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Hydro Group Systems appoints president

Nov 14, 2016

Subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group appointed William (Bill) Mildon as president of newly formed Hydro Group Systems Inc. - a wholly owned subsidiary located in Pinellas County, Florida. Image of Mildon…

Day of the drones

Oct 01, 2016

In a short period of time, drones have shot to popularity as a tool for offshore oil and gas facility inspection. Elaine Maslin profiles the technology and its providers. Flying high. Image from Sky-Futures…

Wood Group, Librestream start technology partnership

Jul 05, 2016

Wood Group has signed a collaborative agreement with the Canadian technology company Librestream Technologies. The two companies will work in an exclusive industry-specific partnership to provide advanced business solutions for operations…

Bristow to launch Nigeria helicopter RRS

Jun 21, 2016

Bristow Helicopters Nigeria announced a new dedicated helicopter rescue and recovery (RRS) service for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry to provide critical life-saving assistance currently not available in the country’s aviation landscape. The new service is expected to launch in August 2016…

Ampelmann appoints new supervisory board members

May 09, 2016

Ampelmann appointed three new members to the supervisory board: Frank Verhoeven, John Evans, and Mark B. Duncan. Verhoeven is member of the board of management of Royal Boskalis Westminster since 2012 and of Smit since 2010. He joined…

Last scheduled flight from Murchison

Apr 14, 2016

Bristow Helicopters gave the passengers on its last scheduled flight to and from CNR International's Murchison platform in the North Sea a special fly-past viewing to mark the occasion. These pictures, by Bristow pilot Captain Jonathan Binnie…

Petronas to cut 1000 jobs

Mar 01, 2016

Malaysia’s Petronas is following through with its plans to reorganize its organization in an attempt to be more resilient to the low oil price environment, which will lead to the company to appoint new leadership, and cut nearly 1000 jobs…

Bristow invests in Sky-Futures

Feb 10, 2016

Bristow Group has invested US$4.2 million in Sky-Futures, drone inspection data services provider for the oil and gas industry, giving Bristow immediate entry to the fast-growing UAV services business. Image from Sky-Futures…

Wood Group, Magma form commissioning duo

Jan 21, 2016

Wood Group has established a collaborative agreement with international engineering consultancy, Magma Products to extend its existing commissioning service. Headquartered in Aberdeen and specializing in the field of commissioning and start-up…

Second Browse gig for Wood Group

Dec 09, 2015

Wood Group has secured its second front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the proposed Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) Development offshore Western Australia. Under the new contract with Woodside, effective immediately…

Wood Group appoints new CEO

Oct 06, 2015

Wood Group announces the appointment of Robin Watson as chief executive officer (CEO), effective 1 January 2016. Watson succeeds Bob Keiller who has decided to retire from Wood Group on 31 December 2015. Watson has served on the board since 2013…

Wood Group Mustang acquires ATG

Sep 22, 2015

Wood Group has acquired Automated Technology Group (ATG), an independent suppliers of control and power solutions for industrial automation.   ATG will perform within Wood Group Mustang’s automation and control business unit, providing…

Wood Group Mustang appoints CFO

Aug 26, 2015

Elaine Lisenbe has been appointed to the position of chief financial officer (CFO) and will join Wood Group Mustang’s executive leadership team. Lisenbe joined Wood Group Mustang as financial controller in 2011 and served most recently as vice president of finance for the Americas…

New OIl & Gas UK board members appointed

Aug 25, 2015

North Sea industry body Oil & Gas UK has announced a number of appointments of member company representatives to its board. Alan Corbett, managing director at Bristow Helicopters, will represent the aviation sector, replacing Richard Mintern of Babcock International Group…

Helicopter pilots to ballot for strike action

Aug 17, 2015

Helicopter pilots in Aberdeen have agreed to run a ballot for strike action over offshore helicopter operator redundancies in the North Sea. Helicopter operators have been feeling the brunt of the oil market downturn, precipitated by low oil prices…

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