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WGK CEO elected to SUT council

Apr 18, 2016

Bob MacDonald, CEO of Wood Group Kenny (WGK), has been elected to the council of the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT). As part of the council, MacDonald will help steer the direction of the SUT to support the future success of the global…

Barnier wins Outstanding Young Professional Award

Apr 12, 2016

Schlumberger’s Muriel Barnier has been awarded the inaugural Outstanding Young Professional Award.

 Image of Barnier, from IOGP Twitter. Gordon Ballard, Executive Director at…

AccessESP names Europe, Africa region manager

Apr 11, 2016

Rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) provider AccessESP has named John Algeroy as the Europe and Africa region manager. Based in Houston, he will be responsible for all marketing, sales and operations for clients throughout the region…

Honeywell appoints new president, COO

Apr 05, 2016

Honeywell has appointed Darius Adamczyk to the company’s newly created role of president and chief operating officer (COO) effective immediately, reporting to chairman and CEO Dave Cote. Image of Adamczyk…

Kvaerner EVP and CFO steps down

Apr 05, 2016

Kvaerner's executive vice president and CFO, Eiliv Gjesdal, has decided to step down from the role as CFO as of 6 April 2016. He will work with special tasks until his notice period ends 30 June 2016. 'Gjesdal started as CFO in Kvaerner…

Hoover Container Solutions selects two VPs

Apr 05, 2016

Hoover Container Solutions appointed Scott Meints as the vice president of service operations. In addition, Adolfo Aguilera is joining Hoover’s executive team as vice president of manufacturing.  Both will report directly to Johan Wramsby…

Oil & Gas UK names new board officers, members

Apr 05, 2016

Oil & Gas UK, the representative organization for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, announced the appointment of a number of member company representatives and a new team of officers to lead its board. All changes are of immediate effect…

Santos appoints new executive team

Apr 01, 2016

Santos has appointed Excom as its new executive team, which will report to company CEO Kevin Gallagher.  Gallagher said the appointment of Excom is a key step in establishing a new operating model for Santos that is focused on both lifting…

Welding to West of Shetland

Apr 01, 2016

The North Sea is facing some tough challenges. Elaine Maslin spoke with Brenda Wyllie, who aims to confront those challenges as part of the industry’s new regulator, as well as chairman of the DEVEX conference. Brenda…

Petrobras cuts jobs by additional 13%

Mar 31, 2016

Brazilian giant Petrobras is expecting to reduce its annual costs by an additional US$500 million with a reorganizational plan that will cut jobs by 43%, compared to its original goal of 30%. Image of Petrobras headquarters in Brazil…

Heerema exec appointed Bumi CEO

Mar 23, 2016

After more than a year since Bumi Armada Berhad’s chief executive officer (CEO) Hassan Basma stepped down, the board has appointed Leon A. Harland as its new CEO. Harland. Image from Heerema. Harland…

Aquatic adds to Houston team

Mar 22, 2016

Aquatic Engineering & Construction has expanded its team based in Houston. Bob Terrell joined Aquatic last month as regional manager, while Andrew Blaquiere has moved permanently from the Acteon group to Aquatic as proposals and project engineer…

Oceaneering appoints asset integrity senior VP

Mar 22, 2016

Oceaneering International has appointed William (Bill) J. Boyle as its new senior vice president, asset integrity. In this role, Boyle will be responsible for Oceaneering’s Asset Integrity business worldwide. This business provides asset integrity management…

Cue CEO appointed new AWE CEO

Mar 18, 2016

Current Cue Energy CEO David Biggs has been appointed the new CEO and managing director of AWE Ltd., effective May 2016. Biggs will succeed current CEO Bruce Clement, who has been given six months' notice of his employement termination…

Ex-Shell CEO joins Statoil's board

Mar 17, 2016

Jeroen van der Veer has been elected as a new member of Statoil's board of directors. Van der Veer was the chief executive officer at Royal Dutch Shell from 2004-2009, when he retired. Van der Veer then continued as a non-executive director on the board of Shell until 2013…

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