was organized for the 

builders to Damen Shipyards in Schiedam which also features in the film. Films and more 

information can be found at www.vlettenopdemaas.nl. 

VHTO is an organization that wants to attract more 

female staff to technical professions. In order to do 

this they organize the project ‘Spot je talent’ for 

groups 7-8 of primary schools. The project aims to 

make children more aware of their own talents and make a more conscious choice of 

profession. The message is that ‘typical’ female talents are also very much of use in 

technical jobs. Role models from IRO members were represented at some schools. In the 

coming years we hope to increase our involvement. The project has been renamed to 

‘Talentenkijker’ (www.talentenkijker.nl). 

IRO/NOGEPA Student’s Design Contest 

As a follow up of the Industry Day 2010, IRO and 

NOGEPA jointly organized a design contest for 

Bachelor students. The goal of the assignment 

was to design a solution for the development of 

marginal gas fields in the North Sea. 

In September 2011 the teams received the instructions 

and were introduced to their industry coaches. During the 

assignment, Q&A sessions were held and students were invited 

to attend the Offshore Energy conference and participate in 

excursions. 

In the afternoon of IRO’s 40 th anniversary celebrations the 

winner of the Student’s Design Contest was announced. The 

prize consists of an offshore safety training sponsored by Falck 

Nutec and a visit to offshore installation De Ruyter sponsored 

by Dana Petroleum. 

The winning team from the NHL Hogeschool Minor Oil & Gas 

came up with the Gas Conversion Platform, a concept that 

converts the produced gas into electricity using a COGAS 

installation. The re-locatable platform is foreseen to quickly 

produce electricity from stranded or nearly depleted gas fields 

and thereafter move to the next location. The added value of 

this concept is that it uses facilities of the growing offshore 


Training course ‘Oil and gas well sourced’ 

This non-technical course is meant for people who (start to) work in the industry and 

would benefit from gaining some general understanding of how oil and gas came into 

being, how it is found, how it is produced, what technology is used and how the industry 

is organized. The training is also useful for people who provide products and services to 

the sector. Courses are held both in Dutch and in English, dates are announced in the IRO 

newsletter and on the website. The course combines presentations with a tour around 

the Keppel Verolme yard where offshore ships and installations can be discussed while 

looking at examples. In 2011 the training course was given 9 times. 

wind industry to transport the electricity thereby being able 

to ensure a more continuous source of power supply. The jury 

complemented the team not only on its originality but also on 

the high quality of their presentation. 

The jury consisted of the following industry experts: 

Michiel Pors (Mercon), Gijs van de Voorde (Versatec), 

Klaas-Otto Ykema (Versatec), Edwin van Drunen (KCI), Jeroen 

Kwakernaak (KCI), Ruud Schulte (EBN) and Chairman of the 

jury Berend Scheffers (EBN). 

IRO and NOGEPA intend to make the Student’s Design 

Contest a recurring event in order to encourage young people 

and stimulate them to start a career in the oil and gas industry. 

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Committees and Working Groups 

IRO attaches great importance to the opinion of its members. 

Therefore IRO has called into being several committees and 

working groups that deal with important issues and focus on 

specific areas. 

Committees 

IRO has three committees that focus on specific areas of the association: 

- Commercial & Financial Affairs 

- Public Relations 

- Technical & Regulatory Affairs 

The committees have a policy advisory role and also serve as a sounding board for the 

association. They are chaired by a member of the Executive Board of the association. 

In order to create a good link between the Board, committees, the association and its 

members, all committee members are IRO members. The committees are a reflection of 

the companies that IRO represents as an association. 

Committee on Commercial & Financial Affairs (CCFZ) 

The Committee on Commercial and Financial Affairs assembled once in 2011 in 

combination with an IRO Export Group meeting on 17 May 2011. The IRO export 

promotion plan for 2012 was the main point on the agenda. The CCFZ was kept informed 

about commercial and financial activities of IRO by regular written reports. 

Committee on Public Relations (CPR) 

This committee advises the Board on communication with the members and other parties. 

The CPR met three times in 2011. A returning subject on the agenda was IRO’s 40 th 

anniversary to take place on 25 November 2011. CPR members were asked to give 

input on the programme of this special event, such as guest speakers, event location, 

entertainment, who to interview for the anniversary special etc. (Read more on the 

anniversary at heading Network events). Another point of discussion was the contribution 

of the CPR members. They especially wanted to have more input in exhibition matters as 

this is also a PR related matter. It was decided that the CPR and CCFZ (where it is decided 

which exhibition to go to) will not have a joint meeting, but in case there are questions 

on this subject the Exhibitions Manager will join the meeting. 

In order to be able to deliver more input on other subjects as well, an activity list was 

made to demonstrate all activities of IRO, such as exhibitions and trade missions, 

members meetings, communication means, employment & education. 

