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Siemens Gamesa Names New CEO of Offshore Business

Nov 18, 2020

Spanish-German wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has informed that Marc Becker is to return to the company as CEO of its Offshore business.He served as Managing Director for Germany and Head of Offshore Sales and Projects at Siemens Gamesa before leaving the company in early 2020…

Equinor Promotes More Female Executives in Management Overhaul

Nov 16, 2020

Norwegian oil major Equinor is promoting more women to its top leadership team, including the head of a new digital technology division, while cutting the group's overall number of senior executives, it said on Monday.It is the first corporate reshuffle by Chief Executive Anders Opedal…

DOF Subsea Names Acting CFO

Nov 13, 2020

Norwegian subsea support vessel owner DOF Subsea has appointed Martin Lundberg as Acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with responsibility for the corporate finance functions in the DOF Subsea Group. The appointment is effective from January 1…

EDITORIAL: See You Online @ Oi Connect!

Nov 12, 2020

Oceanology International, the world's largest exhibition and conference for the subsea sector, was originally scheduled for March 2020, subsequently rescheduled to December 2020 due to COVID-19. The organizers last month announced the need to…

Global Energy Names Ex-Rugby Pro to Lead Its Renewables Business

Nov 11, 2020

Inverness-based offshore energy construction and services firm Global Energy Group said Wednesday it has appointed Iain Sinclair to the newly created role of Executive Director of Renewables and Energy Transition and shared plans to launch a new operation in Edinburgh…

Heerema Marine Contractors Closes Angola Business

Nov 06, 2020

Offshore heavy lifting specialist Heerema Marine Contractors has decided to close its joint ventures in Angola. Heerema said Friday that the ongoing poor market conditions and sustained low oil price meant that its Angola ventures were no longer economically viable…

UK: Offshore Oil & Gas Body Launches Diversity and Inclusion Survey

Nov 06, 2020

OGUK, the representative organization for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has started 'a first-of-its-kind' survey that will deliver a baseline for diversity and inclusion (D&I) demographic and sentiment within the sector. OGUK said the…

ADM Energy Names CFO

Nov 05, 2020

ADM Energy, an AIM-listed oil and gas investing company with interest in the Aje oil field offshore Nigeria, has appointed Lionel Therond as its Chief Financial Officer.West Africa-focused ADM said this week that Therond had 35 years' experience in the oil & gas sector and investment banking…

Offshore Training Firm Upgrades UK Facilities

Nov 04, 2020

Offshore energy industry training firm Maersk Training has said it has recently invested one million dollars into its UK business, upgrading training facilities and increasing headcount.'The funding will support the investment in its people…

Film-Ocean Hires Gair as Inspection Manager

Nov 03, 2020

Remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) inspection and integrity support services company Film-Ocean Ltd said it has appointed George Gair as inspection manager.Gair joined the business in early September and since starting has already met…

Marine and Offshore Specialist Joins LOC's Longitude Engineering

Nov 03, 2020

Longitude, the engineering and design branch of LOC Group, has appointed James Sugden as head of the Marine Systems Engineering team.Longitude said the appointment expands the company’s expertise in the design and engineering of marine systems on ships…

Mooring Specialist Intermoor Names Ex-Valaris VP as Managing Director

Nov 02, 2020

Offshore services group Acteon has informed that Chris Johnston will be joining its moorings and anchors business InterMoor as group managing director.Johnston, which will be based in Houston, USA, brings with him more than 35 years of domestic…

Baksaas Appointed DNV GL’s Chair of the Board

Oct 30, 2020

Former Telenor CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas has been appointed as DNV GL’s new chair of the board, the Norwegian-headquartered classification society announced.Best known for his 13-year tenure as president and CEO of the telecoms firm, Baksaas started…

Chevron Posts Q3 Profit

Oct 30, 2020

Chevron on Friday reported an adjusted third-quarter profit as oil prices recovered from spring lows and spending cuts benefited operating results.Chevron and its peers have slashed spending budgets this year on plummeting demand and crude oil…

GIEK Doubling Down on Offshore Wind

Oct 30, 2020

Tasked to provide the financial power to help Norwegian companies export their wares to the world, Wenche Nistad, CEO of the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK) pulls no punches when asked about the appetite for investment in traditional…

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