Impact of changing dynamics in Southeast Asia on regional oil markets

AKOFS Offshore (AKOFS) was awarded a five + three-year light well intervention (LWI) services contract on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) with Equinor earlier this year, and IKM Subsea is proud to announce that AKOFS has selected IKM Subsea to be their ROV partner for the contract.

Churchill Drilling Tools, a global oilfield service company specializing in drilling innovation, has revealed a record demand for its technologies and services in the Middle East as it approaches its third anniversary in the region.

Damen has delivered the third and fourth units in a four-vessel contract to leading towage company Smit Lamnalco. All four vessels are Damen’s popular and powerful ASD Tug 3212 class with a bollard pull of 80 tonnes. The order was placed in November 2017 and, with stock boats available, the first two were delivered in June and these latest arrivals in October.

Unique Group, one of the world’s leading integrated subsea and offshore solution providers together with Innovo, an engineering, construction and equipment rental company, have successfully completed a multi-million dollar decommissioning contract for Italian global marine, oil and gas contractor, Saipem, on a key offshore platform in the Middle East region.

UniSea AS, a software developer and consultancy specializing in solutions for the shipping industry, has announced that it has been selected by Tidewater Inc as their partner in the digitalizing and standardizing of Tidewater’s business processes related to health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) and operations. The UniSea software suite will be implemented on all Tidewater vessels and in all offices in one of the largest contract’s in UniSea’s 21-year history.

Ampelmann, a global leader in offshore access solutions, has opened its second office in the Middle East in a move to further expand its presence in the region. The office in Dubai (UAE) will be manned by Tim Mulders as Business Developer. Together with the team in the already established office in Doha, Qatar, Mr. Mulders will be strengthening Ampelmann’s position in the regional market.

Once an elite amateur golfer who played for Denmark’s National Team, Michael Behrens from Kolding, Denmark will now be driving the ball for MacArtney Underwater Technology from HQ in Esbjerg, Denmark.

Digital Ship is excited to be back in London with the next in series of Cyber Resilience Forums on 4 December 2018.

ROVOP, the independent provider of subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services, has expanded in the Middle East, opening a new base in the region to offer the highest quality ROV service.

Fugro has signed a joint development agreement with L3 ASV, a leader in the field of unmanned and autonomous vessel technology, to create the next generation of autonomous vessels for the commercial survey market.

Aquaterra Energy, a leader in global offshore engineering solutions, has been awarded a contract by Equinor to deliver early well construction operations for the next sixteen wells of the Johan Sverdrup field development.

The European Union is the latest backer of Akselos’ cutting edge technology, with the award of a €1.4 million research grant to the tech pioneer and engineering partner, LICengineering, to optimize the design of offshore wind turbines.

Equinor and its partners were the successful bidders for new exploration parcels in the prolific Jeanne d’Arc basin, offshore Newfoundland.

Offshore workers are set to be better prepared for helicopter safety training with innovative technology being launched at a leading UK safety training provider.

iSURVEY, a leading provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas, offshore renewables and telecommunications markets, has successfully completed a 30-day geophysical seabed survey for Allseas, a major offshore pipelay and subsea construction company.