Unique Group to Double Global Subsea, Offshore Business
industry: Andy Doggett, former manager of Teledyne CDL has been brought in to head up the new survey equipment division; and Steve McMillan, former head of diving at McDermott, has been appointed as global HSE & projects director. Harry Gandhi, Founder and CEO said: “In the field of oil and gas survey, exploration and oil recovery, the forecast of future demand outweighs current supply levels. It is crucial that the industry does not stand still and that we all prepare for projected upturns. “Current market conditions have led some companies, especially smaller ones, to be
Survey: O&G Research Spending to Increase
in shale gas production. Findings from the survey also suggest that technological advances will keep pushing back any possible “peak oil” point for the foreseeable future. More than 75% of respondents believe innovation is speeding up. Lloyd’s Register Energy’s global Oil and Gas survey has so far surveyed more than 250 professionals and executives from the Oil and Gas sector. 64% were at manager level and 36% being director or above. Companies with up to US$20bn annual revenue were surveyed; more than 92% of respondents were either from a publicly-listed or privately-held
EGS Helps Facilitate Survey for Chevron Thailand
resolution multibeam, Edgetech digital side scan systems and Applied Acoustic sub-bottom profiling equipment and peripherals which will be stationed in Songkhla for the duration of the contract. EGS’s CEO Chris Welsh confirmed that the Chevron contract award was the latest in a series of oil and gas survey contract awards this year following awards from Oil Search PNG, INPEX Indonesia and Origin Energy in Australia totaling in excess of $10 million. egssurvey.com
August 2025
