BlueStar – Subsidiary of STAR Group – has reached an agreement with regard to the acquisition of the activities of RH Offshore as of 1 July 2018. The acquisition consists of the assets and liabilities of RH Offshore, subsidiary of Radio Holland Netherlands B.V. BlueStar will also take over the employees of RH Offshore.

Industry leaders have, this month, joined together to shape the future of decommissioning through the formation of the Decommissioning Leadership Group (DLG). Conceived and managed by Decom North Sea, the DLG held its inaugural meeting at The Chester Hotel in Aberdeen earlier in June with the mission to set out a strategy for leading the development of an efficient and effective oil and gas decommissioning sector.

Global integrated subsea services business, Kreuz Subsea, has appointed Jerry Starling as director of diving and ROV operations.

EnerMech has secured a new cranes and lifting services contract with an international Operator in the North Sea and extended terms on a number of existing contracts which are worth in excess of £21 million.

Dräger Safety UK has appointed Kelly Murray as general manager of its North Sea operations base in Aberdeen, strengthening its team as it moves into a new phase of growth through continued diversification into the subsea, decommissioning and renewables markets.

Tim Charters has been promoted to Vice President of Governmental and Political Affairs at the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA). Tim joined NOIA as a Senior Director in June of 2017, after serving as Vice President of Governmental and Regulatory Affairs at the National Stripper Well Association.

Following an EU tender against international competition, a consortium of SeaRenergy and N-Sea has been awarded a project by TenneT covering modification works to the jacket structure of the HVDC platform Dolwin alpha, in the German Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea.

Briggs Marine, one of the UK’s leading marine contractors, has boosted its global growth plans following a three-year contract award from BP Exploration, worth over $4 million.

ROVOP Limited, (“Rovop”) an independent operator of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has marked a major business achievement after reporting record revenues and employee numbers for the company. ROVOP has also reported its best ever EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes Depreciation and Amortization).

Maritime Assurance & Consulting (MAC), a Bureau Veritas company, has been awarded a high value contract from Chrysaor for marine assurance services, that also incorporates engineering, DP assurance, marine warranty surveying (MWS), project assurance and compliance services.

DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts in the Atlantic region, securing utilization for the vessels Geosund and Skandi Skansen throughout Q2 and Q3.

MTS ROV Committee has announced the winners of its 2018 scholarships. Saul Hughes, Sriram Govindarajan, Khaled Saad, and Matt Glencross each received ROV scholarships. Saul Hughes received the MTS ROV MATE Center scholarship.

Rotech Subsea Ltd. has marked a major milestone by completing its 500th subsea project. The milestone, which the company has racked up since beginning operations under the Rotech Group banner in 1994, was passed after Rotech Subsea mobilized for four major projects in the month of May alone, with two vessels sailing from Aberdeen in the space of just nine days.

Tutorials and informational videos for the TD-500D Oil in Water Meter and TD-120 Oil in Water Monitor are available for viewing on the Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments YouTube channel.

Aberdeen-headquartered casing and completion technology business, Deep Casing Tools, has appointed a new Region Manager for the Middle East division of the company. Based in the UAE, Neil Hathaway will lead the company’s growth strategy in the region.

Global Maritime, a leading marine, offshore and engineering consultancy, has appointed Eric Frank to oversee its’ United States operations based out of Houston.