The ministers from the International Energy Agency (IEA) member countries gathered for the 2013 IEA Ministerial Meeting Wednesday welcomed Estonia as the 29th member of the IEA.Acting upon the recommendation of IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven…
Transocean Ltd. announced that Lars Sjöbring has been appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Transocean Ltd. He will join the company upon completion of the notice period with his current employer and will be based in Geneva…
Offshore renewable energy will be very much on the agenda when the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) holds the first ever meeting of its long-established Europe & Africa Section in Germany.With speakers from Technip, the German Shipowners Association…
3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has appointed Andrew Elmes as Renewables Director.This is a new role which has been created to drive forward the company’s strategy for offshore and onshore wind turbine installation…
The Middle Eastern oil and gas industry is still highly dependent on foreign workers with over half of the industry’s labour force coming from the expatriate community according to latest research released by international jobs board OilCareers…
National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi issued the following statement on the nomination of Janice Schneider to be the next DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management:“It is the prerogative of the President and Secretary to nominate whomever they choose…
Swire Oilfield Services, a global provider of cargo carrying solutions, modular systems, offshore aviation services and fluid management, has appointed Bob Smith as its new head of operations for the U.K.Mr. Smith will oversee all operational activity of the U…
The most thorough analysis of the North Sea oil and gas skills landscape ever undertaken will commence next week with nine of the U.K.’s leading energy, business and skills organizations involved. The major study is the first to examine in depth…
Wison Offshore & Marine reports that it successfully completed the installation of the three LNG storage tanks into the hull of the Caribbean FLNG project, considered a significant milestone in the delivery of the world’s first floating LNG production unit…
International energy technology services company Proserv has reinforced its expanding global reach by appointing a country manager in one of West Africa's emerging provinces.Olu Phillips takes up the post in Nigeria where Proserv has experienced…
BP poll shows delegates at SPE Intelligent Energy International 2013 believe the digital generation will enable emerging technologies to optimize production and enhance safety management.Oil and gas industry professionals believe that the…
Environmental Drilling Solutions (EDS), a provider of drilling waste management, solids control and backyard management solutions to the oil and gas industry, announced two senior-level additions to its management team: John Meckert as chief…
The Edison Chouest Offshore group of companies (ECO) has announced the appointment of Rick Fox as senior vice president and general manager of Alaska operations. Fox will be responsible for leading all ECO vessel activities in the Arctic, as…
CWind hosted a delegation of 20 businesses from the south east region of Northern Ireland on Tuesday this week. The delegation, led by Energy Connections NI and hosted by the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) was in the area this week to…
Asset integrity management specialist XPD8 Solutions has strengthened its senior management team in the anticipation of further growth with the appointment of two department managers.Chris Hewson-Smith and Peter Falconer have joined the…
