Subsea 2018: Ashtead in hunt for more deals after Forum tie-up
Ashtead Technology’s boss has said a link-up with a rival rentals business is unlikely to end the firm's hunt for mergers and acquisitions.
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Global opportunities on show at Subsea Expo 2018
UK subsea service companies will have a chance to broaden their horizons at the sector’s main annual conference and exhibition.
Peterhead firm’s Subsea Expo donation drive raises £1,500 for RNLI
A Peterhead marine company has collected £1,500 for the RNLI at Europe’s largest subsea exhibition.
Subsea 2017: Get scary to tap North Sea small pools, Tholen says
Industry needs to get “bolder and scarier” if it is to unlock the potential of the North Sea’s marginal fields, an industry chief has said.
Subsea 2017: Youngsters have lost faith in oil industry, Subsea 7 boss warns
A North Sea boss said yesterday that he was worried younger generations had lost faith in the energy industry.
Promoted: Engineering firm’s investment increases rental fleet pumping capabilities
Hiretech Limited has taken a positive approach to the recent turbulent oil and gas industry conditions, using the opportunities presented to significantly strengthen its position in the offshore pumping rental markets.
Eric Marston: Huge prize at stake in southern North Sea
Since first gas flowed from the Southern North Sea (SNS) in the mid-1960s, the basin has developed and delivered strong gas production through a diverse network of offshore platforms, pipelines and onshore terminals. It has been well exploited and inevitably, the opportunity to identify and develop large “landmark” discoveries is increasingly limited.
Subsea 2017: Oil service community decimated by downturn, Andrew Reid says
North Sea industry may find that it is ill-equipped to capitalise on rising oil prices following two years of stripping out costs.
Subsea 2017: Apache boss says ‘Joe Public’ not sold on clean seabed decommissioning
A North Sea chief said today that UK taxpayers would side with industry ahead of green groups on the subject of decommissioning.
Subsea 2017: Ignore North Sea doom-mongers, JDR boss says
Doom-mongers who warned of the North Sea’s demise got their predictions all wrong, an industry boss has said.
Promoted: Q&A – WeSubsea targeting growth after learning lessons of 2016
In this latest Q&A, WeSubsea discusses what it’s like to operate in downturn, where they’re targeting growth and what’s next in line for the firm.
Subsea Expo gearing up to welcome 5,000 delegates
Subsea UK’s chief executive said North Sea operators and suppliers need a relationship based on “trust, respect and value” if they are to accelerate the sector’s recovery.
OGIC to showcase Scots universities’ prowess at Subsea Expo
Innovative oil and gas technologies and the research capabilities of Scottish Universities will be highlighted at this week's Subsea Expo by the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC).
Xodus wins contract for new wells in North Sea
Oil giant Apache has awarded a contract to an Aberdeen energy engineering consultancy for two new wells on existing North Sea fields.
Subsea Expo 2017 is ‘ideal platform’ for the industry to plot a brighter future
Industry body Subsea UK is urging firms to embrace the “new norm” in order to safeguard their future.
Subsea UK finalists revealed
Industry body Subsea UK has unveiled the finalists who are in the running to triumph at its 2017 business awards.
Subsea Expo 2016: Subsea sector looks to the future
Friday was "future day" at Subsea Expo in Aberdeen as the event welcomed school pupils and students to the show in an effort to entice the next generation of talent to join the sector.
Subsea Expo 2016: JDR embraces next generation of talent
JDR chief executive David Currie believes committing to the next generation of talent will ensure innovative technology leads the way in the oil and gas industry.
Subsea Expo 2016: From military to oil and gas sonar technology
A sonar company has been able to bring its technology closer to market with the backing of Heriot Watt University.
Subsea Expo 2016: “A small Aberdeen company with a global footprint”
Enpro Subsea has bucked the trend growing from a small company of just five employees to 30 staff in just three years.
Subsea Expo 2016: Huge opportunities in Brazil remain despite Zika, corruption scandal
Brazil will remain an attractive location for the UK’s subsea sector despite the Zika virus outbreak and the Petrobras corruption scandal, an independent consultant from the South American country said yesterday. Daniella Carneiro was speaking on the sidelines of Subsea Expo in Aberdeen, where a new initiative was launched to improve links between UK and Brazilian subsea firms. Ms Carneiro, a London-based director of Chartham Consulting, said UK Trade and Investment and the Brazilian Science and Technology Ministry had produced a catalogue which lays out information about subsea firms from both countries.
Subsea Expo 2016: Xodus focus on North Sea innovation
Data from the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) has shown more than a third of piping and pipeline failures are caused by vibration, erosion and corrosion.
Opinion: Subsea companies have to learn how to play the new industry game
For many companies in the subsea sector, 2015 was a painful year marked by a focus on cost reduction. Among the many challenges for businesses was the requirement to reduce capital spend alongside operational expenditure with nothing being immune from cuts. Within this environment staff costs are a significant outgoing for any company, but for an industry that relies on a highly skilled workforce, huge cuts in staff numbers could mean a severe depletion in the skills base come the hoped for up-turn.
EV Insights: Energy Voice’s top videos of 2015
Take a look back at some of Energy Voice’s most watched videos from the past year.
Call for speakers at Subsea Expo 2016
Industry experts are being urged to step forward and lead discussions on subsea challenges at next year’s Subsea Expo.