Rotech Subsea has completed key de-burial and post-lay trenching works in the outer Thames Estuary for a major marine services player. The works, on the London Array offshore wind farm, further establishes the company as the sector-leader in Controlled flow excavation (CFE) and suspended jet trenching.

Fugro’s Board of Management has appointed Céline Gerson as Group Director for the Americas region. Céline will join Fugro on 6 December and will take responsibility for the region as from January 1, 2022.

ExxonMobil has finalized corporate plans, which increase spending to $15 billion on greenhouse gas emission-reduction projects over the next six years while maintaining disciplined capital investments in its industry-leading portfolio.

International subsea equipment rental and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has entered into a global partnership with Whitecap Scientific Corporation, developers of ROV3D Recon. ROV3D Recon is a ‘plug and play’ computer vision solution that transforms subsea video collected by remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) into real-time 3D data.

Maersk Drilling and Petrogas North Sea Ltd have agreed to exercise the previously agreed exclusive option to employ the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resilient to drill an appraisal well at the Birgitta field in the UK sector of the North Sea.

Maersk Training has been awarded a six-figure contract to provide its complete Training Management Services (TMS) for Boskalis Subsea Services’ global workforce. The contract is for three years with a two-year extension option.

Maritime Partners, LLC ("Maritime Partners"), through its managed funds, has acquired from J. Russell Flowers, Inc. and its affiliates ("JRF"), a diversified portfolio of over 1,000 marine vessels operating on bareboat charter.  JRF's fleet includes a variety of towboats, tank barges, hopper barges, and deck barges.

Leading global controls technology company Proserv Controls and Trendsetter Engineering, a premier provider of specialised subsea solutions for oil and gas companies around the world, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to the joint marketing and supply of integrated subsea hardware and controls.

Chevron Corporation has announced a 2022 organic capital and exploratory spending program of $15 billion, at the low end of its $15 to $17 billion guidance range and up more than 20% from 2021 expected levels.

Harvey Gulf International Marine has announced several new ESG and major emissions reduction accomplishments.

SH2IPDRIVE, (Sustainable Hydrogen Integrated Propulsion Drives) a Dutch project consortium focused on maritime hydrogen applications, today announces the receipt of a subsidy of 24.2 million EUR from the R&D Mobility Fund in the Netherlands.

Shawn Portier has taken on the role of general manager of energy systems at Danos. As general manager of energy systems, Portier will oversee Danos’ automation, instrumentation and electrical, mechanical maintenance, power generation, and valve and well head service lines.

HullWiper Ltd and Agemar have signed a lease agreement to meet the growing demand for safe, eco-friendly hull cleaning solutions for vessels calling in Guinea.



Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) has reached a new milestone of NOK 10.3bn (EUR 1.04bn) in loans and guarantees for offshore wind projects worldwide.

Equinor Ventures (EV) is increasing its investment in Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) as part of the Series B funding round raising more than USD 1.8 billion to commercialize fusion energy.

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HHI) for its design and development of “Hi-Float”, a floating offshore wind turbine foundation.