Simulators Track our Changing Relationship with Technology
system with its K-Pos DP system for simulation-based training of offshore professionals at Equinor. The tailored configuration will enable environmental conservation drills, oil spill detection and recovery simulations and all-encompassing safety and crisis management drills.The ABS Global LNG Academy in Qatar features MetaSHIPs simulators, powered by Orka, that are built to scale from vessel drawings. The academy program also includes gas handling operations and engine room simulation courses offered by GTT Training and the Thet Training Center.Tomorrow’s seafarer is going to have to be more
Ince Appoints New Joint Managing Partners for Dubai Office
Ince’s business in the Middle East.Mohamed El Hawawy is a UAE shipping lawyers, specializing in litigation and dispute resolution. He assists local and multi-national companies on shipping disputes in the Middle East and has advised on numerous high-profile cases and casualties in the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. He also handles insurance matters for clients relating to life, property, product liability, marine, political risk and medical insurance.Alastair Holland sits within the firm’s corporate practice, with more than 20 years of experience advising clients throughout the
Exxon Names Country Head in Emerging Hot Spot Guyana
Exxon Mobil Corp said on Thursday it had named its former Qatar country manager as the chief of its operations in Guyana, a South American country that just started producing crude last year and is seen as key to the company's future.Alastair Routledge takes over after the company, as part of a consortium with Hess Corp and China's CNOOC Ltd, has discovered some 8 billion barrels of oil and gas off the coast of Guyana, a poor country with no history of oil production.While crude exports have the potential to spur economic development, Routledge will have to contend with political turbulence
QTerminals Appoints Bissett as CEO
The Board of Directors of QTerminals, the recently-established operator of the first phase of Hamad Port in Qatar, has appointed Neville Bissett as the company’s first Chief Executive Officer. QTerminals was established as a jointly-owned entity by Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) and Qatar Navigation (Milaha), with the former owning 51 percent and the latter 49 percent of the company. Bissett brings to the role international experience in port management and terminal operations. Prior to joining QTerminals, he was the general manager of Ports Development Company
ISS Names Zaiton Commercial Manager, Cruise
than one million cruise passengers in the region. With over 10 years’ cruise-orientated experience in destination management services Zaiton has focused on cruise tourism, contributing to Dubai becoming a Cruise HUB of the Cruise Arabia region and developing cruise passenger handling in the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and India. Reporting to Grant Holmes, ISS VP Cruise Solutions, Zaiton also has firsthand experience of handling cruise passengers, cruise lines (all segments) and destination management, especially in enhancing the potential of heritage and attraction sites. He is an accredited
Wikborg Rein Bolsters London Team
particular expertise in relation to FIDIC contracts, having advised on FIDIC-based projects in Turkey, Oman, Jordan, India and Ethiopia. He has advised on construction and energy disputes throughout the Middle East, acted on international arbitrations arising out of major projects in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Yemen, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, India and Sri Lanka, and on disputes arising from FPSOs in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brazil. Also joining Wikborg Rein from K&L Gates, as a senior lawyer, is Mary Lindsay. Lindsay’s practice concentrates on international arbitration. She is primarily
Nichols Joins InterAct Technical Team
through his depth of experience and California contacts. Nichols has six years of experience in the Arabian Basin with Pennzoil and later Novus Petroleum, including seismic acquisition and interpretation and well operations. His accomplishments include the role of president of Pennzoil Qatar Inc. in Doha, Qatar. Nichols holds a BA in Mathematics (Summa Cum Laude), an MA in Geology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an Executive MBA from Case Western Reserve University
Braemar Adjusting Promotes Foster
members. In April 2013, Foster transferred from London to Dubai and has played a significant part in establishing Braemar’s Middle East operation, running offshore and onshore energy, power and utility loss adjustments, with associated business interruption, in UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, India and Kazakhstan on behalf of local insurers and international reinsurers
MHI Welcomrd New Employees
