Maersk Training Awarded 3-Year Contract by Seadrill
Maersk Training won a three-year Training Management Service (TMS) contract by Seadrill. The contract will see Maersk Training managing Seadrill’s global onshore and offshore workforce training requirements for approximately 3100 personnel and 16 assets.Under the new contract, Maersk Training’s dedicated TMS team will work with Seadrill to provide an efficient training booking and administration service for all of Seadrill’s training and competency requirements worldwide.Maersk Training’s TMS is a comprehensive training management solution that enables companies to manage
Lyne Steps Into Chief Commercial Officer Role at Valaris
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris on Monday announced that Matt Lyne has commenced his role as senior vice president and chief commercial officer, having been appointed to the role in late May.Lyne previously served as chief commercial and strategy officer at rival Seadrill, where he held a number of senior marketing and commercial roles for more than 12 years. Prior to this, he served in a number of senior operational and functional roles with another offshore driller Transocean. Lyne has over 20 years of offshore drilling experience in various international locations.Valaris president and CEO
Valaris Announces Executive Leadership Changes
, technologies and services to the oil and gas industry. He has also served as chief financial officer of Abaco Drilling Technologies, Halliburton and Parker Drilling Company, and also held senior finance roles at Valaris predecessor companies, Ensco and Pride International.Lyne joins Valaris from Seadrill, where he served in a number of senior marketing and commercial roles for more than 12 years, most recently as executive vice president, chief commercial and strategy officer. Lyne also held a number of senior operational and functional roles with Transocean before joining Seadrill. He has over
Seadrill Names New COO, CTO
Offshore drilling company Seadrill has appointed Reid Warriner as Chief Operating Officer and Leif Neilson as Chief Technology Officer.The company, which announced the appointments on Thursday afternoon, said the management changes build upon the significant contributions the duo had already delivered in their previous roles at Seadrill.Warriner Reid has served as Senior Vice President since January 2019. Reid has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to Seadrill Reid held the position of President, OilSERV Drilling Group. Before that he worked for Schlumberger for over 15
Well-Safe Buys Seadrill Rig for North Sea P&A. Move to Create 100 New Jobs
UK-based offshore decommissioning company Well-Safe Solutions has bought Seadrill's 1993-built West Epsilon jack-up rig, in a move that the company says will create a 100 new jobs.This will be Well-Safe's second rig in the fleet following the company’s acquisition of the Well-Safe Guardian semi-submersible drilling rig from Diamond Offshore in April 2019. The new addition to the fleet will be renamed the Well-Safe Protector. Well-Safe will now kick-off an upgrade and modification program for the jack-up, to make the rig ready for enhanced plug and abandonment projects in early 2021.
Oil, Gas Jobs Moves from Shale to Offshore
industry.Among the smaller players with a strong focus on offshore segments, the Norwegian shipping company Solstad has nearly doubled its workforce from 2017 to 2018 – a significant staff ramp-up which bet on the long-term improvement of market conditions.Similarly, the drilling contractor Seadrill saw employment grow by 15%. The company has seen some recent contract award success with Saudi Aramco and Equinor. However, their 2018 year-end headcount is only 100 people more than after massive layoffs in 2016, and remains just over half of what is was as in 2014.“We expect Seadrill&rsquo
Seadrill CFO to Step Down in June
Norwegian offshore drilling rig firm Seadrill Ltd said on Thursday that Chief Financial Officer Mark Morris will step down following completion of the company's financial restructuring.The company, controlled by Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen, said it has begun a formal search process and that Morris will remain in the role until the end of June to make the transition possible.Separately, Seadrill Partners said Morris would step down as chief executive officer of that firm at the end of June. Seadrill Partners is a limited liability company formed by Seadrill Ltd to own, operate and
Global Maritime Makes Two Hires in Asia Pacific
company SapuraKencana Drilling where she was Business Controls Manager responsible for the management accounting, financial planning and analysis of 18 offshore tender rigs operating in South East Asia, West Africa and Central America. She has also held a variety of finance and management positions at Seadrill and has a degree in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Leong Weng Yoon has worked in HSE for nearly 10 years, most recently as HSE Manager for Mencast Offshore & Marine, where he was responsible for all HSE issues and spearheaded the implementation of a
Global Maritime Appoints Norway Regional Manager
and other wind power projects as well as on oil and gas fields, such as Visund, Oseberg, and Gullfaks. Mikal has also worked as a management consultant developing and improving organizational performance for major regional and global organizations in the offshore industry, including Statoil, ENI and Seadrill. Prior to joining Global Maritime in January 2013, Mikal was Business Development Manager at DNV GL, the world's leading classification society and a recognized advisor for the maritime industry. At Global Maritime, his positions have included Business Development Leader and Head
Svanevik Elected to Seadrill Board
Seadrill Limited announced today that Carl Erik Steen has resigned from the board of directors with immediate effect. Filling the position is Ørjan Svanevik, who was appointed by the board of directors to fill the vacant position starting immediately. Svanevik is an employee of the Seatankers Group and was previously managing director for the investment advisory firm, Oavik Capital. Prior to Oavik, he was head of M&A and a partner at Aker ASA, and COO and EVP of Kværner ASA. Svanevik also worked nearly a decade in corporate advisory and investment banking. He started his career at
