Services/Suppliers

May 7, 2007

Intec Engineering

Houston, has announced the appointment of Stephen Rivers as engineering director, Asia Pacific. He will be based in Perth, but have responsibilities for the entire region. Steve Lee and Brandon Hughes, operations managers for Intec South East Asia and Australasia, respectively, will continue in their positions and will work alongside Rivers.

Rivers has spent the last 23 years in the offshore oil and gas industry, specializing in the design and construction of marine pipelines, structures, and process decks.

Intec Engineering, a Heerema Group company, is a leading engineering and project management company. Its technical disciplines include marine pipelines and risers, subsea systems, systems engineering, flow assurance, floating systems, LNG terminals, and marine installation management.

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

London, has announced that Jeremy Sheldon has joined the firm as a partner in the London energy practice. Sheldon has advised energy companies in regions ranging from Africa to the Middle East and countries from Canada to Kazakhstan on issues from waste projects to infrastructure development.

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP is a leading full-service international law firm operating from 16 locations.

LeTourneau Technologies Inc.

Longview, Tex., is a new organization formed by six companies to apply proprietary captive technology to achieve product leadership performance in several markets, including oil and gas drilling. Dan Eckermann is president of the new organization.

The business units include LTI Drilling Systems, formerly LEWCO, and LTI Offshore Products, formerly LeTourneau Marine Group. The remaining four units focus on the mining, forestry, power, and steel markets.

LeTourneau Technologies Inc. is owned by the Rowan Companies Inc., and operates worldwide.

Implicit Monitoring Solutions LP

Dallas, has announced the appointment of David Kerr as president. Kerr, who has more than 30 years of oil and gas experience, served as president of Kerr Pump Corp. for 25 years.

Implicit Monitoring Solutions LP is a leading provider of remote asset performance and control monitoring services.

Wood Mackenzie

Edinburgh, has announced its acquisition of Hill & Associates, Annapolis, Md.-based providers of analysis and advisory services on coal and electricity markets. The combination enables Wood Mackenzie to provide deep expertise in oil, gas, coal, and power sectors of the energy market.

Wood Mackenzie provides a range of research products and consulting services to the energy and life sciences industries.