Repsol and Indra have jointly developed a water-based hydrocarbon leak early detection system, the companies announced on 26 March 2014. The system, called HEADS (Hydrocarbon Early Automatic Detection System) has successfully completed testing at the Repsol Industrial Complex in Tarragon…
Germany’s Raytheon Anschütz launched a new generation, maintenance- free gyro compass. The Horizon MF is a strap-down compass system that uses hemispherical resonator gyros (HRG) to measure angular rates for heading calculation. The system…
Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd announced the release of the 1171 Series Multi Frequency High- Resolution Fan/Cone Sonar Head.The operating frequency of the cone transducer can be selected by choosing one of four frequencies and the frequency of the…
David Hunt and Faris Lutfy head up an expanded engineering division at Aberdeen-based Ecosse Subsea Systems. Both are chartered engineers, Hunt hailing from Flexlife and Acergy and Lutfy from Subsea 7 and DOF Subsea UK.
Professor Jesus Talamantes-Silva heads up RD26 Ltd, a new company set up within Sheffield Forgemasters to service its internal engineering research and development work as well as taking on external contracts.
Former Petrobras director Paulo Roberto Costa heads up the newly established oil & gas division of Brasilinvest Group, currently managing a $6 billion portfolio of projects. The group was recently named as a special advisor and investment banker to Paraguay’s Dahava Petroleos.
Datuk Mohd Anuar is the new head of Petronas’ upstream development and production division, responsible for the division’s activities in Malaysia as well as in 23 countries worldwide. Anuar, who joined Shell in 1990 and served most recently as VP Malaysia…
Steve Watson is heading up EnerMech’s first office in India (see ‘Firms’) and will also serve as Mumbai-based country manager. He previously worked for Halliburton and managed pipeline and process projects in India for ONGC, Cairn Energy, Aker and Helix Energy Solutions.
David Merle has joined Aker Solutions as head of its Process Systems business, reporting to executive chairman Øyvind Eriksen. He previously served as head of operations for Cameron’s process systems unit in Houston as well as heading its subsea controls business.
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…
Oonagh Werngren is relocating to Aberdeen to become GDF Suez E&P UK’s business manager (external affairs and supply chain). A geologist with over 30 years’ international experience, Werngren previously headed GDF Suez E&P developments…
Keith Gordon (pictured) heads up oil & gas consultancy Maxoil Solutions’ new OPS (operations performance strategy) division as consultant. He has more than 40 years’ experience in the sector, having held production operations and asset management posts internationally with BP and…
David McKendrick (pictured) has been appointed head of group sales at Aberdeenshire-based deck machinery specialist ACE Winches, tasked with driving its global strategic sales growth. He joins the company from GE Drilling & Production Systems…
Christoph Thiel (pictured) is the new head of business development and sales for GL Garrad Hassan worldwide, based in Hamburg.
Kerry Pelley heads the new marine consultancy department set up by Viking Moorings in Aberdeen to offer the full-spectrum of rigmoving services including, for the first time, the provision of personnel. Karl Fear recently joined him as marine superintendent.