The widely expected sale of Aberdeen-based Expro to US industrial conglomerate GE is likely to be one of the largest deals in the worldwide oilfield service sector in 2014. GE will have to pay around £3billion for the UK well-flow management group.
SSP Offshore is in talks with several firms about putting huge hubs in the ocean to help ease the burden on helicopters. Watch the 3D video to see how the hubs would operate.
A former North Sea worker is looking to revolutionise the way people travel offshore by building a huge floating hotel, harbour and helideck in the middle of the sea.
A north-east firm has released a new diving communication system so advanced that divers can Skype call their family from beneath the ocean.
Alan McCartney from Omni Flow Computers explains how his national pride allowed him to overcome challenges and built strong business ties in Texas.
Just a few weeks after the acquisition of RS Occupational Health, American safety services group DISA addressed a Scottish delegation in Houston, hailing the partnership between the two cities.
Helicopter travel and safety do not tend to be given a lot of airtime in Houston during the Offshore Technology Conference, giving prevalence to straight-talking business and hard cash - except for this year.
In Houston, the Press and Journal's editor-in-chief, Damian Bates, and I chaired what we hope will be the first in a regular series of breakfast debates.
Peterson has launched new technology aimed at the oil and gas supply chain.
Offshore support company Viking SeaTech has brought its specialist mooring school to Houston.
Once a small North Sea well testing firm, Expro is this year celebrating its 40 anniversary with a record $2billion order book.
As an attendee of various OTC shows for the last 22 years, and having visited the show every year since 2008, I have seen it evolve from a purely trade-based show to become a content rich all-round event.
Transocean has announced plans to create a new spin-off firm to operate its UK rigs.
Oil and gas firms from Scotland are forecast to win contracts worth more than £100million over the next three years as a result of taking part in the Offshore Technology Conference.
A top boss at Bristow, one of the North Sea’s big three helicopter operators, says the company has no issue with accepting and adopting the raft of measures that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) plans to implement from next month.
Aberdeen could lose the new oil regulator being set up in the wake of the Wood Review to Newcastle if Scotland votes for independence.
Following a £1.5million investment, an Aberdeen-based marine technology firm is looking to revolutionise the diver communication experience with a new patent product.
As the second day at OTC 2014 was drawing to a close, our Energy editor shared his thoughts on the event from a very British perspective.
As the International Technology Forum (ITF) and Wood Group Kenny readied to stage the first meeting of its SURF IM joint industry project at this year's OTC in Houston, Energy Voice caught up with the co-ordinators to find out more.
Andy Grieve, president of Hampco, talks about his American success story - and the difficult journey that preceded it.
ProSep has been awarded a contract with Shell Canada for its heavy oil venture.
Emerson Process Management confirmed it has successfully completed the first deployment of its Roxar Downhole Wireless PT Sensor System. The deployment was carried out in Statoil's Skuld field in the Norwegian North Sea.
Energy Voice caught up with Downhole Products managing director Ian Kirk at this year's OTC. He discussed the company's market climb, US expansion and what lies ahead. Watch our video to find out more.
Centrifuges Unlimited, an Aberdeen company specialising in oil and water separation for the energy sector, has took a step closer to entering the American market by exhibiting at the Offshore Technology Conference for the first time.
Operators in the Gulf of Mexico can learn from decommissioning feats in the UK, according to an industry body.