Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) today appointed Marc Edwards as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective March 3, 2014. Mr. Edwards succeeds Lawrence Dickerson, who announced his intent to retire in September 2013 after almost 30 years of continuous service to the Company.

"We are very pleased to have a proven leader with Marc's experience taking the helm at Diamond Offshore," said James S. Tisch, Chairman of the Diamond Offshore Board of Directors. "Marc's broad experience during his 30 year career at Halliburton will be invaluable for continuing Diamond Offshore's operational excellence and charting the Company's future strategic course."

"I am honored by the opportunity to lead Diamond Offshore," said Mr. Edwards. "Diamond has an unparalleled history of value creation and superior service. I look forward to working with Diamond's leadership team, employees and customers worldwide to expand on Diamond's proud legacy."

Prior to joining Diamond Offshore, Mr. Edwards spent almost his entire career at Halliburton Company, one of the world's largest and most diversified oil field services companies. Starting as a field engineer in Kuwait in 1984, his career took him across the globe with progressively greater management responsibilities; as a member of Halliburton's Executive Committee, he most recently served as Senior Vice President, responsible for the Completion and Production Division, the largest of Halliburton's two Divisions.

Willard Marine, Inc., a leading manufacturer of composite and aluminum boats for more than 50 years, has announced the appointment of Karen Jacquelin as director of marketing.

Jacquelin will be responsible for leading Willard Marine's product and brand marketing strategy, including all advertising, public relations and event marketing initiatives. She will be based out of the company's corporate offices in Anaheim, Calif.

"Karen Jacquelin's vast advertising and marketing experience across a wide range of brands including Gatorade, Callaway Golf, Ford, Lincoln, Toyota and the Irvine Company is extremely valuable to Willard Marine as we strive to elevate our brand image and develop new product offerings," said Ulrich Gottschling, president of Willard Marine. "Karen will leverage marketing analytics and research to help us develop the best products and services that appeal to new market segments and better serve our customers," Gottschling explained.

Jacquelin brings more than 20 years of integrated brand advertising, marketing, and business development experience to Willard Marine. She has held management positions at Young & Rubicam, Xperience Communications and the Irvine Company. She holds both a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California and a California real estate license.

Aberdeen-based Veripos, the leading GNSS offshore positioning organization, has appointed Richard Turner, hitherto its Executive Vice-President - Commercial, as Vice-President - Asia Pacific Region with directorial responsibility also for its Singapore and Australian subsidiaries as part of continuing development of regional operations. He reports to Chief Operating Officer, Philip Milne.

Concurrently, Stephen Browne, until recently, Vice-President of Veripos' Americas Region in Houston, assumes the post of Executive Vice-President - Commercial reporting direct to Chief Executive Officer, Walter Steedman.

As part of the reorganization, Steve Williams, General Manager – Americas and Gilles Bernardini , General Manager – Brazil now both report direct to Philip Milne.

TETRA Technologies, Inc. (TETRA or the Company) (NYSE: TTI) has announced that its board of directors has increased the size of the board to eleven members and has appointed Mark E. Baldwin and John "Jay" F. Glick to fill the vacancies created by the increase. Messrs. Baldwin and Glick will each serve as an independent director.

Stuart M. Brightman, TETRA's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are extremely pleased to add the talent and industry knowledge of these two respected executives to our Board. We are looking forward to their contributions as we continue to drive for long-term shareholder value."

Mark Baldwin served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. from 2007 until his retirement in 2013. Prior to joining Dresser-Rand, his career experience included serving as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Veritas DGC Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for NextiraOne, and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for Pentacon Inc. Mark led Pentacon through an initial public offering in 1998 and the formation of its board of directors and senior leadership team. He also spent 17 years with Keystone International Inc. in a variety of finance and operations positions, including Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, and President of the Industrial Valves and Controls Group. Mark currently serves as a director of Nine Energy Service, a private company providing downhole completions services, and previously served as a director of Seahawk Drilling Inc. from August 2009 until February 2011. Mark has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University, and an MBA from Tulane University.

Jay Glick is the former President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Lufkin Industries, Inc. and oversaw the growth of Lufkin and ultimately the recent sale of the company to General Electric in July 2013. Jay joined Lufkin Industries in 1994 as Vice President and General Manager of the Power Transmission Division. He was elected President and a director of the Company in 2007, and CEO in 2008. He previously served as Vice President and General Manager of the Oilfield Division. Prior to joining Lufkin, Jay held several senior management level positions with Cameron Iron Works, Inc. and Cooper Industries, Inc. for a combined 20 years. Jay received a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Kansas and graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Program for Management Development.

