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Marathon Oil appoints Dane Whitehead as CFO

Feb 24, 2017

Marathon Oil has appointed Dane Whitehead executive vice president and chief financial officer, with an anticipated effective date of 6 March. Whitehead, 55, has most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of both EP Energy Corp…

Cameron chief named Flowserve CEO

Feb 08, 2017

Cameron President R. Scott Rowe is leaving Schlumberger to become the new president and chief executive officer at Flowserve Corp. a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets. His appointment is effective 1 April…

Borets appoints CEO

Feb 06, 2017

Borets has named Obren Lekic as CEO of Borets US, located in Houston. Lekic. Image from Borets. With more than 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, Lekic will lead…

Senior management changes at Maersk Drilling

Feb 06, 2017

Maersk Drilling has announced a shake-up in its senior managerial ranks.  Lars Ostergaard, currently acting as asset manager in Maersk Drilling, has been appointed the new chief commercial officer. By mutual agreement, Ana Zambelli will…

Hansa appoints MDs after CEO departs

Feb 01, 2017

Steve Dawson and Alex Karakassis have been appointed managing directors (MDs) of Hansa Heavy Lift, taking over for Roger Iliffe, the outgoing chief executive officer (CEO), with immediate effect. Iliffe has left in order to focus on independently pursuing other opportunities…

Pain points, BOPs and enthusiasm for Big Data

Feb 01, 2017

Scott Weeden drills down with NOV’s Hege Kverneland to find out why she is excited about using Big Data to predict component failures before they occur. Kverneland Just how exciting is Big Data…

Pacific E&P appoints new CEO

Jan 30, 2017

Pacific Exploration & Production Corp. has appointed Barry Larson as its new chief executive officer, effective 20 February 2017. Larson will be based at the company's operating headquarters in Bogotá, Colombia. Jim Latimer will continue…

Chevron, Conoco execs join Oil & Gas UK board

Jan 27, 2017

Oil & Gas UK has elected Greta Lydecker from Chevron Upstream Europe, and UK ConocoPhillips President Terri King, to its board of directors. Lydecker, managing director, Chevron Upstream Europe, and King, president, UK ConocoPhillips…

Susan Avery elected to ExxonMobil board

Jan 26, 2017

ExxonMobil has elected Susan K. Avery to its board of directors, effective 1 February 2017. Avery, an atmospheric scientist, is the former president and director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Avery’s leadership experience in multiple academic and scientific organizations…

Heads of OPEC, IEA to speak at IHS CERAweek

Jan 25, 2017

The Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, will deliver remarks to delegates during CERAWeek 2017, 6-10 March at the Hilton Americas—Houston. Barkindo will appear…

Stokke to head GM Solutions

Jan 23, 2017

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has appointed Reid Berger Stokke to head its new line of business, GM Solutions. GM Solutions will…

DOF appoints US general manager

Jan 19, 2017

DOF Subsea North America has appointed Greg Donnelly as the new general manager of the DOF Subsea US team. Donnelly assumed responsibilities 16 January 2017 and will report directly to Marco Sclocchi, executive vice president North America…

New CEO for SUT

Jan 18, 2017

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…

GED in shake up, 11 vessel deal

Jan 16, 2017

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 shakes up board

Jan 11, 2017

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…

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