Viper Innovations, a UK company specialising in maximising the operational life of subsea controls and electrical distribution equipment, has appointed a new distributor to improve its service offering and share of the Nigerian offshore oil and gas market.

Damen has begun work on the construction of the innovative dredging system for the first Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD). This vessel, which is being built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, is designed to extract sand and gravel from the sea bed at depths of up to -55 meters, including in the challenging conditions of the North Sea. Damen is building the first MAD for Cemex UK Marine Ltd.

Prosafe has signed a contract with Aker BP ASA for the Safe Scandinavia to provide accommodation support at the Ula platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The firm duration of the contract commencing mid-August 2018 is seven months with eight one-month options.

International manufacturer Roxtec is helping protect Britain’s new £200m polar research vessel - RRS Sir David Attenborough – after supplying a range of specialist safety seals.

Fairfield Geotechnologies has been awarded a contract by BHP to acquire up to 1,004 sq. miles of ocean bottom node seismic data in the Alaminos Canyon and East Breaks areas of the Western Gulf of Mexico. The survey, located in water depths ranging from 2,500 to 7,250 ft., will employ two seismic source vessels and Fairfield Geotechnologies’ newest ocean bottom node technology, ZXPLR™.

Torqeedo received the European Commercial Marine Awards (ECM) prestigious Maritime Sustainability Award for its outstanding achievements in environmental and sustainability initiatives, July 3 at Seawork International 2018 in Southampton, UK.

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Champions of safety training and skills development within the oil and gas sector will be recognized at this year’s OPITO Global Awards on 7^th November, during the organization’s annual safety and competency conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In support of President Donald J. Trump's America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer approximately 78 million acres offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida for oil and gas exploration and development.

Following a European tender procedure, TenneT TSO B.V. has selected Petrofac to construct an offshore transformer station (platform) for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha wind farm zone. Petrofac is also the preferred contractor for TenneT’s next offshore project, the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Beta platform.

The company, which has bases in Aberdeen, UK and Houston, Texas, has successfully conducted more than ten projects across the oil and gas and renewable markets.

The enthusiasm for newbuild orders across most shipping markets has started to wane after over 10 billion dollars were committed in the first quarter of 2018.

Modus Seabed Intervention continues to strengthen its management team with the recruitment of Luke Barnes, who joins Modus as Commercial Manager. With significant experience in the Subsea Industry, Luke has previously worked in Commercial roles with CodaOctopus and most recently with the Global Marine Group.

Gall Thomson, a leader in Marine Breakaway Couplings (MBCs) has reached a milestone by supplying its 2000th MBC.

Bollinger Shipyards has selected Tampa Shipyard for design and construction of up to three heavy polar icebreakers, and three additional medium sized breakers under consideration by the Coast Guard.

Rovco, a subsea ROV and hydrographic survey provider is poised to create 70 high-skilled jobs and access a global market worth over £100million. Rovco’s 3D computer vision technology, created for the offshore renewable energy industry, is paving the way for autonomous underwater inspections.