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
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
Norwest Energy has informed that seismic contractor Synterra Technologies has started the acquisition of the Xanadu 3D seismic survey, located in exploration permit TP/15, north of Perth, Western Australia. The survey starts after the environmental and regulatory approvals have been received from th
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
The GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Team has won the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, to claim the top prize of $4 million for their entry concept. The award was presented to the team at a ceremony at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco, in the presence of leading international ocean experts, by Anoushe
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
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
Polarcus Limited has received an award for a wide-azimuth project to be acquired in the Americas. Polarcus Naila and Polarcus Adira vessels will perform the acquisition. The project is expected to start in early August 2019 with a duration of approximately four months, a total of eight vessel months
Aqueos, a provider of subsea services to the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Coast, has appointed Eric Legendre to the position of vice president – international business and strategic development. “We are thrilled to have Eric as a part of the Aqueos team! His 18 plus years of industry experience comple
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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 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 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
Italian oilfield services player Saipem said that two of its subsidiaries are being investigated by Brazilian administrative authority over supposed irregularities in a contract award back in 2011. The alleged irregularities include Saipem’s French and Brazilian units, who were awarded a €56-million
