Milestones

innogy SE has appointed David Few as Project Director for the largest project in its current development portfolio, the 1.2 gigawatt (GW) Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, sited on Dogger Bank in the North Sea.

CGG announces the appointment of Yuri Baidoukov as Group CFO, effective September 1, 2018. Yuri Baidoukov brings 25 years of international Oil and Gas industry experience to CGG. He will be based in Paris and report to the Chief Executive Officer, Sophie Zurquiyah.

Cranfield University announces the appointment of Professor Phil Hart as Director of Energy and Power. He will take up his role in August 2018.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) Center for Marine Robotics kicked off its 4^th Annual Entrepreneur Showcase and Leadership Forum on July 23, with the official opening of a new pressure test facility that will help researchers and companies better develop innovative marine technologies.

Unique Group, one of the world’s leading integrated subsea and offshore solution providers, has formed a joint venture (JV) with Nigeria-based Charkin Maritime & Offshore Safety Ltd, a prominent professional training company for the maritime and offshore oil & gas industries. The JV, Unique Charkin System Ltd, is based out of Port Harcourt in Nigeria.

Ocean Infinity has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the US Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC), based at the Space Center in Stennis, MS. During the next five years the collaboration will focus on combining and expanding technologies relating to a broad range of deep-water platforms and sensors focused on undersea data gathering and analysis.

UK-based Rovco has announced plans to double its workforce as it prepares for further global expansion following a robust year of growth for the company.

Global integrated subsea services business, Kreuz Subsea, has announced the appointment of Thomas Liew as the group’s chief financial officer. His arrival completes the company’s reorganization phase of its international growth strategy.

Decom North Sea, the membership organisation for the oil and gas decommissioning sector, has appointed John Warrender as Chief Executive, commencing on 1 August.

Infoplaza BV and BMT ARGOSS BV, leading providers of global weather services, announces their decision to combine activities with immediate effect. The new weather company will strengthen its position in the Dutch weather market as well as the international offshore and marine industries.

UK and Netherlands-based subsea provider N-Sea has appointed Hans Van Peet as the company’s survey authority.

Energi Coast, the North East of England’s Renewables Group, has appointed experienced offshore wind industry professional James Ritchie as its new Chairman.