An Aberdeen company has found a way of packaging differently, standard equipment used for the jointing and laying of steel pipelines of moderate diameter, to enable such work to be carried out aboard a standard DP2 offshore support vessel.
A baby subsea company is making waves in the market having completed just over 100 projects since its launch in July 2012.
Sharjah-based contractor Petrofac has taken many in the offshore industry by surprise with its decision to step into the deepwater projects market by ordering a sophisticated construction ship.
Challenges will come from tightness in supply chain coupled with a huge 'inexperienced talent problem', Douglas-Westwood chief executive Andrew Reid tells Jeremy Cresswell.
As advances in exploration and subsea technology make existing reservoirs and marginal fields more viable, it is not only the age of your platform that counts - what you know about its condition is vital too.
Subsea UK has developed a "toolkit" to help companies grow their own talent as the industry faces a massive shortfall of people.
Launched at Subsea Expo 2013, subsea contractor Harkand says it has experienced exceptional growth in the last 12 months as it seeks to become a leading brand in subsea inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM) and light construction for the oil and gas industry worldwide.
Increasing production challenges in the Middle-east, the world’s largest petroleum region, are fuelling the demand for advanced technology.
This year's Subsea Expo will see a record number of attendees and exhibitors heading to Aberdeen's Exhibition and Conference Centre.
Travel tips and maps for getting to Subsea Expo 2014.
The companies contributing to this year's Subsea Expo.
Often referred to as NASA but on the seabed, the world of subsea is one of the most fast-paced, pioneering, ingenious, hi-tech and dynamic industries on the planet with a long-term, sustainable future.
Visitors to the Energy Voice and Press and Journal stand at last year's Offshore Europe event in Aberdeen will have noticed the chance to win a Breitling watch, courtesy of Finnies the Jewellers.
Energy supply chain businesses are set to get an insight into plans for future offshore windfarm projects at next week's Offshore Wind & Supply Chain conference.
Subsea Expo looks poised to draw more than 5,000 people to Aberdeen next month.
Since it was first held in 2004, the annual exhibition and conference has grown to become one of the leading events in the international subsea calendar. From an initial 40 exhibitors and 200 visitors, 2013 saw the biggest event to date, hosting 140 exhibitors and almost 4,000 delegates.
After a series of workshops designed to establish the key priorities facing the British subsea sector, the overwhelming response was that a trade body was essential in order to maintain the UK’s leading edge in a global industry with a then capital expenditure of £2billion.
Up to 5,000 delegates are now expected to attend Europe’s leading annual subsea conference and exhibition in Aberdeen next year.
Scottish firms are already starting to make preparations to attend the world's top oil and gas show.
Council chiefs yesterday chose a preferred development partner for a new £185million exhibition and conference centre at a site near the city’s international airport.
The shop window for Britain’s £9billion subsea industry will now be known as Subsea Expo and will stretch to three days versus the prior two-day format.
Nearly 1,500 people made the 2013 Press and Journal Energy Ball a record-breaker on Saturday – dancing the night away and raising thousands of pounds for charity.
Click on any of the pictures below to bring up our full size gallery from the 2013 Energy Ball All photos by Kevin Emslie, Kenny Elrick and Colin Rennie
Energy Voice was at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Saturday night to capture the best action from the 2013 Energy Ball.
Click on any of the pictures below to bring up our full size gallery from the 2013 Energy Ball All photos by Kevin Emslie, Kenny Elrick and Colin Rennie