Ross Provan has been appointed as head of decommissioning options at Aberdeenshire agency Elemental Energies.
Provan brings 18 years of tasks and operational expertise working with main international operators and contractors, with experience spanning drilling, amenities engineering, subsea, venture assurance, building and decommissioning.
In his new function, he’ll lead Elemental Energies’ deal with EPRD (engineering, preparation, elimination and disposal) and the combination of providers, together with the present wells decommissioning capabilities, throughout all areas of the decommissioning work breakdown construction (WBS).
Elemental Energies has specialist groups throughout subsurface, wells and amenities with a observe file managing large-scale platform plugging and abandonment(P&A), main subsea nicely decommissioning and built-in wells and amenities tasks.
The agency’s CEO, Mike Adams, commented: “With international offshore decommissioning spend projected to double over the subsequent twenty years, the necessity for built-in, cost-effective and revolutionary options is essential.
“We consider this method to decommissioning presents vital alternatives for efficiencies, significantly when technical groups collaborate early within the course of.
“We’ve got seen these advantages firsthand by our profitable supply of built-in wells and amenities scopes.
“With Ross main this key space, we’re assured that his expertise and experience will assist us to proceed to drive innovation and effectivity within the decommissioning sector.”
Final 12 months noticed Elemental Energies snap up Norwegian agency Effectively Experience, giving it a turnover increase price greater than £50 million.
Carlos Martin Rivals has stepped down as CEO of BlueFloat Vitality.
Writing on LinkedIn, he stated: “After cautious pondering, I’ve concluded that it’s the proper second to show the web page on my function within the firm I based with the assist from 547 Vitality and Quantum Capital Group in 2020 and transfer ahead to discover different alternatives.
“It has been a tremendous journey since we began the corporate through the Covid lockdown in early 2020. I really feel privileged for the chance to develop offshore wind throughout many current and new markets.
He hailed the corporate’s success, together with making a portfolio of round 13GW of tasks within the UK, Australia, Italy and Spain.
Amongst its tasks are the Sinclair and Scaraben floating offshore wind farms, which it’s creating alongside Nadara.
Rivals added: “I want to give particular because of Gabriel Alonso, an inspiring chief who has offered frequent steering and encouragement over these years, for calling me to steer this journey.
“I’d additionally like to specific honest appreciation for the help offered by so many individuals from 547 Vitality and Quantum Capital Group. Nothing would have been doable with out such sturdy assist.”
© Equipped by CapcoChris McNeely has been promoted to international lead of economic advisor Capco’s vitality apply
The appointment follows the choice by international head of vitality Lance McAnelly to retire after over 30 years within the trade to spend extra time together with his household.
McNelly will stay at Capco by the tip of Capco’s monetary 12 months to make sure a seamless management transition.
McNeely joined Capco’s vitality enterprise in 1998 and has labored with quite a few main international, nationwide, and regional corporations throughout the whole vitality worth chain, specialising in know-how advisory, custom-developed know-how options, software program integrations, regulatory compliance, and knowledge integration and reporting.
In his new function, he can be centered on the growth of the vitality apply to capitalise on alternatives within the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, constructing on the momentum achieved in Capco’s Brazil and UK companies.
McNeely’s appointment follows two latest additions at Capco – Rob Deakin as head of administration and Mark Pickering as senior advisor.
© Equipped by Vysus GroupChristian Hilstad has come onboard as chief monetary officer (CFO) at Aberdeenshire-headquartered consultancy Vysus Group.
He joins Vysus Group from OpusCapita, the place he served as CFO, together with holding different senior business and monetary roles in worldwide corporations within the know-how sector.
Hilstad will deal with additional strengthening the corporate’s monetary place as a part of its strategic international growth.
He stated: “It is a pivotal time for Vysus Group as we deal with delivering assist to shoppers on a regional foundation throughout the vitality transition. This function allows me to mix my expertise in finance and business technique to assist the supply of our progress ambitions.
“I’ve had the chance to talk with many colleagues throughout our worldwide workplaces throughout my first few weeks, and it’s clear that there’s a shared dedication to innovation and technical excellence. I stay up for being a part of the subsequent chapter in Vysus Group’s story.”
The consultancy added a brand new chief government officer final 12 months as a part of a management restructure, with Thomas Aas Saethre changing David Clark
© Equipped by Feritech WorldMark Smith has been appointed as managing director of engineering firm Feritech World primarily based in Falmouth.
Smith has labored at Feritech since 2021, initially as buying supervisor and subsequently as normal supervisor.
Earlier managing director and firm founder Robert Ferris is stepping down as a director to pursue different pursuits and stays a Feritech World shareholder.
The corporate just lately opened an Innovation Centre, which specialises in superior engineering options for the marine trade.
