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The American Petroleum Institute (API) named Mike Sommers the new president and CEO to succeed Jack Gerard who announced earlier this year that he will step down this summer after a decade at API. Sommers brings 2 decades of political experience to API, including his current role as president and CEO of the American Investment Council (AIC). Prior to joining the AIC a…

International Marine Contractors Association named Iain Grainger its new president and chairman of the board. Previously VP commercial at McDermott, he took over from Harke Jan Meek. Pieter Heerema from Allseas became the new VP. Grainger has a 35-year career in international offshore oil and gas engineering and construction, predominantly with major contractors inclu…

Integrated engineering service provider EnerMech has appointed Salvatore Cuttino as its regional director for Africa. Cuttino joins the company from Harris Pye Engineering, where he served as an international business development manager. He has more than 40 years’ experience in marine and offshore services, mechanical engineering, and project management.

Neptune Energy will appoint David Hemmings as its vice president of business development early next month. Hemmings joins the company from Rothschild & Co., where he most recently served as managing director of the energy and power team with a focus on the oil and gas industry. He previously worked for Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Bank of America

Bentley Systems announced the acquisition of Synchro Software, which links three-dimensional building information modeling (BIM) deliverables with the time dimension to synchronize, through digital workflows, the construction strategy, work breakdown structure, schedule, costs, resources, supply chain logistics, and progress of a construction project. The software’s f…

Michael J. Dolan, senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation, announced his intention to retire, effective 1 August, after 38 years of service. He was elected to his current position as senior vice president and a member of the corporation's management committee in 2008. Dolan held a variety of technical and managerial positions in the company’s global petroleum…

AkerBP is putting to the test Lloyd's Register’s (LR) RTAMO (Real-Time Adaptive Maintenance Optimization) software for maintenance optimization of its Skarv FPSO infrastructure and equipment in Norway. AkerBP aims to optimize the criticality and cost of its maintenance activities. The software is a standalone cloud-based software-enabled service that is based on predi…

The Ultra Flow centralizers from Oilfield Improvements are ideal for full-circle wiping of paraffins in the inner diameter tubing. They are field-installed from a two-piece, snap-together guide made from Amodel, a glass-reinforced PPA resin. The centralizers have higher gripping force on sucker rods and more fluid flow-by volume compared to other commercially availabl…

Bibby Offshore announced that CEO Howard Woodcock is leaving the company. Woodcock was appointed managing director for Bibby Offshore in 2005 and became CEO two years later. He began his career at the age of 16 as a deck cadet at Bibby Line. After nine years serving on general cargo, bulk carriers, tankers, and ferries, he was promoted to chief officer. He left the co…

MMT named Per-Olof Sverlinger as its CEO. Sverlinger comes from the Triathlon Group, a management consultancy firm he co-founded and led as its CEO for more than 15 years. During his time as CEO, Triathlon developed a client base in large- and medium-sized Nordic industrial companies. He has an extensive background in operations development, financial analysis, and pr…