Deepwater Specialists Inc.,
Houston has appointed Trey Lambert president. He will be responsible for overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations and developing its business development strategy. Former Pres. Phillip Landry will assume the role of DSI chairman. Lambert has been with DSI for more than 6 years and was formerly the executive vice-president of DSI before moving into his new role. With more than 14 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, his expertise includes electrical and control systems engineering, deepwater oil and gas facility design, construction, commissioning, and facility start-ups. In addition, he has served as either an electrical and instrumentation commissioning engineer or commissioning superintendent on four Gulf of Mexico projects for DSI.
Lambert is a part of Louisiana’s Professional Engineering and Land Surveyor Board as a registered professional engineer (inactive) in electrical and control systems disciplines, as well as a member of the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society. He has a BS in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University.
DSI, part of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC, is one of the world’s leading providers of facilities commissioning services to the international oil and gas industry, function checking and proving the integrity of all systems after construction is completed and prior to the introduction of hydrocarbons.
Wood Group is an international energy services company, providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management, and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil and gas and power generation industries worldwide.
Alliance Engineering,
Houston, has promoted Charles W. (Chuck) Law Jr. to vice-president of its onshore business unit. He has more than 28 years of experience in the natural gas industry and has been with Alliance since 2004, most recently as general manager of its Denver office. Law’s 28-year career encompasses senior engineering and management positions with other engineering as well as gas transmission companies. He is a registered professional engineer in Colorado and a certified project management professional. Since 2001 he has been an instructor for both the Gas Machinery Research Council and the Gas Technology Institute.
Alliance, part of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC, is an independent services provider to the domestic and international oil and gas industry, specializing in engineering, design, procurement, project management, and construction management of onshore and offshore upstream oil and gas facilities and structures. Capabilities range from feasibility studies through complete turnkey installations.
Wood Group is an international energy services company, providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management, and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil and gas and power generation industries worldwide.
Gremada Industries Inc.,
Houston, has named James P. Kowske president of its subsidiary Laser Cladding Services Ltd. In addition to the new appointment, Kowske will continue in his role as vice-president of sales and marketing for Gremada Industries. Previously, he served as Gremada and LCS vice-president of sales and marketing, where he was responsible for overseeing marketing, product, and channel development, as well as strategic planning. Kowske has 35 years of experience in the manufacturing industry and has held several senior management roles for Blackmer, a Dover company; Vickers Inc.; Ace Controls; and Heritage Hydraulics. He has a BA in marketing from Lewis University and has continuing education courses in international marketing from the University of Chicago and Thunderbird School of Global Management. Kowske maintains memberships in the American Marketing Association and is an active participant in The Remanufacturing Institute.
LCS provides high-quality laser cladding technology for the oil and gas, mining, food, chemical, and fluid-handling processing markets.
Technip,
Paris, has appointed Julian Waldron chief financial officer. He is also a member of Technip’s executive committee. Waldron succeeds Olivier Dubois, Technip CFO since June 2002, who is leaving the company to give a new direction to his career. Waldron previously was CFO at Thomson SA from 2001 and Thomson interim CEO from March 2008 to August 2008. He started his career at UBS Warburg, where he spent 14 years. Waldron is a graduate of Cambridge University.
Technip is a world leader in project management, engineering, and construction for the oil and gas industry, offering a comprehensive portfolio of innovative solutions and technologies.
LECG,
Emeryville, Calif., has appointed veteran energy consultant Paul O’Rourke managing director and the head of its energy practice. He has more than 30 years of experience in energy consulting, including extensive experience working in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. He will be based in LECG’s Cambridge, Mass., office. O’Rourke has worked extensively in all segments of the energy industry, including oil, natural gas, coal, electricity, and renewable resources. Since 1985, he has managed energy practices at Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett, CRA International, and Booz Allen Hamilton. He has also worked with trade associations, including the Electric Power Research Institute, Edison Electric Institute, and the Gas Research Institute. His experience includes strategy development, technology and market assessment, marketing management, and organization assessment. O’Rourke has an MBA in finance and marketing from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in chemistry from Stanford University.
