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Offshore Wind Giant Ørsted Names APAC Head

Jun 28, 2022

Offshore wind giant Ørsted has appointed Per Mejnert Kristensen as new President of its Region Asia Pacific. He will join Ørsted on August 1, 2022, and his taks will be to scale regional business.Ørsted has its regional commercial hub in Taipei…

Petrobras Elects New CEO

Jun 28, 2022

The board of directors of Brazil's Petrobras elected Caio Paes de Andrade as its new chief executive on Monday, as a messy management transition at the state-run oil company inches toward conclusion.Andrade, a former economy ministry official…

Norway Oilfield Services Workers Agree Wage Deal, Averting Strike

Jun 23, 2022

Two Norwegian labour unions have signed new wage deals with oil service companies, the unions said on Thursday, preventing a strike among workers.Some 646 members of the Safe and Industri Energi unions had threatened to go on strike at companies such as Schlumberger…

Italy's Saipem Sets Terms for Cash Call, Shares Drop

Jun 22, 2022

Italian energy services group Saipem said on Wednesday it would launch a planned 2 billion-euro ($2.10 billion) rights issue from June 27 as it strives to bolster its finances and re-focus its business after a surprise profit warning in January…

Wood Names Gilmartin CEO

Jun 21, 2022

Engineering firm Wood announced Tuesday that it has appointed Ken Gilmartin as chief executive officer (CEO), effective from July 1, 2022.Gilmartin will succeed Robin Watson, who announced his intention to retire in April 2022. Watson will step down from the board effective July 1…

Vår Energi Announces New Management Team

Jun 21, 2022

Vår Energi ASA, the largest independent exploration and production company on the Norwegian continental shelf, on Tuesday announced a new organizational structure and management team.CEO Torger Rød said, 'Vår Energi has set a goal to become a net producer of 350…

Well-Safe Protector Inks Deal for Ithaca Energy North Sea Well Decom Project

Jun 21, 2022

Well-Safe Solutions were contracted by Ithaca Energy to plug and abandon (P&A) six wells on the Anglia platform in the Southern North Sea, approximately 55km from the UK mainland. For the project Well-Safe will provide project management, well engineering and all managed delivery services…

Offshore Wind JV for Coast Renewable Services, Peterson Energy Logistics

Jun 21, 2022

Peterson and Coast Renewable Services have formed a joint venture company to provide integrated services to the offshore wind sector. The new company, Coast Offshore, will be led by Michael Leitch as Managing Director.In addition to marine management…

Petrobras Chief Executive Resigns

Jun 20, 2022

The chief executive of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras resigned on Monday in the face of mounting pressure from politicians after the firm announced a fuel price hike last week, adding to inflation concerns in an election year.Petroleo Brasileiro SA…

James Fisher Names Vernet CEO

Jun 17, 2022

U.K.-based marine services company James Fisher and Sons plc announced it has appointed Jean Vernet as chief executive officer.He will take up this position on September 5, 2022, succeeding Eoghan O’Lionaird who will step down from his position on the board and as CEO…

Bourbon Inks Partnership Deal with Integrated Wind Solution

Jun 16, 2022

Bourbon entered into a strategic partnership with IWS Fleet AS, the vessel owning company of Integrated Wind Solutions ASA  to address the French commissioning and maintenance market of offshore wind farms. This agreement will allow Bourbon…

Alcatel Submarine Network’s DC/FO Tech together with Equinor ASA wins the 2022 UTC Award

Jun 16, 2022

An innovative new subsea controls architecture designed to simplify how new fields and carbon capture and storage (CCS) sites can be developed and expanded has been announced as the winner of this year’s Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) Award…

A Petoro Perspective of Today’s Upstream Challenges

Jun 16, 2022

With a third of Norway’s oil and gas on its books, state-owned Petoro has a unique perspective, from the macro right down to drainage strategies.Today, Petoro VP Licence and technology Kjell Morisbak Lund sees that the industry has many difficult challenges…

Boesen Steps Down from Seadrill Board

Jun 15, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill announced Wednesday that Karen Boesen has resigned from its board of directors effective June 17, 2022.Boesen informed the company that she had no disagreement with the company on any matter, including its business…

Aker BP Hires Paula Doyle as Chief Digital Officer

Jun 15, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP announced it has hired Paula Doyle as chief digital officer effective July 1. She will be a part of the executive management team and will report to CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik.Doyle comes from Cognite, where…

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