In November a seminar on Social Media was organized by HISWA and other members of 

the Dutch Maritime Network (NML). IRO invited its members for this event. In 2012 the 

CPR will discuss how to integrate Social Media as communication tools for IRO. 

Committee on Technical & Regulatory Affairs (CTR) 

A CTR meeting planned for 6 April 2011 had to be cancelled due to a low turn out of CTR 

members. Just as was the case with the CCFZ members, the CTR members were informed 

by written reports. 


Working Groups 

One of the ways for IRO to promote the interests of its members is by providing a 

platform with the IRO Working Groups. Companies that are active in a specific sector 

can exchange experiences and knowledge and form a collective group towards the 

government. The joint promotion and gathering of information are important activities of 

the working groups. 

IRO Export Group (IEG) 

On 17 May 2011 the first IEG of the year took place at IHC Handling Equipment in 

Delfgauw. At this meeting IHC Handling Equipment presented the largest ever Lifting Tool 

(ELT 112” Lifting capacity 1200t) in the IHC Handling Systems history. This ELT has been 

built for Heerema Marine Contractors for installation works of the North Rankin B project 

in Australia. As in the previous year the first IEG of the year was combined with an IRO 

Commercial and Financial Committee meeting to discuss the IRO export promotion plan for 

the next year (2012). The second IEG meeting took place at SAS in Alphen aan den Rijn. 

Guest speaker at this meeting was Bart Pols, Managing Director Asia Marine & Offshore 

Services, who gave a presentation on the opportunities in the oil and gas industry in 

Australia with special focus on Coal Bed Methane developments in Queensland. 

IRO Gas Group (IGG) 

On 17 February 2011 an IGG meeting took place at Siemens in Assen. At this IGG 

meeting Siemens gave a presentation on the Groningen Long Term+ project. GLT+ is a 

maintenance project for the Groningen gas fields which is executed by a consortium of 

Siemens, Jacobs Nederland, Stork Industry Services and Yokogawa Europe Solutions. 

The second IGG meeting took place at Votech Filter, a specialized and innovative 

manufacturer of filtering and coalescing cartridges mainly for application in natural 

gas thereby creating a reputable name in this field. Furthermore an IRO Gas Group 

presentation especially made for demonstration during the exhibition Gastech in 

Amsterdam was featured in the Holland pavilion. 

On 16 November 2011 the IRO Gas Group (IGG) in cooperation with the IRO Well 

Services Group (IWSG) organized a seminar on Shale gas (see heading Innovative 

Technology). With regard to the top sector ‘Energy’, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, 

Agriculture & Innovation has pointed out gas as focus area for innovation. Beginning 

2012 an IGG Group meeting will be organized on the ‘Innovation contract for gas’ to 

inform IRO members on participation possibilities. 

IRO Offshore Wind Group (IOWG) 

The following IOWG meetings were held in 2011: 

- 14 April at Van Oord in Gorinchem. At this meeting Van Oord gave a presentation on 

their activities for the Bard offshore wind project in The Netherlands and their ambition 

to become an offshore wind contractor. 

- 23 June at Smulders Projects in Belgium: Smulders Projects is building jacket 

foundations for the Thornton Bank offshore wind project in Belgium at the Hoboken 

shipyard. 

- 25 August at Deltares in Delft: Besides a presentation on the offshore wind activities of 

Deltares the programme included a presentation and a tank test demonstration of the 

F2F wind turbine foundation concept and the BMO offshore’s FlexMetMast. 

The IOWG had a stand at the Navingo Offshore Wind Maintenance and Installation 

Exhibition & Conference on 26 May 2011 in Rotterdam. Furthermore the IOWG 

organized an offshore wind mission to the UK from 29 June-1 July 2011 (see heading 


Trade missions). From 29 November-1 December 2011 the EWEA Offshore Wind 

Conference and Exhibition was held in the RAI in Amsterdam, a large number of 

IOWG members participated in the exhibition. The plan to organize an IOWG network 

cocktail reception at EWEA Offshore Wind did not materialize because there were not 

enough IOWG members interested in cosponsoring the event. The reason given was that 

there were too many cocktail receptions already. EWEA coordinates a safety training 

standardization for personnel working at offshore wind projects initiative. Niilo Alakopsa 

of Falck Nutec participates in this working group on behalf of the IRO Safety and Training 

Group (ISTG) and the IOWG. IRO was contacted by the Ministry of Infrastructure and 

Environment which is considering a harmonization process with other European countries 

on safety standards for offshore wind installation vessels and small service boats. 

However, the ministry will only engage in such a process if there is enough interest from 

the Dutch industry. IOWG and ISTG members were asked to express their interests. 

IOWG Chairman Frans Aertsen has again been very active during the year in the Offshore 

Committee of NWEA giving an account of committee meetings in the IOWG meetings. 

