Managing challenges such as growth, structure, people, performance, and technology have for a long time been on P-O’s agenda. P-O comes from the management consultancy firm Triathlon Group where he is one of two founders and has been the CEO for more than 15 years.

TWMA, a provider of specialized drilling waste management services, has announced its acquisition of US-based Dynamic Oilfield Services in an eight-figure deal.

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has launched the latest addition to their end-to-end and integrated platform of digital tools and services, Approval Explorer, a free and user-friendly web application available on any electronic device.

WSP USA and Wood Thilsted have been awarded the contract to provide detailed design of foundations for Vineyard Wind’s offshore wind project, to be built off the coast of Massachusetts.

Viper Innovations, a UK company specializing in maximizing the operational life of subsea controls and electrical distribution equipment, has appointed a new distributor to improve its service offering and share of the Nigerian offshore oil and gas market.

Jumbo has been working on a digital solution to innovate the maritime industry with their partners, ETTU and Friday Out Of The Box. Together they have created a Deckmarking solution using the Microsoft HoloLens.

The Supervisory Board of Airborne Oil & Gas (AOG) announces the appointment of Oliver Kassam as CEO. Mr. Kassam was most recently at SBM Offshore N.V. as President and Managing Director in charge of the company’s activities in Brazil. He has over 20 years of experience in the global offshore services industry holding various senior executive roles.

Equinor and Microsoft have entered into a strategic partnership agreement. As part of the agreement, Equinor will provide industry knowledge and business needs to support Microsoft in developing new solutions for our industry. Microsoft will provide expertise to accelerate Equinor’s IT development and establish new data center regions in Stavanger and in Oslo.

Zupt, in association with Oceaneering International, Inc., completed an industry-first “remote metrology” in July 2017. No survey personnel were offshore for the metrology. The "remote metrology" was requested by the operator to ensure they had the flexibility in scheduling. Cost savings were achieved but this was not the primary driver.

Shell announces that its affiliates, Shell Integrated Gas Thailand Pte Ltd and Thai Energy Company Ltd, have completed the sale of their 22.2222% interest in the Bongkot field and adjoining acreage offshore Thailand to PTT Exploration & Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) and PTTEP International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PTTEP, for a transaction value of $750 million.

Marine Press, Total Marine Solutions and Brenock have partnered to advance digital transformation in the maritime industry. In an exclusive arrangement announced today at Marine Money, Marine Press will offer Total Marine Solution’s Ocean Guardian as an embedded software in its SeaPassage suite of integrated e-navigation solutions.

Exxon Mobil Corporation says it made its eighth oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Longtail-1 well, creating the potential for additional resource development in the southeast area of the Stabroek Block.

Rowan Companies plc announces that the Bob Palmer, a Super Gorilla XL Class jack-up rig, has been leased to ARO Drilling, the Company's joint venture with Saudi Aramco, to fulfill a three-year contract that ARO Drilling has been awarded by Saudi Aramco. The Bob Palmer was operating for Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia and will now do so through ARO Drilling.

The Carbon Trust has announced that Shell Global Solutions International BV has officially joined the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), the Carbon Trust’s collaborative RD&D programme, further demonstrating its commitment to the energy transition.

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, will play a key role in the Bass Lite Flowline decommissioning project for Apache Corporation.

GATE Energy announces that it has been selected by Shell Offshore Inc (Shell) as the provider for facility commissioning of the Vito development. The associated scope includes commissioning planning, onshore commissioning execution and offshore commissioning / ready-for-startup services.