Steve Hall is to replace Bob Allwood as CEO of the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT) this April, following Allwood's retirement after seven years in the post. Hall has been chairman of the SUT's Education and Training Committee for…
Global Energy Development (GED) has entered into two share purchase agreements to acquire a total of 11 offshore subsea service vessels, and a barge vessel, as it seeks to adopt a new business strategy focusing on the subsea oilfield services sector…
Tullow Oil announces several changes to its board of directors. Paul McDade, currently chief operating officer, will be appointed chief executive officer following Tullow’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 26 April 2017. This follows an…
The US Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) has appointed Walter Cruickshank, Ph.D., as the acting director. Image of Cruickshank, from BOEM. As deputy director, and currently acting director of BOEM…
There are not too many people within the subsea business that saw through – from their very beginnings and from the inside – the growth of two of the biggest players in the business. Elaine Maslin speaks with Allen Leatt to find out more…
GustoMSC has appointed Alberto Morandi to the position of general manager of GustoMSC’s office in Houston. He will be responsible for running the office and will act as point of contact for GustoMSC’s US clients. GustoMSC’s US office represents the company’s design solutions…
Oilfield services provider Expro has strengthened its well abandonment services with the appointment of senior project manager, Bill Inglis. Expro launched four new business capabilities last year, including fully integrated well abandonment services encompassing…
ExxonMobil and Rex W. Tillerson will cut all ties to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements associated with Tillerson’s recent nomination to lead the US State Department. Image of Tillerson…
Vaalco Energy has appointed Cary Bounds as its new chief executive officer (CEO) and board member of the company effective 29 December 2016. Bounds has been serving as the chief operating officer (COO) for Vaalco for the past 18 months and as the interim CEO for the past five months…
Terje Søviknes (Progress Party) has been appointed Minister of Petroleum and Energy in Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg's cabinet. Søviknes replaces Tord Lien, who was Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 16 of October 2013 until yesterday…
EnQuest has named Neil McCulloch as the company’s new chief operating officer (COO), who will also join the board as an executive director. McCulloch, currently EnQuest’s president, North Sea, is being promoted to the group position of COO…
Weatherford International has appointed Christoph Bausch as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective 13 December 13. Bringing many years of financial and operational management experience, Bausch joined the…
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke as the next US Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI), in which he will oversee the regulatory bodies the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)…
Royal Dutch Shell’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Simon Henry will conclude his service as of the company after more than seven years in the role, and will be succeeded by Jessica Uhl. Henry will remain on the board as CFO until 9 March 2017 and sign the 2016 annual report…
Following news that ExxonMobil chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson has been nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump to lead the US State Department, ExxonMobil has announced that Tillerson will step down and Darren Woods will succeed Tillerson in both positions…