Equinor has, on behalf of the partners ExxonMobil and Petrogal Brasil entered into Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contracts with early commitments and pre-investments for phase 1 of the Bacalhau (formerly Carcará) area in Brazil. Contractors have been selected for both the SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Risers and Flowlines) and the FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) contracts.

The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide the complete system design and full equipment scope for two new 9300 DWT self-discharging bulk carriers featuring hybrid propulsion. The ships will be the first of their kind to be fitted with a hybrid propulsion solution.

Halliburton Company has been awarded seven contracts for drilling and completion services for the next phase of field development of the INPEX-operated Ichthys Project in the Browse Basin offshore northern Australia.

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has expanded its renewables capabilities with the addition of a new wind analysis team.

MacArtney is soon to supply and test several underwater connectors for INFN - the National Institute for Nuclear Physics.

Gulfstream Services, Inc. (GSI), an offshore & onshore equipment rental and engineered solutions provider, has announced its growth in the US with a new location in Midland, Texas, an expanded facility in Houma, Louisiana and new office space in Houston.

The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP), the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Hidrocarburos (AMEXHI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing their mutual cooperation to strengthen their working relationship and joint efforts to help advance operational performance across North America operation.

The Miros RangeFinder sea state monitoring sensor is now available with Atex IEC Ex certification for use in Zone 1, clearing it for use in explosive atmospheres. This breakthrough opens for unrestricted use of RangeFinder in offshore oil and gas production environments. The motion compensated version of the Miros RangeFinder, WaveFinder, is also certified for use in Zone 1.

Subsea system engineering services provider Peritus International are celebrating ten years in business on 31^st January 2020.

Global supply chain company, ASCO, has built an enviable reputation for its ability to create new standards in materials and logistics management via innovative technology and practice. The company has kicked off the new decade with a clear demonstration of this attitude via two key appointments.

Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical contract for Apsara oil field in Block A, offshore Cambodia, as part of the nation’s first hydrocarbon development. The Apsara field lies over the Khmer Basin, an unproduced geological basin in Cambodian maritime waters in the Gulf of Thailand.

Oil and gas operators globally will continue to push for faster returns with shorter cycle investments, as the industry moves away from giant developments, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData.

Torqeedo has provided a battery-electric propulsion system for a new dual-mode boat recently launched by the Swedish Sea Rescue Society.

Aquaterra Energy, a leader in global offshore engineering solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oceaneering International Services Ltd. (Oceaneering), to offer complete decommissioning and late life solution packages to the North Sea oil and gas industry.

The fourth annual Global Energy Talent Index (GETI), the world’s largest energy recruitment and employment trends report, was released on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, showing that oil and gas professionals are concerned at a perceived lack of investment in their training and development.

The newly-released WMS ChartServer, 5 version, provides SevenCs’ customers with enhanced functionality across several fronts.