PAS is targeting an increase in its helicopter fleet to match the research and exploration in deep water, which represents the future of exploration in Egypt.

An Airbus H225 Super Puma helicopter ferrying 11 oil workers and two crew from a Norwegian oil platform crashed in the North Sea on April 29th killing all people on board. Norwegian investigators have provisionally ruled out pilot error.

Oil and service companies operating in the North Sea are writing down assets and firing workers in an effort to lower production expenses, reported The Scotland Herald.