On February 12^th Albwardy Damen entered into an agreement with Sohar for the opening of a workshop. For the signing, which took place at Sohar Port and Freezone Head Office in Oman, Sohar was represented by Mark Geilenkirchen, CEO of Sohar Port and Albwardy Damen was represented by Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Al Shidi.

The global offshore wind projects that are set to start-up this year will make 2020 the year with the highest ever use of steel jacket foundations for new developments, a trend led by the UK and that is here to stay, a recent analysis by energy knowledge house Rystad Energy showed.

Trendsetter is thrilled to announce a significant safety milestone of reaching 1,000,000 consecutive working hours without a recordable incident. This achievement highlights the commitment to maintaining the outstanding HSE record Trendsetter has cultivated for over 20 years.

Production optimization specialist Enpro Subsea has been named Company of the Year during the Subsea UK Awards gala dinner last night (Wednesday, 12^th January 2020) celebrating the very best of the sector’s businesses and stand out individuals.

Talos Energy Inc (NYSE: TALO) has announced full year 2020 operating and financial guidance. The Company also announced that it expects to close the previously announced acquisition of affiliates of ILX Holdings, among other entities (the "Acquired Assets", the "Acquisition", or the "Transaction"), on February 28, 2020.

Coda Octopus has started Beta-trials with its revolutionary new 5-Dimensional and 6-Dimensional Imaging Sonars, branded Echoscope® PIPE (Parallel Intelligent Processing Engine).

CGG announces that its Geoscience division has been awarded a contract renewal by Total, for the continued operation of its Dedicated Processing Center (DPC) in Pau, France. The new contract will run for five years starting in January 2020.

More than 6,600 delegates gathered at Europe’s largest subsea event, Subsea Expo, in Aberdeen this week, one of the biggest attendances on record in the event’s 15 year history.

Eni announces a new oil discovery on the Saasken Exploration Prospect in Block 10, located in the mid-deep water of the Cuenca Salina in the Sureste Basin, Offshore Mexico. According to preliminary estimates, the new discovery may contain between 200 and 300 million barrels of oil in place.

OneOcean, a global leader in compliance and navigation services for the maritime industry, has announced that in a bid to help the industry during the Coronavirus epidemic, it will provide reports of cases by date and flag and a comprehensive list of new Coronavirus related regulations, using its extensive maritime regulation database Regs4ships.

Subsea technology innovator Lateral has launched a new marine growth removal tool for use by smaller ROVs to reduce costs and save time.

Noble Corporation plc and ExxonMobil have announced the execution of a unique commercial enabling agreement for drilling services in the Guyana-Suriname Basin.

DecomWorld – part of Reuters Events- has released a sample delegate list of 150 E&P attendees confirmed to attend their flagship decommissioning and abandonment summit.

Global oilfield services firm RMEC has invested a six-figure sum in its on-site test bay facilities to maximize demand for its maintenance services as well as support the recertification of its extensive equipment rental fleet.

EIVA has entered into a partnership with ROV-specialist BlueLink, which allows for the integration of NaviSuite Mobula software when producing BlueROV2 and SARbot™ ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicle).

Global subsea equipment solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has completed subsea installation monitoring work to support the Northern Lights Carbon Capture Storage project (CCS) in the North Sea.