Zimmermann elected NOIA chair, Oxy’s Thompson elected vice-chair

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) board of directors has elected Eric Zimmermann, chief operating officer of LLOG—now a part of Harbour Energy—as NOIA chair for the 2026–2027 term.

Clay Thompson, director of Gulf of America operations for Occidental, was elected as NOIA vice-chair for the same term.

The terms for the chairman and vice chairman are 1 year.