Energy and marine consultancy group AqualisBraemar LOC has appointed David Duffy as its new country manager for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Talos Energy Inc. has formed an exclusive joint venture with Storegga Geotechnologies Limited ("Storegga" and collectively, the "Partners") to source, evaluate and develop carbon capture and storage ("CCS") project opportunities on the United States Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico ("GOM"), including state and federal waters offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The Partners are actively exploring opportunities with counterparties along the CCS value chain.

SEAMOR Marine, a global leader in the manufacture of Inspection Class Remotely Operated Vehicles, is excited to announce the launch of the Sea Otter 50 and the Sea Otter 100 tether management systems.

Harvey Gulf International Marine announced that Steve Olmos, formerly of Oceaneering International, has been brought on board to manage and continue to grow Harvey Gulf Subsea Solutions installations group. Olmos leaves Oceaneering after 40 years in which he performed various roles, most recently Steve had overseen Umbilical installations, flexible pipe and jumpers as well as various decommissioning projects.

TWMA, a specialist drilling waste management company, has been awarded a three-year contract extension to supply integrated waste management services for Aker BP’s Valhall Flank North and Hod B field development projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

Crown LNG Holding AS (Crown LNG), a Norwegian group which specialises in developing LNG infrastructure for harsh weather conditions, has initiated development of an LNG terminal offshore Kakinada, India.

Stena Drilling, an independent drilling contractor, has announced its acquisition of a 30% stake in Intebloc, an award-winning specialist digital lifting technology solutions provider, which improves the safety and productivity of offshore lifting operations.

Danos has announced that it has expanded its business development team with two internal moves and one new hire. Rene Vidrine has been promoted to executive account manager. Bounty Fontenot has moved to sales and business development representative, and Chase Clement joins the team as a sales and business development representative.

Equinor has set a clear ambition to become a net zero energy company by 2050, including emissions from production and final consumption. Today, Equinor also sets interim ambitions, aiming to reduce net carbon intensity with 20% by 2030 and 40% by 2035.

Leading subsea laser and imaging provider 2G Robotics has rebranded to Voyis and confirmed a new leadership team.

THREE60 Energy Group, a leading independent energy service company offering complete asset life cycle solutions, has made a series of key senior appointments to its well engineering group across the UK, Asia Pacific and North America as a result of sustained global growth.

MMT has been awarded the 2021 export cable route surveys for the ‘Beacon Wind’ offshore wind farm. The project is led by the Company’s team based in Providence; MMT US Inc.

McDermott International has appointed Ltd. Samik Mukherjee as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Ocean Infinity has announced the acquisition of maritime services company, Ambrey.

Five months after Motive Offshore Group acquired Flowline Specialists - the second strategic acquisition it has made within the last two years - the company has reported a positive start to 2021 with a number of key contract awards, appointments, and significant internal restructuring reflecting continued growth.

Logan Industries (Logan), a hydraulic repair, manufacturing and rental company, has successfully delivered a custom-built ‘skinny’ coiled tubing lift frame (CTLF) for a customer in Trinidad.