Tullow Oil names international business managing director

Brian O'Cathain has been appointed managing director, international business, Tullow Oil International, a unit of London-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company Tullow Oil.

Oct. 8, 2002

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, Oct. 8 -- Brian O'Cathain has been appointed managing director, international business, Tullow Oil International, a unit of London-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company Tullow Oil PLC. O'Cathain's appointment becomes effective Nov. 1. He will be based in Tullow's Dublin office.

Before joining Tullow, O'Cathain most recently served as managing director Enterprise Energy Ireland, the Irish unit of Enterprise Oil PLC, London. He joined Enterprise in 1991.

O'Cathain, who is a geologist and petroleum engineer, began his 18-year career in the oil and gas industry as a petroleum engineer with Shell International in 1984.