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Millard
DOF Subsea UK has appointedGarry Millard as MD. Millard is responsible for managing the company’s day-to-day operations focused on supporting developments in the UK, Mediterranean Sea, and Africa.
Live Haukvik Aker has left as CFO of Grenland Group. The company has started the process to find a replacement. Steffen Føreid will function as CFO until a replacement is in place, the company says.
Red Spider Technology has appointedCameron Stewart as UK region manager. Stewart will oversee the development of the firm’s UK North Sea strategy.
Pritchard Capital Partners has addedScott J. Doyle to the firm’s institutional sales group.
Following a company-wide review, Trident Offshore has announced a new management structure.Martin Kobiela has been appointed GM and has taken over the day-to-day operations. Dennis Jul Pederson has joined the company as marine manager. David Cobb has taken on the role of technical manager.
Hallin Marine has appointedRik Zwinkels as a project director for the company’s East Division. Zwinkels will be responsible for the safe execution and results of operations in the eastern division of the Hallin group.
HFG Engineering has appointedStan Bogiel as president.
Aker Yards ASA has appointedSang-Ho Shin as COO. In his new role, Shin will focus on production efficiency, procurement, logistics, knowledge transfer, technology, and innovation.
Wellbore Energy Solutions has appointedJason Foreman as quality, health, safety, and environment (QHSE) manager. As QHSE manager, Foreman will support existing QHSE policies and procedures, and implement initiatives to continue to foster a company-wide commitment to safety and quality assurance.
García
ARKeX has appointedGuillermo García as business development manager. García will be responsible for business development throughout the Americas. He will be based in the company’s Houston office.
Laser Cladding Services has appointedJames P. Kowske as president. In addition to the new appointment, Kowske will continue in his role as the VP of Gremada Industries.
CETCO Oilfield Services has appointedNicolas Joujou as regional business development manager. In his new role, Joujou will be responsible for the progression of sales in new and existing markets, predominantly in the oil and gas sector, including key account management for BP and Total.
Deep Marine Technology has appointedBruce C. Gilman as interim CEO.
AGR Petroleum Services has promotedTom Conlon to senior project manager. His new role will focus on planning and implementing the company’s international rig campaigns. Chris Sugden will replace Conlon as regional manager for the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Lucas
Simon Lucas has been promoted to engineering manager for the UK and West Africa. His role will include managing well design within AGR Petroleum, building field development capability, as well as client liaison for well delivery projects.
MCS has appointedKevin O’Malley as head of group marketing. O’Malley will be responsible for developing and implementing a group-wide marketing strategy in support of the company’s strategic objectives and growth ambitions.
Alliance Engineering has promotedEdmund-Hugo Lunde to executive VP for business development and marketing.
ROSEN Canada has appointedDaryl Ronsky as its new GM.
Ingrain has appointedPatricia Pastana de Lugão as MD of the company’s first international office which is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company has also appointed Elizabeth Diaz as chief geoscientist. Diaz will help lead Ingrain’s team of physicists and geologists in developing new methods and technologies in the field of reservoir rock properties computation.
Exco Resources has appointedEamon Byrne as CFO and company secretary.
BJ Services Co.’s Process and Pipeline Services division has appointedBruce Campbell as business development manager for flange integrity. In his new role, Campbell will drive the expansion of the division’s new controlled bolting services line in Australia and Asia.
Lundin Petroleum has appointedJeff Lobao as MD for Southeast Asia, based in Singapore, with responsibility for the company’s activities in the region. Lundin also has appointed Mike Nicholson as GM for Malaysia, based in Kuala Lumpur. Benny Kwa, currently acting GM for Malaysia, will become deputy GM for Malaysia. Additionally, he will assume responsibility for the company’s commercial and legal activities in Southeast Asia.
Aquatic has appointedPhil Spence as business systems manager. Spence previously was a health, safety, environment, and quality, and management systems consultant for the company.
Kongsberg Process Simulation has appointedJohn Hinsley as senior process engineer. The company also has appointed Mark Baldwin as UK sales manager.
Knight has promotedJerome Lane to operations manager for its oil tools operating company.
Qserv has appointedKeith Drummond as process manager. The company also has appointed Malcolm Fox as technical lead for bolting and tensioning.
The Ferguson Group has appointedBill England as technical director of its Ferguson Seacabs divisions worldwide.
Company News
Dyas UK has acquired a 10% interest in northern North Sea blocks 210/29a and 210/30a from EnCore Oil. EnCore will retain a 16.6% interest in the license.
Santos Offshore has purchased a 100% interest in the WA-4-R permit, which contains the majority of the undeveloped Spar gas field. Spar is in the Carnarvon basin, offshore Western Australia. The field extends into WA-13-L in which Santos also has a 45% interest.
Chevron Australia has awarded the Kellogg Joint Venture Group a $240 million work authorization to finalize front-end engineering and design for the Gorgon project.
IXSEA is establishing an Australian division. Nick Goodwin, newly appointed regional sales manager for Australia, will set up the new division. The company currently has an office in Brisbane and plans to open another in Perth.
KS Energy has established six wholly owned subsidiaries: Atlantic Marine Service Egypt, KS Capital Equipment, KS Discoverer 3, KS Discoverer 4, KS Technical Resources, and QIM Ventures.
Premier Oilfield Rentals has formed a new joint venture to expand the company’s operations in the Caspian region. Premier-Borkit Oilfield Services LLP, has been formed as a result of a formal link-up between the company and Borkit International.
Claxton Engineering Services has opened an office in Dubai, UAE. The new facility, located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone port, will improve the service provided to Claxton’s customers in the Middle East and Far East markets, as well as acting as a hub for storage and repair of equipment throughout the region, the company says.
