Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. and Intelligent Wellhead Systems, Inc. have announced the establishment of a joint venture to introduce new technology and services aimed at improving the safety and efficiency of offshore drilling, completion, intervention and abandonment operations.

McDermott International, Inc. and Baker Hughes, a GE company announces that the companies were awarded contracts to provide a joint URF and SPS solution for the INPEX-operated Ichthys Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) field development, located off the northwest coast of Western Australia.

Rotech Subsea Ltd. has completed two scopes of work off the UK coastline for a major electric power transmission cable manufacturer. The projects, which have recently been successfully completed, saw subsea excavation innovator, Rotech Subsea, deployed two of its state-of-the-art RS2 tools - which are part of the new and more powerful 2nd Generation RS non-contact CFE/J range of equipment designed, built and operated by Rotech Group.

Teledyne Marine announces the opening of a Vehicles Service Center at the Teledyne Reson office in Slangerup, Denmark.

McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a large* contract by Saudi Aramco to provide engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of a production deck module (PDM) in the Hasbah gas field with hook-up and modification works in Saudi Arabia's Karan fields located offshore in the Arabian Gulf.

Global marine monitoring systems manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) can provide oil spill monitoring data and alarms directly to internet-enabled devices from any location with GSM/GPRS or satellite coverage.

Bolting joint integrity assurance and Online Pipeline repair are the themes for Services and Training specialist Hydratight, an Enerpac brand, on stand 1H59 at Offshore Europe 2019. In addition to featuring the latest developments in its industry leading IDMS (Integrity Data Management System) bolting software, the Hydratight stand will include details of ECITB Mechanical Joint Integrity and with On-Site Machining training.

Marinvest, the Swedish ship-management company, has announced that its ‘Mari Jone’ and ‘Mari Boyle’, two of the first vessels powered by dual-fuel ME-LGI (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) engines operating on methanol, have each passed 10,000 operating hours on the alternative fuel. Additionally, the company reports that its combined ME-LGI-powered fleet has passed a cumulative total of 50,000 operating hours on methanol.

Trendsetter Engineering, Inc., announces the successful offshore installation of a custom Methanol Injection Valve Module as part of a subsea gas lift project off the coast of Malaysia.

A consortium of DEME, Tractebel, Jan De Nul Group, Soltech and Ghent University is launching an innovative project in the field of marine floating solar technology. The partners strongly believe that solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in offshore waters are one of the essential future green energy sources. Combined in the same location with aquaculture and offshore wind power, this innovative technology allows for a more efficient use of available space.

Continuing their ambitious growth plans for 2019, global provider of disruptive wireless subsea internet of things technology, WFS Technologies, has appointed a new Chief Technology Officer to drive its evolving product portfolio and software development roadmap.

FarSounder’s Forward-Looking Sonar (FLS) is the latest in innovative maritime technology to be included on the Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) hydrographic survey vessels, the HNLMS Snellius (A802) and HNLMS Luymes (A803). The company's 3D sonar systems will provide real-time data on what lies ahead under the water as the ships navigate the seas, giving both crews an elevated sense of safety and security as part of their mid-life upkeep (MLU).

Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has taken the final investment decision (FID) for the PowerNap deep-water project in the US Gulf of Mexico. PowerNap is a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Olympus production hub.

Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has completed the sale of 22.45% non-operated interest in the Caesar-Tonga asset in the US Gulf of Mexico to Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC (Equinor), a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, subject to approval of the lease assignments by the regulator. The total cash consideration was $965 million.

Shell’s Appomattox, located in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles south of New Orleans, is the first high temperature project to gain Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) approval and begin production. The permitting work for the Appomattox project, which saw first oil in May 2019, helped define and clarify the safety requirements in BSEE’s recently published high pressure and high temperature (HP/HT) related guidance documents.

Penguin International Limited (Penguin), a leading aluminum high-speed craft designer, builder, owner and, operator, has selected FUELTRAX as their Electronic Fuel Monitoring System (EFMS) solution provider for their Flex Fighter range of armored multi-role security boats. The Singapore-based company will also install FUELTRAX on its fleet of Flex-42X Executive Fast Crew Boats.