By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Sept. 18 -- Paul A. Doyle has been named vice-president of privately held Offshore International Group Inc. (OIG) and president of the firm's US oil and gas unit Fairways Offshore Exploration Inc., Houston. Fairways is affiliated with Offshore Specialty Fabricators Inc., OIG's Houma, La.-based fabrication and derrick barge arm.
Doyle joins OIG and Fairways with 27 years of experience in the oil industry. Most recently, he served as vice-president, operations, for CMS Oil & Gas Co., which was recently offered for sale through a definitive agreement by its parent firm, CMS Energy Corp. of Dearborn, Mich., to private French firm Perenco SA (OGJ Online, July 30, 2002).
Prior to working for CMS, Doyle held a number of engineering and operations positions with International Paper Co.'s oil and gas unit IP Petroleum Co. Inc., Tenneco Inc., and ChevronTexaco Corp. predecessor Texaco Inc.
