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Installation & Removal

Load testing of a Kenz crane (right) newly installed on Talisman's 'Claymore' platform with the assistance of temporary cranage supplied by Sparrows Offshore (left)
Cranes place enormous stresses on the installations supporting them. Aside from their own weight and the weight of their payload, there are the over-turning moments transferred through the crane and its pedestal to the main installation structure.

The engineering design work determining the specification and location of the crane - and the specification of its supporting structures - is extensive.

Build-up of a new crane installed on the Buchan A platform.
Lifting Needs Analysis drives the process - discussion at your project feasibility design stage to determine what lifting capacity is required to cover each area of the installation or vessel, to identify cost-reduction opportunities available through re-design at this stage and, finally, to determine the siting and specification of cranes to meet your projected lifting needs

Energy Cranes engineering teams have 30 years experience not only in specifying and installing original cranage, but also in planning replacement cranes where damage or extended field life make this necessary.

Ultimately, when installations are to be decommissioned, Energy Cranes have proven expertise in the planned removal and refurbishment of cranes - and a network of world-wide client links to help clients realise asset value on these reconditioned cranes.