Offshore articles from December 2008

Offshore archives from December 2008

This year's top 5.(COMMENT)
December 1, 2008... The editors of Offshore have made their choices for the winners of the Five Star Award--the top five offshore field development projects for 2008--and proudly announce the winners in this issue. The projects are selected on the basis on best...

Active rig fleet, November 2008.(GLOBAL DATA)
December 1, 2008... Active rig fleet, November 2008 Floaters Jackups US GoM 34 (0) 75 (+3) Mex GoM 5 (0) 32 (0) North Sea 40 (+1) 34 (+1) East Atlantic 2 (0) 0 (0) L. America 44...

GoM drilling permits issued.(GLOBAL DATA)
December 1, 2008... GoM drilling permits issued Drilling permits Apr. 47 May 68 June 47 July 70 Aug. 49 Sept. 25 Oct. 57 Source: US Minerals Management Service Note: Table made from bar graph.

Worldwide day rates.(GLOBAL DATA)(Petroleum drilling)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Worldwide day rates Year/Month Minimum Average Maximum Drillship 2007 Nov $43,000 $251,354 $489,000 2007 Dec $43,000 $251,067 $500,000 2008 Jan $43,000 $272,846 $520,000 2008 Feb $43,000...

The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) has taken the first step in the multi-year process required to hold a sale for acreage offshore Virginia.(North America)
December 1, 2008... The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) has taken the first step in the multi-year process required to hold a sale for acreage offshore Virginia. The Call for Information and Interest/Nominations and Notice of Intent (Call/NOD to prepare an...

The Canada--Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board has announced results of the industry nominated call for bids NS08-1 for two new offshore exploration licenses (EL).(North America)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The Canada--Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board has announced results of the industry nominated call for bids NS08-1 for two new offshore exploration licenses (EL). Alberta Ltd. won Parcel 1 with a work expenditure bid of $6,651,154. Shin...

Russia's Gazprom confirms that drilling is under way on its first natural gas well in Venezuelan waters.(Latin America)
December 1, 2008... Russia's Gazprom confirms that drilling is under way on its first natural gas well in Venezuelan waters. Drilling began from the Scorpion Vigilant platform in the presence of Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, and Igor Sechin, deputy...

The FPSO Sevan Piranema has been producing oil for Petrobras for its first full year.(Latin America)
December 1, 2008... The FPSO Sevan Piranema has been producing oil for Petrobras for its first full year. The unit is moored on the Petrobras-operated Piranema field, off the coast of Aracaju, in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. During the first year of...

The Banda East-1B appraisal well offshore Mauritania has hit pay at TD of 2,716 m (8,911 ft) BRT.(Africa)
December 1, 2008... The Banda East-1B appraisal well offshore Mauritania has hit pay at TD of 2,716 m (8,911 ft) BRT. Acquisition of wireline data is complete. The preliminary results of the wireline logging, Modular Dynamic Tester (MDT) pressure testing, and...

Total has signed an agreement with OMEL Energy Nigeria (OENL) and OMEL Exploration and Production Nigeria (OEPNL) to acquire 25.67% of the deepwater offshore license OPL 285 and 14.5% in deepwater OPL 279.(Africa)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Total has signed an agreement with OMEL Energy Nigeria (OENL) and OMEL Exploration and Production Nigeria (OEPNL) to acquire 25.67% of the deepwater offshore license OPL 285 and 14.5% in deepwater OPL 279. OENL will remain the operator for OPL...

Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC) and governmental authorities have awarded Aker ASA an oil and gas deepwater production license in the Gulf of Guinea, offshore the Republic of Ghana.(Africa)
December 1, 2008... Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC) and governmental authorities have awarded Aker ASA an oil and gas deepwater production license in the Gulf of Guinea, offshore the Republic of Ghana. The organization selected Aker as operator of the...

The Laganskaya-1 exploration well in the northern Caspian Sea has encountered oil shows in the Neocomian sandstone reservoir, according to Lundin Petroleum.(Caspian Sea)
December 1, 2008... The Laganskaya-1 exploration well in the northern Caspian Sea has encountered oil shows in the Neocomian sandstone reservoir, according to Lundin Petroleum. No hydrocarbons were encountered in the deeper Jurassic sandstone reservoirs, the...