Subsea installation contractor, Bibby Offshore, won the Company of the Year award at the 2014 Subsea Expo Awards last night (Wednesday 5 February 2014).

Celebrating the highest performing companies and individuals in the subsea energy sector, winners were announced at the awards ceremony held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC).

The Company of the Year Award recognises excellence in overall company performance in the subsea sector based on developments to date, as well as plans for future success and growth, both within the UK and internationally.

Bibby Offshore's chief executive Howard Woodcock said: "Being presented with this award is excellent recognition for the continued growth and achievements the company has experienced over the past 10 years.

"Some of our recent successes include the opening of a new division and international base in Houston as part of our continuing global growth strategy, and winning a contract with Centrica Energy worth up to £40million in the largest inspection, repair & maintenance (IRM) contract Centrica has ever awarded. Our Bibby Offshore colleagues in Singapore have also secured significant contracts with Brunei Shell Petroleum, further highlighting the impressive international successes the company is experiencing.

"We have also expanded our fleet considerably with the charter of the Olympic Ares construction support vessel, the Mermaid Endurer and the EDT Jane. We continue to expand our offshore vessel fleet to execute large and complex projects in the UKCS, Denmark and elsewhere in the North Sea, offering our clients greater choice and availability and to gain a leading position in the North Sea market.

"In spring last year the company moved into a new multi-million pound purpose HQ to accommodate our growing workforce. Further growth has resulted in additional expansion this year to develop a nearby workshop and warehouse in order to accommodate our ever increasing staff numbers and services.

"This award really highlights the level of hard work and dedication the Bibby Offshore team put in, and everyone is delighted with the outcome."

Seatronics, an Acteon company, has promoted Phil Middleton to deputy managing director based in the Aberdeen office. Middleton has 18 years' experience in the oil and gas industry and 13 years within the rental market. During this time, he has demonstrated expertise in engineering, operations, commercial and business development.

Middleton's qualifications include a BEng Hons degree in electronic and electrical engineering from Robert Gordon University. He started his career with Scientific Drilling Controls before moving into the survey industry, joining Hydroquip in 1997 where he worked for six years. Following a change of career from assistant workshop manager, he joined Seatronics in 2003 as an internal sales engineer, progressing through the ranks to his new position.

"Having participated in the growth of Seatronics over the past decade, I am delighted with my new appointment as deputy managing director and look forward to expanding Seatronics' footprint in the global rental market," said Middleton.

Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR) has announced plans to appoint Mr. William Restrepo asChief Financial Officer (CFO) following his upcoming departure from Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD).

"Nabors has been seeking to fill the CFO role with someone possessing financial management and operational skills and experience who can meaningfully add to our senior management team. We believe William Restrepo is that person. He brings nearly 30 years of financial and operational management experience in the global energy industry to Nabors. William has an extensive portfolio of proven domestic and international capabilities in corporate finance, financial accounting, internal audit, treasury, operations, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as planning and analysis. We are very pleased to have him join our executive leadership team," said Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Anthony Petrello.

Restrepo, 54, most recently served as CFO at Pacific Drilling. In this role, Restrepo provided leadership for Pacific's initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange and helped the company grow by raising $4.5 billion in bank debt, bonds and equity.

Restrepo also previously served as CFO at Seitel, Inc. and at Smith International until its acquisition by Schlumberger. Prior to that, Restrepo spent over 20 years with Schlumberger in various senior financial and operational positions, including operational responsibility for all product lines in the Continental Europe and the Arabian Gulf markets, as well as senior financial executive roles in Corporate Treasury and worldwide controller positions with international postings in Europe, South America and Asia.

Restrepo's employment is expected to begin on February 28, 2014.
Restrepo holds bachelor's degrees in economics and civil engineering as well as an MBA from Cornell University.

Pulse Structural Monitoring, an Acteon company, has appointed Mike Campbell (photo) as its new operations director. Based in the UK, he will lead the production, project management and offshore departments and help to manage Pulse's recent geographical expansion.

Campbell brings extensive experience to this role, having been responsible for managing manufacturing, quality, health, safety and environment and supply chain for a group of companies with operations in Europe, Asia, the U.S. and Australia. During his time with IAC Acoustics Ltd, Campbell helped the organisation grow from two to nine manufacturing sites and become the world's largest noise-control company.

Campbell, who studied chemistry at Oxford Brookes University, UK, will apply his supply chain experience to help Pulse deliver complex services to a growing number of clients around the globe and use his knowledge of lean manufacturing methods to help streamline Pulse's manufacturing processes. This will enhance the quality and flexibility of Pulse operations and cut lead times to meet the demanding schedules of offshore clients.

