Optio trains workforces Opito International has been awarded a contract with Shell to support the development of training for workers on the Majnoon project. The company will help improve vocational training centers in Basra, training Iraqis to industry expectations and Opito standards…
Ocean Installer and McDermott International struck an alliance to pursue and execute North Sea rigid pipelay projects. The new partnership paves the way for a more permanent relationship. Along with Ocean Installer’s expertise and North Sea organization…
Ray Frisby (pictured) has been named technical director for TAM International. Frisby will lead development of new technologies. Company subsidiary TAM Completion Systems has appointed Jim McGowin as its general manager. He will be charged with establishing…
Helge EideDNO's Helge Eide to resign at month's endDNO International ASA announced that its long-serving Managing Director, Helge Eide, is stepping down effective 31 December 2012.'After almost 17 years at DNO International, including the past 13 years as Managing Director…
Court says Ecuador unlawfully seized blocksConocoPhillips' wholly owned subsidiary, Burlington Resources Inc., has received a favorable decision in the international arbitration filed against Ecuador. The Tribunal, constituted under the…
Jim McGowinTAM International, Inc., an independent oilfield services company providing inflatable and swellable packers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim McGowin to general manager of TAM Completion Systems, a subsidiary of TAM International…
Donald Bearb has been named assets and maintenance manager of Devin International, based in Lafayette. He served most recently as Devin's operations manager in Macaé, Brazil, and prior to that was with Weatherford International for 38 years.
David Kirk became CEO of Australian geosciences and well engineering consultancy AWT International on 1 October. Kirk, who previously acted as Woodside’s Pluto LNG project development manager, replaces AWT founder Cameron Manifold who will…
Harold Touchet has been named operations manager at Greene’s Energy Group subsidiary Devin International, based in Lafayette. He joins Devin from Weatherford International where he spent 35 years and served most recently as product line manager, wellbore cleanout and under reaming services.
Philip Luna is the new CEO of Universal/Pegasus International. Interim CEO Bob Deason will remain as executive chairman. Luna, who began his career with ExxonMobil, joined UPI from Jacobs Engineering where he held various positions, including VP business development…
Roderick Larson has joined Oceaneering International as SVP and COO. With Baker Hughes for over 20 years, he served as BHI’s VP operations, Gulf of Mexico, before taking over as its Latin America region president in January 2011. Another Oceaneering newcomer is Mark Peterson…
Weatherford International has completed the acquisition of completion tools specialist Petrowell. The two companies have been aligned in a global partnership to develop and commercialize ‘game-changing technologies’ since 2008.
Oceaneering International is investing $5 million in a 30,000ft2 expansion of its facilities in Morgan City, Louisiana.
Claus Feyling has assumed the role of president of Cayman Islands-based Hercules International Holdings following the retirement of Don Rodney. Feyling previously served as Hercules Offshore’s VP, international business development.
A set of international standards for a wide selection of vital oil & gas industry materials, equipment and offshore structures is emerging from the International Standards Organization (ISO). OE reviews some of the latest developments in this area…
