OPEC’s 7^th International Seminar, with the theme ‘Petroleum - Cooperation for a Sustainable Future', took place in Vienna on 21 and 22 June 2018. During the Seminar the focus was on a number of global aspects that will affect energy production and demand in the coming decades, including sustainability, cooperation, transition, technology, investments and the global economy.

As of May 25th 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is effective. The aim of the Regulation is to provide better protection of people’s personal data and privacy.

LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas has awarded DietsmannEnergoremont a contract for the repair & service of operating process equipment at its Burgas refinery.

On 12 and 13 December 2017 Dietsmann hosted the 1st Inspection and Maintenance Robotics Seminar & Exhibition in Monaco, organized by the Sprint Robotics Collaborative. The event, with the theme ‘Enhancing Productivity & Safety’, was well received, attracting over 125 individual registrations. The Seminar was officially opened during a Welcoming Reception and Networking Dinner at the Oceanographic Institute on 12 December. This was followed on 13 December by a very full and interesting day of presentations and exhibits at the Grimaldi Forum.

Sonadiets – the joint venture between Dietsmann and the Angolan national oil company, Sonangol – has reached the milestone of four million hours (11 years) of working at Esso Exploration Angola Limited Block 15 without LTI (Lost Time Injury).

On Friday 7 October a high-level meeting took place at OPEC’s offices in Vienna. It marked the start of planning discussions regarding the creation of an OPEC-Dietsmann New Technologies Workgroup.