Subsea
Decom North Sea Awards Winners Unveiled
The winners of the 2019 Decom North Sea Awards have been revealed at the annual Decom Offshore conference and exhibition. The second annual awards shine the spotlight on the decommissioning sector for excellence in innovation and collaboration, whilst highlighting the contribution of young professio
England’s ‘Blue Belt’ Marine Conservation Zone Expands
UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove has created 41 new Marine Conservation Zones, marking the most significant expansion of England’s ‘Blue Belt’ of protected areas to date. Stretching from Cornwall to Northumberland, the new protections safeguard 12,000 square kilometres of marine habitat, an are
DNV GL Adds New Digital Solutions CEO
Kenneth Vareide has been appointed the CEO of DNV GL’s Digital Solutions business area, which is a provider of solutions for managing risk and improving asset performance. Its services are used primarily by the oil & gas, energy, renewable and maritime industries and it consists of close to 1,000 di
Report: Impact of Deep-Sea Mining Can Last Decades
A new study shows that the impacts of seabed mining on deep-sea ecosystems can persist for decades. Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) revisited a site exposed to simulated deep-sea mining activity nearly 30 years previously to assess seabed and ecosystem recovery. They used a robo
Ordtek Provides UXO Advice to innogy for Triton Knoll OWF
Ordtek has been contracted to provide specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management advice ahead of the construction of innogy’s Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. Having previously worked with innogy to provide UXO risk management for the Galloper offshore wind farm to the south of Triton Knol
Plexus Forms Joint Venture with BEL Valves
Plexus Holdings has formed PPC, a majority owned JV which will exclusively supply Plexus with surface production Xmas trees and wellhead annulus outlet valves. Following the sale of its jack-up exploration wellhead rental business to TechnipFMC, the formation of PPC is in line with Plexus’ strategy
Piou and Yearwood Join TechnipFMC Board
TechnipFMC has named Olivier Piou, former chief executive officer of Gemalto and John Yearwood, former chief executive officer of Smith Internationa to its board of directors, effective June 1, 2019. Piou will serve on the Strategy Committee and Yearwood will serve on the Compensation Committee. Bot
Highlights of the Week
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EMGS Appoints Permanent CEO
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has appointed Bjørn Petter Lindhom as the permanent CEO of the company. Bjørn Petter Lindhom assumed the position of interim CEO of the company on December 01, 2018, and now the board of directors resolved to make the appointment permanent. Eystein Eriksrud, chairm
Olympic Subsea Quarterly Losses Cut in Half
Olympic Subsea has reported net loss of NOK 27 million ($3 million) for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, versus net loss of NOK 53 million ($6 million) same time last year. The Oslo-listed company generated operating income of NOK 131 million for the first quarter of 2019, compared to NOK 96 millio
Boskalis Scores £100M in North Sea
Boskalis Subsea Services said it has been awarded over £100 million worth of contracts in the North Sea over the last six months. These include the Total Tyra redevelopment project, an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) campaign for Repsol Sinopec, a decommissioning contract with Spirit Energy
Helix Buys STL
Helix Energy Solutions has acquired a majority stake in Subsea Technologies Group Limited (STL), an Aberdeen-based subsea engineering company. STL specializes in the design and manufacture of world-class subsea pressure control equipment, including well intervention, well control and subsea control
ION Makes Management Changes
ION Geophysical has appointed Chris Usher to succeed Brian Hanson as president and chief executive officer, following the retirement of Hanson and his resignation from board of directors, effective June 1, 2019. Chris Usher previously served as executive vice president of ION’s Operations Optimizati
Xodus Boosts Advanced Analysis Team
Energy consultancy Xodus has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new advanced analysis lead. Ismael Ripoll will be responsible for leading the team which specialises in finite element analysis (FEA) covering a variety of areas including steel and flexible pipelines, pressure vessels and