LECG is a global expert services and consulting firm, with more than 800 experts and professionals in 33 offices around the world, providing independent expert testimony, original authoritative studies, strategic advisory, and financial advisory services to clients including Fortune Global 500 corporations, major law firms, and local, state, and federal governments and agencies worldwide.
Halliburton,
Houston, has inaugurated its manufacturing and technology center in Singapore, marking the company’s second expansion in the Asia-Pacific region this year. The center produces sophisticated electronic sensors used in the company’s signature logging-while-drilling tools and openhole wireline logging services. The facility also serves as a repair and maintenance facility for drilling tools used throughout the region. The 20,252 sq m facility is located in the Jurong industrial area in western Singapore and hosts production, technology research and development, logistics, and operations activities. At peak activity, about 400 people will work in this facility and will include PhD-level physicists, scientists, and engineers as well as procurement, financial, and logistical support staff. Halliburton has been active in the Eastern Hemisphere energy services market since 1926 and established operations in Singapore in 1973, continually growing to now offer a full range of technology and services across the company’s completion and production and drilling and evaluation divisions.
Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry.
Swagelok Ltd.,
Isle of Man, UK, has commemorated the first phase of expansion of its new 880 sq m, state of the art warehouse at Tromode, Isle of Man. The expansion will enable the streamlining of processes and help the company meet increased demand. Swagelok Ltd. is the Isle of Man operation of Swagelok Co., a leading provider of fluid system technologies. Its manufacturing helps to complete the company’s piping and regulator product offering for the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. From the Isle of Man facility, Swagelok also serves local niche markets that require quick turnaround on high-added-value and specialized products.
Swagelok Co., headquartered in Solon, Ohio, is a major developer and provider of fluid system solutions, including products, assemblies, and services for the oil and gas, power, petrochemical, alternative fuels, research, instrumentation, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor industries.
Sensornet,
Elstree, UK, has appointed Dan Watley chief technology officer and Peter Kean vice-president, production and technology.
Watley will be responsible for establishing Sensornet’s technical vision and leading all aspects of the company’s technology development through research collaborations and strategic partnerships. He will also be responsible for the management and enforcement of intellectual property rights. He has authored 15 journal and conference papers and has filed seven patents to date. Watley joined Sensornet in 2002 after 10 years with Nortel Networks, where he was involved in the research and development of optical communications systems. Upon joining Sensornet, he was responsible for the development of Distributed Temperature Strain Sensing technology before accepting responsibility for coordinating the development of the company’s entire product range. Watley is a chartered engineer with a masters and PhD from Cambridge University.
Kean has more than 15 years of experience in research and development of fiber optic systems. He will be responsible for the execution of the company’s technology development, bringing new products to market, as well as production of the company’s instruments and customer support management. Kean previously worked for Nortel Networks, where he was involved in product development for fiber optic communications systems. Since joining Sensornet in 2003, he has been responsible for the production of the company’s Distributed Temperature Sensing product range. Kean has authored more than 20 journal and conference papers and is a co-inventor on two patents. He is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Institute of Physics, holds a PhD from St Andrews University, Scotland, and has worked within both university and industrial organizations.
Geokinetics Inc.,
Houston, has appointed T. Diane Anderson to the newly created position of vice-president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. She will be responsible for the oversight of legal affairs worldwide, working closely with the board of directors, executive management, and operations teams. Previously, Anderson served as Geokinetics’ corporate counsel and secretary since June 2007 and as corporate counsel since January 2007. Prior to that, she served in a consulting capacity for Geokinetics from August 2006 until January 2007, focused on SEC reporting and corporate governance and compliance matters. She has more than 14 years of corporate securities, business transactional and regulatory experience. Anderson brings leadership experience in both legal and business roles, having worked closely with executive management teams and boards of directors in leading initiatives related to strategic planning, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property strategy, corporate governance and compliance, and SEC reporting with several large public companies, including El Paso Corp., BMC Software, and TXU. Anderson has BA and JD degrees from Southern Methodist University and an MBA in finance from Dallas Baptist University.
Geokinetics is a leading global provider of seismic acquisition and high-end seismic data processing services to the oil and gas industry.