The Dutch government and the Netherlands Wind Energy Association signed a Green Deal 

Offshore Wind Energy (an innovation contract under the top sectors policy) that has the 

purpose of lowering the cost of offshore wind by innovation. An Incentives Package is 

available for companies participating in the Green Deal. NWEA has formed a coalition 

of companies that will participate in the Green Deal. A large number of IOWG members 

have already signed up for the Green Deal coalition (see www.nwea.nl for more 

information). The underwater noise study is still in progress. On 25 October 2011 a users 

advisory committee meeting was held to give an account of what has been done so far. 

The study focuses on the effects of pile driving, especially by the offshore wind energy 

industry, on fish and sea mammals. The study will be executed by two PhD students and 

one senior scientist and will take four years to complete. 

As from 2010 the IOWG is also open to Holland Marine Equipment (HME) members. 

So far 13 HME members have joined the IOWG. 

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IRO Personnel Services Group (IPSG) 

Only one IRO Personnel Services Group meeting took place this year on 3 March 2011 

at Inventheon in IJmuiden. However attendance was minimal, a second IPSG meeting 

planned at Taxand on 16 June 2011 was cancelled. Due to lack of interest the IPSG will 

not be continued in 2012. Instead, occasional seminars will be organized depending on 

available subjects on personnel services issues. 

IRO Safety and Training Group (ISTG) 

The ISTG meets twice every year. In 2011 the meetings were on 3 February and 25 

October 2011. The main subjects of the ISTG meetings were adaptation in the NOGEPA 

training manual, E- learning and training of offshore wind personnel. Another major 

subject was the Macondo blow-out in 2010 and actions taken as a result of this incident. 

IRO Well Services Group (IWSG) 

On 22 March 2011 the first IWSG of 2011 was hosted by Bois in the Hotel Babylon in 

Heerhugowaard. This IWSG meeting was combined with a meeting of the IWSG and 

Scenario Based Well Control Workgroup. Host of the meeting Rob Lagerburg gave a 

presentation on the activities of Bois. Subjects on the agenda were: Bridging Document; 

Action NOGEPA on Gulf of Mexico (GOM) incident; Social Security Regime Dutch 

Continental Shelf. A presentation on ‘Dropped objects’ was given by guest speakers 

Martin Leupen (NAM) and Tom te Lindert (Peterson SBS). As accidents with dropped 

objects have increased by 60% it is of great importance that everybody is aware of 

the danger that occurs on sites when loose objects are involved. Guest speaker, Davis 

Price, CEO International Well Control Forum (IWCF), gave a presentation on the need 

of raising the level of the Well Intervention Pressure Control syllabus and the need 

of the well service community to support this. The IWCF is especially looking for new 

question material to populate the Question Bank of the Well Intervention Pressure 

Control syllabus. 

The second 2011 IWSG meeting was held at the NOGEPA office in the Hague. Cees van 

Oosterom of NOGEPA presented an update of actions taken after the GOM/Macondo 

incident. He also gave a presentation on the new guidelines on abandonment of tools and 

equipment in boreholes. The second presentation by Bram Leerdam of Noble Drilling was 

on the management of specialist contractors on offshore drilling units. Furthermore the 

IWSG chairman gave an update on the development of the Standard Bridging Document. 

Weatherford in Den Helder was the host for the third 2011 IWSG meeting. Arnold 

Frinks gave a detailed presentation on Weatherford. After the presentation a discussion 

developed on the subject of competence. There is some concern with some of the service 

companies about competence of personnel on board rigs. It is becoming clear that 

’certified’ personnel are not necessarily the same as ’competent’ personnel. 

On 20 December 2011 the IWSG celebrated its 10 th anniversary at Franks in Den Helder. 


Information and documentation 

The gathering of information which is of interest to 

IRO members is an ongoing process. 

Documents on file include: 

- operator fact sheets 

- general country information 

- annual reports 

- operator presentations 

- other documents of general interest. 

Companies and students are always welcome to use the IRO Documentation and 

Information Center to gather information about companies, trends, figures etc. 

The Documentation and Information Center has a vast collection of magazines and other 

interesting publications and reports which give access to specific information. Information 

about different countries and regions is gathered and is also available. The IRO library 

has subscriptions to many oil and gas magazines and newspapers which keep the 

information up to date. 

Enquiries 

The vast majority of the enquiries in 2011 referred to newsletters and articles that 

IRO offers in IRO News every month. Next to that there were the regular questions on 

contacts, doing business in other parts of the world, IRO activities and publications. In most 

of the cases people could be provided with answers or be guided in the right direction. 

Netherlands Oil & Gas Catalogue 

Every year around 7000 copies of the Netherlands Oil and Gas Catalogue are sent to 

embassies and international parties all over the world and are handed out at exhibitions, 

members meetings, training courses, career events etc. The catalogue provides a good 

overview of the activities, products and services of Dutch suppliers to the oil and gas 

industry and is an important tool for companies to present themselves. In 2011 the 

number of advertisers (IRO members and non-members) reached 153 of which 92% 

were IRO members. The online version of the catalogue can be found at www.iro-noc.nl. 