Beach Petroleum has received ministerial approval to acquire interests in the North Shadwan and South East July concessions in the Gulf of Suez.(Middle East)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Beach Petroleum has received ministerial approval to acquire interests in the North Shadwan and South East July concessions in the Gulf of Suez. North Shadwan is operated by BP Exploration (Delta) and contains three undeveloped oil...

The FSO RANG DONG MV17 has achieved first oil from the Rang Dong field offshore Vietnam, according to MODEC.(Asia)
December 1, 2008... The FSO RANG DONG MV17 has achieved first oil from the Rang Dong field offshore Vietnam, according to MODEC. The FSO is installed in 60 m (197 ft) water depth. The unit has a storage capacity of 350,000 bbl and a total inlet capacity of 60,000...

Production is under way from the C4 oil field and the extended reach area (ERA) of the C and D oil fields in the Zhao Dong block, offshore China, according to Roc Oil.(Asia)
December 1, 2008... Production is under way from the C4 oil field and the extended reach area (ERA) of the C and D oil fields in the Zhao Dong block, offshore China, according to Roc Oil. Production follows construction, installation, and commissioning of a new...

The ML-4 well has struck gas and condensate, according to Total.(Asia)
December 1, 2008... The ML-4 well has struck gas and condensate, according to Total. The well, in the Maharaja Lela/Jamalulalam field offshore Brunei, was drilled to a final depth of 5,227 m (17,149 ft). According to Total, the well encountered a 400-m...

The semisubmersible Ocean Epoch has spudded the Libra-1 exploration well in the Browse basin, offshore Western Australia, according to Nexus Energy.(Australia)
December 1, 2008... The semisubmersible Ocean Epoch has spudded the Libra-1 exploration well in the Browse basin, offshore Western Australia, according to Nexus Energy. The conductor was set and operations were preparing to drill ahead in a 17.5-in. (44-cm) hole,...

Independents rewarded in 25th round.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
December 1, 2008... Interest in the UK sector remains high, with 100 companies gaining licenses across 257 blocks from Britain's 25th offshore round. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The total of 171 licenses, up from 150 under the 24th round, comprises 124...

Multi-well abandonment runs to plan.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
December 1, 2008... Subsea contractor TS Marine has completed a series of well abandonments for BP, Perenco, and Tullow Oil in the UK southern and central North Sea. The company chartered the Island Contractor vessel for preliminary work on the wells, including...

Norway spending holding steady.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Norway has closed applications for its 20th licensing round, which opened in late June, having received bids from 46 qualified companies. Conditions relating to environmental concerns and fishing interests have been tightened, with some blocks...

Harald to host Trym development.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Danish company Dong Energy has submitted a development proposal for the Trym gas-condensate field in the southern Norwegian sector. Dong plans two subsea horizontal wells tied back to the DUC-operated Harald platform in Danish waters via a...

Wintershall bids for Revus.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... German company Wintershall has made a 581 million [euro] ($733 million) bid to acquire Norwegian independent Revus Energy. Stavanger-based Revus has interests in 60 offshore licenses in Norway and the UK. Revus' board supports the offer and has...

Blind Faith flows first oil.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Chevron flowed first oil from its Blind Faith field on Nov. 11. Daily production is expected to ramp up to approximately 65,000 bbl of oil and 55 MMcf of natural gas over the next three months. Blind Faith is being developed with subsea...

Marathon sanctions Droshky, Ozona.(GULF OF MEXICO)
December 1, 2008... Marathon's board of directors has approved $1.3 billion for development of the Droshky field and $300 million for development of the Ozona field. The company expects to initially book proved reserves of approximately 29 MMboe for Droshky and...

Ecopetrol, BP to target deep gas.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Empresa Colombiana de Petroleos S.A.)(British Petroleum Company PLC)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Ecopetrol SA has agreed with two US subsidiaries of BP to drill for natural gas at depths exceeding 20,000 ft (6,096 m) in the GoM. During the first year, the venture will drill at least one exploratory well. The companies also plan to...

