Oil and gas exploration is regaining momentum after the lean years in which budgets were slashed, with seismic technology and greater flexibility by governments able to help yield a new crop of giant discoveries, executives at a London conference said Tuesday.

The partnership between Damen Shipyards Group and Ampelmann to extend the benefits of motion-compensated gangway systems to fast crew supply vessels has reached a major landmark.

McDermott International, Inc. announces it will self-perform air and saturation diving on two key projects in the Americas, Europe and Africa region, which builds off McDermott’s vertically integrated model of project execution.

Fluor Corporation announces that Stork, part of Fluor’s Diversified Services segment, was awarded a three-year contract by Shell UK Limited to provide technical support for a range of Shell’s UK-based ONEgas assets in the Southern North Sea, as well as onshore facilities, offshore installations and vessels. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the first quarter of 2018.

Houston headquartered Excelerate Energy has awarded Bureau Veritas (BV) a contract to deploy and support the Veristar AIM3D ‘software as a solution’ system to provide asset integrity services on their Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) unit Excellence.

Clarus Subsea Integrity, an Acteon company that provides subsea integrity engineering services, has announced the introduction of the iCUE Digital Anomaly Detection App, pioneering new technology that provides rapid, accurate detection of anomalies by reviewing inspection video footage of subsea assets. It is the latest addition to the company’s Digital Integrity Management Services portfolio.

Well-Safe Solutions has now set up five different P&A clubs to reduce the cost of well plug and abandonment, following significant interest in this innovative approach by operators in the North Sea.

The Oil & Gas Technology Centre has been awarded grant funding of £1.9 million from the Scottish Government’s Decommissioning Challenge Fund to invest in the recently-announced National Decommissioning Centre of Excellence in partnership with the University of Aberdeen.

Add Energy, an international energy consultancy and software provider has secured a 3-year contract with Neptune Energy for the provision of their environmental management software, NEMS Accounter and NEMS Panorama.

Marine Ventures International Inc. (MVI) announces that it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract for capital improvements ocean facilities projects located within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) area of responsibility.

Marine Hub Cornwall, which was set up to help grow the marine industry in the county and to promote its world-class marine capabilities, has formally agreed a new collaboration with Marine Energy Wales. Funded by the Welsh Government, Marine Energy Wales aims to make the country a global leader in marine renewable energy.

Wellbarrier, a global well barrier illustration software provider, has secured an agreement with exploration and production (E&P) company VNG Norge to create a holistic well integrity value chain solution to safeguard oil and gas wells worldwide.

VesselsValue (VV), the world’s leading online valuation provider, is launching daily valuations for Offshore Construction Vessels (OCVs). This completes VV’s expansion into Offshore Valuation, which already includes all types of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) and Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs). OCVs add 2,000 vessels to the VV database bringing the total number of offshore units assessed by VV to over 11,000.

A clean, reliable power supply is critical for offshore oil and gas assets. Siemens is now applying its extensive electrification experience in the marine industry to offshore oil and gas, with a focus on reducing emissions and risk in particularly unforgiving operational environments.

The operations to install Norway’s largest pipeline to the Johan Sverdrup field started outside Mongstad, north of Bergen, late last week onboard the vessel Saipem Castorone.

Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC), an industry leader in compliance related services, has opened a new office and training facility in Houston to support future company growth.