Leading international engineering company, PD&MS Group, has secured a trio of contracts worth more than £10 million across three major North Sea late-life projects in the last six months, making the firm the UKCS market leader in the area of engineering and construction of topside modifications for the decommissioning sector.

Dräger Safety UK has secured new contracts worth in excess of £3 million after successfully diversifying into new technology and training service areas focused on upstream and downstream operations in the North Sea.

Xodus Group has delivered a decommissioning and abandonment study for wells, surface and subsea facilities in Tunisia on behalf of Thyna Petroleum Services (TPS).

At the Australasian Oil and Gas (AOG) conference this week in Perth, Australia, Environmental Risk Engineer Sarah Watson of CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) will be honored by the Wavemakers Project as one of the 12 top women in the subsea industry in Australia.

To better connect Sea Machines Robotics with European-based customers, innovators, and investors the Boston-based developer of autonomous vessel technology announces the opening of a second office in the port city of Hamburg, Germany. The location, which provides convenient access to several key locations, will also support the company’s growing demand for engineering, sales and marketing across Europe.

Innospection an inspection provider for the global processing industry has opened its new 3.5 million euros, research and development facility in Germany.

Planet Ocean handed over the most recent RADAC system to Mr Alistair Stagg of Fugro at Oceanology International 2018 at London Excel. Planet Ocean have signed a framework agreement with global geo-intelligence provider Fugro to provide WaveGuide Onboard systems to their vessels. The handover saw the fourth system to be delivered under the agreement.

The board of directors of Statoil proposes to change the name of the company to Equinor. The name change supports the company’s strategy and development as a broad energy company.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section revealed the 11 winners to an audience of more than 450 people, with categories covering technology innovation, company performance and individual achievement across the UK offshore energy sector.

Leading offshore inspection company, AISUS has announced its first major contract win in the Middle East with North Oil Company (NOC).

UUV Aquabotix Ltd announces a partnership with Norwegian technology supplier Water Linked AS. As part of the partnership, Aquabotix will integrate the Water Linked Underwater GPS system with its Endura ROV (remotely operated vehicle). This will enable greater underwater positioning for Aquabotix across a wide range of applications, including tank and hull inspections, fish farm exploration and search and recovery missions.

Subsea Technology & Rentals Ltd (STR) adds an additional Saab Seaeye Falcon robotic vehicle to their global rental fleet of inspection class vehicles, with planned investment for more Falcons in the near future.

Aberdeen-headquartered maintenance, inspection and integrity specialist, MInteg, have opened their first international base as it targets growth in new geographic markets.

Add Energy, an international energy consultancy provider, in partnership with their Indonesia partner, PT Synergy Engineering, have been awarded a maintenance build contract for work on Tangguh LNG expansion project in Indonesia.

Fara Holdco Limited (“Fara”), owners of the Bibby Offshore group of companies (“Bibby”), has announced a merger with Rever Offshore AS (“Rever”).

MacArtney announces the change of name of German MBT GmbH, Meerestechnisches Büro Turla, into MacArtney Germany GmbH as of January 1, 2018.