Offshore Visie 

Offshore Visie is a publication for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry published by 

Uitgeverij Tridens in IJmuiden, The Netherlands. It is a bimonthly magazine in which 

IRO contributes with editorial pages. Every IRO member receives a free copy of Offshore 

Visie. The online version of the magazine is also published online at www.offshorevisie.nl. 

Offshore Holland 

The purpose of this magazine is to inform the international oil and gas industry on 

the service of Dutch companies that are related to the offshore industry. In addition, 

technological developments are made known and the magazine contributes to a positive 

image and positioning of the Netherlands as an innovative and resourceful partner 

country. The first issue was published in May 2011 during the Offshore Technology 

Conference in Houston, Texas. The second issue was published at the occasion of another 

major oil and gas event, Offshore Europe in Aberdeen. 


Translation 

Sybolla Franje 

Layout & production 

PMS 72 

Printing 

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IRO©2012 

Photography & Images 

Ampelmann 

Dockwise 

Flying Focus 

GustoMSC 

Hans Slootweg Fotografie 

Heerema Fabrication Group 

Huisman 

Keppel Verolme 

Menno Mulder 

Mercon 

NAM 

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Pedemex 

SBM Schiedam 

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Membership list 

Ordinary Members 

A A. van Tilburg Hydrauliek, www.hydrauliq.com 

A.Hak Industrial Services, www.a-hak-is.com 

Abuco, www.abuco.nl 

Aggreko Nederland, www.aggreko.com 

Airborne Composite Tubulars, www.airbornecompositetubulars.com 

ALE Heavylift, www.ale-heavylift.com 

Alewijnse Marine, www.alewijnse.nl 

Alfa Laval Benelux, www.alfalaval.com 

Allseas Engineering, www.allseas.com 

Amarcon, www.amarcon.com 

Amari Metals, www.amarimetals.nl 

AncoferWaldram Steelplates, www.AncoferWaldram.nl 

Applus RTD, www.ApplusRTD.com 

ArcelorMittal Projects International, www.arcelormittal.com/projects 

ASC International, www.asc.net 

Assai Software Services, www.assai-software.com 

Atlas Copco Rental Nederland, www.atlascopco.nl/rental 

Atlas Services Group, www.atlasservicesgroup.com 

B Baker Hughes, www.bakerhughes.com/bakeratlas 

Bakker Sliedrecht Electro Industrie, www.bakkersliedrecht.com 

Balance Point Control, www.balance-point.nl 

Barge Master, www.barge-master.com 

Bauhuis International, www.bauhuis.com 

Bayards Aluminium Constructies, www.bayards.nl 

Beko Transport Consultants, www.beko-tc.nl 

BigLift Shipping, www.bigliftshipping.com 

Bluestream Offshore, www.bluestreamoffshore.com 

BMT ARGOSS, www.argoss.nl 

Bodycote Hardiff, www.bodycote.com / www.kolsterising.info 

Bohr Instrument Services, www.bohrbv.com 

BOIS Equipment Rentals, www.boisbv.com 

Bonn & Mees Drijvende Bokken, www.bonn-mees.com 

Bosch Rexroth, www.boschrexroth.com/s&e 

Boskalis Offshore, www.boskalis.com 

Breman Machinery, www.breman-machinery.nl 

Brenntag Nederland, www.brenntag.nl 

Broekman Project Services, www.broekman-group.nl 

Bronswerk Heat Transfer, www.bronswerk.com 

Brunel Energy Europe, www.brunelenergy.net 

Brunel Engineering Oil & Gas, www.brunel.nl 

BSM Valves and Fittings, www.bsmbreda.com 

Burdock Offshore Services, www.burdock.com 

Bureau Veritas (Netherlands), www.bureauveritas.com 

Buveco Instruments, www.buveco-instruments.nl 

C C2, www.2goaccess.com 

CB&I Lummus, www.cbi.com 

Cebo Holland, www.cebo.com 

Chain Technology Project Services, www.chaingroup.nl 

Cirmac International, www.cirmac.com 

Coil Services, www.coilservices.com 

Conbit Engineering, www.conbit.nl 

Coronam, www.coronam.nl 

CRC-Evans, www.crc-evans.com 

Croon Elektrotechniek, www.croon.nl 

D Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, www.damenshiprepair.com 

