On March 4^th at Damen Shipyards Singapore, Seaways International took delivery of two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2206. The Dubai-headquartered company has previously operated a Damen FCS 3307. Seaways International specializes in offshore marine services and will use the new vessels to transport crew to offshore energy locations in West Africa.

Total announces that it has signed the definitive agreements with Novatek for the acquisition of a direct 10% interest in Arctic LNG 2, a major liquefied natural gas development led by Novatek on the Gydan Peninsula, Russia.

Fabienne Ellington has joined the world’s leading manufacturer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipeline (TCP), Airborne Oil & Gas, as its first vice president Asia and Middle East. Her focus will be to drive the firm towards achieving its growth plans across the two regions.

Chet Morrison Contractors, LLC (MORRISON), a leading energy service company for the oil, gas and renewables industries, has acquired two pipelay/construction barges and a saturation diving system, effectively doubling the size of its pipelay barge fleet and increasing its saturation diving capabilities. MORRISON acquired the following:

Delmar Systems, Inc. successfully completed an 8-line disconnect of the mooring system on Seadrill’s West Phoenix semi-submersible drilling rig on the UK Continental Shelf. The rig disconnection was performed in an impressive two and a half hours without needing AHTS vessel assistance. The West Phoenix is currently under contract with Equinor for a three well campaign all of which are using Delmar’s Releasable Anchor Mooring System.

ExxonMobil says it has updated its growth plans and expects annual earnings potential to increase by more than 140 percent by 2025 from 2017 adjusted earnings, assuming an oil price of $60 per barrel and based on 2017 margins.

Byron Energy Limited announces that it has closed on the acquisition of South Marsh Island Block 58, SM 58 E1 producing wellbore, and the associated SM69 E Platform and Flowlines, for US$4.25 million dollars, being the price effective January 1st, 2019.

Subsea 7 S.A. announces the award of three contracts by Woodside since December 2018. Each contract is for engineering studies and includes an option for Woodside to proceed to the execute phase with an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract.

Green Marine and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) signed a partnership agreement to further their common goals in fostering greater environmental sustainability in the maritime sector.

Stress Engineering Services, Inc., (SES), a global leader in consulting engineering services, has promoted Kenneth Bhalla to chief technology officer (CTO).

MacArtney HQ has recently repurposed the old salmon smoking facility (Lakserøgeri) in Hjerting to accommodate a new 2500sqm facility that incorporates new workshop space for Electronics, Fibre Optics, Cabling and Mechanics. Having expanded five-fold on the footprint of the original workshop the new facility now provides workshop technicians with a bright, open and purposeful space.

International offshore services company, Telford Offshore, has unwound the share trust originally set up when it was formed via a corporate restructuring in February 2018.

A new Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) with the potential to change the way offshore hydrographic surveys are conducted will launch at Ocean Business in April 2019.

Wärtsilä has successfully completed the installation and operational staff training for its Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) solution in the ports of Lisbon and Setúbal / Sesimbra in Portugal. The systems will increase the efficiency of these ports by reducing waiting time for vessels and allowing just-in-time pilotage. The state-of-the-art solution has been developed and supplied by Transas, a Wärtsilä company. The project was booked in July 2018 and completed in January 2019.

TDI-Brooks International, Inc. has now completed the geophysical and geotechnical phases for the Texas Colt Pipeline. The scope for the Offshore Pipeline route investigation was from the HDD/DP exit nearshore Freeport in approximately 20 feet WD to the proposed Offshore Platform at Block BA466 in approximately 110 feet WD. a distance of approx. 31 miles.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement with Ocean Sourcing Pte Ltd to support MacGregor equipment installed on the Anglo Eastern Univan Group fleet of 650 managed vessels. The agreement was signed in Singapore in February.