The Lafayette Chapter of the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) has elected its 2018-2019 board and committee members. Members from oil and gas operator and service companies volunteer to serve as members of the AADE board to support drilling education in multiple forms to benefit both industry professionals and students.

The main stage at Underwater Intervention 2019 will feature a two-part industry panel discussion on the future of the subsea oilfield. Hosted by BP, the discussions will focus on the direction of the Subsea Oil & Gas Infrastructure’s Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) market.

Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a contract by Tullow Ghana Limited on the Jubilee field, offshore Ghana, in water depths of up to 1000 meters. The engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract is awarded under a consortium comprising Subsea 7 Volta Contractors and NOV Oil & Gas Services Ghana Ltd. This award is a sizeable(1) contract for Subsea 7.

The summer of 2018 will be remembered as the time US states took huge steps forward in the offshore wind programs for their states and the US offshore wind industry as a whole. I think it is worth recapping what has happened over the summer as we start an even busier fall.

Despite the rapid speed of technology and innovation pressuring the industry, oil and gas CEOs see technological disruption as more of an opportunity than a threat but acknowledge that more work is to be done.

On Tuesday, October 9, 2018, the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Kjell-Børge Freiberg, officially opened the power-from-shore solution which will provide the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea with electricity for more than 50 years. Power from shore makes Johan Sverdrup one of the most carbon-efficient fields worldwide.

Pemex CEO, Carlos Treviño, confirmed the discovery of seven reservoirs in two new wells in Mexico’s Southeast Basin, named Manik-101A and Mulach-1, which will allow the company to incorporate more than 180 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE) of 3P reserves.

This acquisition makes Ensco the largest MODU owner by value, with a total fleet (live, on order and joint ventures) worth USD 8.4 Bn knocking Transocean from the top spot which they held for a month due to their merger with Ocean Rig.

Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC (Okeanus), an established marine equipment and engineering services provider, announces that it has added a 4,000lb SWL Launch & Recovery System (LARS) to its extensive rental fleet of oceanographic and marine deck equipment.

International subsea services provider DOF Subsea has chosen acoustic and inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne Brasil Ltda. to support its deepwater operations from three vessels offshore Brazil.

Although the majority of commercial floating wind turbines are at the early phase of development, Ideol, a leader in floating offshore wind, is at the forefront of bringing commercial floating wind turbines to market.

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has opened a new dock facility in Port Fourchon, La., to expand the capabilities of its Subsea Services group.

Equinor has reduced the estimated investments for operated projects in the development phase on the Norwegian continental shelf by some NOK 30 billion since the development plans were submitted to Norwegian authorities.

Meteorological equipment specialists Biral has recently announced the launch of its new BTD-200 self-contained, standalone lightning warning system.

The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has published an update of the Floating LiDAR (light detection and ranging) Roadmap, accepted as the international industry framework for technology maturity. The Roadmap, originally published in 2013, has been revised to include updates, extensions and new performance indicators based on industry engagement to ensure the Roadmap continues to be fit for purpose for several user groups in to the future.

Avondale Marine LLC, a joint venture between Virginia-based T. Parker Host and Illinois-based Hilco Redevelopment Partners, has finalized the purchase of the 250-acre Avondale Shipyard property from Huntington Ingalls Industries. This marks a critical step towards bringing Avondale, once the largest employer in Louisiana, back into commerce.