Claxton, the lead brand for Acteon’s drilling and decommissioning segment, has signed an agreement with Oceaneering to acquire decommissioning personnel and assets from them. From the anticipated closure date of 30 March 2022, certain Oceaneering staff based in Norway will transfer to Claxton, along with decommissioning assets including well and pile abrasive cutting and recovery systems and associated tooling. Conductor …

Ashtead Technology signs rental agreement with OceanTools International subsea rental equipment and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has signed an exclusive rental agreement with Aberdeen based OceanTools, a subsea engineering company specialising in the design and manufacture of underwater technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, Ashtead Technology will be the exclusive rental partner for OceanTools’ DyeTectors™ systems, including the latest …

Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has sold its first W-type gangway system to offshore shipping company Olympic Offshore Wind AS. The system will be installed on the Olympic Orion in early 2023 when the vessel will complete its conversion to a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV). Though this is not Ampelmann’s first engagement with the SOV/CSOV market, the new …

Petrofac, a leading international service provider to the energy industry, has won its first new energies project in Egypt with an in-country subsidiary of Egypt-focused Mediterranean Energy Partners (MEP). The project is an early-stage study assessing the feasibility of a new green hydrogen to ammonia facility that will target the production of 125,000 tonnes of green ammonia a year for …

MENTO AS, one of Norway’s leading oilfield service companies, and SCOTGRIP®  INTERNATIONAL, the market leader in the design and manufacture of offshore and onshore anti-slip safety products, are pleased to announce a joint business cooperation. This strategic agreement will enhance each other’s business activities in their respective target markets and will enable the supply and distribution of SCOTGRIP® INTERNATIONAL’s anti-slip …

ASCO has strengthened its leadership team to support its continued growth and energy transition with the appointment of two new general managers. The global, integrated logistics and materials management company has appointed Mike Pettigrew as general manager for both the freight management business and shipping agency, Seletar, and Simon Turner has been promoted to general manager for the Southern UK …

J+S Subsea has today announced its accreditation as a Living Wage Employer. The subsea controls engineering specialists is based in Scotland, a region where over 14% of all workers earn less than they need to get by, with around 333,000 jobs paying less than the real Living Wage. Despite this, J+S Subsea has committed to pay the real Living Wage …

Spirit Energy has awarded Heerema Marine Contractors a contract for removal and disposal of a trio of southern North Sea assets, with further options for work on a wider portfolio. The EPRD (engineering, preparations, removal, and disposal) contract covers Spirit Energy’s Audrey A, Audrey B and Ensign platforms in the southern North Sea. Read the full story here. Photo Credit: Energy …

Some of the North Sea’s biggest players will set out their plans for moving to a low carbon future at an industry event. Hosted by Decom North Sea, the showcase has been billed as the “first upfront view on supply chain opportunities within the energy transition”. ‘Energy Transition for the Supply Chain’ will take place at The Chester in Aberdeen on March …

Fraser Well Management (FWM) and Fraser Integrity Management (FIM) have been awarded a contract to provide well and pipeline operator services by Bridge Petroleum for its Bardolino field. The new contract adds to FWM’s expanding well operator portfolio and is FIM’s debut pipeline operatorship appointment. Bridge Petroleum has recently increased its interest in the Bardolino field and assumed licence operatorship. …