In 2023, the Addtech Group, a Swedish publicly listed technical options group, acquired a majority shareholding in Feritech World.
Feritech offers bespoke technical options for subsea geotechnical surveying, with shoppers spanning offshore wind builders, the oil & fuel trade and the telecommunications sector.
Smith stated: “The marine tech sector has large progress potential worldwide. The corporate has an impressive popularity for innovation and customer support and I stay up for constructing on that additional.
“We’ve got bold plans to develop the enterprise worldwide and cement our place as international innovator on the forefront of the quick rising subsea geotechnical sector.”
© Equipped by ASCOMorten Nevland has been promoted to go up and handle ASCO’s consolidation of freight providers; ASCO Freight Administration (AFM) UK and AFM Norway, right into a single entity.
Beforehand serving as director of freight administration in Norway, Nevland will deliver collectively the strengths of every operation to maximise the corporate’s potential because it targets additional progress throughout a variety of sectors and markets.
As well as, Seletar, ASCO’s ship’s company service, can even report back to Morten.
The strategic focus can be to develop a bunch venture freight enterprise that can initially centre on oil and fuel, with the potential to broaden into new markets.
ASCO chief government Mike Pettigrew stated: “The institution of a consolidated freight administration service will create a extra cohesive, agile organisation.
“Underneath Morten’s management, we’ll combine Norwegian experience into the UK whereas constructing on the distinctive energy of our UK operations.
ASCO just lately acquired a £70-million contract from Aker BP for work throughout its Norwegian operations.
© Equipped by CBIMartin Pibworth has been appointed as chairman of the Confederation of British Business (CBI) Scotland because the enterprise neighborhood targets long-term sustainable progress within the nation.
Presently serving as SSE’s chief business officer, Pibworth brings substantial enterprise expertise, significantly within the sustainability and web zero sectors, which are important to unlocking inexperienced progress.
He succeeds Jennifer Younger, Associate, Ledingham Chalmers, as chair.
Working with new CBI Scotland director Michelle Ferguson, Pibworth will assist the CBI crew’s continued engagement with the Scottish and UK governments on points that vary from abilities shortages and the high-cost burden for enterprise, to alternatives round AI and innovation.
Ferguson stated: “It is a crucial time for the enterprise neighborhood, and because the UK authorities continues to drive ahead its progress mission, and the Scottish Authorities encourages corporations to put money into web zero, abilities and apprenticeships.
“We’ll be working collectively to sort out most of the points which are holding again corporations’ funding, such because the excessive price of doing enterprise. We’ll even be participating with enterprise to learn how they are often supported in maximising the alternatives created by know-how and inexperienced progress.”
© Equipped by ShellCederic Cremers and Peter Costello have been appointed as president of built-in fuel and upstream, respectively, at Shell.
Each will be a part of the corporate’s government committee efficient 1 April 2025 as they assist to assist its technique to ship extra worth with fewer emissions.
As well as, built-in fuel and upstream director Zoe Yujnovich will step down from her function efficient 31 March 2025, after which she’s going to go away the group.
Shell CEO Wael Sawan stated: “We’ve got made vital progress within the final two years constructing stability with a observe file of sturdy efficiency and energetic portfolio administration, whereas simplifying our enterprise.
“Now could be the best time to start the subsequent part of our transformation. Going ahead, we’ll delayer our most senior management construction to replicate the three main areas of enterprise worth – built-in fuel; upstream; and downstream, renewables and vitality options, while additionally elevating buying and selling and provide, which is a key enabler throughout the organisation.
“Within the first half of 2026, we can even combine the technical divisions, that right now make up our tasks and know-how directorate, into our enterprise traces. This additional simplification will empower our companies by bringing these technical capabilities nearer to the place we generate worth.”
The 2 appointments come amid experiences that Shell may minimize its oil and fuel exploration workforce by 20%.
© Equipped by Ian Tyler has been aIan Tyler has been appointed to BP’s board of as a non-executive director and chair elect of the remuneration committee, with impact from 1 April 2025.
Tyler is at present chair of Grafton Group and senior unbiased director, chair of the remuneration committee and a member of the audit and nomination committees at Anglo American.
He’s additionally the senior unbiased director and chair of the audit committee at Synthomer.
His appointment is a part of the board’s plan to determine new members who will deliver the extra abilities and expertise bp wants because it embarks on the subsequent chapter.
BP chairman Helge Lund stated: “Ian brings a robust observe file of government and non-executive expertise throughout a number of industries, most just lately main the remuneration committees of among the UK’s largest quoted corporations. Our board discussions will profit from the main target he’ll deliver on efficiency in opposition to the plans we set out on 26 February”.
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