Bourbon Offshore has appointed Gaël Bodénès as its new chief executive officer. Bodénès will replace Christian Lefèvre, who will leave his position on 1 October to join Jaccar Holdings. The board of directors of Bourbon paid tribute…
ADES International Holding, the London-listed company providing offshore and onshore oil and gas drilling and production services in the Middle East and Africa through its subsidiaries, announces the appointment of Ahmed El-Khatib as chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect…
Elaine Maslin caught up with new Oceaneering CEO Rod Larson, at this year’s Underwater Technology Conference, and discovered his commitment to keep pushing the boundaries of what is currently possible. Rod Larson…
Energy XXI Gulf Coast has appointed Tiffany J. (T.J.) Thom as chief financial officer of (CFO) the company effective 28 August 2017. Hugh Menown has resigned as executive VP, chief accounting officer and interim CFO to pursue other interests…
Group TELE-FONIKA Kable (TFKable Group) has received regulatory approval for its acquisition of JDR Cable Systems, a supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the offshore energy industry. The completion, which is expected within a week pending final legal and administrative proceedings…
KrisEnergy has named Kelvin Tang, chief operating officer (COO) and president of the company’s Cambodian operations, as its new chief executive officer (CEO) effective 1 September 2017. Jeffrey S. MacDonald, who served as the interim CEO and board executive director since July 2016…
SPE Offshore Europe 2017 has secured Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Jones MP as a speaker at the opening plenary and has also confirmed its line up for its all new Tech Trek. Andrew Jones…
Weatherford International has appointed Karl Blanchard as its new executive vice president and chief operating officer. Blanchard. Image from Weatherford. Blanchard will oversee all region and product line operations…
Ecopetrol has appointed Felipe Bayón Pardo as the company’s new president effective 15 September, following the resignation of Juan Carlos Echeverry Garzón. Felipe Bayón Pardo. Image from Ecopetrol…
Premier Oil has revealed that Roy Franklin will join the company's board as non-executive chairman, taking over from Mike Welton, on 1 September. Welton has served as chairman for eight years and announced in March that he would step down from the board on appointment of a successor…
Offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore is setting up a presence in the Netherlands, and has hired Jasper Bergsma as its head of business development in the country. Bergsma will be based in Amsterdam and in charge of marketing Aqualis Offshore’s services in the country…
Noble Corp. has appointed Robert W. Eifler as vice president and general manager – Marketing and Contracts, effective 17 July 2017. In his new role, Eifler will be responsible for Noble's worldwide marketing and contracts efforts, based…
LAGCOE has announced the LAGCOE Looey 2017 as Don Briggs, founding member and president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. Image of Briggs, from LAGCOE. LAGCOE Looey is…
McCubbin. Images from OTC. Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) has appointed David McCubbin as chief operating officer (COO) and Dan Phelps as director – compliance inspection services…
Harke Jan Meek. Image from IMCA. The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Harke Jan Meek, chief commercial officer at Heerema Marine Contractors as its new president and chairman of the board…