The MTS Houston Section will host its annual Marine/Offshore Industry Outlook Conference on March 22, 2018 in Houston in conjunction with NOIA (The National Ocean Industries Association). Now in its 41st year, this highly acclaimed half-day conference provides industry professionals with insights and forecasts for the following three years.

Inspection provider for the oil and gas industry, Innospection has announced the appointment of Alex Crossland as General Manager based at the Headquarters in Aberdeen.

Unique Group, one of the world’s most prominent integrated subsea and offshore solution providers, has launched a new cloud-based planned maintenance system to help companies in the diving market sector effectively manage their equipment and adhere to certification guidelines and rules – simply and efficiently.

Subsea 7, which will add value through its subsea expertise and experience, has agreed to acquire a 60% interest and existing shareholder, Chiyoda Corporation of Japan, will retain a 40% percent interest.

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) announces that their HSEQ Manager, Preeti Mehta, has joined the working committee on Measuring Barrier Strength for the Center for Offshore Safety. Preeti is an experienced HSE leader with over 17 years of regulatory, risk management, project management, and HSE management systems knowledge with a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Microbiology.

The 2018 edition of BP’s Energy Outlook has been published and considers the forces shaping the global energy transition out to 2040 and the key uncertainties surrounding that transition. The speed of the energy transition is uncertain and the new Outlook considers a range of scenarios.

ProSep, an industry-leading technology and service provider for integrated process solutions, announces it will supply three (3) ProSalt™ units to Statoil Petroleum (Statoil) for the Johan Castberg field development project, located on the Norwegian continental shelf in the Barents Sea.

The technology group Wärtsilä and the global drilling contractor Maersk Drilling have joined forces in a unique co-operation to create a 25-year thruster maintenance strategy for Maersk’s three semi-submersible rigs and four drillships. The parties have already completed the strategy work on the D-rigs and commenced the strategy work related to V-Drillships.

Dril-Quip, Inc. (NYSE:DRQ) has announced that Dril-Quip Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, its wholly-owned subsidiary based in Singapore, has been awarded a contract to supply top tensioned riser (TTR) systems and related services for the development of the Ca Rong Do Project located offshore Vietnam operated by Repsol with the participation of Mubadala, PVEP and PetroVietnam.

JFD, a world leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defense markets, and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has successfully completed the build of the first of its two new innovative 3rd Generation submarine rescue systems, due to be delivered to the Indian Navy in March 2018.

Sparrows Group has been re-awarded two five-year contracts with TAQA to deliver crane operations, maintenance, rigging loft and fixed lifting inspection services to its UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) assets.

Add Energy, an international energy consultancy provider, has more than doubled its workforce in Aberdeen and Houston as a result of recent global contract wins and innovative software developments.

Schlumberger and Subsea 7 S.A. have announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to form a joint venture that builds on the success of Subsea Integration Alliance, which was established in 2015.

Danos has successfully completed a turnaround comprising four client offshore facilities in Equatorial Guinea. Though estimated to require 10 days of downtime, Danos completed the work ahead of schedule, with production resuming after only seven days.

Next Geosolutions has announced the launch of a new division, Next Geosolutions UK Continental Shelf (Next UKCS), following its acquisition of RMS Submarine in 2017.

Aquaterra Energy, a leading global offshore engineering solutions provider, has appointed Christian Berven as Business Development Director, as it strengthens its EMEA operations by opening offices in Stavanger, Norway.