Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa has appointed Tim Dawidowsky as its Chief Operating Officer.The company is hoping Dawidowsky's expertise in supply chain management, procurement, and prodject management will help alleviate issues flagged last month when Siemens Gamesa pulled its 2022 guidance…
UK-based engineering and maintenance contractor Bilfinger UK has made three appointments to its offshore wind team in Great Yarmouth, growing the business’s Southern North Sea presence for projects in the UK and Denmark.The company has appointed a business development consultant…
U.S. oilfield service giant Halliburton on Monday announced senior executive leadership changes whereby Lance Loeffler, executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) will assume the role of senior vice president of the Company’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) region…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a supervisor of offshore oil rig workers is entitled to overtime pay under federal law even though he earns more than $200,000 a year, with potentially costly implications for the oil and gas industry and other employers…
UL, a safety certification company has launched a new office in Glasgow, which will serve as the global hub for its growing offshore wind operations.'From this location, UL will deliver expert support for customers and their projects worldwide…
Greensea appointed Rob Howard as Chief Growth Officer. Currently Howard is VP Growth & Strategy for Greensea’s sister company Armach Robotics, and Howard’s appointment to Greensea in this newly created role will ensure the company is able to…
Europa Oil & Gas, an oil and gas company with assets in the UK, Ireland, and Morocco focused has appointed Will Holland as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of the Company effective June 1, 2022.'Mr. Holland is a proven financier…
Following billionaire Vagit Alekperov's resignation as president and director of Russian oil major Lukoil earlier this week, the firm announced on Friday that Vadim Vorobyev would take over as interim president.Vadim Vorobyev currently serves as the first executive vice president of the company…
Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farm, Taiwan's largest, has delivered first power, Ørsted, the developer of the wind farm said Thursday.Located 35-60 kilometers off Taiwan’s west coast, Greater Changhua 1 & 2a has a total capacity of 900 MW…
China's CNOOC Ltd saw its stock surge as much as 44% in its Shanghai debut on Thursday in defiance of overall market weakness, as investors sought safety in the oil giant amid lofty energy prices and quickening inflation.The stock started trade 20% higher than its offering price…
Norway-based offshore support vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has appointed Arve Nilsen as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Ellen Sofie Ottesen as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).Nilsen comes from the position of Technical Manager in Eidesvik with responsibility for technology…
Wood Plc said on Wednesday its Chief Executive Officer Robin Watson plans to retire and the British oilfield services and engineering firm also posted a drop in full-year revenue, sending its shares down as much as 6% in early trade.The London-listed company's revenue for the year ended Dec…
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras on Thursday formally elected Jose Mauro Coelho as its chief executive for a one-year term, ending weeks of turmoil in which the government struggled to fill the top position.Coelho, a government technocrat…
An Italian judge has cleared energy services group Saipem and two former managers from charges of misleading investors in a share sale more than six years ago, judicial sources and lawyers told Reuters on Tuesday.Milan prosecutors had asked the judge to put Saipem…
Edward Heerema is founder and president of Allseas, which brought the world’s largest construction vessel, Pioneering Spirit, to the market. The company, which also brought innovation to the pipelay sector, has added its latest trick to Pioneering Spirit – its jacket lift system…