Oilandgasjobsearch.com and global manpower company Brunel, have launched the Energy Outlook Report 2021. The report shares recruitment insights into a sector in transition, and points to a number of interesting trends based on data gathered from over 22,000 energy industry professionals across oil and gas, mining, power and renewables.   

DeepGreen Metals, which is exploring for deep-ocean polymetallic nodules as a lower impact and more cost-effective alternative to terrestrial mining, has announced an upward revision to the nodule resource reported within the NORI-D exploration contract area held by its subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources, Inc.

EC-OG, a leader in intelligent battery and energy management technology for the energy industry, has appointed Bob MacDonald as Chairman.

Robotics startup company BladeBUG has announced the appointment of Peter Childs as Chairperson to help steer the organization and meet its ambitious goals for the rollout of repair and maintenance robots in the offshore wind sector. 

Twin Brothers Marine (TB), a leader in heavy steel fabrication for the oil & gas, infrastructure and renewables industries, has received the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) conditional certification for its Louisa, La. facility.   

Sea Machines Robotics, a leading developer of autonomous command and remote-helm control systems, has promoted Phil Bourque to the role of business development and sales director, U.S. Government, effective immediately.

Bristow Group Inc. announced its UK operations received International Organization for Standards (ISO) 14001 certification, making it one of the first vertical lift operators in the UK to achieve the global standard.

Aleron Group has announced a high-level organization restructure to align with their strategic growth plans to consolidate product and service offerings to their global clients. The Aleron Group consisting of individual entities, Aleron Subsea and ROVQUIP, will now formally be recognised as the single entity of Aleron Limited.

Equinor experienced several serious incidents throughout the year, but also achieved a reduction in the number of serious incidents and personal injuries in 2020 compared to the previous year. The results support a good trend in safety performance during the last decade, but also demonstrate the need to further improve our safety work.

This year, the Equinor & Techstars Energy Accelerator will be entirely virtual. Ten selected startups will receive support by over one hundred mentors during the program.

DEA Marine Services, a division of David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), in Vancouver, Wash., is leveraging a Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomous-command and remote-helm control system to fulfill a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contract that is now surveying more than 3,500 nautical miles of the Western Galveston Bay, near the Houston Ship Channel.

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) a marine environmental consulting and survey company, is excited to announce the expansion of its Northeast Regional Office. The company is moving to a new waterfront location at Prime Marina in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

Teledyne Marine has contracted with SITECH Gulf to serve as their exclusive distributor in the U.A.E., Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt, and official distributor in select North African countries to represent their full line of marine products for civil engineering, offshore energy, and oceanographic applications.

DNV GL, the assurance and risk management company, will combine its current Oil & Gas and Power & Renewables businesses into one new business area called Energy Systems. 

C-Kore Systems has recently signed their first contract for delivery of their subsea monitoring tools for a Chinese operation. The C-Kore tools will be used to perform subsea testing on the main umbilical before tying back into the existing structures.

MacArtney aims to continually strengthen the global reach and local customer support through a strategic presence in key markets. Pursuing this journey - from January 2021 - Saurabh Sharma joins the underwater technology company to offer the full MacArtney product line, system solution technology and expertise to the Indian and Middle Eastern customers.