Frontier Drilling's semisubmersible rig Frontier Driller was christened at Signal International's East Bank shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi on Nov. 1.(GULF OF MEXICO)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Frontier Drilling's semisubmersible rig Frontier Driller was christened at Signal International's East Bank shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi on Nov. 1. The event concluded a major upgrade of the rig,...

Pony FEED goes to INTECSEA.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Hess Corp. has awarded INTECSEA a contract for the subsea system and TLP hull and mooring FEED for the Hess-operated Pony project in Green Canyon blocks 468 and 469 in 3,200 to 3,800 ft (975 to 1,158 m) water depth. The work began in...

Caesar/Tonga development continues.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Development work on the Caeasar/Tonga complex continues, with first production expected in the first half of 2011, according to Anadarko. The company recently confirmed the West Tonga discovery with an appraisal well encountering...

McMoRan to test ultra deep well.(GULF OF MEXICO)
December 1, 2008... McMoRan plans to complete and test the South Timbalier block 168 No. 1 ultra deep exploratory well (formerly known as Blackbeard West No. 1). The well was drilled to 32,997 ft (10,057 m) TD in October and logs indicated four potential...

PGS begins deepwater 3D survey.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Petroleum Geo-Services ASA)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... PGS is expected to begin acquiring a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the DeSoto Canyon area this month. Covering approximately 250 deepwater blocks, the new program "Discovery" focuses on an area recently opened for leasing in the...

Woodside selects Paradigm G&G software.(GULF OF MEXICO)
December 1, 2008... Woodside Energy has selected Paradigm's next-generation geology and geophysics software for interpretation and velocity modeling in the Gulf. Paradigm says it has advanced workflows in processing, interpretation, and analysis of large...

Murphy orders subsea equipment.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Murphy Exploration and Production Co. contract with Aker Solutions )(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Murphy Exploration has awarded Aker Solutions a $23 million contract to supply subsea trees, control systems, and steel tube umbilicals for the company's GoM development program. The initial order includes two well sets and an umbilical....

Neptune Marine Services secures work.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Neptune Marine Services and its wholly owned subsidiary, US Underwater Services LP, have been awarded two NEPSYS repair projects in the Gulf worth $10 million. The combined scope of work comprises a repair to an oil platform jacket leg and...

GRL supplies ROVolution simulator to CTC.(SUBSEA SYSTEMS)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GRL has supplied a ROVolution simulator to CTC Marine Projects for use in general ROV pilot training and to practice trenching plough deployment. CTC uses ROVolution in one scenario, illustrated here, GRL has...

More subsea production equipment on order.(SUBSEA SYSTEMS)
December 1, 2008... West Africa: The Grenland Group has ordered NOK 307 million ($45 million) in subsea facilities for Total's Pazflor development offshore Angola. The contract includes fabrication, assembly, and testing of the structures. The facilities are...

Keppel delivers FPSO Espirito Santo.(VESSELS, RIGS, & SURFACE SYSTEMS)
December 1, 2008... Keppel Shipyard has delivered the FPSO Espirito Santo to SBM Offshore. At presstime, the vessel was en route to Singapore for deployment in the Espirito Santo field offshore Brazil. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The FPSO can process 100,000...

Aegean Energy contracts Energy Exerter.(VESSELS, RIGS, & SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Aegean Energy has awarded Northern Offshore UK a contract for the jackup Energy Exerter. The three-well contract is expected to begin in January 2009 and is expected to run some 135 days, including a 15-day mobilization period from the North...

West Hercules begins China operations.(VESSELS, RIGS, & SURFACE SYSTEMS)
December 1, 2008... The deepwater semisubmersible rig West Hercules is at work for Husky Oil China. Seadrill also reports that it has taken delivery of the deepwater semisubmersible rig West Taurus from the Jurong yard in Singapore. The unit was delivered one...

Maersk, Consafe extend KS Energy vessel contracts.(VESSELS, RIGS, & SURFACE SYSTEMS)(KS Energy Services contract with Maersk Line)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Maersk has awarded KS Energy Services a contract extension for the accommodation jackup Atlantic Rotterdam. The contract has been extended from March 2009 to March 2010 with improved day rates, bringing the firm contract value to approximately...

