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NSTA Issues Fine for Armada Hub Vent Breaches in Central North Sea

Jul 29, 2025

Oil and gas firm Chrysaor, acquired by Harbour Energy in 2021, has been fined over $200,000 for exceeding its vent consent by more than half of the permitted amount and failing to identify and inform the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) of the breach at Armada hub in Central North Sea for seven months.Chrysaor blamed the breach on high winds preventing it from relighting the flare on the Armada platform which is 132 nautical miles East of Aberdeen…

ExxonMobil Picks Sentinel Proactive System to Guard Guyana’s Gas Pipeline

Jan 27, 2026

ExxonMobil Guyana has deployed Sentinel Proactive to enhance marine safety and environmental protection around its subsea pipeline, providing real-time visibility along the pipeline corridor, particularly in shallow coastal waters where anchoring risk is highest…

DNV Approves ModuSpec’s BOP Monitoring Tech for Offshore Use

Jan 15, 2026

ModuSpec, MR Group’s rig and well control equipment solutions business, has received Technology Qualification from classification society DNV for its blowout preventer (BOP) real-time monitoring capabilities, clearing the way for wider deployment…

Survitec’s Hansen Protection Inks Offshore Safety Deal with Lufttransport

Jan 13, 2026

Hansen Protection, part of Survitec, has secured a multi-year contract to supply life-protection equipment to offshore helicopter operator Lufttransport, as activity expands across Norway’s offshore energy sector.The agreement, initially set for three years with an option to extend…

Equinor Identifies Source of Gas Exposure Events at Hammerfest LNG

Nov 18, 2025

Equinor said its investigation into a series of exposure incidents at Hammerfest LNG has concluded that venting from monoethylene glycol (MEG) tanks was the main source, combined with weather conditions that caused vented gas to descend to ground level where personnel were working…

Saipem Unveils AI-Backed Safety Harness for Workers at Height

Nov 13, 2025

Saipem has launched the LiSa Hyper Harness, a smart safety harness equipped with sensors and artificial intelligence designed to enhance worker safety during operations at height.The device monitors how workers connect to fall protection systems…

Survitec Launches Next-Gen Foam System for More Effective Fire Protection

Oct 14, 2025

Survival technology specialist Survitec has launched its next-generation high-expansion foam fire suppression system, designed to deliver higher foam output at lower operating pressures while reducing both installation and through-life costs for shipyards and shipowners…

Aker Solutions, Kongsberg Discovery Partner on Offshore Drone Detection

Sep 24, 2025

Aker Solutions and Kongsberg Discovery have teamed up to deploy a drone detection system aimed at protecting offshore infrastructure, beginning with a demonstrator at Aker Solutions’ site in Stavanger.The system uses Kongsberg’s Drone Detection…

Equinor Reports ‘Safer Than Ever’ Second Quarter Ops

Jul 16, 2025

Equinor's long-term positive safety trend is reinforced through the second quarter of 2025, as the total number of serious incidents and personal injuries per million hours worked is at the lowest level the company has ever experienced at the end of the second quarter…

Salunda Installs Latch Hawk Monitoring System on Semi-Sub Rig

Jun 26, 2025

Salunda, a provider of digitized solutions for safety critical industries, has strengthened its presence in the Americas deepwater region with the deployment of its Latch Hawk monitoring system on a semi-submersible rig.Integrated with the drilling control system on the rig…

DMO Inks Safety Tech Deal with Major North Sea Oil and Gas Operator

May 08, 2025

Safety technology provider Dräger Marine & Offshore (DMO) has secured a long-term deal with a major North Sea oil and gas operator.Due to run for five-years, with a further two one-year extension options, the extension of the existing supply contract means more than 10 U…

UK Firm Nets Fire Safety Contract at Polish Offshore Wind Farms

Apr 07, 2025

Blaze Manufacturing Solutions, a provider of fire safety solutions, has been awarded significant contracts by IEMANTS to design, supply, and commission the fire alarm and extinguishing systems for the Baltyk 2 and 3 offshore substations.The contract encompasses the design…

Salunda Unveils Next-Gen Wireless Latch Monitoring Tool for Drilling Rigs

Mar 13, 2025

Salunda, a provider of digitized solutions for safety critical industries, has launched the Latch Hawk 2 fingerboard latch monitoring device to improve safety during pipe handling on offshore drilling rigs.Latch Hawk 2 provides a direct measurement…

Lalizas Opens New Safety Equipment Branch in Canada

Oct 16, 2024

A few months after the announcement of the acquisition of REVERE Survival in Jacksonville, LALIZAS announced the establishment of LALIZAS Canada, effectively enhancing the company’s presence in the Americas.Miguel Norato has been appointed as the Country Manager of LALIZAS Canada…

VIKING Teams Up with Heliservice for US Offshore Wind Services

Apr 17, 2024

VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has signed a strategic agreement with HeliService USA to supply it with certified personal protective equipment to uphold offshore wind industry safety standards along the U.S. East Coast.Building on enduring relations between the companies…

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