Fugro has been awarded a contract from INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd for subsea services to be executed across the Ichthys facilities in the Timor Sea, located approximately 220 kilometers from the coast of Western Australia. INPEX is Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company.

Leading global deck machinery specialist, ACE Winches, has secured a spooling contract with Oceaneering for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project.

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. has revealed that it has designed, manufactured, tested and delivered its 350th rotational torque (RT) torque machine to TAM International, a globally recognized downhole inflatable packer leader.

McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) announces a contract award from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four jackets and three gas observation platforms offshore Saudi Arabia. The total weight of all structures combined is 11,595 tons.

GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) announces a new contractual service agreement (CSA), valued at approximately $180 million, with Transocean. The agreement, signed at the end of 2016, aims to further maximize productivity and lower operating costs for Transocean.

Schlumberger announced the acquisition of Peak Well Systems, a leading specialist in the design and development of advanced downhole tools for flow control, well intervention and well integrity.

National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi has issued the following statement on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s denial of seismic survey permits for the Atlantic OCS.

Ashtead Technology has announced the acquisition of Abu Dhabi based TES Survey Equipment Services LLC for an undisclosed sum.

Cyberhawk Innovations, a world leader in aerial inspection and survey using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones, has welcomed Oil & Gas UK’s new guidelines on the use of drones in offshore environments.

Danos’ 367.5-acre integrated services complex located in Amelia, La., is now an officially recognized Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It will be the ninth FTZ located in the state of Louisiana and one of only 179 active FTZs in the country.

Subsea services group Acteon has enhanced its capabilities in the provision of temporary and permanent mooring systems by acquiring Bruce Anchor.

The three year contract extension for AOD III potentially worth US$ 112 million follows previous extensions awarded to AOD I and AOD II. All AOD rigs now have contracts serving a reputable client in the Middle East to 2019.

On 14 December 2016, A2SEA’s Sea Installer completed the installation of 32 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines at DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension in the Irish Sea.

Finalists for the 2017 Offshore Achievement Awards, sponsored by TAQA, were announced on Friday January 13, 2017.

Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has relocated and almost doubled the size of its engineering and design center of excellence in a new 1,000 square meter premises in Ahmedabad, India.

Seatronics Ltd, an Acteon company and global leaders in the rental and sale of marine electronic equipment, has secured a contract with Bibby Offshore to be their preferred supplier of subsea rental equipment.

The agreement is structured on the provision of marine electronic equipment to Bibby Offshore including ROV, NDT and survey equipment from Seatronics’ rental pool, consisting of more than 9,000 assets. Bibby Offshore will also benefit from Seatronics’ integrated services such as calibration, asset management and personnel support. The contract has been established for an initial 12 month period with the opportunity for extension.

Seatronics and Bibby Offshore have upheld a strong working relationship for a number of years, collaborating on an extensive variety of survey and diving projects, in particular the use of the RTS Gen 5 Mux solution, exclusively available from Seatronics, which has formed an integral part of Bibby’s ROV systems.

Scott Gray, Operations Manager UK, Seatronics, stated: “We are delighted to have secured preferred supplier status with Bibby Offshore.

“Working with a company such as Bibby Offshore reinforces Seatronics’ status as the market leader in Marine Technology, delivering the latest products and services whilst ensuring our customers receive the best service possible. In order to continually improve our service, we promoted consignment stock of standard spares and cables and connectors, allowing equipment to remain onboard vessels between projects reducing the costs of mobilisations, our ability to provide new technology, our place within Acteon and our ability to bring other operating companies to the table if required, competitive pricing and our track record in support and service”.