Transocean receives newbuild contract.(VESSELS, RIGS, & SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Transocean has received a five-year contract for an ultra deepwater newbuild drillship equipped to drill in 10,000 ft (3,048 m) of water. The vessel is upgradable to 12,000 ft (3,658 m) of water with additional equipment, and to drill to 40,000...

Total E&P Angola books Ocean Valiant.(VESSELS, RIGS, & SURFACE SYSTEMS)
December 1, 2008... Total E&P Angola has signed a two-year contract with Diamond Offshore Drilling for the semisubmersible Ocean Valiant to work in Angola. The contract could earn Diamond maximum revenue, excluding mobilization fees, of approximately $452-million....

Petrobras charters Normand Progress.(VESSELS, RIGS, & SURFACE SYSTEMS)
December 1, 2008... Petrobras has awarded Technip a daily-rate contract worth more than $100 million for a two-year charter of the Normand Progress, a vessel specializing in flexible pipeline installation. The contract includes engineering and support services, as...

Keppel delivers Deep Driller 6.(VESSELS, RIGS, & SURFACE SYSTEMS)
December 1, 2008... Keppel FELS has delivered the jackup drilling rig, Deep Driller 6, to Sinvest AS (Sinvest), a subsidiary of Aban Singapore (ASPL). Deep Driller 6 is the fourth unit to be delivered in a series of five KFELS Super B class rigs built for...

Vietgazprom contracts Energy Searcher.(VESSELS, RIGS, & SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Vietgazprom has awarded Jet Holding a $122-million contract for the drillship Energy Searcher. The five-well contract is expected to begin between June and September 2009 for a 365-day duration, including mobilization. The Energy Searcher,...

Van Gogh set to debut.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Subsea installation is 85% complete and first oil from the high-profile Van Gogh oilfield in Western Australia's Exmouth basin is on schedule for 2Q 2009, says operator Apache Corp. The development is expected to...

EZ does it in GoM.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)
December 1, 2008... Hughes Christensen says it successfully deployed its patented EZCase casing bit technology In two deepwater subsalt wells in the Gulf of Mexico, reducing the non-productive time (NPT) encountered in offsets where tar and loss circulation zones...

INTEQ releases new telemetry service.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Baker Hughes INTEQ has introduced its aXcelerate High-Speed Telemetry service, offering high-speed mud-pulse and wired-pipe data transmission for LWD and MWD applications. INTEQ claims the aXcelerate service provides the fastest mud-pulse...

JIP studies effects of noise on marine life.(GEOSCIENCES)
December 1, 2008... The E&P Sound & Marine Life Joint Industry Program (JIP) recently held a three-day status review to learn what its various studies into the affects of the noise created by upstream operations on marine life have found to date, and to define...

New surveys in the works.(GEOSCIENCES)
December 1, 2008... Vietnam: TGS NOPEC is conducting a multi-client seismic survey using Nordic Venturer offshore Vung Tau, Vietnam. The 2D survey, which started in September, is expected to be complete by the end of this year. Nordic Venturer was converted from...

Technology development.(GEOSCIENCES)(ION Geophysical Corp. contract with Fugro-Geoteam AS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... ION Geophysical Corp. has signed a multi-year, multi-vessel agreement covering marine acquisition technology with Norway-based Fugro-Geoteam AS. The agreement involves continued development and improving steerable streamer technology using...

BP sets new subsea multiphase pumping records at King: distance to host also a first.(TOP 5 PROJECTS)(British Petroleum Company PLC)
December 1, 2008... BP's King field in the Gulf of Mexico in Mississippi Canyon blocks 84, 85, 128, and 129 is the first subsea multiphase pump application in more than 1,676 m (5,500 ft) of water and more than 24 km (15 mi) away from its host TLP--double the...

Jubarte field opens Petrobras' pre-salt production: project is a milestone for Brazil.(TOP 5 PROJECTS)
December 1, 2008... A milestone for the Brazilian oil industry, first production from pre-salt layer, kicked-off this past Sept. 2 in Jubarte field, north of Campos basin, in 1,323 m (4,341 ft) water depth, some 77 km (48 mi) off the southern coast of Espirito...

