Marine Ventures International, Inc (MVI), a provider of marine environmental and technical personnel, announces the establishment of its Subject Matter Expert (SME) division, designed to meet the growing need for marine industry expertise associated with the recovery of offshore oil and gas.

BP, Equinor, Shell and Total CEOs announce that they have agreed to join forces to create a collaborative approach to human rights supplier assessments in the energy industry.

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc., a marine environmental consulting firm that specializes in multidisciplinary projects concerning potential impacts of activities in coastal and marine ecosystems, announces that Bob Erickson has joined the Team as a Senior Scientist and the Northeast Market Manager.

Sparrows Group is celebrating after coming out on top at the 2018 Press and Journal Gold Awards, winning the esteemed Renewables Award.

Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus), an established marine equipment and engineering services provider, has announced delivery of the Okeanus model ECO 2000 all-electric winch to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).

Providing integrated solutions, systems, products and services to the subsea oil and gas market -OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company will supply the Moog Focal LVEOS to the FPSO operating in Block SK10 of the Helang gas field located off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia.

CGG has commenced acquisition of a high-density, rich-azimuth, towed-streamer multi-client survey in the UK West Shetland Basin. The 3,600 sq km survey has received strong industry support and been designed in collaboration with major international oil companies.

Oil and gas production optimization specialist, Enpro Subsea, has announced a new senior advisor to bolster the strategic team in the Americas as part of plans to expand market share and build portfolio in Brazil.

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) announces it has received American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) approval of a Class A wet underwater fillet Welding Procedure Specification for ASTM A 131 and Group II steels of the American Welding Society D1.1 structural welding code.

Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) announces and welcomes Ms. Brittiny Bennett as the Protected Species Program Manager, effective September 3, 2018. This position was recently created in response to greater demand for protected species services for offshore geophysical and geotechnical surveys and coastal construction projects.

This year the UK-office of Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) - a Vryhof company - has considerably strengthened its presence in the offshore energy hub Aberdeen, Scotland, with the opening of a strategically extremely convenient deep water quayside facility. This follows the opening of the UK office in April 2017.

Oceaneering International, Inc. has announced that it entered into a contract with Subsea 7 to supply an umbilical and flying leads for Shell's deepwater Vito development in the Mississippi Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

The largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas in China, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has become the country’s first organization certified to train workers to OPITO safety standards.

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has set up a new business unit to focus on the oil and gas and offshore energy renewables markets.

Dr. Sau-Wai Wong, most noted for his geomechanics work with Shell, recently accepted the position of Vice President of Technical Software at Premier Oilfield Group.

Osbit Ltd, an innovative offshore technology company, has completed a major upgrade to DeepOcean’s subsea pipeline plough, to provide the AMP1500 with class-leading capabilities.