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Danos Buys Wood's Offshore Labor Supply Operations

Mar 14, 2023

John Wood Group has sold its offshore labor supply operations in the Gulf of Mexico to Louisiana-based energy services contractor Danos.The sale was for a cash consideration of $17 million, with Wood retaining working capital. This represents an EV/EBITDA multiple of around 8x…

DNV Names New Offshore Classification Director

Mar 13, 2023

Maritime classification society DNV has appointed Torgeir Sterri as the new Offshore Classification Director for DNV Maritime, with effect from 1 March 2023.Lucas Ribeiro, former Area Manager for Iberia, Italy, and Malta, will succeed Sterri as Regional Manager for West Europe…

BP CEO Looney's 2022 Pay More than Doubles to $12M

Mar 10, 2023

BP CEO Bernard Looney's 2022 pay packet more than doubled to around $12 million on the back of bumper profits amid spiraling energy prices, while BP's emissions were broadly unchanged, its annual report showed on Friday.BP reported a record profit of $28 billion for 2022 and hiked its dividend…

Rovco Appoints Coull, Davis to Lead Business Units

Mar 09, 2023

Rovco will now operate through two separate business units. Marc Coull, who joined the company last year as Operations Manager, has been promoted to Director of Inspection, Repair and Maintenance (IRM). His career spans 26 years in on and offshore roles supporting offshoreoperations…

Ex-Shell CEO's Pay Jumped 53% to $11.5M in 2022

Mar 09, 2023

Shell's former chief executive, Ben van Beurden, received a pay package of 9.7 million pounds ($11.5 million) last year, up 53% from 2021, the group said in its annual report on Thursday.The oil major delivered a record $40 billion profit in 2022…

Oil and Gas Profits Fuel UK Worker Demands for Just Energy Future

Mar 06, 2023

When Scott Agnew worked on deep sea oil and gas tankers and cargo boats in the 1980s, he used to count whales and dolphins for conservationists' surveys on his voyages around the world.Based in Dundee, Scotland, many of his jobs over the years have been for the offshore fossil fuel industry…

Saudi Aramco CEO Will Not Attend Houston Energy Conference

Mar 06, 2023

The chief executive of Saudi Arabian state oil company Aramco will not attend an energy conference organized by S&P Global [this] week, the event's updated schedule showed.Amin Nasser, head of the world's largest oil company, had been listed as delivering a keynote address at CERAWeek…

Alex Doering Promoted to CFO at Carnarvon Energy

Mar 03, 2023

The Australian oil company Carnarvon Energy has named Alex Doering its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective June 1, 2023.Doering is the current Financial Controller at Carnarvon and Joint Company Secretary, and has been with the company…

Offshore Crews to Strike on BP's North Sea Platforms, Union Says

Mar 03, 2023

Nearly 50 offshore crane operators, crane maintainers, lifting personnel, and deck crew working on BP’s offshore platforms in the UK North Sea have backed a strike action over pay, workers' union Unite said Friday.According to Unite workers…

Farra Marine Orders Seven New CTVs

Mar 01, 2023

Irish crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator Farra Marine has expanded its fleet of CTVs after ordering another seven vessels from Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International. The new CTVs are part of the WindFlex-27 series, and when…

Equinor takes Stake in Wellesley O&G Finds

Mar 01, 2023

Equinor agreed to buy oil and gas stakes in five discoveries in the Troll, Fram and Kvitebjoern areas of the North Sea from Wellesley Petroleum AS.The amount for the purchase was undisclosedThe transaction strengthens Equinor's position in a…

Louisiana-based Oilfield Services Firm Looking to Diversify Through Acquisitions

Feb 28, 2023

The owners of Danos, a 76-year-old Louisiana-based oilfield services firm services company, are preparing for the future by diversifying their energy portfolio through strategic acquisitions. Danos Ventures has been established to lead this effort…

Capricorn Energy Names Interim CFO

Feb 27, 2023

Capricorn Energy has appointed Clare Mawdsley, previously a director of finance, as its acting chief financial officer, replacing James Smith, the oil and gas producer, which will give a strategy update in April, said on Monday. Smith had stayed…

Worker Loses Arm in Incident on Offshore Drilling Rig

Feb 23, 2023

An investigation into a potentially fatal offshore rig incident in Norway in which a worker lost his arm after getting crushed by a heavy drag chain, has now been completed.The incident occurred on the Linus jack-up rig on November 10, 2022…

Eni to Return More to Shareholders, Confirms Decarbonisation Goals

Feb 23, 2023

The Italian energy group Eni said on Thursday it would simplify and improve returns to investors in its 2023-2026 strategy plan.The group said it would raise its dividend by 7% and buy back shares worth 2.2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in 2023…

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