CGG’s Multi-Physics Marine group achieved a production rate of 99.7% in 2017, including acquisition of gravity and magnetic (GravMag) data totaling nearly 24,000 sail line kilometers during one of the world’s largest proprietary 3D marine seismic surveys.

International specialist equipment and integrated engineering services company, Sparrows Group, has secured a three-year contract with Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited to provide crane management services across its operating assets in the North Sea.

UK and Netherlands-based subsea provider N-Sea has announced that it secured major contracts to the value of £40million, during Q4 of 2017 and in early Q1 2018, providing a sound backlog for the coming season.

Ocean Infinity Ltd, the US based company specializing in collecting high resolution geophysical seabed data, announces the conclusion of its Construction Management and Services Contract with SeaTrepid DeepSea, LLC.

FrontRow Energy Technology Group has extended its capabilities with the launch of a new start-up business, Pragma Well Technology Ltd.

Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a Vryhof company, has secured a contract with Quadrant Energy to provide turnkey pre-lay mooring solutions to the Transocean GSF Development Driller 1 semisubmersible drilling rig offshore Australia. The deal - a continuation of previous work for Quadrant Energy – begins in March 2018.

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The Danish software and hardware engineering company EIVA expands its activities in Latin America with a dedicated business development team located in São Paulo, Brazil.

Unique Group, one of the world’s most prominent integrated subsea and offshore solution providers, has re-established a dealer agreement with Kongsberg Maritime AS for the Middle East region. Under the business cooperation agreement, Unique Group’s offices in the region will offer sale and service of KM’s wide range of underwater mapping, navigation, acoustics and camera solutions to customers in the territories of Bahrain, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE. The two companies presently have an agreement in place for Nigeria and Kenya.

Ocean Installer continues building on its strong track record on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, securing two substantial SURF contracts with Statoil.

Oil and gas procurement specialist, Craig International, has appointed Steve Gibson as country manager for the Middle East to support the company’s continued growth across the region.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced that Jim Umpleby has been elected to Chevron’s board of directors. Umpleby’s appointment is effective March 1, 2018, and he will serve on the Board Nominating and Governance Committee as well as the Management Compensation Committee.

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) recently completed an abandonment campaign in the Gulf of Mexico utilizing its Atmospheric Diving System (ADS) HARDSUIT™ and a surface supplied air diving spread mobilized onboard a Vessel of Opportunity (VOO). Consisting of two phases, this project highlighted the technological capability and flexibility of the Phoenix ADS by demonstrating its ability to work throughout the water column without the need for any decompression, as well as showcasing the strong teamwork and synergy that exists between the Phoenix ADS and Diving divisions.

EnerMech is expanding its valves division with the acquisition of the UK valves business of Denholm Valvecare (DV).

DeepOcean Ghana Limited, an indigenous Ghanaian company in which DeepOcean holds a 49% shareholding, commenced its working relationship with Tullow Ghana in February 2015 when it mobilized the Rem Forza to undertake multipurpose construction activities on Jubilee and TEN which continued until late 2016.

Independent global completions service company Tendeka has successfully completed field testing of its wireless intelligent completions technology, PulseEight.