Air Control Entech (ACE) and the Oil & Gas Technology Centre have reached a major milestone, with the launch of three state-of-the-art unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which aim to reduce offshore oil and gas inspection costs by up to 50%.

International engineering and operations support services contractor ODE, an integral part of the DORIS Group, has been awarded a contract to act as Pipeline Operator on behalf of Independent Oil and Gas Plc (IOG) for the Thames Pipeline that will serve the Blythe Hub and Vulcan Satellites Hub Developments.

Osbit Ltd, an offshore engineering and technology company, has secured a project with DeepOcean to deliver a significant upgrade to a subsea plough, enhancing its capabilities for the installation of a new gas pipeline.

Cranes currently being manufactured by Sparrows Group, which will be installed at ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia ONE windfarm off the coast of Suffolk, were showcased on Friday April 13 to Colin Clark MP at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen.

Exploration strategy has evolved in a period of lower oil prices and at a time when high impact oil discoveries are proving elusive. Paul Dailly, Founding Partner and Head of New Ventures, Kosmos Energy shares his thoughts about the future of exploration.

Due to the success of President Donald J. Trump’s America-First energy strategy, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announces that the Department of the Interior will not lower royalty rates for future offshore oil and gas lease sales at this time.

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. has announced the launch of its Sim-Stack service, the offshore drilling industry's first cybernetic BOP service enabling Diamond Offshore to continuously and accurately assess BOP status.

As from early October last year the unique Safeway motion compensated offshore access system of the Dutch Van Aalst Group is installed on the 95-meter long OCV ‘Olympic Intervention IV’, owned by Olympic Subsea ASA, Norway.

Oil Plus Ltd, a specialist global oil and gas consultancy has secured contracts worth more than $1.5m over the past three months and has significantly expanded its footprint in the Middle East.

BP and state-owned Brazilian oil company Petrobras have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic alliance to jointly explore potential business opportunities both in Brazil and beyond.

Energy services company Proserv has secured a contract worth over $5.5 million (45 million Norwegian Kroner) with Repsol to upgrade and build new subsea production control equipment for the Yme field redevelopment in the Norwegian North Sea.

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) elected 18 industry leaders to its Board of Directors on April 12, 2018 during its Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions announces the launch of a new metal end cap seal specifically engineered for High Temperature High Pressure (HTHP) wellhead, tubing and casing hanger sealing environments, which combines the pressure and extrusion resistance of a metal-to-metal bonded component with the flexibility of an elastomer.

Flintstone Technology Ltd is diversifying its market-leading mooring operations to help drive down costs for the offshore floating wind industry.

Leading subsea equipment design and manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) announces the signature of a contract to supply its Atom Mk1 1000m 100hp Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) system to Chinese power specialist China Southern Power Extra High Voltage Power Transmission Company (EHV, CSG), a subsidiary of the state-owned China Southern Power Grid (CSG).

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Board of Directors has elected John Gellert as Chairman and Richard Clark as Vice Chairman for the upcoming 2018-2019 term. Gellert and Clark assumed their positions at the NOIA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.