Strohm has announced a game-changing joint industry program (JIP) with Petrobras and Shell for its Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) Flowline and Riser technology.

ICR Integrity (ICR), a leading global provider of specialist maintenance and integrity solutions, has announced the promotion of Alan McQuade to Group Managing Director.

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has set up its first regional committee to facilitate cooperation and information sharing as uptake of LNG ship fuel surges in the Asia Pacific.


Valaris Limited has announced that Mr. Tom Burke will step down from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective September 2, 2021. The Valaris Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Anton Dibowitz, a current Board member, as interim President and Chief Executive Officer effective September 3, 2021.

Crowley Maritime Corporation and Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) will create a first-of-its-kind training and workforce development program dedicated specifically to the New England region’s offshore wind energy industry.

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has updated the DNV-ST-0119 standard for floating wind turbine structures. The updated standard includes numerous technical improvements that allow the industry to further optimize floating wind turbine structures while maintaining a sufficient level of safety. 

Petrobras has awarded DOF Subsea contracts for the pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) Skandi Vitória and Skandi Niteroi a 3 year firm plus option contract for each vessel, via JV partner TechnipFMC and via Norskan Offshore Ltda (a fully owned DOF ASA Company) respectively.

Ocean Edge Services, Inc. (OES) announces an agreement with Atlantic Marine Supplies, Inc. (AMS), for the servicing of offshore oil production needs in Guyana.

Kongsberg Digital (KDI) is happy to announce four successive contracts with highly respected maritime training centers, schools and universities in South Korea.

Subsea UK is urging the industry to come together for next year’s Subsea Expo to explore the “oceans of opportunity” in the blue economy. 

DOF Subsea announces multiple contract awards in the Asia Pacific region providing significant utilization for resources and vessels in Q3 and Q4 2021 and securing solid backlog into the first half of 2022.

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), an international provider of marine environmental and geomatics services, has announced that it is teaming with GEO Marine Survey Systems (GEO Marine), a global provider of quality geophysical products, software, and personnel focused on innovative high resolution seismic sparker systems, 24-bit recording, and ultrahigh resolution (UHR) streamers for 2D and 3D operations.

Leading integrated subsea and offshore solutions provider, Unique Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AMC Search (AMCS), the training and consultancy division of the Australian Maritime College to jointly develop a maritime industry accredited Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) Coxswain’s course.

Last week, the United States appealed the preliminary injunction entered by the district court in Louisiana v. Biden, which enjoined the Department of the Interior from implementing the pause in new federal oil and gas leasing as set forth in Section 208 of Executive Order 14008.

Global energy consultancy Xodus is joining forces with voluntary coalition Browning the Green Space (BGS) to create a workforce program aiming to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in the offshore wind industry across Massachusetts, USA. 

Operator Neptune Energy and its partners Idemitsu Petroleum Norge, PGNiG Upstream Norway and Sval Energi announced the safe and successful start-up of production from the Duva development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.