Milestones

Verlume, a specialist in clean energy system integration, intelligent energy management and energy storage, has appointed Gillian Thomson as Head of People.

The Society for Underwater Technology’s (SUT) 9th International Offshore Site Investigation (OSIG) Conference “Innovation Geotechnologies for Energy Transition” held last week (12-14 September) at Imperial College London, saw the award of the inaugural Mick Cook Award for Significant Contribution to Marine Site Investigation and Characterization to Tor Inge Tjelta, who received a prize of £1000, a trophy and a certificate.

PGS and TGS have agreed the principal terms of a combination of TGS and PGS to create a strong full-service energy data company.

Fulkrum, a leading provider of inspection, expediting, auditing and technical staffing to the energy industry, has announced a series of key contract wins across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. This has resulted in exponential regional growth, significantly increasing revenues while doubling in size from this same time in 2022.

Shell has announced that it will recommit to New Orleans as headquarters for its Gulf of Mexico operations.  As a foundation of this strategy, Shell will be relocating its New Orleans office into the new River District project, located near the Convention Center along the Mississippi River.

Subsea Supplies Ltd, an independent supplier of offshore and underwater equipment, has appointed a new sales manager as the company targets new markets due to a period of continued growth.

Exail announces the opening of a new business office in Norway, that will support the company’s growth in the Scandinavian region. Located in the Oslo area, this new office is led by Lars Sorfang, who is acting as General Manager for Exail AS, as well as Regional Sales Manager for Scandinavia.

The Department of Commerce’s NOAA Sea Grant College Program has announced the availability of approximately $19 million in federal funding opportunities to combat marine debris in coastal communities as part of President Biden’s historic Investing in America agenda, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Port of Melbourne (PoM) has recently completed a $475 million sustainability linked loan (SLL).

All American Marine (AAM) has delivered a unique, highly customized vessel for Hawaii Dolphin Tours based in Honolulu, Hawaii. This vessel is a 50’ x 17’ semi-displacement aluminum catamaran hull developed by Nic de Waal of Teknicraft Design in Auckland, New Zealand.

Organizers have hailed the first face-to-face SPE Offshore Europe in four years a resounding success as more than 800 exhibitors and almost 30,000 attendees celebrated the 50th anniversary edition at P&J Live, Aberdeen from 5-8 September. 

FarSounder has been awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant.