Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR); specialists in providing leading technology and services to the offshore marine sectors, are pleased to confirm the addition of two Sonardyne ‘Syrinx’ Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) to their expanding rental inventory.

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Subsea UK has unveiled its new Board, following a members’ ballot at the industry body’s Annual General Meeting.

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, an ExxonMobil affiliate, for survey services at a deepwater field development offshore Guyana. The contract provides for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) geophysical survey and an environmental baseline survey, along with shallow geohazard and geotechnical coring.

Mexican national oil company, Pemex, has awarded a further extension to Fugro’s contract to support its exploration drilling activities in the Bay of Campeche.

Ocean Installer has been awarded an offshore wind contract with Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH. This strengthens Ocean Installer’s position in the European offshore wind market.

Subsea Commercial Services Ltd. (SCS) will be showcasing new and advanced subsea technology at the upcoming Subsea Expo 2016 Exhibition in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Aberdeen based company has recently secured the national and international representation of a number market leading manufacturers.

Aker Solutions and Saipem agreed to cooperate on targeted subsea oil and gas development projects worldwide. The companies will through a joint work group identify opportunities where they can create value for customers by combining Aker Solutions' capabilities in subsea products and technologies with Saipem's assets and expertise in engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea infrastructures.

Sonardyne Inc., Houston, has received an order to supply five Ranger 2 Pro USBL tracking systems to survey and mapping specialists C&C Technologies, Inc. – a subsidiary of Oceaneering International, Inc. By upgrading to the latest standard of acoustic positioning technology, C&C Technologies will now benefit from Ranger 2 Pro’s ability to track multiple subsea targets at greater speeds, over longer ranges, and with the highest level of positioning accuracy.

The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) is seeking proposals on the oil and gas innovations which can make the biggest impacts in transforming costs and increasing efficiencies for its Technology Showcase 2016. The event, held in collaboration with Oil & Gas UK, comprises both a conference and an exhibition on Wednesday 9th March 2016 at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre. It has the support of a number of organisations including the Oil & Gas Authority along with global operators and service companies that are hosting technical sessions including Shell, Baker Hughes, TOTAL, AMEC, Centrica, EnQuest and GE Oil & Gas.

With 13 OPITO approved training centres in the Gulf of Mexico and over 25,000 offshore workers now accredited to OPITO standards in 2015, the oil and gas skills body has appointed a new approvals manager to meet rising demand.

Statoil ASA today announced contract awards for maintenance and modifications services work offshore Norway. Five companies, including Aker Solutions, were awarded framework competition contracts spanning ten years where one or more of the companies may be asked to bid on standalone maintenance and modifications assignments at Statoil-operated oil and gas fields starting in the first quarter of 2016. Four companies, not including Aker Solutions, were awarded main supplier contracts for maintenance and modifications work in Norway.

- Leveraging its expertise to meet ultra-deepwater challenges - Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract by Deep Gulf Energy II, LLC for the development of the Odd Job field. This ultra deepwater field is located in Mississippi Canyon, offshore New Orleans, in the Gulf of Mexico, in water depths ranging from 1,330 to 1,825 meters.

Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS, OTCQX: NUSMF, OTC:NUSMF Nasdaq Intl Designation) (the "Company" or "Nautilus") announces that the Independent State of Papua New Guinea’s nominee, Eda Kopa (Solwara) Limited (“State Nominee”), the Company’s joint venture partner in the Solwara 1 Project (“Project”) in Papua New Guinea, has elected not to exercise its option to take up to a further 15% interest in the Project.

Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS, OTCQX: NUSMF, OTC:NUSMF Nasdaq Intl Designation) (the "Company" or "Nautilus") today announced it has signed a new agreement with Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd (“Tongling”) for the sale of the product extracted from the Company’s Solwara 1 deposit located in the Bismarck Sea of Papua New Guinea, with first delivery expected in the first half of 2018.

Douglas-Westwood’s (DW) NEW publication the Iran Oil & Gas Market Forecast 2015-2019 provides detailed analysis of key markets within Iran’s oil & gas sector, including historical and forecast drilling and production, oilfield services expenditure, onshore and offshore rig demand, fixed platforms, onshore pipelines and downstream facilities (refineries, gas processing, petrochemicals and LNG).

Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture between Emera and OpenHydro, has completed two significant milestone operations in preparation for the next phase of the tidal energy demonstration project - the installation of its subsea power cable and the launch of its deployment barge

Ocean Installer has signed an amendment with Statoil for riser replacement operations at the Troll C field. This includes options for work at the Vigdis field. The work will be executed under the SLMP Marine Installation Contract.