Subsea cable and connector specialist, Hydro Group plc, has welcomed delegates from across the globe for its third annual Business Partner Forum. Held at the company’s Aberdeen headquarters, the three-day event from 9th-11th October saw Hydro Group connect with 14 of its business partners from Asia, Europe and North America, improving their knowledge and understanding of the company’s products and services. Delegates also shared updates on their regional market requirements,

Energy producer and provider Total has extended its contract with innovative software business Arnlea to the end of 2022. The value of the contract, with Total’s SCOT (supply chain & operations tracking) project, is in the region of £4m. The new agreement will see Total continue to deploy Arnlea’s industrial mobile software solution Intrinsix MM (materials management), which is already being used by the operator across a number of international energy regions. Total uses Intr

On Friday, 12 October, Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon, visited the offices of The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) in the town’s Hinchingbrooke Business Park. The association is the respected and authoritative representative body for its members who work in every aspect of the lifting industry – from design, manufacture, refurbishment and repair, through to the hire, maintenance and use of lifting equipment. LEEA’s CEO, Dr Ross Moloney extended an invitati

ROVOP, the independent provider of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has announced the purchase of the entire fleet of 28 ROV systems from M2 Subsea. The fleet expansion will enable ROVOP to better support customer operations in the future by strengthening deployment capabilities across the world, with a particular focus on Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia. The acquisition of this fleet is consistent with ROVOP’s long held growth strategy of providing a

Declaring the Saab Seaeye Falcon, ‘the industry standard’, Italian underwater works company, Drafinsub, chose the top selling Falcon electric robotic vehicle for the wide ranging and complex tasks undertaken by the company. "We chose the Falcon because it’s the industry standard for observation robotic vehicles. It is reliable, scalable and suitable for most kind of works, from observation to non-destructive testing and survey. Our company has more than 20 years’ experience w

A 200-strong delegation from the East of England’s energy industry headed to Westminster to reinforce to politicians the region’s importance to the sector and the UK economy. The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) previewed its case to government for an Offshore Wind Sector Deal for the cluster in the region across industry, education and research and development. It also promoted its aspiration for the east to be recognised as a centre of excellence in shallow water late l