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Neptune Energy has appointed Pete Jones as CEO.
David B. Cook has resigned as CEO of Noreco. The company has named CFO Euan Shirlaw acting managing director.
Lundin Energy Norway AS has appointed Morten Grini as managing director.
Vår Energi CEO Torger Rød has joined the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association as a board member.
PetroNor E&P Ltd. has named Jens Pace interim CEO.
Valaris Ltd. has appointed Anton Dibowitz as president and CEO.
Woodside has appointed Graham Tiver as CFO and executive vice president.
Talos Energy has appointed Robin Fielder as executive vice president Low Carbon Strategy and chief sustainability officer.
Wintershall Dea has appointed Michael Zechner as senior vice president and managing director of Wintershall Dea Norge.
Chevron has named Jim Gable vice president of innovation and president of Chevron Technology Ventures.
AiFlux, a joint venture between Injazat and Lamprell, has appointed Hani El Kurd as CEO.
Jean Marc Lechene has joined the Lamprell board as an independent non-executive director. Also, James Dewar has stepped down as a non-executive director.
Green Energy Group has named Finn Atle Hamre interim CEO.
Forum Energy Technologies Inc. has appointed Neal Lux as president and CEO. He succeeds C. Christopher Gaut, who has become executive chairman.
Garry Ford has joined EnerMech as regional director for Asia Pacific.
NHV Group has named Mike Gislam COO.
Maersk Training has appointed David Skov as CEO.
Aker Solutions has appointed Kari Ertresvåg as senior vice president for communications.
Global Underwater Hub has appointed Kirstin Gove as head of communications, Jacqui Taylor as finance director, Trish Banks as operations director.
Robert P. Powers has joined Ocean Power Technologies Inc. as senior vice president and CFO.
Chet Morrison Contractors LLC has hired Kirk Meche as director of Renewable Energy.
Bob Black has joined the EC-OG board as a non-executive director.
Wood Mackenzie has appointed Elena Belletti as Head of Carbon Research within the company’s Energy Transition Practice.
MacDermid Offshore Solutions has appointed Ken McKenzie as global director drilling products and Daniel L. Gaspard as global director subsea products.
OGUK has named Mark Wilson as health, safety and environment director.
Tidewater Inc. has appointed Melissa Cougle to its board of directors.
Deep Down Inc. has hired Russ McBeth as director of business development.
Well-Safe Solutions has named Mark Davison Subsurface Team Lead.
Aquaterra Energy has hired David Barber as Australian country manager.
The G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation (G+) has named Jakob Nielsen its new chair.
Dr. Jan Mangal has joined Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions Ltd. as US country manager.
Simply Blue Group has appointed Des Chavasse as COO.
Westerton UK has hired Tony Branch as managing director of Westerton Access and Westerton SplashZone Integrity Specialists.
Stephen Peet has joined the International Marine Contractors Association as technical director.
Danos has promoted Shawn Portier to general manager of energy systems and Nicole Williams to marketing and communication manager. Jerry Knight has joined the company as general manager of project services.
Mocean Energy Managing Director Cameron McNatt has joined the Net Zero Technology Centre Industry Panel.
Company News
Santos and Oil Search have completed their merger following approvals from shareholders and the National Court of Papua New Guinea.
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire Namibia-based E&P independent Azinam Group’s full offshore asset portfolio. Azinam’s shareholders would gain a 16.65% equity stake in the enlarged group on completion of the acquisition.
Royal Dutch Shell plc has changed its name to Shell plc.
Aker Solutions and AF Gruppen have called off the proposed merger of their offshore decommissioning operations, announced in July 2021.
Cairn Energy PLC has changed its name to Capricorn Energy PLC.
GATE Energy’s engineering division has integrated with Viking Engineering.
Blue Water Shipping has opened offices in Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Maersk Drilling has transferred development of its offshore drilling digitalization product RigFlow to a new company, named Horizon56 A/S.
TWMA has secured the American Petroleum Industry Q2 accreditation for its UAE operation.
SpotOn Energy has acquired AGR Well Management Ltd.
Simply Blue Group has opened an office in Dublin.
Paradigm Drilling Services has partnered with ProGroup MENA to manage sales and rentals across the Middle East.
AqualisBraemar LOC Group has taken full ownership of Innosea. The company has also acquired the UK operations of OSD-IMT from Damen Shipyard Group.
ChampionX Corp. has acquired Tomson Technologies LLC and Group 2 Technologies LLC.
Deepwater Riser Services’ Houma, Louisiana storage facility is now certified as a foreign trade zone.
Worley has entered into an agreement with RelyOn Nutec. This move will allow Worley to expand its current training facility in Great Yarmouth, UK.
PG Flow Solutions has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with HERMETIC-Pumpen GmbH. The partnership’s first contract is to deliver two hermetically sealed pumps to a newbuild LNG facility.
Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. has acquired Dynamic Industries Inc.
Wellit has changed its name to Kabal.
Oil Spill Response Ltd. has partnered with CTEH and CSA Ocean Sciences to provide its members with additional specialist monitoring and sampling services.
Severn Group has acquired ValvTechnologies.
ERM has acquired OPEX Group.
ION Geophysical Corp. has partnered with Sinay to deliver AI-powered algorithms in the Marlin SmartPort platform.
Scana ASA has merged with PSW Group.
