The next MTS Houston Section luncheon presentation will be held on September 27, 2018 and will feature a presentation by William Turner, Senior Research Analyst – Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Turner will present Deepwater Gulf of Mexico is ready to compete.

Eni announces that Zohr field is now producing 2 bcfd, equivalent to approximately 365,000 boed. This outstanding result has been achieved only a few months after the first gas in December 2017 and one year before the schedule of the Plan of Development (PoD).

The United States likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest crude oil producer earlier this year, based on preliminary estimates in EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). In February, U.S. crude oil production exceeded that of Saudi Arabia for the first time in more than two decades. In June and August, the United States surpassed Russia in crude oil production for the first time since February 1999.

VesselsValue (VV), a world leading online valuation provider, is launching daily Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuations for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs).

Northern California energy authority RCEA and a consortium of private companies, including Aker Solutions and Principle Power, have submitted a lease application to advance the first commercial scale project for floating offshore wind in the United States.

In 2020, the world's largest research expedition vessel is due to be launched. The ship will carry a team of international researchers and will be equipped for research and investigation into the entire marine ecosystem.

Damen Shipyards Group has carried out tank testing of its 70-meter Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011. The tests were carried out at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) with a 2.8-metre long model. Intended for long distance crew transfer operations, the Damen FCS 7011 will offer the offshore oil & gas industry a safe and cost-effective alternative to helicopter flights.

Oil and gas production optimization specialist, Enpro Subsea, has announced a new senior advisor to bolster the strategic team in the Americas as part of plans to expand market share and build portfolio in Brazil.

This year the UK-office of Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) - a Vryhof company - has considerably strengthened its presence in the offshore energy hub Aberdeen, Scotland, with the opening of a strategically extremely convenient deep water quayside facility. This follows the opening of the UK office in April 2017.

Dr. Sau-Wai Wong, most noted for his geomechanics work with Shell, recently accepted the position of Vice President of Technical Software at Premier Oilfield Group.

Sparrows Group is celebrating after coming out on top at the 2018 Press and Journal Gold Awards, winning the esteemed Renewables Award.

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Bergen-based Seaproof Solutions, a Balmoral company, has signed a long-term frame agreement with Danish operator Ørsted for the development, design and manufacture of cable protection systems (CPS) to be used on offshore wind farms.

Japan-headquartered Nippon Paint Marine has introduced what is thought the world’s first biocide-free, low friction self-polishing copolymer (SPC) antifouling technology.

Sembcorp Marine has won its biggest green technology retrofits contract to date, awarded by Maran Tankers for the installation of marine scrubbers and ballast water management systems on 13 of the Greek owner’s vessels.

Oceaneering International, Inc. has announced that it entered into a contract with Subsea 7 to supply an umbilical and flying leads for Shell's deepwater Vito development in the Mississippi Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.