Bristol Harbor Group Hires Kyle Pagan
, La. He was a member of the 500 SWBS group responsible for designing auxiliary systems for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Waterways Commerce cutter program. Pagan also interned at LLOG Exploration Company in Covington, La., and assisted project managers with engineering calculations, subsea integrity management programs, and regulatory requirements for several deep-water oil and gas production systems. This experience provided him with firsthand exposure to offshore operations and further augmented his expertise in maritime engineering
MTL Supports the Next Generation
FPSO integrity management and repair specialists, Marine Technical Limits (MTL) has been supporting the next generation of engineers and naval architects for more than 15 years but more recently its effort to invest in young graduates have taken an international turn.Since its inception, MTL has invested heavily in the development of graduates from local and national universities. Every summer a handful of students arrive at the office door to take on a summer internship and many have successfully gained employment with the firm’s specialist team.However, at the start of the year, the team
MTL: Allan Named Senior Naval Architect
FPSO and marine integrity management specialists, Marine Technical Limits (MTL) has welcomed a senior naval architect to its team.Paul Allan, who has more than 10-years’ experience in delivering naval architecture and marine warranty surveying (MWS) to the oil and gas industry, has been appointed to the position of Senior Naval Architect by the Kintore-based firm.The chartered engineer will be supporting the MTL team developing systems and procedures, driving MWS and supporting the company’s global FPSO and marine activities.MTL, which employs 44 people and has just signed an agreement to
Senior Appointments at First Marine Solutions
Group),identifying market opportunities and ensuring mooring equipment was utilized to meet the requirements of global rig companies and operators. In tandem to this, his expertise and knowledge resulted in him being part of a specially selected team to build and develop Acteon Group’s (decom and integrity - management of assets) profile. Crichton takes on the role of Sales and Marketing Manager from the firm’s sister company, First Integrated Solutions.Having been in the mooring sector since 1994, he has worked at Offshore Rentals, Balmoral Group and Viking Seatech and brings a wealth
Aker Solutions Wins Mariner Development Deal
integrated construction and completions (ICC) organization with Daewoo and Statoil. At the peak of the offshore phase, the contract will secure as many as 950 jobs in the UK. Separately, Aker Solutions' Norwegian MMO unit secured a two-year contract extension worth NOK 360 million for asset integrity management work at 11 offshore and three onshore locations in Norway. The extension is part of a four-year contract awarded in October 2010 by Statoil.
Proserv Apprentice Receives UK O&G Award
her very first task, where she suggested ways to improve a stripping and flushing rig job, Toal has consistently provided valuable support to her colleagues. The method suggested on her initial task has now been implemented as standard company practice. In addition, her role in a major hose integrity management project saw Toal becoming the pivotal person in carrying out the six month testing of around 600 hoses. Towards the end of the project, Toal, who is based at Birchmoss in Aberdeenshire, was the only person at Proserv in a position to do the work. This would have been outsourced otherwise
Intertek Invests in O&G Lab in Abu Dhabi
, but this investment delivers services locally to oil and gas companies in the area for the first time. The company has a number of existing offices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and works with national oil companies to deliver third-party inspection, expediting, quality assurance, and asset integrity management services on major projects. The UAE regional offices also extend service support into Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, India, Iraq, Algeria and other countries.
