The Supervisory Board of Fugro has decided to reduce Fugro’s Board of Management, which currently consists of three persons, to the CEO and CFO positions only.

The MaRINET2 project has awarded €1.3 million worth of free lab, tank and open-sea testing to 38 offshore renewable energy developers. The results of the project's fourth call bring the total amount provided by MaRINET2 for free testing access to €4.8 million. High-quality testing of devices and components is an essential part of accelerating the development of wave, tidal and offshore wind technologies.

Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded a sizeable⁽¹⁾ contract by Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC), for CNOOC’s Lingshui 17-2 Gas Field Development Project - Steel Catenary Risers Installation Services. The field is located in the South China Sea approximately 150km offshore Sanya, Hainan province.

OneOcean – the maritime industry’s largest digital solutions provider – has been selected to supply Thome Group, the Singapore-based ship management service provider, with its integrated OneOcean platform.

Newton Labs M series underwater laser scanners have the ability to execute both high-resolution internal scans and fixed-line scans with IMUs at depths up to 4000 meters. These scanners are the only ones in the world that can do both at depth.

BP announces that its recent three-well drilling campaign offshore Mauritania and Senegal has further confirmed the world-class scale of the gas resource in the region.

N-Sea, a leading IRM subsea services provider, has experienced a prosperous year reporting an increase in sales with contract wins with new clients.

Marlink has introduced a new online portal designed to give its Inmarsat Fleet Xpress (FX) customers deeper control and service status awareness. The Marlink FX Portal is a unique development that can share network data vital to service quality, availability and efficiency on board and remotely – anywhere in the world.

DNV GL, the technical advisor to the global oil and gas industry, has been awarded a framework agreement by DNO ASA to provide a broad portfolio of engineering and management support and verification services to support the operator, as it expands operations and developments in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). DNV GL will support DNO in enhancing safety, maintaining compliance and reducing its environmental footprint as it seeks to achieve its ambitions in the region.

VesselsValue sounds the alert on MODU values following 2 sales of modern premium jack up units to separate buyers at historic lows.

Forum Energy Technologies has completed a three-month upgrade to its hyperbaric testing facility, which will result in an operational time saving to clients of more than 35%.

Fugro has been awarded a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide hydrographic surveying services in the US.

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two vessels to RAK Ports in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The deliveries took place on 5^th December at the Ras Al Khaimah Cruise Terminal. The vessels in question were a Damen Multi Cat 1908 and a Stan Tug 1907.

DecomWorld – part of Reuters Events- has announced the confirmation of over 30 international E&P delegations to attend their 12^th Annual D&A Summit (March 31 – 1 April, Houston).

Damen’s new Ultra Shallow Shoalbuster 3815 SD has successfully completed sea trials and bollard pull testing. The newly designed vessel achieved 18.6 tonnes of bollard pull, while still being able to operate in extreme shallow waters. Despite this impressive show of power, noise levels inside all the cabins did not exceed 53dB.

A global leader in the provision of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), Teledyne Gavia, a company of Teledyne Marine, announces that after an international tender the company has completed the sale and recent sea acceptance testing of the SeaRaptor, 6,000M rated autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to an undisclosed client.