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Green(er) Rigs Put Stena Drilling at Forefront of O&G Decarb Push

Mar 01, 2024

As the offshore oil and gas industry transitions to more sustainable practices, drilling rig operators are faced with demands to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement measures as part of their workload. Being the owner of the first ever drillship that secured DNV’s Abate(P) notation…

Jozwiak Joins GLO Marine as Green Transition Lead

Feb 29, 2024

Maciej Jozwiak joined the GLO Marine team, with his experience expected to enhance the company's technical capacity to deliver high-end services to the retrofit and vessel upgrade market, with a focus on green technologies and decarbonization measures…

One Person Dies in Helicopter Crash as Part of Equinor’s SAR Training

Feb 29, 2024

One person has died following the crash of the helicopter outside Bergen in Norway, which was on a training assignment for Equinor’s SAR service for the Oseberg area in the North Sea.Bristow Group said that one of its search and rescue helicopters…

Digitalization is Drawing CCS a New Learning Curve

Feb 27, 2024

Digital solutions are accelerating the progress required to ensure CCS earns its place in climate change mitigation history.Carbon capture has been around since the 90s, but the behavior of CO2 in pipelines is still not that well understood…

Balmoral Comtec Names Lowdon Nonexecutive Director

Feb 26, 2024

Balmoral Comtec, a division of Balmoral Group and a key player in the offshore energy supply chain, announced it has appointed Dr. Alan Lowdon OBE as nonexecutive director, in move aiming to strategic Balmoral's offshore wind ambition.Lowdon…

Marine Power R&D Insights: Matt Hart, Wabtec Corporation

Feb 13, 2024

Matt Hart, Manager & Platform Leader, Marine & Stationary Power Systems, Wabtec, offers insights on how the megatrends of decarbonization, energy transition and autonomy all inspire and impact the marine power solutions from Wabtec.Matt, to start us off…

US to Establish National Offshore Wind Center of Excellence

Feb 09, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has set out plans to invest $4.75 million to establish a new national center of excellence to accelerate offshore wind deployment across the United States.The Academic Center for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW)…

Shelf Drilling’s CEO Steps Down

Feb 08, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has approved a management transition plan that will see the current CEO David Mullen step down from the role, with Greg O’Brien taking his position from August 2024.Shelf Drilling has launched a search…

Edda Wind Names Øverlie CFO

Feb 07, 2024

Norwegian offshore wind vessel owner Edda Wind announced it has appointed Hermann Hovland Øverlie as its new chief financial officer (CFO) following the resignation of Tom Johan Austrheim. Øverlie will join Edda Wind March 1, 2024.Øverlie is…

Danos Gets Shell’s Planning and Scheduling Call

Feb 07, 2024

Oilfield services provider Danos has signed a new planning and scheduling contract with Shell Exploration and Production Company, a subsidiary of Shell.The agreement entrusts Danos to deploy a team of highly skilled personnel to support Shell’s upstream operations…

OSV Owners Reap the Rewards of Data Sharing

Feb 02, 2024

A ‘Connected Future’ seminar, organized by Inmarsat in collaboration with Maritime Reporter & Engineering News and moderated by Greg Trauthwein, encapsulated the critical roles technology and data sharing play in enabling more efficient and sustainable workboat operations…

Serica Energy’s CEO Steps Down

Feb 01, 2024

UK-based oil and gas company Serica Energy has announced that its CEO Mitch Flegg will step down from the position and as a director of the company, as David Latin takes the role of Interim CEO.David Latin, the current Chairman of the Board…

ROV Specialist FET Names First Ever Energy Transition Chief

Jan 31, 2024

ROV specialist Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has appointed Martin Thomson as its first ever energy transition business development manager within its subsea business.Martin Thomson, who will be based at the company’s Aberdeen office, brings…

Odfjell Drillers Call Off Strike as Rotation Issues Get Resolved

Jan 26, 2024

UK-based workers' union Unite has confirmed that over 100 offshore drillers employed by Odfjell Technology on Equinor’s Mariner platform have secured a new working rotation bringing the dispute to an end.Unite members voted overwhelmingly in favor of an improved offer by Odfjell…

Equinor Hires Lufttransport Helicopters for North Sea Ops

Jan 25, 2024

Equinor has awarded a contract to operate two new search and rescue helicopters (SAR) for the Troll and Oseberg area in the North Sea to Lufttransport.The new helicopters will be part of the SAR emergency response system and carry out assignments…

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