achievements: namely, its participation in an offshore wind power generation project in the United Kingdom that will ultimately deliver the world's largest power output, and in the Doha Metro project - one of the largest of its kind in the world - to create an urban transport system in the State of Qatar. In addition, as a brilliant example of new value being created leveraging the MHI Group's comprehensive capabilities - its foremost strength - Mr. Miyanaga related how the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet), which will be Japan's very first passenger jet, successfully completed its maiden flight last
Kemp: Gulf Migrant Workers Will Be Biggest Victims of Oil Shock
same pressure to reduce the number of migrants is likely to play out across the other oil-dependent economies around the Gulf. In addition to the 10.1 million migrants in Saudi Arabia, there are 8.1 million in the United Arab Emirates, 2.9 million in Kuwait, 1.8 million in Oman, 1.7 million in Qatar, and 700,000 in Bahrain. In most of these countries, migrants make up an even larger share of the local population than in Saudi Arabia, according to UN calculations. The situation in each of these economies is different. Some are more petroleum-dependent than others. Some have
Teekay Veteran Glendinning to Retire
successor, Kremin, has 20 years of experience in the shipping industry. In 2000, he joined Teekay as in-house counsel, and in 2006 was promoted to his current position of Vice President, Teekay Gas. He represents Teekay Gas on the boards of joint ventures with partners in Belgium, Indonesia, Japan and Qatar. Prior to joining Teekay, Kremin was an attorney in an admiralty law firm in Manhattan. Prior to attending law school in New York City, he worked for a leading owner and operator of containerships
Milaha CEO Al-Hetmi to Step Down
Milaha president and CEO, Khalifa Ali Al-Hetmi, will retire in September, the Qatar-based marine transport and logistics conglomerate announced. Having joined Milaha 31 years ago, Al-Hetmi has been at the helm of Milaha for the past seven years. During his tenure as CEO, he oversaw the strategic acquisition of Qatar Shipping and Halul Offshore Services in 2010, and was responsible for the subsequent transformation of the newly created group and the launch of the Milaha brand in 2011. Milaha has since grown into one of the largest and most diversified maritime and logistics companies in the
Sparrows Appoints Bertone to Oversee Americas Growth
operating here for many years and the specialist knowledge and excellent reputation for quality and value will provide a good foundation for further growth. Before joining Sparrows Group, Bertone was McDermott’s vice president of Marine Operations and has held the roles of country manager for Qatar and Saudi Arabia. He has an engineering background and graduated with a Masters from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the state of New York. Sparrows Group has had a presence in the US since 1999 and works across the Gulf of Mexico as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for a number of
NorSea Group Appoints Executive Team
he spent seven years with Peterson (United Kingdom) Limited, as Divisional Operations Manager based in Aberdeen but spent a lot of time developing the company’s overseas business in the international market. Having spent 23 years with Total E&P, Mike spent eight years in the Middle-east with Qatar Petroleum before returning to Aberdeen. The company will make further announcements about additional appointments to the executive team within the next few weeks. “Despite the current market conditions, we are excited about the opportunities for growth and development that are being presented
Maersk Says to Cut 200 Jobs in Oil Unit
Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk will cut 200 jobs in its Maersk Oil unit due to a drop in the oil price and to reduce operating costs by 20 percent over the next two years, it said on Thursday. The cuts will fall in Maersk's headquarters, Qatar and UK business locations, and will affect both permanent Maersk Oil employees and core contractors. Reporting by Alexander Tange
STATS Expands In Canada and Middle East
Factory Acceptance Tests. The team is now 22 strong following the recruitment of Operations Manager Thomas Simpson and two graduate engineers and extra staff are being recruited as part of a phased expansion plan for the Middle East market, which has included establishing a separate trading entity in Qatar. Angus Bowie said: “We are now building infrastructure in the Middle East and the new Abu Dhabi facility gives us a proper presence and the foundations to substantially increase our market share. “We are working across the region in UAE, Oman, Qatar and most recently in Saudi Arabia
PSIL Recruits Global Sales Director, Expands In Middle East
Process Systems International Limited (PSIL) is expanding its global network across Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE. PSIL designs and commissions horizontal, vertical, molten sulphur and vortex-flo pumps for national oil companies, major operators and service providers including Qatar Petroleum, TCO, Taymel, BP, Shell, Brown & Root and Read. Its British-engineered and manufactured technologies have a minimum design-life standard of 25 years, improving efficiency while reducing costs by mitigating the need for regular and expensive refurbishment and replacement programmes. The
