SubCableWorld (SCW), the preferred information resource of the submarine telecom industry, and the Business Network for Offshore Wind (The Network), a non-profit organization dedicated to establishing an offshore wind supply chain in the United States, have announced that they will hold the first conference focusing specifically on offshore wind cable supply chain issues in the United States.

Equinor and its partners are preparing for production start from the world class Johan Sverdrup field already in October this year, one month ahead of schedule. Equinor also presents updated operating costs and strong cash flow estimates for the initial year of production.

Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd announces that their Services business have delivered a refurbished Quasar MkII Work Class ROV system (WROV), Tophat Tether Management System (TMS) and associated deck equipment to Film-Ocean Ltd.

Students at the Jiangsu Maritime Institute (JMI) in China are to become the latest beneficiaries of KONGSBERG’s most advanced K-Sim simulator technology, with the recent signing of a contract for a major delivery to the institute’s Navigation Simulation Training Center and Maritime Engineering Simulation Training Center.

Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded three contracts, together representing a sizeable(1) award for Subsea 7, by Saudi Aramco under the Long Term Agreement between the parties for execution offshore Saudi Arabia.

Subsurface Imaging, part of CGG’s Geoscience division, has been awarded a large-scale seismic imaging project in the offshore Orphan Basin in Eastern Canada by BHP.

Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services, is using cutting edge technology to reduce costs for clients – while increasing safety for engineers at the same time. This is a part of BV’s ‘Twintelligence’ campaign of twinning expertise with technology.

iXblue and 2G Robotics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer a new survey skid for Inspection Class ROVs. This all-in-one integrated skid will deliver high accuracy inspection capabilities on small ROVs, enabling survey and inspection on low cost assets.

Equinor (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) is launching a share buy-back program of up to USD 5 billion over a period until the end of 2022. The first tranche of the program of around USD 1.5 billion is commencing today and will end no later than 25 February 2020.

Through its Bolting Systems brand, SPX FLOW has long served the oil industry with reliable, long life tooling for both topside and subsea applications. Included within its range of subsea tools is the long stroke SST range of subsea tensioners, which feature quick reaction nuts to help divers work efficiently and effectively. The tensioner is specifically designed for subsea operation to reduce diver fatigue, improve safety and enhance productivity.

Ashtead Technology has further expanded its inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and decommissioning capabilities with the acquisition of Underwater Cutting Solutions (UCS) for an undisclosed sum.

Trelleborg’s marine and infrastructure operation has announced that it is to collaborate with Danish water environment specialist, DHI, enabling marine consultants and port owners to more realistically simulate vessel movements in ports and increase port efficiency.

International engineering consultancy PD&MS Group has secured long term contracts in excess of £400million in the past 12 months. The new and renewed awards have resulted in over 100 additional personnel being employed to support projects in the North Sea and Azerbaijan. The business forecasts at least another 150 personnel will be required in 2020.

Equinor has, on behalf of the partners of the Northern Lights project, signed memoranda of understanding with seven European companies to develop value chains in carbon capture and storage.

ALE performed an 18,000t topside load-out and floatover transportation from a yard in Zhuhai, China. The topside will form part of a new offshore platform in the South China Sea to support natural gas development in the region.

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a unique and patent-pending LNG fuel storage and supply system for two new trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). The ships are being built by Keppel Offshore & Marine for Van Oord, the Dutch marine contractor. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in Q2 2019.