Norway-based Bergen Group has appointed Hans Petter Eikeland as its new CEO as of today, 28 August. Hans Petter Eikeland is appointed up to July 2016 and succeeds Asle Solheim. “Eikeland has an industrial understanding and vigor that…
Elaine Lisenbe has been appointed to the position of chief financial officer (CFO) and will join Wood Group Mustang’s executive leadership team. Lisenbe joined Wood Group Mustang as financial controller in 2011 and served most recently as vice president of finance for the Americas…
Wood Group acquired BETA Machinery Analysis (BETA), a Calgary-based engineering consultancy specializing in advanced vibration analysis in a deal valued at US$14.3 million. BETA’s expertise in advanced vibration, pulsation stress…
Unique Group, formerly known as Unique Maritime Group, has set in place measures to double its size and global infrastructure by 2019 through capital investment, acquisitions and expansion into key markets. With a current turnover in excess of US$100 million…
DNV GL Group appointed Tor Svensen as group executive vice president. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen will succeed Tor Svensen as chief executive officer of its maritime business area. Both will report to the incoming group president and CEO Remi Eriksen…
NorSea Group won northeast Scotland’s first major “small piece” decommissioning contract. Work has already begun on the six-month project which is being carried out at NorSea Group’s Peterhead facility on behalf of Endeavour Energy and…
NorSea Group (UK) has established a new executive team to lead the company’s growth in Scotland. Walter Robertson has been appointed managing director while Mike Munro becomes the company’s first operations director. Walter has 30…
A consortium formed by Hydro Group and Wenex Equipments has successfully secured a US$3.9 million marine renewables contract. The contract involves the manufacturing and installation of array cabling infrastructure on the SEM-REV marine renewable energy project…
BG Group announced that operational control of Train 1 at its Queensland Curtis LNG plant has been formally transferred to QGC, BG Group's Australian subsidiary, from Bechtel Australia, which constructed the facility. QCLNG…
Statoil has awarded service contracts for seven supply bases for the company in Norway to NorSea Group, Saga Fjordbase and Asco Norge. The contracts include terminal and warehouse services as well as storage and pipeline handling. “Logistics…
Norwegian private equity outfit HitecVision has created a new oil service group by merging five companies in its portfolio. Global Maritime Group comprises companies working within offshore and maritime engineering, marine warranty, dynamic positioning…
Alan Semple, Wood Group chief financial officer (CFO) intends to retire and step down from his current role and from the board at the company's annual general meeting in May 2015. David Kemp will succeed Semple…
Wood Group Mustang has been awarded the pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) contract by Statoil for the proposed Snorre C tension leg platform (TLP) to be located on the Norwegian continental shelf. Work is being conducted by…
Australian supply chain logistics group Brambles is to acquire Aberdeenshire-based Ferguson Group for an enterprise value of £320 million (US$545 million) expanding its container business. Ferguson Group provides container solutions to the offshore oil and gas sector…
Woods Hole Group today announced the appointment of Robert (Bob) P. Hamilton Jr. to President. Dennis Aubrey, who served as President since 2001, transitioned the office to Hamilton, and will serve as CEO. Hamilton joined Woods Hole Group in 1994…
