Services/Suppliers

Dec. 8, 2008

Fugro Gravity & Magnetic Services,

Houston, the business development arm of Fugro Airborne Surveys and Fugro Ground Geophysics, has named a business development team to lead its Western Hemisphere efforts. The team includes Dave Schwartz and Brenda Robinson in the US; Jeff Rowe, Doug McConnell, and Ian Davies in Canada; Ricardo Fernandez in Mexico; and Antonio Sousa Neves in Brazil.

Schwartz
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Schwartz, vice-president of marketing for Fugro Gravity & Magnetic Services, received a bachelor’s in geophysical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain and has worked in geophysics for more than 35 years.

Robinson
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Robinson, a marketing representative, received a bachelor’s in marketing from the University of Houston. She joined Fugro in 2007. Prior to joining the company, she worked in the petroleum and petrochemical industry for 15 years.

Rowe
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Rowe, vice-president and senior geophysicist, leads Fugro’s Canadian operations and has 35 years of experience in the industry. He received a bachelor’s in geology from Temple University and is a licensed professional geoscientist (geophysics). He is an active member of SEG and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

McConnell
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McConnell, general manager and senior geophysicist in Canada, received an MBA from York University in Ontario and a bachelor’s in engineering and geophysics from Queen’s University, also in Ontario. He has 22 years’ experience in the geophysics field and has worked in seven countries.

Davies
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Davies, business development manager in Canada, has been with Fugro for 19 years. He received a master’s in marine geotechnics from the Marine School of Ocean Sciences in North Wales and a bachelor’s in geology from Exeter University. Davies has held a wide variety of marketing and business development roles with Fugro around the world.

Fernandez
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Fernandez, a senior geophysicist and business development manager in Latin America, received a PhD in engineering geophysics, a master’s in exploration geophysics and engineering geophysics, and a bachelor’s in physics. He has 27 years’ experience in the geophysics industry and has worked across Latin America.

Neves
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Neves, a senior geoscience consultant based in Brazil, earned a PhD and a bachelor’s in geophysics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His experience includes digital mapping and prospecting, technology development, and airborne surveys. He has 43 years’ experience in the industry and has worked in South America, Europe, and Africa. He is involved in SEG, American Geophysical Union, and Soc. Brasileira de Cartografia and is a founding member of Soc. Brasileira de Geofisica.

Fugro Gravity & Magnetic Services is a part of Fugro, which provides advanced surveying, seismic, oceanographic, meteorological, and positioning services. Fugro interprets and processes data collected at sea, on land and from the air.

Wave Imaging Technology Inc.,

Houston, has named Joseph H. Higginbotham chairman, chief technology officer, and director and Morgan P. Brown president, CEO, and director.

Higginbotham is a 25-year industry veteran who worked for Texaco, Chevron, and 3DGeo and is a recognized world expert in wave equation depth imaging. He developed the SeisPak processing system, which is used for both land and marine seismic processing and in virtual simulations. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Toledo.

Brown is a PhD graduate of the Stanford Exploration Project. He has held R&D positions at Hess Corp. and 3DGeo, working in wave imaging technology, reflection tomography, and automated seismic interpretation.

Wave Imaging Technology was recently formed as a Texas corporation to provide new, patent-pending analysis to extract information from seismic data in oil and gas exploration and production. The company’s first three assignments have come from Petrobras America Inc., Aera Energy, and BHP Billiton.

PAS Technologies,

Kansas City, Mo., has been selected as the winner of a Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement award in the category of “best emerging business improvement deployment.” The Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement awards are given to companies and individuals who demonstrate the most outstanding organizational achievements through the deployment of business improvement programs.

A privately held corporation, PAS Technologies specializes in providing cost-effective repair and overhaul solutions for the oil field, aerospace, and industrial markets. It services a broad range of components, including gates and seats used in oil fields and components used in other industrial high-wear, high-heat, and highly corrosive environments.