Shell spudded its French Guiana prospect, GM-ES-3, the second of a four-well program. The well will target the Priodontes prospect, providing critical geological data. Shell operates the field with 45%; its partners include Total (25%), Tullow (27…
BP is celebrating production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea. CEO Bob Dudley called the start-up a “key operational milestone” for the supermajor. The Skarv development includes an FPSO (pictured), five subsea drilling templates, and a 26in diameter…
Neil Gordon, Subsea UK One of the fastest-growing sectors in recent years, the subsea industry is set to continue on its upward curve in 2013. Having demonstrated high growth through the recession, the subsea sector is enjoying a positive…
Rube Goldberg had nothing on these guys. The American engineer, inventor and cartoonist most famous for drawing outlandish machines would have smiled at all the ideas for capturing ocean wave and tidal energy.According to the European Marine Energy Center…
Panoro has struck oil at its wildcat well, Dussafu Torue Marin-1, off Gabon. The well, drilled by Saipem’s semisubmersible Scarabeo 3, found 13m of pay in a 22m oil column in the Gamba formation and 38m of pay within stacked reservoirs of the Dentale formation…
Petrobras has chosen GE Oil & Gas to power its four new FPSOs – the P-74, P-75, P-76, and P-77 – bound for the Cessão Onerosa field in the Santos Basin pre-salt. GE’s turbomachinery will generate primary energy for the FPSOs using gas turbines…
Red Spider’s remote open close technology, eRed, has been deployed in Malaysia and Vietnam. Working with Petronas in Malaysia, eRed removed wireline runs from completion operations, and reduced wireline interventions in a highly deviated well…
Aquatic Engineering & Construction, an Acteon company, has appointed Bill Smart business development manager, North America. Smart joins Aquatic from Prime Source Packaging, where he was vice president of sales & service. Previously…
Brad Farnsworth joins Greene’s Energy Group as chief financial officer. He comes to Greene’s from NATCO Group where he served as CFO. Previously, Farnsworth was chief administrative officer at Dynegy and KN Energy. Based in Houston, he will report to CEO Bob Vilyus.
After 17 years at DNO International, managing director Helge Eide (pictured) has resigned his post. Bjørn has been named interim replacement. Eide will continue to advise DNO on strategy and business development.
Stephen Lovegrove is the new permanent secretary at the UK’s Department of Energy & Climate Change. Lovegrove replaces Moira Wallace, who left in October.
Maria Lindenberg has taken over as Chevron’s chief procurement officer, replacing Leo Lonergan who retires this month. Based in Houston, Lindenberg will head Chevron’s enterprise-wide, supply-chain management activities. She joined the company…
Samsung Engineering has appointed Michel Lainé as chief operating officer of its newly established offshore segment. Lainé comes to Samsung from Saipem (France) where he served as chairman and CEO. His appointment underpins Samsung Engineering’s bid to move into the offshore market.
Houston-headquartered MicroSeismic Inc. has hired Ganesh Murdeshwar as Vice President for its Calgary office. Murdeshwar will lead the sales, analysis, and operations teams. He comes to MicroSeismic from Tagle Information Technology, where he served as president and chief operating officer…
IHC Merwede has named René Raaijmakers (pictured) as offshore sales director, succeeding Twan Voogt. Raaijmakers is charged with all commercial activities within the offshore division. Since April 2012, he served as product director for renewables and manager of IHC Offshore Systems…
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