John Hunter has been appointed project engineering manager at Divex’s Westhill, Scotland headquarters. Greg Hewitt becomes the saturation diving systems supplier’s Asia Pacific region GM.
Mark Roberts has been promoted to EVP operations for Houston-headquartered Audubon Engineering. Roberts, a 30-year oil & gas industry veteran, will directly oversee the company’s operational business groups. He steps up from VP of Houston onshore, a post now occupied by Michael Northcott.
Richard Jenkins has joined Claxton Engineering as VP operations. Previously with Hamworthy, Baker Hughes and Seaweld Engineering, he served most recently as Amec’s operations director for West Africa.
The extreme shortage of skilled personnel in the oil & gas industry is arguably the industry's biggest challenge today. Technical solutions may have changed but new challenges remain, particularly in the specialist area of subsea engineering…
Allen Leatt, Subsea 7’s SVP engineering, was recently elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of his 30-year contribution to the development of subsea construction techniques, underwater robotics and offshore construction vessels.
Martin Grant, CEO of Atkins’ energy business, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of his ‘outstanding contribution to the energy sector’.
Dan Prairie has been appointed senior sales engineer for seismic monitoring services at Spectraseis, based in Houston.
Dr Mark Hutchinson has been appointed to the new position of head of advanced engineering by the Xodus Group and is tasked with promoting technical engineering excellence on the oil & gas consultancy’s projects. He joins from global…
Stewart Maxwell has been appointed senior applications engineer at Coretrax Technology and will head up the company’s new wellbore chemicals division in Aberdeen. Another arrival at Coretrax is Scott Laing (pictured), who joins the company…
Newly acquired West Engineering Services joined the Lloyd’s Register stable on 1 May in a move the class society believes will secure its position as the premier independent risk-management organisation supporting the global offshore drilling industry…
Jaeho Ko (pictured) has been appointed president and CEO of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), replacing Sang-Tae Nam who served as CEO for six years.
Jim Macklin (pictured) has been named VP projects and engineering at InterMoor, based in Houston. He joins from Helix Energy Solutions Group, where he was director of special projects.
The Society of Petroleum Engineers and Getenergy are working together to bring providers of education, training and national workforce development to their respective global oil and gas industry events under a three-year agreement commencing in June 2012.
Increased uncertainties about operating in ultra-deepwater typically result in over-designed production systems with resulting increased costs. Prasanna Parthasarathy and Kellin Nelson of MSi Kenny and Shell's Howard Littell discuss how high…
KBR, long a dominant player in regions like the North Sea, has cast its offshore gaze around the world, looking to expand its geographical presence, its offerings and the way in which it delivers on its projects. Jennifer Pallanich hears about the company's oil & gas growth strategy…