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, www.damen.nl 

DDM Oil & Gas, www.ddm.eu 

DE REGT Marine Cables, www.deregtcables.com 

De Ruyter training & consultancy, www.drtc.nl 

Det Norske Veritas, www.dnv.nl 

Dhatec, www.dhatec.nl 

DHTC, www.dhtc.nl 

Discom, www.discom.eu 

Dockwise, www.dockwise.com 

Doedijns, www.doedijns.com 

Doornbos Equipment, www.doornbosequipment.com 

Dredging & Contracting Rotterdam, www.jandenul.com 

DSE Oil & Gas, www.dseog.com 

DSM Dyneema, www.dyneema.com 

Dulon International, www.dulon.com 

Dutch Crane Engineering, www.dutchcraneengineering.com 

Dutch NDT Support, www.dutchndtsupport.nl 

Dynaflow Research Group, www.dynaflow.com 

E Eaton Industries (Netherlands), www.eatonelectrical.com 

Econosto Nederland, www.econosto.nl 

Electromach, www.electromach.com 

Elivesto, www.elivesto.com 

EMCÉ Winches, www.emce.nl 

Enerpac Integrated Solutions, www.enerpac.com 

Escher Process Modules, www.escher.nl 

E-Semble, www.e-semble.com 

ESRO Staal, www.esrostaal.com 

Euro - Rigging, www.euro-rigging.nl 

Expro North Sea, www.exprogroup.com 

F Fabricom Oil & Gas, www.cofely-gdfsuez.nl 

Fairmount Marine, www.fairmount.nl 

Fairstar Heavy Transport, www.fairstar.com 

Falck Nutec, www.falcknutec.nl 

Fischcon, www.fischcon.com 

FMC Technologies Surface Wellhead, www.fmctechnologies.com 

Frames, www.frames-group.com 

Frank’s International, www.frankscasing.com 

Fugro, www.fugro.nl 

Fugro Engineers, www.fugro.nl 

Fugro GeoServices, www.fugro-nederland.nl 

Fugro Robertson, www.fugrorobertson.nl 

Fugro Survey, www.fugro.nl 

G G4S Training & Safety Solutions, www.g4s.nl 

GEA Westfalia Separator Nederland, www.westfalia-separator.nl 

Georg Fischer, www.georgfischer.nl 

Geveke Werktuigbouw, www.gevekewerktuigbouw.nl 

Gouda Holland, www.goudaholland.nl 

GSP Offshore, www.gspoffshore.com 

Gusto MSC, www.gustomsc.com 

H H2M, www.h-2m.com 

Halliburton, www.halliburton.com 

Hamel Metaal, www.hamel.nl 

Haprotech Consultancy, www.hetlashuis.nl 

Hatenboer-Water, www.hatenboer-water.com 

Hays Oil & Gas, www.hays.nl 

Heerema Fabrication Group, www.heerema.com 

Heerema International Group Services, www.heerema.com 

Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland, www.heerema.com 

Heerema Vlissingen, www.heerema.com 

Height Specialists, www.heightspecialists.nl 

Heinen & Hopman Engineering, www.heinenhopman.com 

Hertel, www.hertel.com 

HGG Profiling Contractors, www.hgg.nl 

Hobré Instruments, www.hobre.com 

Hollandia, www.hollandia.biz 

Honeywell, www.honeywell.nl 

Honor Safety & Consultancy, www.honor-safety.nl 

HSM Offshore, www.hsm.nl 

Huisman, www.huismanequipment.com 

Hydac, www.hydac.com 

Hytorc Nederland, www.hytorc.nl 

I Iemants, www.iemants.be 

IFS BeNeLux, www.ifsworld.com 

IHC Drives & Automation, www.ihcdna.com 

IHC Fabrication, www.fabrication.com 

IHC Handling Systems, www.ihcmerwede.com / www.ihchs.com 

IHC Hydrohammer, www.ihchydrohammer.com / www.ihcmerwede.com 

IHC Hytop, www.hytop.com 

IHC Merwede, www.ihcholland.com 

IHC Mining, www.ihcmerwede.com 

IHC Offshore & Marine, www.merwede.com 

IHC Offshore Systems, www.ihcoffshoresystems.com 

IHC Offshore Technology Institute, www.ihc-oti.com 

IHC Parts & Services, www.ihcmerwede.com 

IHC Systems, www.ihcsystems.com 

IHC Vremac Cylinders, www.vremac.nl 

IMT, www.imt.eu 

Ingenieursbureau Coenradie, www.coenradie.nl 

Ingenieursburo Gommer, www.gommer.nl 

InterDam, www.interdam.eu 

Intermarine, www.intermarine.com 

InterStep-des Corps, www.descorps.nl 

Inventheon, www.inventheon.com 

iPS powerful people, www.ipspersonnel.com 

IPS-Trade, www.ips.trade.com 

Istimewa Electro, www.istimewa.nl 

IVM (Instituut voor Veiligheid & Milieu), www.werkveilig.nl 

Iv-Oil & Gas, www.iv-oil-gas.nl 

J Jack-Up Barge, www.jackupbarge.com 

JB Systems, www.jbsystems.nl 

Jumbo Offshore, www.jumboship.nl 

JVR Consult International, www.jvrconsult.nl 

K Kapp Nederland, www.kapp.nl 

KCI, www.kci.nl 

KenC Engineering, www.kenc.nl 

Kenz Figee, www.kenz-figee.com 

Keppel Verolme, www.keppelverolme.nl 

Kersten Europe, www.kersteneurope.com 

Konekta, www.konekta.nl 

Krohne Nederland, www.krohne.com 

KTB Smith-Holland, www.smith-holland.com 

Kuehne + Nagel, www.kuehne-nagel.com 

L Lankhorst Mouldings, www.lankhorst-mouldings.nl 

LKL Oceantrade, www.lkl.nl 

Lloyd’s Register EMEA, www.lr.org 

Lowland Marine & Offshore, www.lowland.com 

Lubbers Logistics, www.lubbers-logistics.com 

M M Restart, www.mrestart.nl 

Maats, www.maats.com 

Machinefabriek Heerbaart, www.machinefabriek-heerbaart.com 

Mammoet Global, www.mammoet.com 

Mammoet Holding, www.mammoet.com 

Marflex, www.marflex.com 

Marin, www.marin.nl 

Marine Structure Consultants (MSC), www.gustomsc.com 

Maris, www.maris.nl 

MechaHeat, www.mechaheat.nl 

Mechanische Industrie Menzing, www.menzing.nl 

Mercon Steel Structures, www.mercon.com 

Meteo Consult, www.meteo.nl/offshore 

Misan Logistics, www.misanlogistics.nl 

ModuSpec Engineering (International), www.moduspec.com 

Mokveld Valves, www.mokveld.com 

MTI Holland, www.mtiholland.com 

Multimetaal Constructie, www.multimetaal.com 

N Nacap, www.nacap.com 

NEK Logistics, www.nekgroup.com 

Nevesbu, www.nevesbu.com 

Niron Staal Amsterdam, www.nironstaal.nl 

Noble Drilling (Nederland), www.noblecorp.com 

Noxon Stainless, www.noxon.nl 

NRG (Nuclear Research & Consultancy Group), www.nrg.eu 

O Oceanwide Offshore Services, www.oceanwidecrew.com 

Offshore Marine Contractors, www.omcon.com 

Offshore Ship Designers, www.offshoreshipdesigners.com 

Offshore Solutions, www.offshore-solutions.nl 

Olaer Nederland, www.olaer.nl 

Onstream Project Services, www.onstreamgroup.com 

Opti-Light International, www.opti-light.com 

Orion Group, www.orionjobs.com 

P P. van Leeuwen Jr’s Buizenhandel, 

www.vanleeuwen-offshore-structurals.com 

Parker Hannifin, www.parker.com 

PECO Select Fasteners, www.pecoselect.nl 

Peterson Offshore Group, www.pcugroup.com 

Petrogas Gas Systems, www.petrogas.nl 

Pipelife Nederland, www.soluforce.com 


PlatformBrokers, www.platformbrokers.com 

PNS Services, www.pns-services.com 

Pon Power Oil & Gas, www.ponpoweroilandgas.com 

PTS, www.petrofactraining.com 

Q Quercus Beheer, www.qts.nl 

R Radio Holland Netherlands, www.radioholland.nl 

Recontec, www.recontec.nl 

Redwise Maritime Services, www.redwise.com 

Resato International, www.resato.com 

Rusch Offshore Services, www.rusch.to 

S Safety.nl / Arbo Inspectie Dienst, www.safety.nl 

SAIO Safety Training, www.saio.nl 

SAS Gouda, www.sasgouda.nl 

SAS Winches, www.saswinches.nl 

SBM Schiedam, www.sbmoffshore.com 

Schlumberger Petroleum Services, www.slb.com 

Sea Trucks Group, www.offcon.nl 

SeaMar Services, www.seamar.nl 

Seatools, www.seatools.com 

Seaway Heavy Lifting Engineering, www.shl.nl 

Selmers, www.selmers.nl 

Sick Instruments Benelux, www.sick-instruments.nl 

Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery, www.siemens.com 

Siemens Nederland, www.siemens.nl 

Siemens PLM Software, www.siemens.nl/plm 

SIF Group, www.sif-group.com 

Sinus Jevi Electric Heating, www.sinusjevi.com 

Siri Marine, www.sirimarine.nl 

Slavenburg & Huyser, www.slavenburg-en-huyser.com 

Smit Subsea Europe, www.smit.com 

Smitsvonk Holland, www.smitsvonk.com 

SMST Designers & Constructors, www.smst.nl 

Smulders Projects, www.smulders-projects.com 

SOMA Bedrijfsopleidingen, www.somabedrijfsopleidingen.nl 

Spirit IT, www.spiritit.nl 

Spliethoff’s Transport, www.spliethoff.com 

SPT Offshore, www.sptoffshore.com 

Star Offshore, www.staroffshore.eu 

STC - SAIO, www.saio.nl 

Stemar Engineering, www.stemar.com 

Stemat, www.stemat.com 

Stork Technical Services Holding, www.storktechnicalservices.com 

Svasek Hydraulics, www.svasek.com 

