http://www.dnv.com/rss/news_from_dnv.aspRecent news from Det Norske Veritas (DNV)http://www.dnv.com/binaries/dnvlib_gfx_logo_tcm4-255694.gifhttp://www.dnv.com/rss/news_from_dnv.asphttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2012/thesubseaindustrygatherstodealwithdeepwaterliftingchallenges.aspAs oil and gas developments go deeper, the risk related to lifting operations is increasing. “Existing standards and regulations don’t sufficiently meet this challenge and this is why DNV now has initiated a joint industry project to ensure a unified safety approach. Fourteen key international offshore players have joined the project,” says Robert A. Oftedal, DNV’s Business Development Leader, Cranes & Lifting.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:17:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/news_events/news/2012/wfes_2012_research_innovation_key_to_drive_green_energy_growth.aspDNV COO Bjørn K. Haugland emphasizes the need for investment in research and innovation at World Future Energy Summit.Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:47:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2012/newdeepwaterpipelineconceptreducescostbutnotsafety.aspLondon: DNV has developed a new pipeline concept, called X-Stream, that can significantly reduce the cost of a deep- and ultra-deepwater gas pipeline while still complying with the strictest safety and integrity regime. X-Stream is based on established and field-proven technologies which have been innovatively arranged.Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2012/largelngfuelledcontainershipgrantedapprovalinprinciple.aspOslo: Kawasaki Heavy Industries has completed the development of a large, 9 000 TEU container ship fuelled by LNG and obtained Approval in Principle from DNV. The ship is designed with a new type of LNG tank that provides more space for container cargo.Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2012/dnvtomapthefutureoflngbunkeringinbelgium.aspAntwerp: DNV has won a contract with the Flemish government to undertake a feasibility study for the provision of LNG bunkering facilities at the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent in Belgium.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:12:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2012/valebeijingincidentnotrelatedtoglobalstrengthissuesorsinglepassloading.aspOSLO: Calculations performed by the classification society DNV demonstrate that the damage on the Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) Vale Beijing was not caused by any global strength issue. DNV does not believe that single pass loading (covered by the class notation EL-2) contributed to the damage.Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2012/offshoreturbineblades.aspAs offshore wind turbine blades are getting larger, new methods to assess the integrity and remaining life time of the blades are needed.Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:36:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2012/dnv-nemko-presafe.aspOslo: The newly formed DNV Nemko Presafe has agreed with DS Certificering A/S to acquire their DGM (Danish Medical Devices Certification) unit to form a new and focused entity within the Medical device certification field.Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:47:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2012/dnvestablishesdeepwatertechnologycentreinsingapore.aspDNV has launched a Deepwater Technology Centre in Singapore. The aim is to serve the oil and gas industry in the whole Asia Pacific region and to become a sizeable and complete competence centre for deepwater oil and gas developments. “We will capitalize on DNV’s 40 years of experience in offshore and deepwater, and on the leading position of our well established deepwater centres in Houston, Oslo and Rio de Janeiro,” said DNV’s COO Remi Eriksen at the opening ceremony in Singapore.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:54:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2012/dnvpetroleumservicesappointscharlotterojgaardasglobaltechnicalmanager.aspSingapore - DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) is pleased to announce that Charlotte Rojgaard has taken over from Dag Olav Halle as the company’s Global Technical Manager; a position based in the DNVPS headquarters in Singapore.Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2011/dnv-kema.aspOslo/Arnhem: DNV has acquired 74.3% of KEMA’s shares, creating a world-leading consulting and certification company within the cleaner energy, sustainability, power generation, transmission and distribution sectors.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2011/dnvbusinessassuranceandnemkojoinforcesinpresafe.aspOslo: The two global certification bodies DNV Business Assurance and Nemko announce that they will merge certification and testing operations for the medical and EX equipment industry in the joint venture DNV Nemko Presafe. The joint venture will commence operations from January 1st 2012.Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2011/increasingenergyefficiencyinoffshoreshipping.aspA project has been established to identify energy efficiency and fuel saving initiatives for the offshore shipping industry. The partnership involves a collaboration of seven Norwegian offshore shipping companies.Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:18:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2011/dnvretainsbestverifieraward.aspDNV has retained ‘Best Verifier’ award in leading survey of environmental markets.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:29:00 GMThttp://www.dnv.com/news_events/news/2011/thebergesenfoundationanddnvsponsorthegjabuilding.aspIn connection with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the conquest of the South Pole, His Majesty King Harald of Norway today laid the cornerstone of the new Gjøa Building, which will be part of the Fram Museum at Bygdøy in Oslo. The Gjøa was the first vessel to sail through the North West Passage and has played a key role in Norwegian polar history. The Bergesen Foundation and DNV are contributing NOK 25 million and NOK 10 million respectively towards the financing of the building. With the financing in place, the Gjøa can now be safeguarded for the future.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:13:00 GMT