Fugro’s new partnership with KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) was marked recently with the inauguration of the KAUST - Fugro Center of Excellence for Marine Technology. Beginning a mutually beneficial partnership, the new center will provide training in ROV operations and hydrographic survey within the Kingdom as part of the Saudisation program.

Sean Thomas, P.E., General Manager, Universal Subsea Inc. presented the company’s business plan and revolutionary, patent-pending Wellhead Defender subsea isolation cap at the Rice Alliance Startup Roundup at OTC on April 30. The 2018 OTC is being held at the NRG Park from April 30 to May 3 and is the offshore industry’s premier global event.

TWMA, provider of specialised drilling waste management services, is set to deliver drill cuttings management services to New Age Cameroon Offshore Petroleum (New Age) in a two well, offshore drilling project.

Following a 26-day voyage across the North Atlantic, two floating docks have arrived at Damen Shiprepair Curaçao (DSCu) in the southern Caribbean, fulfilling the undertaken given by Damen to the Government of Curaçao when it took over the yard in 2017.

Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC, announces the delivery of a self-contained, Rapid Mobilization ROV Launch & Recovery System to Phoenix International Holdings, Inc., in Largo, Maryland.

API announces that Mike Sommers will be the new President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, following an election on May 2, by API's Board of Directors and a thorough search and transition planning process.

In 2017 Jumbo was awarded a contract by Geocean for the Moheshkhali Project.

Talos Energy LLC ("Talos") and Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE: SGY); ("Stone") have announced that a majority of the stockholders of Stone have approved and adopted the previously announced transaction agreement under which Talos and Stone will combine in an all-stock transaction.

Close to half (46%) of senior oil and gas professionals believe that there has been underinvestment in inspection and maintenance of infrastructure and equipment in recent years, according to a new report published by DNV GL. However, only a quarter (28%) said that they expect to increase spending on safety in 2018.

Flintstone Technology Ltd. has secured a substantial contract with MODEC for its in-line tensioning and pull through connection mooring system to be deployed off West Africa.

The design requirements of concrete coated pipelines are based on simple and general criteria created more than twenty years ago.

A new report released from the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (Floating Wind JIP) outlines the key technology challenges and priority innovation needs for the sector to reach cost parity with other energy technologies.

At Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), W&T Offshore Inc. and Baker Hughes, a GE company announced a strategic partnership related to W&T's joint exploration and development program, which includes 14 drilling projects, most of which are operated by W&T in the Gulf of Mexico.

The current tailwind in the oil market is likely to propel 100 new offshore projects to be sanctioned in 2018, according to Rystad Energy.

Scotland will host the Ocean Energy Europe 2018 Conference & Exhibition (OEE2018) in Edinburgh on 30-31 October.

UK and Netherlands-based subsea provider N-Sea has secured a contract which is estimated to be in excess of €6million with National Grid and Energinet to deliver an unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance campaign for the Viking Link Project.