History

History

1978

Founded by floating production industry experts

1980

Since 1980 delivery of numerous shallow water single point mooring loading systems

1982

First FSO provided, followed by 3 other FSOs from 1986 to 1993, for various clients

1985

Deployment of 1st FPSO in benign environment, followed by 2 other FPSOs, for various clients

1993

Acquired by Hugo Heerema, impulse to establish a dominant position in floating production in the harsh environment North Sea

1995

Start of production of FPSO Uisge Gorm, turret moored, in the UK sector of the North Sea

1997

Since 1997 6 additional FPSOs deployed in the UK, Norway, South Africa, China, Australia, for various clients

2006

First external turret installed, followed by first disconnectable turret in 2009

2013

Award of 2 large complex turret mooring systems for the Kaombo A/B FPSOs (Total, Angola), followed by the pre-FID FEED award in 2015 for the ultra large turret mooring system for the Rosebank FPSO (Chevron, UK)