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Sponsored content – OPITO 8 OPIT O meets critical skills demand with new High Voltage qualifications Sponsored content – Tronics 11 Pushing the limits of directional drilling with high-performance digital MEMS inertial sensors By Pierre Gazull, Tronics Microsystems OSVs 16 16 The Asia Pacific OSV Market: © JT Jeeraphun / Adobe Stock Do wnshifting for the Long Haul By Michelle Yeo, Fearnley Offshore Supply Rigs 20 Caspian Sea Jackup Market: Locked-In Supply Shapes Utilization and Dayrates By Sofa Forestieri, Senior Analyst at Esgian Exploration 24 Asia Pacific Upstream 2026: Offshore Projects Ramp Up as Fr ontier Drilling Returns 20 By JY Chew, Welligence Energy Analytics © nattapon7 / Adobe Stock Floaters 28 Floater Backlog Showing Signs of Strengthening with South America at Forefront By Cinnamon Edralin, Westwood Energy NOIA 32 Pr oject Certainty, Not Politics, Should Shape America’s Offshore Future By Erik Milito, NOIA R emote Operations 24 © Jan / Adobe Stock 54 The Shift Towards Remote Operations By Celia Konowe 4 Editor’s Letter 6 Authors in this Edition 58 Digital Transformation: Diode Lasers By Dr. Simon Britten, Laserline 61 T ech Feature: Modular Energy Chains By Cameron Dreyer igus 63 T ech Feature: Safety By Markus Kraess, Altech Corp.

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