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More than an FPSO firm

Sep 01, 2015

Global FPSO orders have fallen off a cliff in 2015. But, SBM Offshore is weathering the storm and there’s more to the company than FPSOs, says its Schiedam managing director. Saskia Kunst, Managing Director of SBM Offshore’s Dutch base in Schiedam…

Jose Bayardo appointed NOV SVP, CFO

Aug 31, 2015

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) appointed Jose A. Bayardo as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of NOV, effective 28 August 2015. Bayardo succeeds Scott K. Duff, interim CFO. Prior to joining NOV, Bayardo, age 43, served as senior vice president…

Wood Group Mustang appoints CFO

Aug 26, 2015

Elaine Lisenbe has been appointed to the position of chief financial officer (CFO) and will join Wood Group Mustang’s executive leadership team. Lisenbe joined Wood Group Mustang as financial controller in 2011 and served most recently as vice president of finance for the Americas…

Oceaneering names new COO, CFO

Aug 21, 2015

Oceaneering International appointed Clyde Hewlett the company's new chief operating officer. In this capacity he will have expanded responsibility for managing all of Oceaneering’s oilfield business…

Tendeka appoints new COO, CTO

Aug 14, 2015

Tendeka, a provider for completions systems and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, has appointed Scott Watters as COO and Annabel Green as CTO. Watters brings with him more than 20 years of oil and gas industry experience in operations…

Lamprell seeking new CEO

Aug 14, 2015

Dubai-based fabrication and engineering firm Lamprell's CEO James Moffat (pictured) is to retire 30 June 2016. Lamprell says a search to find his successor is under way.  Moffat joined Lamprell in 2013, at a time when it had been under financial strain…

Borets acquires two VPs

Aug 12, 2015

Image: Phyllis Mitchell/Borets Borets, provider of the engineering, manufacturing, sales and service of electric submersible pump (ESP) systems, announced that Phyllis Mitchell has been named vice president of human resources and Kent C…

AGR appoints new CEO, CFO

Aug 11, 2015

AGR's board of directors has made internal promotions to appoint a new CEO and CFO, as current CEO, Åge Landro, moves on to a new role after 11 years with AGR. Svein Sollund, part of AGR’s executive team for eight years, has been appointed as CEO…

Jaakko Eskola appointed Wärtsilä president and CEO

Aug 10, 2015

Wärtsilä's board of directors appointed Jaakko Eskola as the new president and CEO of Wärtsilä Corp. effective 1 November 2015.  Eskola will succeed Björn Rosengren, who will become the CEO of Sandvik, a global engineering group based in Sweden…

UTEC names Goodyear GM

Aug 06, 2015

In Houston, UTEC Survey promoted Cory Goodyear to the position of general manager after eight years with the company.  Goodyear has 18 years’ offshore-related experience having started as a field surveyor before becoming a project manager…

Siem Offshore swaps CEO

Aug 03, 2015

Norwegian-based Siem Offshore has appointed Idar Hillersøy its new CEO, effective 1 August, replacing current CEO Terje Sørensen, who will stay until a transitional phase is completed. Since April, Idar Hillersøy has been responsible…

Air Energi appoints new division VP

Jul 29, 2015

Air Energi launched a dedicated division for permanent workforce solutions and appointed Donna Chapman as vice president to lead the new service stream.   Air Energi has been delivering permanent workforce services for several years…

Subsea 7: Cuts will save $550 million

Jul 29, 2015

Subsea 7 expects to save US$550 million through its plans to cut 2500 jobs and 12 vessels from its fleet, the firm said today as the offshore industry continues to suffer from low oil prices. The firm, which had announced its staff and vessel reduction plans in May…

IMarEST appoints new director of Asia-Pacific

Jul 27, 2015

The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) appointed David Kelly, currently head of marketing at IMarEST’s London headquarters, as director of Asia-Pacific.  The new position, based in Singapore, will be taken…

Andrew Glass appointed BMT Cordah managing director

Jul 27, 2015

BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of BMT Group, announced the appointment of Andrew Glass as managing director. Glass will be responsible for leading the business in implementing strategy, direction and policy, ensuring the company continues to…

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