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Venterra Appoints New Managing Director at CAPE Holland

Nov 03, 2025

Venterra Group has appointed Frank Koopman as Managing Director of CAPE Holland, effective November 1.Koopman brings a distinguished track record in the renewable energy sector and is known for his expertise in leading technical organisations…

Equinor taps Aker Solutions for more Inspection Services

Nov 03, 2025

Aker Solutions has secured a sizeable1 four-year contract extension to provide onshore and offshore inspection services. The extension follows the customer’s decision to exercise an option included in the current agreement.Aker Solutions will…

Tidewater Leverages Digitalization for Vessel Drydocking

Nov 03, 2025

Digital Dry-Docking: Tidewater Sees 60% Time Savings Using UniSea’s Maindeck AppTidewater is redefining how vessel dry-dockings are managed, estimating up to a 60% reduction in project time after deploying UniSea’s Maindeck digital platform…

Kongsberg to Spin Off Maritime Unit, Combine Defense Businesses in Strategic Split

Oct 30, 2025

Kongsberg Gruppen has proposed spinning off its Kongsberg Maritime business in a separate stock market listing and consolidating its Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Kongsberg Discovery units into a single technology and defense company.The…

Stillstrom Introduces New Hires, Technology Advances

Oct 22, 2025

Stillstrom by Maersk, a marine technology leader delivering offshore power and charging solutions, has strengthened its leadership team with key senior appointments in Copenhagen and Aberdeen.Nikolaj Stald has joined as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at the company’s HQ in Copenhagen…

JERA Nex bp to Lay Off US Staff as it Halts Beacon Offshore Wind Project

Oct 22, 2025

JERA Nex BP, a joint venture between Japan's top power generator JERA and BP, plans to halt development of the U.S. Beacon offshore wind power project and lay off its U.S. employees in the coming months, the venture said in a statement.The decision marks the latest setback for the U…

Call for Nominations: Marine Seismic Research Operations Committee

Oct 20, 2025

The UNOLS Marine Seismic Research Operations Committee (MSROC) is an advisory committee established in accordance with Annex IX of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Charter. We are seeking nominations for two committee members…

PXGEO Names Digital Strategy Chief

Oct 15, 2025

Marine geophysical services company PXGEO has appointed Chet Bhat as its first Chief Information Officer (CIO), to spearhead the company’s worldwide digital strategy.Bhat will retain his current position as Global CIO at energy services organization EnerMech…

Nexans Appoints New CEO

Oct 13, 2025

French subsea power cable maker and services provider Nexans has appointed Julien Hueber as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).Hueber is succeeding Christopher Guérin who has been the CEO of the company for the past seven years, effective immediately…

Chevron Appoints Former TotalEnergies Executive as Exploration Chief

Oct 08, 2025

U.S. oil major Chevron has appointed Kevin McLachlan as new Vice President of Exploration, who will oversee the company’s worldwide exploration program.McLachlan will be based in Houston and succeed Liz Schwarze, who is retiring in February after 36 years of service to the company…

TotalEnergies Names Senior Vice-President for Oil and Gas Exploration

Oct 06, 2025

TotalEnergies has appointed Nicola Mavilla as Senior Vice President Exploration.Effective November 1, 2025, Nicola Mavilla is replacing Kevin McLachlan, who held this position since 2015.Mavilla has 25 years of experience in the oil and gas…

DOF Bags $60m in Project Awards in North America

Oct 02, 2025

DOF announce several project awards in the North America region, using vessels already in the region, securing more than 300 days of firm vessel utilization for a combined contract value of more than $60m, with options available.Skandi Skansen will…

ExxonMobil to Axe 2,000 Jobs Globally

Sep 30, 2025

Exxon Mobil will lay off 2,000 workers globally as part of a long-term restructuring plan, the U.S. energy major told Reuters in an emailed statement, adding to a wave of job cuts in the oil and gas industry this year.The layoffs represent about…

Aesen, DOC JV Targets Subsea Cable Logistics

Sep 29, 2025

Aesen Pte. Ltd. (Aesen) and Dutch Offshore Contractors Holdings B.V. (DOC)  formed Aesen DOC Cable Logistics Pte. Ltd., a joint venture to address the growing global demand for subsea cable transport, storage and logistics solutions.With global…

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