Managing challenges such as growth, structure, people, performance, and technology have for a long time been on P-O’s agenda. P-O comes from the management consultancy firm Triathlon Group where he is one of two founders and has been the CEO for more than 15 years.

The Supervisory Board of Airborne Oil & Gas (AOG) announces the appointment of Oliver Kassam as CEO. Mr. Kassam was most recently at SBM Offshore N.V. as President and Managing Director in charge of the company’s activities in Brazil. He has over 20 years of experience in the global offshore services industry holding various senior executive roles.

The next MTS Houston Section luncheon presentation will be held on June 28, 2018 and will feature a presentation by Esau Velazquez, the pipeline abandonment project manager in the Fieldwood Energy LLC decommissioning group. Mr. Velazquez will present Gulf of Mexico Pipeline Decommissioning, Planning and Executing in a Changing Regulatory Environment.

For the first time, the BP Statistical Review of World Energy includes data on the fuel mix in the power sector, which strikingly is unchanged from 20 years ago, and key materials (eg, lithium and cobalt) for the changing energy world

Viper Innovations, a UK company specializing in maximizing 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.

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, will play a key role in the Bass Lite Flowline decommissioning project for Apache Corporation.

Wellsite Fishing and Rental Services, LLC (“Wellsite”), a leading provider of drilling and completion rental equipment, has promoted Jessica Roger to vice president of administration. She will be located at the corporate office in Broussard, Louisiana.

Bureau Veritas has strengthened its offering to marine and offshore clients with significant promotions and appointments to its senior teams in North America and Europe.

TWMA, a provider of specialized drilling waste management services, has announced its acquisition of US-based Dynamic Oilfield Services in an eight-figure deal.

Equinor and Microsoft have entered into a strategic partnership agreement. As part of the agreement, Equinor will provide industry knowledge and business needs to support Microsoft in developing new solutions for our industry. Microsoft will provide expertise to accelerate Equinor’s IT development and establish new data center regions in Stavanger and in Oslo.

Cloud-based systems are typically cheaper to run than physical systems as they require less expenditure on computer hardware, monitoring and software licenses. The move will save Aker Solutions about 20 percent on software licensing costs alone.

Danfoss, a leading supplier of hydraulic and electric systems and components for use primarily in applications of mobile equipment, has appointed Justin Thomas as Business Development Manager of its Marine, Oil & Gas business for the company’s Power Solutions segment.

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has launched the latest addition to their end-to-end and integrated platform of digital tools and services, Approval Explorer, a free and user-friendly web application available on any electronic device.

i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, has further strengthened its Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking (UWILD) capability with certification to deliver to guidelines set by American Bureau of Shipping, DNV-GL, Bureau Veritas and Lloyds Register.

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announces that it received an order from Submarine Manufacturing and Products, Ltd. (SMP) to supply a submarine rescue vehicle (SRV), a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), and associated launch and recovery systems.

Subsea technology company Seatools has completed the delivery of a highly automated fall pipe ROV on behalf of its client Van Oord. The ROV will serve Van Oord’s new subsea rock installation vessel “Bravenes.” The 450-kW rock installation ROV successfully underwent extensive sea trials and is ready to be deployed for SRI campaigns.