All-electric subsea controls strengthen security of K5 operations.(TOP 5 PROJECTS)
December 1, 2008... Gas production is under way at the K5F field in the Dutch North Sea, by means of the world's first all-electrical subsea production system. Operator Total E&P Nederland developed the technology with Cameron to overcome weaknesses in...

Agbami: 10 years in the making off Nigeria.(TOP 5 PROJECTS)
December 1, 2008... Chevron's Agbami is one of the largest deepwater discoveries ever in Nigeria. The project was selected for the Top 5 for its scale and commitment to develop the West African country's petroleum reserves and local engineering capabilities....

Reliance Industries produces from first deepwater field in India: new production may prove vital to India's economy.(TOP 5 PROJECTS)
December 1, 2008... Reliance Industries began production in the KG-D6 block of Krishna Godavari basin on Sept. 17, 2008. A first of its kind hydrocarbons production from any deepwater field in India, Reliance KG-D6 will account for 40% of the country's indigenous...

Pan-African independent builds base in Nigerian marginal fields: need to add a deckhead due lengthening the story.(WEST AFRICA)
December 1, 2008... Recent events have confirmed Afren's credentials as an emerging force in West Africa. Over the past year, the company has: * Achieved first production as a technical operator in the Okoro Setu field off Nigeria * Signed further...

Ground breaking projects aim to improve exploration success ratio: combining of seismic, CSEM, well log data under study.(GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS)
December 1, 2008... The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) has launched two new development projects to help produce maps of hydrocarbon location and thus enable more accurate targeting of reserves. Researchers at Imperial College London and Offshore...

DrillLink/CyberLink saves offshore operators time and money with automated control.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
December 1, 2008... Not only has offshore drilling become increasingly complex and risky, skilled personnel shortages increase the chance of operator errors, which are more costly and dangerous offshore. Consequently, the industry's expanded development and...

AIMS provides lifetime maintenance support for West African floaters: full structural analysis of hull and topsides included.(FIELD DEVELOPMENT)(Asset Integrity Management System)
December 1, 2008... Three newbuild floating production units recently were delivered for Total projects offshore West Africa. All were covered from conception by Bureau Veritas' VeriSTAR AIMS Asset Integrity Management System. The first was the 2-MMbbl FPSO...

Aramid hybrids ease strains on deepwater offload flowlines.(EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hybrid materials based on aramid fibers are driving development of a new generation of smooth-bore flowlines with large internal diameters. Among these is Deepflo, produced and engineered by Dunlop Oil & Marine,...

ABS.(People)
December 1, 2008... ABS has named Sudheer Chand as director of offshore technology. Chand will address rules and requirements for drilling and production in harsh environments, criteria for the conversion of FPSOs from ship-shaped trading tankers as well as...

IDM Group.(People)
December 1, 2008... IDM Group has appointed Michael Stansberry as COO. He has operational and financial responsibility for all IDM operations and subsidiaries, including Southwest Oilfield Products.

Seabird Exploration.(People)
December 1, 2008... Seabird Exploration has appointed Shuki Ronen as VP for geophysics. Ronen has experience in seismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation.

Compressco.(People)
December 1, 2008... Compressco has named Ron Foster as president. Foster has served as Compressco's senior VP of sales and marketing since 2002. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Ausclad Group of Companies.(People)
December 1, 2008... The Ausclad Group of Companies (AGC) has appointed Mark Williamson as GM of its services business unit. Williamson oversees management and operations of the Group's services business unit, which provides industrial services to the minerals, oil...

Alliance Engineering.(People)
December 1, 2008... Alliance Engineering has promoted Wayne Mueller to VP of its deepwater business unit. Mueller has been with Alliance since 2004 and most recently was project manager of the company's FPSO developments. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Alliance.(People)
December 1, 2008... Alliance also has promoted Hokan M. Linden to VP of business services. In this position, Hokan is responsibile for information technology, office services, training, and information systems within Alliance. Hokan has been with Alliance since...

