At the next MTS Houston lunch on December 7, David Gilbert with ExxonMobil will present a summary of the HOOPS dead-leg inspection project.

CGG has been awarded a contract by Côte d’Ivoire’s Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) and PETROCI, the national oil company, to acquire with its local partner, Harvex Geosolutions, a multi-client program of gravity, gravity gradiometry and magnetic data over the Republic’s onshore and shallow offshore basins.

Statoil’s board of directors and chief executive Eldar Sætre have agreed that Sætre will continue as CEO after he turns 62 in February 2018. Eldar Sætre will thus not use his contractual right to retire at the age of 62.

Add Energy, an international energy consultancy and software provider has recently secured work with three operators in the North Sea for the provision of Environmental Management and Reporting Software (NEMS Accounter).

InterMoor, a leading provider of mooring services, foundation solutions and offshore installations in subsea services group Acteon, has named Mark Jones, global chief executive officer.

Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) ("Noble Energy") has announced the election of Holli C. Ladhani to its Board of Directors, effective October 26, 2017.

Global engineering and maintenance services provider, EnerMech, has been awarded a five-year contract for hose and hose fittings supply and services for Shell’s Prelude FLNG Facility in Western Australia.

BiSN, a global leader in innovative metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions, continues to expand its services to North Sea clients, by announcing the expansion of its corporate headquarters.

TechnipFMC together with PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd (PRSB) and PETRONAS Technology Ventures Sdn Bhd (PTVSB), both subsidiaries of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), signed a Tripartite Heads of Agreement recently.

Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC (Okeanus) announces that it has recently upgraded its Nortek Signature55 ADCP System and purchased the software necessary for it to be able to be deployed from a vessel or stationary platforms while allowing the data to be read in real-time. This upgrade was in response to a need presented to Okeanus by one of its clients operating in the US sector of the Gulf of Mexico.

Global Marine Group (“GMG”), a leading provider of offshore engineering services to the telecommunications, oil & gas, and renewables industries, announces that Global Marine Systems Limited (“GMSL”) has entered into an agreement with Fugro N.V. (“Fugro”) (AMS: “FUR”) under which GMG will acquire Fugro’s trenching and cable lay services business.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has established its Head office in Singapore. This ends a period of more than three years where MacGregor has operated with a virtual head office. In line with MacGregor's strategy execution the company wants to strengthen its local presence in Asia and Michel van Roozendaal, President, MacGregor will relocate to Singapore as of 1 October 2017.

Fugro has teamed up with Amplified Geochemical Imaging (AGI) to acquire offshore hydrocarbon seep data in advance of Canada’s 2018 east coast bid round. Bathymetry, backscatter and water column anomaly data will be collected to pull together a comprehensive picture of surficial geological features.

GTT has been awarded a contract for Membrane Cargo Containment System Services for Shell's Prelude FLNG[1] facility. This contract will provide support for the engineering, inspection, maintenance as well as testing of the containment system.

The High Value Services division, established with the company reorganization launched in May of this year, has taken on its definitive name: XSIGHT by Saipem.

Danos and Petrofac, a London-based provider of oilfield services to the international oil and gas industry, have signed an agreement that will enable the formation of a Joint Venture (JV). The alliance will allow for the pursuit of joint opportunities to deliver services across the oil and gas asset life cycle, with a focus on supporting operations and asset management solutions in the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. shale plays.