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Aker Solutions, Equinor Strengthen Collaboration

Sep 26, 2018

Aker Solutions has signed a strategic, global collaboration agreement with Equinor to ensure mutual and continuous improvement on current and future subsea projects within the domains of safety, quality, technology, execution and cost.'Aker…

Equinor Expands Asian Presence

Sep 24, 2018

Equinor will open a new office in Tokyo later this week and its first office in India by early next year, said Tor Martin Anfinnsen, senior vice president for trading and marketing for Equinor.'It's our ambition to grow in Asia both in terms of volumes and geography…

Mitchell to Head Up ASCO Operations Function

Sep 21, 2018

Steve Mitchell has been appointed to the Senior Management team at ASCO, taking up the role of Operations Director (Scotland) as the materials management company continues its drive for efficiency through digitalization.Mitchell, who will be based at ASCO HQ in Aberdeen…

ESVAGT Names Taylor UK Regional Director

Sep 21, 2018

ESVAGT UK has appointed Ian Taylor as iUK Regional Director.Taylor brings many years of shipping experience and a considerable amount of ESVAGT knowledge to ESVAGT’s UK office at Dock Gate House in the heart of Aberdeen’s harbor area. As a Chartered Shipbroker…

Forum Tackles Decom Challenges

Sep 20, 2018

At its inaugural Collaboration and Innovation in Decommissioning event earlier this month, Decom North Sea brought together more than 110 delegates – from operator and supply chain companies – to focus upon finding solutions to current and future decommissioning challenges…

Hydra Preparing for Offshore Upturn

Sep 19, 2018

Offshore and subsea construction company Hydra said it has entered into the saturation diving market in anticipation of an offshore oil and gas sector rebound.Trevor Davis, president and CEO of the Texas-based company, said Hydra has converted…

Shell Changes to North Sea Rotas Welcomed by Union Unite

Sep 18, 2018

* The Unite union in Scotland on Tuesday welcomed a decision by Shell to move to two weeks offshore and three weeks onshore schedules for workers in the British North Sea* Shell will switch to a less tiring rota system for its offshore workers in the North Sea…

UTEC Names Rahmatullah Middle East Director

Sep 18, 2018

UTEC, a global survey company in subsea services group Acteon, has appointed Nadir Rahmatullah as the commercial and strategy director of its Middle East and Caspian operations.Rahmatullah was most recently managing director of UTEC StarNet…

Mexico's Obrador Pledges More Than $11 Bln for Refineries

Aug 14, 2018

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his administration will invest more than $11 billion to boost refining capacity in order to curb growing fuel imports.Lopez Obrador, who will take office on Dec. 1, told reporters his government plans to invest $2…

Africa's Richest Man Arranges $4.5 Bln of Financing for Oil Refinery

Jul 24, 2018

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has arranged more than $4.5 billion in debt financing for his Nigerian oil refinery project and aims to start production in early 2020, he told Reuters.Dangote, who built his fortune in cement, is building…

DNV GL Appoints Peter Brun as New Global Offshore Wind Segment Leader

Mar 14, 2018

DNV GL, the world’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body, has appointed wind energy professional Peter Brun as Global Offshore Wind Segment Leader.  Brun is responsible for stakeholder management, alliance building…

Julie Robertson to head Noble Corp.

Jan 11, 2018

Julie J. Robertson will succeed David W. Williams as Noble Corp. chairman, president and CEO, effective February 2018.  Julie Robertson. Image from Noble Corp. UK-based offshore driller Noble…

EnQuest COO steps down today, by mutual agreement

Dec 11, 2017

EnQuest COO and executive director Neil McCulloch is stepping down today from his posts, by mutual agreement, according to the UK independent operator. In his place, Faysal Hamza has been appointed Interim Head of North Sea, and Bob Davenport has been appointed Managing Director…

PGS streamlines business, management team

Oct 26, 2017

Seeking to cope with changing seismic market fundamentals, marine geophysical firm Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) will centralize and streamline its operations, resulting in a reduction in its executive management team. PGS' Ramform Tethys…

Ruiz Sternadt named CEO of Dresser-Rand business

Oct 09, 2017

Paulo Ruiz Sternadt, 42 has been appointed CEO of the Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas Division. He succeeds Judith Marks (54) who will leave the company at her own request. Ruiz Sternadt…

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