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Sparrows appoints Americas operations director

Jun 15, 2015

The Sparrows Group has boosted its senior management team with the appointment of Steve Bertone, to head up its operations across the Americas. In his new role, Bertone will be based in Houston and will oversee all of Sparrows Group’s operations in the US…

Wellesley Petroleum appoints new CEO

Jun 15, 2015

Wellesley Petroleum Holdings, a new exploration company focused exclusively on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), announced that Chris Elliott has been appointed as CEO. Elliott’s last role was exploration manager UK and Norway for Cairn Energy…

Afren CFO resigns

Jun 12, 2015

Afren’s Group Finance Director Darra Comyn (pictured) has resigned, effective this summer, the company announced on 12 June. The London-based, Africa-focused, explorer will now begin a search for a new CFO. Afren said Comyn will stay…

DNV GL appoints new senior executives

Jun 12, 2015

DNV GL Group appointed Tor Svensen as group executive vice president. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen will succeed Tor Svensen as chief executive officer of its maritime business area. Both will report to the incoming group president and CEO Remi Eriksen…

Roar Tessem named Rocksource CEO

Jun 12, 2015

Bergen, Norway-based Rocksource has selected former Tullow Norway head, Roar Tessem, as its new CEO, following the departure of Terje Arnesen, whose exit was announced on 1 June. Tessem has 30 years’ experience within the exploration and production industry…

Statoil elects new boardmembers

Jun 10, 2015

Øystein Løseth has been elected as new chair and Roy Franklin as a new member and deputy chair of Statoil's board of directors. Løseth has been a member of Statoil’s board of directors since 1 October 2014 and is a member of the board’s audit committee…

IWCF appoints new tech officer

Jun 08, 2015

The International Well Control Forum (IWCF) appointed David Conroy as its first chief technical officer (CTO). Based at the organization’s UK headquarters, Conroy will be developing this new role to lead changes to the technical aspects of IWCF’s services…

Former Transocean CEO joins Bumi

Jun 08, 2015

The former chief executive officer (CEO) of Transocean, Steven Newman, was appointed as a director at Malaysia-based Bumi Armada Berhad effective 1 July 2015. Newman. Image from Transocean. Newman will be an independent director…

Penspen expands Middle East department

Jun 08, 2015

Penspen underlined its commitment to growth in the Middle East with three new appointments and investment in a new office in Iraq. Ahmed Al-Dadah and Na’el Barghouthi have this month joined the company from other engineering providers…

NorSea beefs up senior team

Jun 05, 2015

NorSea Group (UK) has established a new executive team to lead the company’s growth in Scotland. Walter Robertson has been appointed managing director while Mike Munro becomes the company’s first operations director.  Walter has 30…

Paragon appoints new VP

Jun 01, 2015

Paragon Offshore announced that Alejandra Veltmann has joined the company as vice president and chief accounting officer reporting to Steven A. Manz, Paragon's senior vice president and CFO. Veltmann will be responsible for overseeing corporate accounting and financial reporting…

Globalizing marine energy

Jun 01, 2015

This past year has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging experienced by the marine energy industry in its short life, with some of our colleagues within the wave sector hardest hit. Neil Kermode…

Weatherford VP receives SPE award

May 28, 2015

Weatherford International announced that Bill Lane, vice president of emerging technologies for artificial lift, received the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Gulf Coast Regional Production and Operations award for his outstanding contributions…

DNV GL announces new CEO

May 28, 2015

The board of directors of DNV GL Group appointed Remi Eriksen as the company’s new group president and CEO. He is succeeding Henrik O. Madsen, who is retiring on August 2015.  “Eriksen has a solid track-record in leading positions within the company for two decades…

Transocean appoints new leadership

May 27, 2015

Transocean appointed Mark Mey as executive vice president and CFO effective 28 May 2015. This move comes after the announcement of Esa Ikaheimonen stepping down as executive vice president and CFO effective immediately. Ikaheimonen…

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