Reinforcing its commitment to develop new and consistent digital communication tools, Trelleborg’s offshore operation has launched a new easy to navigate Chinese language web site.

Inmarsat, a global leader in mobile satellite communications is providing connectivity through Fleet Xpress for Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic’s new adventure cruise ship, National Geographic Venture.

McDermott International, Inc. has announced a large* contract award from Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services in the Marjan field, offshore Saudi Arabia.

Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC (Okeanus), an established marine equipment and engineering service provider, today announced that they have moved its manufacturing facility to a new space, located at 11989-A FM 529, Houston, TX 77041, to expand services, production capability and capacity starting in 2019.

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Teledyne Marine – Vehicles announces through local partner Trust International Group (Abu Dhabi), the sale and delivery of unmanned systems to the UAE Navy to support Search and Recovery applications.

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announces that it has entered into an agreement with its customer, Equinor, to license and install Automated Drilling Control (“ADC”) systems on four high-specification, harsh environment rigs currently on contract in Norway and a fifth semisubmersible that is expected to commence operations in the Norwegian sea this summer.

Rowan Companies plc (NYSE: RDC) (“Rowan”) and Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) ("Ensco") jointly announces that both companies’ shareholders voted to approve the pending all-stock transaction under which Rowan shareholders will receive 2.750 Ensco shares for each Rowan share they own.

Marine Advanced Robotics is scheduled to deliver an 8’ Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel (WAM-V®) to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (ERDC-CHL).

2018 ended with a surge of subsea tree awards as E&P Operators locked in lower supply-chain cost. Will demand continue to grow in 2019 and allow subsea OEMs to build backlogs and take back pricing power?

Port Tampa Bay is pleased to welcome the announcement by the CMA CGM Group, a leading worldwide shipping group, that it will begin serving Port Tampa Bay in late May 2019 on its Pacific Express 3, or PEX3 service.

Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, and Schlumberger, the world's leading provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production, and processing to the oil and gas industry, announces that they have entered into an agreement to create a new joint venture, Sensia, the first fully integrated digital oilfield automation solutions provider.

TGS announces a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The survey will cover approximately 11,200 km2 within the granted permit area and will be acquired by Shearwater with the Amazon Warrior.

Equinor sold natural gas for around USD 26 billion in total in 2018, an increase of 29 percent from 2017. As more countries prepare for the energy transition, Equinor sees strong market opportunities for gas and expects global demand to grow by around 10% towards 2030.

Neptune Energy has submitted development plans for the Duva (PL636) and Gjøa P1 (PL153) projects in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. First production from the projects is expected in late 2020/early 2021. Total recoverable resources are estimated to be 120 million barrels of oil equivalent (Total of 54,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day at maximum production).

With more than 60,000 installations on vessels ranging from tugboats to aircraft carriers, Furuno's FAR21X7 Series Radar has been one of the most popular commercial Radar models on the water since its release in 2004.