Petrobras has chosen GE Oil & Gas to power its four new FPSOs – the P-74, P-75, P-76, and P-77 – bound for the Cessão Onerosa field in the Santos Basin pre-salt. GE’s turbomachinery will generate primary energy for the FPSOs using gas turbines…
Red Spider’s remote open close technology, eRed, has been deployed in Malaysia and Vietnam. Working with Petronas in Malaysia, eRed removed wireline runs from completion operations, and reduced wireline interventions in a highly deviated well…
Aquatic Engineering & Construction, an Acteon company, has appointed Bill Smart business development manager, North America. Smart joins Aquatic from Prime Source Packaging, where he was vice president of sales & service. Previously…
Brad Farnsworth joins Greene’s Energy Group as chief financial officer. He comes to Greene’s from NATCO Group where he served as CFO. Previously, Farnsworth was chief administrative officer at Dynegy and KN Energy. Based in Houston, he will report to CEO Bob Vilyus.
After 17 years at DNO International, managing director Helge Eide (pictured) has resigned his post. Bjørn has been named interim replacement. Eide will continue to advise DNO on strategy and business development.
Stephen Lovegrove is the new permanent secretary at the UK’s Department of Energy & Climate Change. Lovegrove replaces Moira Wallace, who left in October.
Maria Lindenberg has taken over as Chevron’s chief procurement officer, replacing Leo Lonergan who retires this month. Based in Houston, Lindenberg will head Chevron’s enterprise-wide, supply-chain management activities. She joined the company…
Samsung Engineering has appointed Michel Lainé as chief operating officer of its newly established offshore segment. Lainé comes to Samsung from Saipem (France) where he served as chairman and CEO. His appointment underpins Samsung Engineering’s bid to move into the offshore market.
Houston-headquartered MicroSeismic Inc. has hired Ganesh Murdeshwar as Vice President for its Calgary office. Murdeshwar will lead the sales, analysis, and operations teams. He comes to MicroSeismic from Tagle Information Technology, where he served as president and chief operating officer…
IHC Merwede has named René Raaijmakers (pictured) as offshore sales director, succeeding Twan Voogt. Raaijmakers is charged with all commercial activities within the offshore division. Since April 2012, he served as product director for renewables and manager of IHC Offshore Systems…
Universal Pegasus has appointed Terry Mienie as business development director for the UK and international. Mienie, who joins from Penspen, will focus on growing the firm’s UK subsea business.
Aker Solutions acquired Canadian firm AKCS Offshore Partner. The company said the buyout supports planned future growth in North America as well as expansion into the St John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Atlantic Canada market. AKCS was formed by Aker Solutions…
Carrizo Oil & Gas has agreed to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Carrizo UK Huntington, and its 15% interest in the North Sea Huntington field for US$184 million in cash to Calgary-based Iona Energy. The Houston-based explorer expects to net $116 million from the sale…
Aberdeen-based EnerMech announced plans for a new base in Bergen, Norway. The facility is part of the mechanical engineering firm’s US$4.8 million investment in its Scandinavian business. “This [facility] will give us access to Norway’s largest…
FMC Technologies purchased 173 acres in Houston’s Generation Park. The Houston-based company said the purchase affords the firm flexibility and options as it assesses its future needs in the area.