T Task Environmental Services Worldwide, www.task-es.nl 

TCPM Ingenieurs & Adviseurs, www.tcpm.nl 

Technip - EPG, www.technip-epg.com 

Techno Fysica, www.technofysica.nl 

Teijin Aramid, www.teijinaramid.com 

Temporary Works Design, www.twd.nl 

The Offshore Partners, www.theoffshorepartners.com 

Thrustmaster Europe, www.thrustmastertexas.com 

Tideway, www.tideway.nl 

TMC, www.tmc.nl 

TOS Offshore, www.tos.nl 

Transparts, www.transparts.nl 

Trelleborg Ridderkerk, www.trelleborg.com/bakker 

TrustLube, www.trustlube.com 

Twentsche Kabelfabriek, www.tkf.nl 

Twin Filter, www.twinfilter.com 

U Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions, www.idea-bv.nl 

Ulstein Sea of Solutions, www.seaofsolutions.nl 

United Offshore Services, www.uos-nl.com 

USG Energy, www.usgenergy.com 

USG Innotiv, www.usginnotiv.nl 

V Vageri Electrical & Instrumentation, www.vageri.nl 

Van Aalst Marine & Offshore, www.vanaalstmarine.com 

Van Beest, www.vanbeest.nl 

Van Dam, www.van-dam.nl 

Van der Helm - Hudig Rotterdam, www.helmhudig.com 

Van Gansewinkel Groep, www.vangansewinkel.com 

Van Heck, www.vanheckpumps.com 

Van Mechelen Lifting Gear, www.vmliftinggear.com 


Van Oord Offshore, www.vanoord.com 

Van Thiel United, www.thiel.nl 

Van Veelen Verpakkingen, www.veelen.nl 

VandeGrijp Buizen, www.vandegrijp.com 

Vermeer Process Technology, www.vermeerprocess.nl 

Visser & Smit Hanab, www.vshanab.nl 

Volker Stevin Offshore, www.vhb-vsce.nl 

VoTech Filter, www.votechfilter.nl 

Vroon Offshore Services, www.vroonoffshore.com 

Vryhof Anchors, www.vryhof.com 

VSL, www.vsl.nl 

Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam, www.vuykrotterdam.com 

W W&O Supply, www.wosupply.com 

Wagenborg Foxdrill, www.wagenborg.com 

Wagenborg Kazakhstan, www.wagenborg.com 

Wärtsilä Netherlands, www.wartsila.com 

Water Weights Europe, www.waterweights.nl 

Weatherford Elastomers, www.weatherford.com 

Weatherford Oil Tool Nederland, www.weatherford.com 

West Coast International Drilling Supply, www.westcoastintl.com 

Willtéco, www.willteco.nl 

Winteb, www.winteb.nl 

Workfox, www.workfox.com 

Workpartners, www.workpartners.nl 

Workships Group, www.workships.nl 

WorldWise Marine Holding, www.worldwisemarine.com 

WTS Energy, www.wtsenergy.com 

Associated Members 

A AKD, www.akd.nl 

Allard-Europe, www.allard-europe.com 

Allseas Group, www.allseas.com 

Allseas Marine Services, www.allseas.com 

ATP Oil & Gas Netherlands, www.atpog.com 

B Ballast Nedam Infra, www.ballast-nedam.nl 

Bird & Bird, www.twobirds.com 

Bocad Service International, www.bocad.com 

Buren van Velzen Guelen, www.vg.nl 

C CEVA Showfreight, www.cevashowfreight.nl 

Clifford Chance, www.cliffordchance.com 

CMS Derks Star Busmann, www.cms-dsb.com 

Conway & Partners, www.conway-partners.com 

D Deloitte, www.deloitte.com 

E EBN, www.ebn.nl 

EIN enterprise, www.einenterprise.com 

Ernst & Young, www.ey.nl 

G Gemeente Den Helder, www.denhelder.nl 

Gielissen Interiors & Exhibitions, www.gielissen.nl 

Gulf Publishing Company, www.worldoil.com & www.gulfpub.com 

H Hampe Meyjes Advocaten, www.hmlaw.nl 

I Independent Risk Solutions, www.irs-risksolutions.nl 

Industry Technology Facilitator ITF, www.oil-itf.com 

International SOS, www.internationalsos.com 

K Kneppelhout & Korthals, www.kneppelhout.nl 

M Multiplan International, 

N Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij, www.nam.nl 

NMI, www.nmi.nl 

Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, www.nhl.nl 

Nederlandse Gasunie, www.gasunie.nl 

O Orangefield Group, www.orangefield.com 

P PricewaterhouseCoopers Belastingadviseurs, 

www.pwcglobal.com/nl 

R Rabobank International Corporate Clients Netherlands, 

www.rabobank.com 

Royal Haskoning, www.royalhaskoning.com 

S STC, www.stc-r.nl 

T The Firm IPCM, www.the-firm.eu 

TNO Energy, www.tno.nl 

