Rapidly-growing subsea services and technology products company Cortez Subsea has secured a six-figure contract with BHP Billiton Trinidad for inspection services in Trinidad and Tobago. A dedicated team of eight personnel from the Aberdeen-based company will begin the work in June 2014…
IHC Merwede has announced that it has appointed Bram Roelse as the company’s new CEO with immediate effect as of 1 April 2014. He has taken over this leading role within the company from predecessor Dirk Philips who stepped back in November 2013…
BP announced the appointment of Angela Strank to the position of BP chief scientist. She succeeds Ellen Williams, who has been nominated asdirector of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, in the US Department of Energy. As chief scientist…
John White has seen many changes in the oil and gas industry over his 40 years in the business. Subsea infrastructure has become increasingly diverless and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have enabled work in deeper, harsher environments…
FMC Technologies announced that Maryann T. Seaman (pictured) has been appointed executive vice president effective 1 Mar 2014. Seaman, who is the company's chief financial officer, has been with FMC Technologies for 28 years and has held a variety of financial…
NOV Inc. announced that Clay C. Williams was appointed to president and CEO of the company effective immediately. NOV previously announced that Merrill A. “Pete” Miller, Jr. would step down as chairman and CEO contemporaneous with the…
After six years at TAQA, Carl Sheldon has decided to step down as CEO and member of the board of directors, effective at the annual general meeting in April. Sheldon will remain as chairman of Jorf Lasfar Energy Company (JLEC), TAQA's newly-listed Moroccan power business…
New interim Director General of Pemex Exploration and Production (PEP), Gustavo Hernandez-Garcia, will be the keynote speaker at the 20th annual Petroleum Exhibition & Conference of Mexico (PECOM). Hernandez-Garcia will speak on Wednesday…
Oceaneering International Inc. announced that Eric A. Silva (pictured) has joined Oceaneering as vice president and chief information officer. Silva’s career spans over 30 years, with more than 10 years of information technology services leadership experience…
MicroSeismic, Inc. announced today that Sudhendu “Kash” Kashikar joined the company as vice president of Completions Evaluation, the company’s newest division. In this position he will combine MicroSeismic’s vast knowledge of unconventional…
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) appointed a new regional managing director to lead its Australia & Asia Pacific business. Andrew Stewart previously the southern operations business manager in Australia, and now will step into the position as part of a planned handover from Matt Gavin…
Apache Corporation announced several changes to its executive organization, including the retirement of the firm's president: Roger Plank, president and chief corporate officer, has elected to retire. Alfonso Leon, senior vice president and chief of staff…
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. appointed Marc Edwards as president and CEO, and as a member of the board of directors, effective 3 Mar 2014. Edwards succeeds Lawrence Dickerson, who announced his intent to retire in September 2013 after almost 30 years of continuous service to the company…
EnQuest PLC to announced the appointment of Neil McCulloch as president, North Sea, effective 1 April 2014. McCulloch has held a number of senior positions in the oil and gas sector, and joins EnQuest from international oil and gas company OMV AG…
Douglas-Westwood has released its 12th World Deepwater Market Forecast (2014-2018), suggesting that deepwater spend will surge from 2016 onwards. Deepwater expenditure is expected to increase by 130%, compared to the preceding five-year period…