Houlder - Marine Engineering, Design, Fabrication and Project Management for Offshore Assets

Houlder Oil & Gas plays a key role in drilling and subsea operations across the world. As a proven marine engineering, naval architecture and design partner to oil and gas operators and contractors for 30 years, the company is well-placed to support and enhance the capability of offshore assets of all kinds.

The company's services range from front end engineering design (FEED) to integration design and detailed design and analysis, through to equipment procurement, fabrication and installation, commissioning and shipyard work supervision.

Rig upgrades and services for MODUs, vessels and other offshore infrastructure

Houlder Oil & Gas is sufficiently versatile and experienced to effectively manage a wide range of deliverables related to the building, maintaining and upgrading of rigs, MODUs, FPSO / FSO vessels, subsea vessels and other offshore assets. It has serviced almost all areas of the energy market, with a client list ranging from small drilling companies to large multinational oil conglomerates.

Marine engineering for offshore operations

Houlder provides marine engineering in support of offshore operations, including equipment and system specification and integration, electrical and hydraulic systems, propulsion, piping design and hotel systems. Houlder's marine engineering team consists of experienced offshore operational staff who are able to utilise hands-on knowledge and experience.

Naval architecture for new build and conversion projects

Houlder offers naval architecture for new build and conversion projects, encompassing rigs, MODUs, jack-ups, FSO / FPSOs, drillships and offshore support vessels. Services include concept design, detailed design, stability analysis, hydrodynamic analysis, safety and reliability analysis, power management, mooring and DP analysis, feasibility studies and operability analyses.

EPIC for offshore equipment

Houlder offers engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) for offshore equipment, including bespoke handling and skidding systems, remote operating pull-in systems, and BOP and SBOP systems.

Houlder works from concept through to detailed design, plan preparation, approval, construction supervision, factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning and trials management.

Pipe-laying design for ships

Houlder provides pipe-laying equipment design for laying flexible or rigid flowlines, integration of pipe-laying equipment into existing ships and the supervision of all aspects of vessel conversion work.

Offshore project management and supervision services

Houlder offers project management services to co-ordinate offshore engineering design, manufacturing and installation work at client offices, sub-contractor premises, shipyards, offshore installations and vessels.

Drilling and workover facility design for the offshore industry

Houlder provides drilling and workover facility design for offshore platforms, semi-submersibles, jack-ups and drill ships.

Offshore system design for vessels

The company designs diving systems and their integration into support vessels, including layouts, handling equipment, gas, environmental control, communications systems, subsea support and ROV equipment.

Houlder also provides consultancy and professional advice, including warranty and expert witness services for all aspects of the offshore industry such as shipyard assessment, selection and dispute.

Houlder's oil and gas team is based in Aberdeen, Scotland, with support offices in Tyneside, Portsmouth, Bath and London, UK. A core, permanent workforce maintains high and continuing standards across the entire work scope.