J+S Subsea has been announced as a finalist in two categories in next month’s Subsea Expo awards. The awards celebrate the companies and individuals leading the way in the UK’s £8billion underwater industry. Aberdeen-based J+S Subsea is a finalist in the ’best small company‘ category, that recognises excellence in overall company performance in the subsea sector by newcomer companies. And Tom …

Intelligent lifting equipment specialists, LMS (Load Monitoring Systems Ltd), has upsized its UK operations by relocating its Aberdeen headquarters. LMS has moved into the 7,700 sq.ft modern office building in Aberdeen Energy Park amid a period of sustained growth. The company design, manufacture sell and rent intelligent lifting products and load measurement equipment, used globally in a wide variety of …

Oilfield equipment specialist OSSO has announced its move to a larger headquarters in Aberdeen. In order to to support its global growth strategy the company also plans to make six new strategic hires across the Middle East and Europe. The new facility in Dyce will provide double the capacity that OSSO has at its current location. Read the full story here. Photo …

Industrial services giant Altrad said a significant pipeline of work would see it expand its UK headcount next year, amid a North Sea staff resurgence and plans to continue a run of acquisitions. Announcing its annual results for 2020-21 on Thursday, the Montpelier-headquartered group reported a pre-tax profit of €236millon (£200m) for a full year of operation up to the …

Organisers have postponed the Offshore Europe exhibition next month amid rising Omicron cases in the UK. The oil and gas showcase, which is the largest of its kind in Europe, was due to take place between February 1-4 at the P&J Live in Aberdeen. Organisers SPE and Reed Exhibitions said a smaller, themed event may be staged later in 2022 …

North Sea operator Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) is expected to put a major decommissioning contract for its Fulmar field out to tender next week. Anticipated to be worth more than £25 million, the deal is part of a campaign to plug and abandon the 32 wells that comprise the Fulmar Alpha platform. It does not cover the five Fulmar …

The Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has announced a series of senior appointments to deliver its ambition of transforming the underwater industry in the UK. The new intelligence-led organisation has appointed a finance director and head of communications to strengthen its team as it sets out on its mission to create strategic alliances and partnerships with other industry organisations and agencies …

A list of finalists for the prestigious 2022 Subsea Expo awards has been released. Organised by the Global Underwater Hub, formerly Subsea UK, the event will take place at the P&J Live in Aberdeen on Feburary 23. It celebrates the companies and individuals leading the way in the UK’s £8 billion underwater industry. The awards coincide with Subsea Expo, Europe’s largest subsea focused exhibition and …

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy has presented a white paper to parliament entitled Powering our Net Zero Future. Introducing the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for the Green Industrial Revolution, you can read the paper in full here.