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ADNOC Awards Food Catering Services Deals Worth $272M

Dec 06, 2022

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed contracts worth over AED 1 billion (around $272,25 million) with four Abu Dhabi companies to provide food catering services to all ADNOC Group companies from 2022 to 2027.The contracts were signed…

Labor Turmoil Sweeps Australia as Inflation Stirs 'Spirit of anger'

Nov 29, 2022

After a decade of making up to A$200,000 a year (about US$135,000) on oil and gas rigs as a fitter and subsea equipment specialist in Western Australia, Adam Naylor had had enough.He had watched his pay go backward and conditions worsen during the pandemic…

Petrobras CEO Aims to Stay Until April, Sources say, Auguring Messy Transition

Nov 28, 2022

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may have to wait months to implement his plans for state-run oil company Petrobras, as the chief executive appointed by the current government aims to finish his term in April, people familiar with his plans said…

Unite Union to Hit BP UK North Sea Oilfields with Two-day Strike

Nov 28, 2022

Employees of oil services firm Petrofac working on several of BP's British North Sea oilfields have voted for industrial action on Dec. 8 and 9 over working conditions, the Unite Union said last Thursday. The strike involves 76 workers on the offshore platforms Andrew…

Petrofac CEO to Step Down. McDermott Man Named as Replacement

Nov 22, 2022

Oilfield services provider Petrofac said on Tuesday that Sami Iskander would step down as chief executive officer at the end of March 2023 and be replaced by Tareq Kawash, a senior executive at energy firm McDermott. Iskander took the helm in…

Siemens Energy CEO Becomes Chairman of Wind Turbine Maker Siemens Gamesa

Nov 18, 2022

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa has appointed Christian Bruch, who is President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Energy AG and member of Siemens Gamesa’s Board of Directors, as its new non-executive Chairman.Born in 1970 in Düsseldorf…

Danish Offshore Wind Installation Firm Bolsters Senior Management Team

Nov 17, 2022

Danish offshore wind installation company Cadeler has bolstered its senior management team with three appointments, who will help the company grow and prepare it for busy times ahead. The new members include Pernille Korsager who joined the company in May 2022 as the company’s General Counsel (GC)…

Woodside CEO O'Neill Becomes APPEA Chair

Nov 17, 2022

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has appointed Woodside's CEO of Meg O’Neill as Chair, and Beach Energy's CEO Morné Engelbrecht as Vice-Chair following APPEA’s annual general meeting in Perth on Wednesday…

Australian Offshore Oil & Gas Safety Regulator Gets New CEO

Nov 10, 2022

Sue McCarrey has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Australia's National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) for a three-year term from February 2023.To join NOPSEMA, McCarrey will leave her…

Aker Software Company Aize to Open in Houston

Nov 01, 2022

Aker software company Aize establishes Aize Inc. and opens first office outside Europe, in Houston, Texas.Aize provides software for heavy-asset industries, creating domain-specific software that is designed to enable faster and leaner project…

Shell's Outgoing CEO to Get Full-year Salary as Compensation for Loss of Office

Oct 28, 2022

Shell's outgoing Chief Executive Ben van Beurden will get one-year base salary of 1.42 million pounds ($1.64 million) as compensation after leaving the position at the end of the year, the oil giant said on Friday. The payment will be done in six equal monthly installments between July 1 and Dec…

DOF Subsea Convicted of Breaching Health & Safety Duties During Diving Ops Offshore Australia

Oct 25, 2022

Subsea services firm DOF Subsea Australia was on Tuesday convicted of three counts of negligently breaching its health and safety requirements as an employer during saturation diving operations at an offshore field in Australia in 2017.According to Australia's offshore oil and gas safety regulator…

Sisse Mai to Leave Esvagt and Join FairWind as New CFO

Oct 25, 2022

Wind industry service company FairWind has appointed Sisse Mai as Chief Financial Officer  (CFO) and member of the Executive Management.She will join the company no later than February 1, 2023, reporting to CEO John Funch.Mai has most recently…

Galp's Adjusted 3Q Income Up on Higher Oil prices, Better Margins

Oct 24, 2022

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp Energia reported a 16% increase in adjusted third-quarter profit on Monday, thanks to soaring oil prices and a near-doubling of its refining margin. Oil and gas companies around the world received a boost…

Baker Hughes Names Buese New CFO

Oct 19, 2022

Oilfield services company Baker Hughes has appointed Nancy Buese as Chief Financial Officer effective November 2, 2022. 'Buese brings more than 30 years of financial and leadership experience to the role,  previously serving as EVP & CFO of…

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