International energy consultancy Xodus Group has strengthened its decommissioning team with the appointment of Gareth Jones as Decom Lead.

Modus Seabed Intervention Limited has successfully trenched to specification the ONGC Vashishta pipelines and umbilical offshore India for McDermott International.

Arundo Analytics, a software company enabling advanced analytics in heavy industry, and Dell Technologies announces the launch of the IoT Bundle at The Royal Norwegian Consulate Shipping Conference held in Houston, Texas. The bundle consists of Dell Edge Gateway 5100 series devices combined with Arundo Edge Agent software.

This month, leading offshore marine operator Attollo Offshore will release the first of its Attollo Conversation series which, it hopes, will help open the discussion to improve offshore operations ready for a new era through constructive disruption and change.

Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a sizeable(1) three-year extension of an existing DSVi(2) frame agreement, with seven North Sea clients: Chevron North Sea Limited, Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited, Hess Denmark APS, Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited, Repsol Sinopec Energy UK Limited, Shell UK Limited and TAQA Bratani Limited.

Global subsea equipment solutions specialist, Ashtead Technology has further bolstered its rapidly-expanding inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services and capabilities with the acquisition of Canadian-based underwater inspection company, Welaptega.

Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, has strengthened the opening of its new purpose-built facilities in Baku, winning a four-year contract extension for BP’s Shah Deniz Stage 2 project.

TWMA, a provider of specialized drilling waste management services, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Mohamed Galal as regional director for MENA.

Hydraulic subsea tools specialist, Webtool, is developing a Fast Intervention Tool for subsea pipeline decommissioning in conjunction with Chevron Energy Technology Company. The tool will crimp, seal, and cut the pipe reducing the potential for contamination of the marine environment, potentially removing the requirement for a containment dome during pipeline cutting, and minimizing diver intervention.

The Newton Labs M3200UW Underwater Laser Scanner was recently used in a high accuracy laser survey of a drill center by DOF Subsea.

In September, MacArtney Singapore delivered a TRIAXUS ROTV with customized sensor payload to the Chinese Academy of Science for oceanographic research projects in the South China Sea.

Leading ROV and hydrographic survey company, Rovco, has established a dedicated business development team to support its ambitious growth plans, as it looks to increase its presence in key international markets.

New technology developed by MacArtney & ION, in the form of a SailWing actuator and control system designed to ensure the correct positioning and stability of seismic survey source arrays, has been launched to gather data for enhanced exploration and production of oil and gas.

Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has launched ‘The Fender Quality Framework’, a new online resource hub designed to help port owners, operators, and specifiers take a smarter approach to fender design and selection.

Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC (Okeanus), an established marine equipment and engineering service provider, has completed the factory acceptance test, source inspection, and delivery of their latest USV based winch for Northrop Grumman’s AQS-24 mine hunting system. The NGC MHU winch is the newest in the expanding Okeanus catalog of autonomous USV based products, which includes winches and handling systems.

Unique Group, one of the world’s most prominent integrated subsea and offshore solution providers, has announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc. As part of the agreement, Unique Group will offer Deepwater’s technologically advanced corrosion control solutions to the Middle East Market.