The concept design of an Autonomous Guard Vessel revealed is set to revolutionize the offshore industry. The futuristic looking design is created by a consortium of maritime companies looking to support the offshore industry by exploiting technology available today.

Latin America’s oil and gas sector is facing unprecedented challenges caused by a combined collapse in commodity prices and crude oil demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with the Business Network for Offshore Wind, published an Electrical Safety Standards Harmonization report late last week highlighting offshore wind industry’s best practices for electric safety for turbine systems, subsea cables, and substations.

TDI-Brooks was contracted by Coastal Environments Inc. and Gray & Pipe, Inc. who received funding from NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research for this expedition.

CGG announces that Sercel has acquired a 34% shareholding in AMBPR, a start-up company that designs and markets autonomous robots for repairing (sanding and painting) large metallic structures, used in the maritime and energy industries.

The temporary tax relief proposal announced by the Norwegian Government, and designed to ensure near-term investment in the country, could double industry post-tax cash flow in 2020 and 2021, which would increase company liquidity in the short term, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Equinor and its partners have signed a letter of intent with Odfjell Drilling for the Deepsea Atlantic rig to drill 12 wells during phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup field development, following its work on phase 1.

TDI-Brooks is excited to add to their toolbox the first US-based NORBIT WINGHEAD system supplied and supported by Seahorse Geomatics. This is the first dual head WINGHEAD sold in North America. Adding the WINDHEAD to our array of survey services will allow TDI Brooks to offer professional seabed surveys in a more efficient manner.

Petrofac, a leading international service provider to the energy industry, has successfully implemented its SkillsVX learning and competency software for offshore drilling services provider, Valaris, supporting its 7,000 employees globally to manage their learning and competency needs.

EnerMech has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Behzad Kazerani as Chief Business Development Officer.  

Subsea technology has drastically improved in the last two decades in terms of functionality and reliability, with notable strides made in areas such as subsea processing, subsea storage, subsea-to-shore and power distribution.

To provide best-in-class preventive and predictive maintenance services, combined with workshop services for clients operating worldwide in the offshore oil, gas, marine and renewables industry, the Dutch Van Aalst Group recently set up Nortek Services AS in Kristiansand, Norway.

Episode 3 “Floater preparation” was been released online on July 7, 2020.

Matthew Gordon will take over the CEO position at North Star this month from Callum Bruce, who is stepping down as chief executive after 34 years in the business, but who will remain in the short-term to ensure the smooth transition of responsibilities.  

Equinor has, on behalf of the license partners, awarded APPLY, a framework agreement for engineering and installation services on the North Sea Statfjord field. According to the agreement the parties will collaborate in new ways while carrying out the work on Statfjord safely and efficiently.

Neptune Energy and its partners have announced the discovery of hydrocarbons at the Dugong well (PL 882) in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.