Survitec, a global safety and survival solutions leader, has announced the strengthening of its Board of Directors with the additions of Nick Henry, Ian Plumb and Phil Swash as Non-Executive Directors.  

Maersk Drilling is joining a new CO₂ storage consortium formed by INEOS Oil & Gas Denmark and Wintershall Dea. The consortium is maturing one of the most progressed carbon capture and storage projects inside Danish jurisdiction and targets the development of CO₂ storage capacity offshore Denmark based on reusing discontinued offshore oil and gas fields for permanent CO₂ storage.

The selection of suitable sites for offshore wind development is an extremely complex issue that takes into account many factors including water depth limitations, environmental restrictions and the potential maximum distance from onshore assets.

Aberdeen-based consultancy TROVE Renewables Limited (TRL) is a new business and is giving away a free global directory of Offshore Wind Energy to all who sign up here.

Global demand for oilfield services (OFS), measured in the total value of exploration and production (E&P) company purchases, is set for a massive 25% yearly drop in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19-caused downturn, a Rystad Energy analysis shows.

Aker Solutions has developed a modified workover system that enables faster and more cost-effective planned interventions. The concept will first be applied on Equinor’s Visund field in the North Sea.

The Board of Directors and Markus Tacke have mutually agreed to terminate his CEO contract, effective June 17, 2020. Andreas Nauen (55), who has headed the company’s successful offshore activities, has been appointed the new CEO with immediate effect. 

Eight UK organizations have signed significant new agreements to develop and provide renewable energy technologies, services and research in China, at a virtual ceremony hosted in Yantai City, Shandong Province.

Aker BP, on behalf of the Wellhead Platform Alliance, has awarded liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions a contract to supply a number of pump systems for the normally unmanned wellhead platform to be used at the planned Hod field development in the North Sea. 

Fugro has won a 3-year inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract with SEAMEC LIMITED (Seamec) to support their asset management project for ONGC off the west coast of India. Fugro will provide Seamec with work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services for 3 years from mid-June, with the option of a 2-year extension.

Kongsberg Digital has won a contract with Turkish shipowners and operators Güngen Maritime & Trading A/S for delivery of a K-Sim Cargo Handling Simulator, interfaced to a real KONGSBERG K-Chief 600 marine automation system.

A new project set to revolutionize local renewable energy generation, storage and use has been launched, led by Plymouth-based technology developer Frontier Technical Ltd.

On Thursday 11 June, MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) and Royal IHC successfully completed the dynamic positioning (DP) assessment tests for the T60-18 service operation vessel (SOV) at MARIN’s basins in Wageningen, The Netherlands, marking an important milestone in the autonomous SOV project.

Neptune Energy announces that drilling has commenced on the Dugong exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. 
 

Governor Phil Murphy announced plans to develop the New Jersey Wind Port, a first-in-the-nation infrastructure investment that will provide a location for essential staging, assembly, and manufacturing activities related to offshore wind projects on the East Coast.

When the organizers of Corrosion, the world’s largest corrosion conference and exhibition, announced that their 2020 Houston edition would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Aquatec quickly shifted from focusing on a physical stand to a safe and functional alternative that could reach their international customers and friends in the industry.