“Advanced underwater technology key to solving defence and offshore energy challenges”   Greater collaboration between the offshore energy and defence sectors could open up lucrative opportunities for the underwater industry, according to the Global Underwater Hub. The organisers of Subsea Expo will be highlighting how advanced underwater technology could solve key challenges facing both sectors on the first day of the …

ASCO, the global integrated logistics and materials management company, has promoted Craig Revie to the new post of General Manager – Specialist Services to provide a streamlined service by combining several business lines into one unit. The new structure will bring together ASCO’s lifting, assurance, intervention, and training (NSL), recruitment (OBM), freight management (AFM), ship agency (Seletar), Marine and Aviation …

BiSN has been awarded a contract by a major oil and gas operator to use its Wel-lok alloy barrier technology to P&A wells in the North Sea. BiSN, a supplier of downhole sealing solutions and technology to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded a key contract by a major oil and gas operator in the North Sea. The contract requires BiSN …

A leading light in the decommissioning waste sector has marked the end of an exceptional first year in business by announcing that it has delivered contracts worth £3 million. Phoenix Decom is based in Aberdeen and has strategically located operational outlets at Peterhead and Lerwick as well as Aberdeen.  It was set up during the Covid-19 pandemic by respected industry …

Ashtead Technology has signed a multi-year rental agreement with Maritime Robotics, a provider of unmanned technology solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Ashtead Technology will be a rental partner for Maritime Robotic’s Otter unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) for high-quality maritime data acquisition. Read more here

Decom Engineering has kicked off the new year with a stream of global project wins and awards valued in excess of seven figures, as it eyes further growth and recruitment through 2023. The firm – which provides a range of specialist decom equipment and services from bases in Aberdeen and Cookstown, Northern Ireland – said it had secured a suite …

International subsea rental equipment and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has signed a multi-year rental agreement with Maritime Robotics, a leading provider of unmanned technology solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Ashtead Technology will be a rental partner for Maritime Robotic’s Otter Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) for high-quality maritime data acquisition. The Otter is the smallest member of Maritime Robotic’s USV …

Experts in industrial cleaning and emergency response for the global energy industry, NRC UK has been bought over by two long-term industry senior executives for an undisclosed sum. The buyout has been hailed by its Managing Director as a landmark in the company’s growth which will with immediate effect see the firm re-brand back to legacy company Sureclean. Included in …

Hot off the press: we have signed Ellon United captain Neill Irvine in an exclusive one-year sponsorship deal. Founded over 120 years ago, Ellon United are members of the Scottish Junior FA and are based in The Meadows Sports Centre. Neill – a painter and decorator in the town – captains the team, who currently play in the North Region …

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), operator of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture, has hired the Helix Q7000 semisubmersible vessel to support decommissioning activities in the Gippsland basin offshore Australia, as ExxonMobil ramps up decommissioning work. It marks the fourth mobile offshore asset added to the Gippsland basin decommissioning fleet and the light well intervention vessel will support decommissioning activities in the Bass Strait …