TNO-IMARES, www.tno.nl 

TSM Business School, www.tsm.nl 

TU Delft, Offshore Engineering, www.offshore.tudelft.nl 

U Uniglobe TCB Travel, www.uniglobetcbtravel.nl 

V VMW Taxand, www.vmw.nl 

W WestHolland Foreign Investment Agency, www.westholland.nl 

Windcat Marine, www.windcatworkboats.com 

Work Wise, www.workwise.eu 

Supporters 

A Amsterdam Industrial Design, www.amstindes.nl 

B Bluebird Consultant, www.bluebird-consultant.nl 

D Deno Compressors, www.denocomp.nl 

E EEW-CTS, www.eew-group.com 

I In Tense, www.in-tense.nl 

Intramar Insurances, www.intramar.nl 

Inventech Benelux, www.inventech.nl 

IOT-DOSCO, www.dosco.net 

K Kiswire Europe, www.kiswire.com 

L Loosbrock Europe Trade & Supply, www.loosbrock.nl 

N Navingo, www.navingo.com 

O Oceanteam Shipping, www.oceanteam.nl 

P PAS Publicaties, www.paspublicaties.nl 

Pedemex, www.pedemex.nl 

PetroQuip, www.petroquip.nl 

R RESQ Consultancy, www.resqbv.nl 

S Skilltrade Training, www.skilltrade.nl 

Sparrows Offshore, www.sparrowsoffshore.com 

W Waterdrinker Offshore Consult, www.waterdrinkerconsult.com 

Candidate Members 

A Ampelmann Operations, www.ampelmann.nl 

ARMATEC, www.armatecworkwear.com 

B Beldick Automation, www.beldick.com 

Bredenoord, www.bredenoord.com 

C Carlsen Offshore Systems, www.carlsengroup.com 

COPIER, www.copierbv.com 

D DIRA-Group, www.dira-group.com 

DSR Corp / Korea Trade Center Amsterdam, www.koreatradecenter.nl 

F Femto Engineering, www.femto.eu 

H Havenbedrijf Rotterdam, www.portofrotterdam.com 

Hycom, www.hycom.nl 

J Jansen Venneboer, www.jansen-venneboer.com 

K Konutherm, www.konutherm.nl 

KPMG Accountants, www.kpmg.nl 

Maropol Comaro, www.maropol.nl 

M MHF Contracting, www.mhf-contracting.nl 

MiniMax-International, www.minimax-international.com 

O Offshore Independents, www.offshoreindependents.com 

S Spie Industry, www.spie-nl.com 

SPM Instrument, www.spminstrument.nl 

V Vietnam Consult & Trading, www.vietnamconsult.nl 

Voith Turbo, www.voith.com 

Associated Organizations 

A AYOP, www.ayop.com 

C Central Dredging Association (CEDA), www.dredging.org 

F Fenedex, www.fenedex.nl & www.export.nl 

H Haven en Scheepvaart Vereniging (HSV) Den Helder, 

www.hsvdenhelder.nl 

Holland Marine Equipment Association (HME), www.hme.nl 

I International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), www.iadc.org 

N NOF Energy, www.energynorth.co.uk 

P Profion, www.profion.nl 

EURONET Partners 

A Agoria Carbon Energy Club, www.agoriaoilandgas.be 

D Danish Marine & Offshore Group, www.offshore-denmark.dk 

Decom North Sea, www.decomnorthsea.com 

E Energy Industries Council, www.the-eic.com 

Energy North Ltd, www.energynorth.co.uk 

G GEP-AFTP, www.gep-france.com 

I Industry Technology Facilitator ITF, www.oil-itf.com 

N Norsk Industri, www.norskindustri.no 

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IRO - The Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Oil & Gas Industry 

Since its foundation in 1971 IRO has promoted the interests of Dutch supply and service companies in 

the upstream oil and gas industry. Members cover all activities involved in the supply industry, such as 

engineering, field development, pipeline installation, maintenance, manufacturing and material & equipment 

supply, onshore as well as offshore. To promote the qualities of Dutch suppliers in the oil and gas industry, 

IRO cooperates with national and international organizations with similar interests and spreads information 

via publications, internet and meetings. IRO also organizes trade missions, seminars, workshops, member 

meetings and participation in oil and gas exhibitions worldwide. 

P.O. Box 7261 

2701 AG Zoetermeer 

The Netherlands 

T +31 79 341 19 81 

F +31 79 341 97 64 

E info@iro.nl 

I www.iro.nl & www.iro-noc.nl

Annual Report 2011 - IRO

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