People
BJ Services has appointedBruce Campbell as senior region operations manager – Europe & Africa for the company’s well services division.
SeeByte has appointedJose Vazquez as a navigation and control specialist.
The company also has appointedHector Hugo Mijares as a senior development engineer.
Halliburton has namedChristian Garcia as VP of investor relations, and Evelyn Angelle as VP of operations finance.
CSL has promotedMark Gillespie to MD. Gillespie, who previously served as CSL’s general manager, succeeds Ciaran O’Donnell.
Xodus Subsea has appointedGraeme Rogerson to head the company’s subsea team.
CIS has appointedJohn Burgess and
Peter Kilian as regional sales and operations managers.
Ashton Calvert, director of Woodside’s board, has resigned due to ill health.
HB Rentals has appointedJohn Aw as regional sales manager - Asia/Pacific. The company has also appointed Darren Bohn as a technical support engineer.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has appointedJohn Colglazier as VP of investor relations and communications.
Socotherm has appointedEmanuele Calabrò as COO of sales, marketing, and development.
Andy Woolgar, Subsea 7’s UK operations director, has been appointed chairman of the Scottish branch of the Pipeline Industries Guild.
DNV has appointedDavid Walker as director of strategy and business development.
Maxwell Drummond International has appointedJohn Kennedy to the newly created position of chairman.
Spectraseis has namedBrice Bouffard as VP of sales and marketing.
Exxon Mobil Corp. has appointedA. J. (Alan) Kelly as president of ExxonMobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties Co. and VP of the corporation.
Hyperdynamics Corp. has namedJames R. Spear VP and chief geophysicist.
ATP’s senior VPGerald (“Jerry”) W. Schlief will retire on Dec. 31, 2007.
Rosetta Resources has namedRandy L. Limbacher president and CEO.
Chevron has appointedJohn McDonald as chief technology officer.
Mustang Engineering has appointedLowell Wiles as director of construction operations.
Shell has appointmentWillem Schulte as chief scientist reservoir engineering.
Sondex has appointedDerek W. Hood as business development manager for Russia.
The Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel Association (ERRVA) has appointedDavid Kenwright as chairman.
Trident Offshore has appointedKevin McBarron as business development manager.
Parker Hannifin Corp. has namedMarwan M. Kashkoush as executive VP for sales, marketing, and operations support.
Geeta Thakorlal has been appointed general manager for Granherne Consultants Leatherhead, UK operations.
Rick Cohagan, MD of Chevron Upstream Europe, has been appointed co-chair of Step Change in Safety.
BJ Services has appointedJan Frieling to the post of Libya country manager for its well services division.
TSMarine has restructured its senior management team:Merv New has been promoted to operations director. Bill Donaldson has been appointed commercial manager. Tom Leeson has been named well intervention business manager. Graeme Duguidhas been appointed Group HSEQ manager and Mike Watt is now operations manager for TSMarine’s Australasia region.
INTEC Engineering has appointedEdward M. Smith as CEO. Smith replaces Bruce Crager.
Aibel has namedOla Bøsterud as senior VP of marketing and communications, effective Dec. 1, 2007.
Milko Binza Moussirou has joined Caesar Systems as manager of client services for Shell E&P.
C. O. “Doc” Stokley, VP of TAM International will retire effective Dec. 31, 2007. Stokley spent 25 years at TAM, previously serving as VP of R&D in inflatable and swellable packer technology.
Companies
Swiber Offshore Drilling has secured its first offshore drilling contract for a series of wells in the Gulf of Thailand. The $25-millon project is for NuCoastal (Thailand), a wholly owned subsidiary of Coastal Energy.
China Southern Airlines Co.’s Zhuhai Helicopter branch has contracted for additional Sikorsky helicopters to support offshore oil projects in the South China Sea and Bohai Bay in China.
A subsidiary ofJohn Wood Group has acquired IMV Corp. for $140 million.
Aquatic Engineering & Construction has opened a Singapore office and says an operations base will follow. Catriona Kang will head Aquatic’s business in Singapore.
At Balance and its sole shareholder, Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V., have agreed to sell a minority interest in At Balance to Smith International Inc.
Anzon Energy has sold its shares in PT Binatek Reka Kruh (which holds the Kruh TAC in South Sumatra) and PT Indama Putera Kayapratama (which holds the Kaya TAC in South Sumatra) for $5.3 million.
CNPC has contracted with Kingworld Resources, a subsidiary of Rimbunan Hijau Group, to develop and produce hydrocarbons at block 1 of Fuyu in the Songliao basin.
SeaBird Exploration has established its first Asia Pacific office in Singapore. The office will be headed by Phil Gunn, the company’s Asia Pacific business development manager.
Plains Exploration & Production Co and Pogo Producing Co. stockholders have approved the merger of the two companies.
Electro-Flow Controls has landed two multi-million dollar contracts and has expanded its Houston facility to accommodate the awards.
Metacor has expanded its international operations by adding offices in Trinidad and Qatar. Dereck Smith will serve as regional manager for Qatar. Frank Walsh will serve as country manager for Trinidad and Tobago.
Centrica, StatoilHydro ASA, and Consolidated Contractors Co. have signed a MOU to form a consortium to assess the feasibility of developing LNG projects in Nigeria.
Fugro Seismic Imaging has acquired 4th Wave Imaging.
ODIM ASA has agreed to acquire ABAS Crane and Aker Brattvaag Winch for NOK 80 million ($14.77 million).
The CCS-DNV Technology Institute, a joint venture between theChina Classification Society and Det Norske Veritas, has been inaugurated in Shanghai.
Granby Oil and Gas has sold its interest in the Galoc field development in the Philippines to Otto Energy for $25.5 million in cash.
GE Energy has acquired Sondex Plc, which now expands its capability and expertise in oil and gas drilling and wireline technology.
Schlumberger and High Arctic Energy Services Inc. have formed a joint venture to provide underbalanced drilling (UBD) services and managed pressure drilling (MPD) services.
M-I Swaco has officially opened a new supply base in Cameron, Louisiana. It replaces the long-time facility destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Rita.
CMP Products plans to open a new office in Perth, Australia. The UK-based company, which manufactures cable gland and cable connectors, adds the Australian base to its operations in Dubai, Houston, Shanghai, and Singapore.
Cyclotech has established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Singapore – Cyclotech Asia Pte Ltd. The company will be the focal point for the Cyclotech’s Chinese and Southeast Asian business operations. Lu Min has been appointed as the company’s regional manager in Asia.
Hayward Tyler has been contracted to supply two seawater lift pumps for a new ConocoPhillips platform off Indonesia in the Natuna Sea. The company will partner with PT Guna Pertiwi Cemberlang, Technip and Nisconi for the $500-million project.
