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Anadarko names EVP international and deepwater operations

May 10, 2017

Anadarko Petroleum named Daniel E. Brown executive VP, International and Deepwater Operations.  Darrell E. Hollek, formerly executive vice president, Operations, will serve as a senior adviser until his retirement later this year. Brown began his career with the company in 1998…

Siemens Gamesa names new CEO

May 09, 2017

The Board of Directors of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy unanimously appointed Markus Tacke as the company's new chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Image of Tacke, from Siemens Gamesa…

Vallourec appoints chief digital officer

Apr 28, 2017

Vallourec, a provider of tubular solutions with six global research centers, has appointed Barthélémy Longueville to the position of chief digital officer (CDO). As the group puts its Transformation Plan into action, the CDO's task will be to steer Vallourec's digital strategy…

Wood Group shakes up executive team

Apr 27, 2017

Wood Group has made changes to its executive leadership team. Andrew Stewart has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of the asset life cycle solutions (ALCS) business in the Western region and Michele McNichol has been appointed to the new role of executive president – integration…

VAALCO appoints new CFO

Apr 18, 2017

VAALCO Energy has appointed Phil Patman as chief financial officer (CFO) effective 17 April 2017. Patman has over 20 years of experience in the oil, gas and other areas of the energy industry in key roles including finance, business development…

Douglas Brooks appointed Energy XXI CEO

Apr 18, 2017

Energy XXI Gulf Coast (EGC) has appointed Douglas E. Brooks as chief executive officer and president effective 17 April 2017. The EGC board concurrently increased the size of the board from six to seven directors and named Brooks to fill the newly-created directorship…

CNOOC CEO resigns

Apr 18, 2017

CNOOC CEO Yang Hua has resigned from his position effective today (18 April), with Yuan Guanguy taking the reigns. Yang, who was only CEO for less than one year at the company, will stay on as the chairman of the board. Yang was promoted…

UH names engineering founding director

Apr 12, 2017

The University of Houston (UH) has named Phaneendra Kondapi as founding director of engineering programs at the University of Houston at Katy. Image of Kondapi, from UH. Kondapi…

Delmar announces engineering promotions

Apr 11, 2017

Delmar Systems has announced two promotions within the engineering group based in Delmar’s office in Houston, Texas. John Shelton will assume the role of VP of engineering.  Shelton will continue to lead Delmar’s global technical effort…

NOIA elects new board members

Apr 07, 2017

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) board of directors has elected David H. Welch as chairman and John Gellert as vice chairman for the upcoming 2017-2018 term. Welch, Stone Energy president and CEO, becomes the first producer to serve as chairman at NOIA…

M² Subsea appoints new GM

Apr 06, 2017

The US operation of M² Subsea has appointed a new general manager (GM) and senior vice president of commercial, Paddy Hardey.  Based in Houston, Hardey will be responsible for implementing the firm’s global commercial and contracting…

Orwell Offshore appoints director

Apr 03, 2017

Orwell Offshore has announced the appointment of Nigel Clark as a director of the company. Clark’s appointment is effective immediately. Clark brings to the position over 30 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas and marine consultancy sectors…

An engineer’s engineer

Apr 01, 2017

Steve Hamlen catches up with Tony Trapp, executive chairman of Osbit, and subsea industry pioneer who recently won the MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). Tony Trapp Photo from Osbit…

Petrobras CEO reelected

Mar 30, 2017

Petrobras' Board of Directors approved the reelection of CEO Pedro Pullen Parente for a two-year term in the company’s executive office. Parente had been elected CEO as of May 31, 2016, following the term in office of the previous CEO…

Global Maritime names new CFO

Mar 27, 2017

Global Maritime, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has appointed Egil Kvannli as its new chief financial officer (CFO).   Kvannli, who will take up the role with immediate effect…

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