EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION
Safe Water on Board
OGI sits down with Guy Heijnen, CCO of Hatenboer-Water, to speak about their water treatment
installations for vessels, FPSOs or oil rigs. Hatenboer-Water can be your complete partner for all water
related issues. Mr Heijnen discusses their broad experience in water treatment and their high quality
water making service, which can be tailor made according to your specifications, for operation in any
kind of environment around the globe. Mr Heijnen also discusses a bit about the Middle East and North
Africa region, just in time for ADIPEC, as the company is planning to bring its technical expertise and
customer centric approach to this highly challenging region.
OGI: Could you start by explaining Hatenboer-
Water BV’s credentials and experience in terms
of your products and services for the oil and gas
sector? Could you tell our readers the breadth
of your experience, how long the company has
been active, and its reach?
Heijnen: Hatenboer-Water has broad experience
with water treatment on board in general. Our
equipment can be found on board of navy
vessels, tankers, drill ships, heavy lift vessel
and semis, cruise vessels, FPSO’s, production
platforms, etc. Over the course of the last 30
years our systems have been placed on every type
of vessel, asset or rig imaginable. Over the recent
years we have seen oil and gas specifications
getting more stringent and specific, not only
relating to material requirements, but especially
on the documentation side of the project. This
fits right within our experience as we have
supplied the water makers, pressure sets, hot
water systems and disinfection units for F(P)
SO’s, FLNG, FSU, and platforms all over the
world, experiencing all the different norms
and specs from owners, EPC, consultants and
oil majors. For example over the last years, our
solutions found its way on board FPSO’s Liza,
Aisla (Culzean), La Noumbi, Penguin, John
Agyekum Kufuor, Pionera de Libra etc and
platforms such as Golden Eagle (Nexen), Alba
B3, P6A, Culzean ULQ and Montrose. All in
all over 150 water treatment systems have been
placed by Hatenboer-Water on oil and gas
applications alone. Our entire track record spans
well over 2000 systems operating somewhere
‘offshore’, supplying drinking, technical and
process water. Due to the fact that we not only
supply equipment, but provide the maintenance,
spares and additional water quality services as
well, we still keep track with our systems, well
after they have been delivered at the ship yard,
construction yard or on board.
Our Water Quality Department has a thorough
knowledge of the legislations of the various
flag states so our solutions are always in full
compliance with regulatory bodies. As a fact,
our Water Quality consultants participated
in developing the FIH/NIPH water report.
Altogether an unique proposition that, together
with our vast experience, is recognised by our
clients.
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OGI: What are the various solutions you offer
for the offshore, oil and gas industries?
Heijnen: Due to our one of a kind mix of
products and services within our scope
combined with our experience in maritime
water delivery since 1906, often we are seen
as a unique service partner for the maritime,
offshore and oil & gas markets. Next to the
engineered projects, we supply all spares
& consumables related to our products (or
even the products from our colleagues), we
provide services like sampling, analysing
of the drinking water or digital (online -
next to analogue log sheets) monitoring
of the installations in the field. And more
importantly, our clients receive additional
back up securing their drinking water by our
Water Quality Department. Here we draft
water management plans, identifying risks
and preventing problems with the quality
of the water. We also employ consultants
that support owners to tackle matters when
problems do occur. For example, of late we
see an increased awareness of the risks of
Legionella on board. Hatenboer-Water has
been the no 1 maritime consultant for water
quality issues for the last few decades. We are
the only globally acting player that has a hold
on all these disciplines. Next to the technical
services we offer with our offshore trained
maintenance crew. As we offer a broad range
of solutions, not all solutions might appeal to
all readers, but “in short”, you can think of the
following scope:
• Reverse
osmosis
water
makers
for potable. In standard maritime
configurations (on stock) or high spec
customised water desalination skids.
(Skid mounted and containerised)
• Reverse osmosis for technical water
treatment
• Desalting crude oil treatment units /
Topside dilution water treatment units
• Sanitary or potable pressure sets or
hydrophores
• Disinfection and legionella prevention
(UV,
Hadex,
Copper/Silver
ion
deionisation) as piping is enormous on
rigs.
Guy Heijnen,
CCO of
Hatenboer-Water
• Calorifiers / Cooling solutions to keep
the crew satisfied.
• Filtration solutions varying accordingly
the geographical area of operation.
• Monitoring test kits etc to ensure safe
water on board.
• Point of use (POU) solutions to reduce
plastic waste.
OGI: Could you talk a bit about your
operations and aspirations in the Middle East
and North Africa?
Heijnen: Middle east and North Africa being
the major contributor to world’s oil and gas
supply, Hatenboer-Water started the Dubai
branch aiming to tap into these markets.
Hatenboer-Water with its vast experience
supplying to major oil and gas players all over
the world, is planning to bring its technical
expertise and customer centric approach to
make it useful to the highly challenging oil
and gas requirements and ambient conditions
here. Having offered solutions to highly
complex requirements in the oil and gas other
industry, none of the requirements here would
be new to our experienced designers and
consultants.
Hatenboer-Water plans to start the operations
appointing agents/service providers in the
target markets in the Middle East and North
Africa, aiming to combine their strong local
service support and our years of experience
providing solutions to the industry. In the next
couple of years, Hatenboer-Water plans to
build a strong local team capable of providing
end to end sales and service solutions to the
industry. As such, this matches the approach
started 6 years ago, by opening our Singapore
office.