Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced on July 20, that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Noble Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBL) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Noble Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $5 billion, or $10.38 per share.

Cyber-attacks on the maritime industry’s operational technology (OT) systems have increased by 900% over the last three years with the number of reported incidents set to reach record volumes by year end.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes to offer approximately 78.8 million acres for a region-wide lease sale scheduled for November 2020.

The Damen Shipyards Group has sold a full option Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 500 to the Argentinian dredging contractor Servimagnus.

In the Norwegian North Sea, Sleipnir successfully removed the 8100 mT Jotun-B jacket for client Vår Energi. The platform was installed in 1998 by Heerema's Thialf, who returned to the Jotun Field last year to remove the topsides and conductors - demonstrating the circularity of Heerema's involvement in the lifecycle of these now retiring platforms.

Gulf Stream Marine, Inc. ("GSM") is expanding its footprint with two additional terminals, namely the Care terminal at the Port of Houston in Texas, and the Port of Pascagoula in Mississippi, through an asset acquisition from Coastal Cargo of Texas Inc. and Gulf Coast Storage Inc., respectively. 

For over a decade, Optime has been the driver in moving hydraulic energy and control from topside to the seabed. This technology is also proving beneficial for All-Electric fields, where certain valve functions may require hydraulic control. Equinor have selected Optime’s Hydraulic Pump for its future All-Electric initiative.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will service Germany’s newest offshore wind park Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II).

Maersk Drilling has secured an additional one-well contract from Aker BP, acting as operator of the Tambar license, for the low-emission jack-up rig Maersk Integrator. In direct continuation of its current work scope, the rig will move to the Tambar field offshore Norway to drill the K-2B development well, with work expected to commence in February 2021.

Remote Medical International, a global leader in workplace health and safety services for Fortune 100 corporations and government services prime contractors, announced it completed its acquisition of SSI Group on July 1.

Wärtsilä was contracted to deliver a complete bridge systems installation for five ice breaking LNG-fueled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project.

Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable⁽¹⁾ contract for the installation of the submarine cable system on an offshore wind farm project in Taiwan.

Fugro has begun a four-month marine site characterization campaign for Swedish energy group Vattenfall at two major offshore wind development sites located over 40 km off the coast of Norfolk, UK.

Aker Solutions is launching a series of structural and strategic changes to transform the company and enhance shareholder value by spinning off the wind and carbon capture businesses to shareholders and merging Aker Solutions ASA ("Aker Solutions") with Kværner ASA ("Kvaerner") to create an optimized supplier company.

Leading maritime safety specialist Survitec is highlighting the need to ensure there is sufficient medical oxygen onboard vessels in the event of crews and passengers becoming ill with a respiratory infection.

Swedish energy company Vattenfall, which is developing Hollandse Kust Zuid, the largest wind farm off the Dutch coast, is joining Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP).