Sparrows Group has made a significant development in Saudi Arabia after being granted commercial registration to operate in the Kingdom.

Latin American Crude Runs to Remain Weak in 2018

Trelleborg’s offshore operation will showcase its innovative range of high-performance solutions, from topside to subsea at the Offshore North Sea (ONS) in Stavanger, Norway. Located at stand 9810 in hall 9, the company will present a number of advancements across its portfolio of surface to seafloor products, including Passive Fire Protection (PFP) solutions and its latest subsea buoyancy developments.

LLOG Exploration Company, L.L.C, has announced the promotion of three long-term employees to key executive management positions. Philip LeJeune, LLOG’s current Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has been named Chief Executive Officer and President; Rick Fowler, LLOG’s current Vice President of Deepwater Projects, has been named Chief Operating Officer; and Phil Cossich, LLOG’s current Vice President of Planning and Budgeting, has been named Chief Financial Officer.

Deepwater Wind is beginning a new intensive phase of work on its South Fork Wind Farm and Revolution Wind projects. Next week, Deepwater Wind will deploy from Quonset Point a survey vessel and dozens of experts tasked with completing a multi-million dollar offshore research effort.

NSW, a subsidiary of General Cable which recently became part of Prysmian Group, has been awarded a contract by Northwester NV for the development of a submarine inter-array power cable system for the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm, located in the Belgian North Sea, approximately 50 km north-west of Oostende.

A total of 60 suction buckets have been pumped in place as foundation for the 20 wind turbines in Ørsted's new wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2.

Sparrows Group has created a director-level role to drive its growing diversification efforts forward. In the newly appointed position, John Grover will be responsible for expanding the business globally.

The next MTS Houston Section luncheon presentation will be held on August 23, 2018 and will feature a presentation by Dr. Niall McCormack, who leads BHP’s worldwide petroleum exploration campaign with a current focus on execution and a concentration on areas with Tier 1 potential. Dr. McCormack will present Mexico and Gulf of Mexico – More than 100 years of production. 1,000,000 wells drilled; 50,000 drilled offshore; 3,500 wells in deepwater.

CEDA-IADC’s Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Conference program is officially announced.

Harvey Gulf this week announced in the media that they have offered a rival deal to merge with Gulfmark. This comes hot off the heels of July's announcement of a deal between Tidewater and Gulfmark.

US Deputy Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, is tapped to deliver the keynote address at the inaugural event, Offshore Wind Implementation Summit 2018, to be held at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck, NJ., on September 5 – 7, 2018.

Unique Group, a leading integrated offshore solutions provider, has extended its offering to include diving & industrial gas supply for the African offshore market from its base in Cape Town, South Africa.

Damen Marine Components has won a contract to supply steering gear, rudders and stern tube parts for an Antarctic Research vessel of the Chilean Navy, under LRS -Polar 5 Class notation. The contract was awarded by ASMAR Talcahuano Shipyard, Chile. Design of the vessel was done in collaboration with VARD Canada.

Kosmos Energy announced on Monday, August 6, that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire Deep Gulf Energy (“DGE”)1, a leading deepwater company operating in the Gulf of Mexico, from First Reserve and other shareholders for a total consideration of $1.225 billion, subject to certain adjustments.

Petrofac’s Engineering & Production Services (EPS) business has secured a five-year renewal on its Duty Holder Support Services contract with Oranje-Nassau Energie Resources Limited (ONE).