Pride International.(People)
December 1, 2008... Pride International has appointed Steven A. Manz as VP and CFO of the company's mat-supported jackup rig business. Manz previously served as director of research for the investment bank Simmons & Co. International.

Minerals Management Service.(People)
December 1, 2008... Minerals Management Service has appointed Troy Trosclair as the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region's (GOMR) deputy regional supervisor for District Operations, Field Operations. Trosclair supervises the region's five district offices located throughout...

Hellespont Hammonia GmbH & Co.(People)
December 1, 2008... Hellespont Hammonia GmbH & Co. has appointed Christian Ramm as joint MD. He is responsible for the company's commercial and financial matters, working alongside Capt. Matthias Imrecke, who remains responsible for ship management. Ramm replaces...

Spectrum.(People)
December 1, 2008... Spectrum has appointed Rhys Edwards as CFO.

Access Exploration Corp.(People)
December 1, 2008... Access Exploration Corp. has appointed Bobby Long as exploration manager. Long began his career as an engineer with Texaco and subsequently worked as a geophysicist for Shell Oil, Kirby Exploration, Challenger Minerals, Inc. and more recently...

Saudi Aramco.(People)
December 1, 2008... Saudi Aramco has appointed Khalid A. Al-Falih as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2009. Al-Falih, currently executive VP of operations, will succeed Abdallah S. Jum'ah, who has elected to retire after 40 years of service to Saudi Aramco,...

BJ Services.(People)
December 1, 2008... BJ Services has appointed Kevin Robertson as country manager--India for tubular services. In his new role, Robertson is based in Mumbai, where he oversees all aspects of operations, financial management, and market expansion for the company's...

North Star Shipping.(People)
December 1, 2008... North Star Shipping has appointed David Coultas as technical director. Coultas replaces Robin Smith who retired after 20 years with the company.

Excel Polymers.(People)
December 1, 2008... Excel Polymers has promoted Marcus A. Pignataro to president and GM for Asia-Pacific. Pignataro also becomes president of EXLP Global (Foshan) and oversees the completion of the construction and start-up phases of the company's new...

StatoilHydro.(People)
December 1, 2008... StatoilHydro has appointed Gunnar Breivik as acting executive VP of corporate staffs and services. Breivik succeeds Hilde Merete Aasheim. Breivik also serves as senior VP of StatoilHydro's health, safety, and environment cluster.

Royal Dutch Shell.(People)
December 1, 2008... Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Peter Voser as chief executive. He succeeds Jeroen van der Veer.

Nexen: Marvin Romanow.(People)
December 1, 2008... Nexen has appointed Marvin Romanow as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2009. He also will join the company's board of directors. Romanow will replace retiring president and CEO, Charlie Fischer.

Technip.(People)
December 1, 2008... Technip has appointed Julian Waldron as CFO. Waldron joins Technip from Thomson where he was CFO from 2001 and interim CEO from March to August 2008. Julian Waldron succeeds Olivier Dubois, CFO since June 2002.

Sensornet.(People)(appointment of Dan Watley)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Sensornet has appointed Dan Watley as CTO. He is responsible for establishing Sensornet's technical vision and leading all aspects of the company's technology development through research collaborations and strategic partnerships. He also is...

Nexen: Kevin Reinhart.(People)
December 1, 2008... Nexen has appointed Kevin Reinhart as senior VP and CFO, effective Jan. 1, 2009. Kevin will succeed Marvin Romanow, who will become president and CEO, following the retirement of Charlie Fischer at the end of this year.

XTO Energy.(People)(promotion of Keith A. Hutton and Bob R. Simpson)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... XTO Energy has promoted Keith A. Hutton to CEO. Bob R. Simpson, a founder of the company in 1986 and CEO since 1993, will continue as the chairman of the board and founder of XTO Energy. Vaughn O. Vennerberg II, senior executive VP and chief of...

Kairiki Energy.(People)
December 1, 2008... Kairiki Energy has appointed Laurie Brown as MD. Brown is currently an executive director at the company and has been instrumental in establishing and building Kairiki's oil and gas asset base, the company says.