Richard Kluth, managing director, Pulse Structural Monitoring, said, "Mike will make a strong contribution to our continuing success. He has a wealth of experience and is an expert in lean manufacturing. His skills will help to extend and enhance the Pulse products and services offering and help us to manage our global network of offices, including the two facilities we opened in Bergen, Norway and Singapore last year."

Campbell added, "I am very excited to have joined Pulse; this is a great opportunity to join a growing company with an excellent track record. Pulse is ideally positioned to offer world class service and be the company of choice for subsea monitoring. I am looking forward to bringing some of my previous experience to the company and to help with its expansion."

Hoover Container Solutions (“Hoover”), a subsidiary of Hoover Group, Inc., has named Matt Matis as director of sales for the Gulf of Mexico region. Matis is based in Thibodeaux, La., and will work closely with Hoover’s facilities in Port Fourchon, New Iberia and Scott, La.    

Matis will lead Hoover’s Louisiana sales efforts with a focus on the offshore industry while managing several major customer accounts. Additionally, he will work closely with the Hoover and Dolphin Energy Equipment (“Dolphin”) teams to develop an integrated product and service offering to better support customers. Hoover acquired Dolphin, a leading offshore equipment provider, in October 2013.     

“As the Hoover-Dolphin integration continues, we are eager to add Matt’s knowledge, relationships and leadership to our sales team,”said Donald Young, Hoover’s chief executive officer. “His industry expertise will serve as a valuable asset as we continue our expansion into the offshore chemical tank and cargo carrying unit (CCU) market.”

Prior to joining Hoover, Matis worked for Swire Oilfield Services in Houma, La., for seven years where he most recently served as the Louisiana sales manager. Matis graduated with a bachelor’s degree in general studies and a minor in family and consumer science from Nicholls State University. 

Onsite accommodation specialist, HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, has named Kristian Magar as director of health, safety and environment (HSE), announced Deidre Toups, HB Rentals president.

Based in Broussard, La., Magar’s responsibilities include strengthening, promoting and developing new processes and programs to foster a safety-focused culture throughout HB Rentals’ global operations.

In continuing with HB Rentals’ global focus, this role works closely with HB’s entire management team to ensure a commitment to, Work Safe, Live Safe and Protect the Environment, as HB Rentals supports its customers in remote site operations across the onshore and offshore remote living accommodations markets.

Magar, a certified safety professional (CSP), joins HB Rentals with prior experience in quality, operations and HSE, specifically within drilling and production systems at Cameron International. Recognized for his HSE expertise, Magar was also an adjunct professor at University of Louisiana – Lafayette (UL) and served as a platoon leader in the Louisiana Army National Guard.

“Kristian brings the necessary level of expertise and advocacy to enhance our HSE performance across our organization,” said Toups. “HB Rentals is investing toward building an HSE conscious culture in support of our global operations, and we truly believe that Kristian can propel our programs and initiatives to the next level.”

Magar received a Bachelor of Science in industrial technology and a Master of Science in engineering and technology management from UL. He also holds a doctorate in industrial engineering from the University of Houston.

2H Offshore, an Acteon company, announces the opening of a newly refurbished 16,547 sq. ft. office space, located on the fourth and fifth floors of Hollywood House in the centre of Woking, Surrey. Due to the sustained growth of the company, 2H Offshore upgraded facilities to better service its clients and employees.

John McGrail, director of 2H Offshore UK, said, "The move to our new office is an exciting step in the continual development of 2H in the UK. This office provides a significant improvement in the working environment for our staff, together with the expansion space that we require to achieve our potential."

"Our new office also offers an extensive range of meeting rooms, breakout areas and client office facilities, and we intend use these to build closer working relationships with our clients going forwards."

2H Offshore looks forward to inviting its clients into the new premises and working closely with them in 2014.

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Foster Marketing, a full service marketing communications firm serving the worldwide energy industry, has named Olivia Gautreau (left)and Edward DeClouet(right) as spring 2014 interns within the Lafayette, La., office.

Gautreau and DeClouet’s responsibilities include media monitoring, research and support to the marketing and public relations departments.

Gautreau is a senior at the University of Louisiana – Lafayette (UL) and will graduate in August 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in public relations and a minor in business. She has assisted with event coordination at Coccolare Spa for Lafayette Chamber of Commerce business networking events. Additionally, Gautreau holds communications experience writing and editing monthly newsletters at Coccolare Spa.

DeClouet is a senior at UL and will graduate in May 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in public relations and a minor in business. He has held communications roles in Chi Alpha, a student organization at UL, assisting with weekly event coordination, social media monitoring, website development and service projects.

“Foster Marketing is pleased to welcome Olivia and Edward to our team, and we look forward to utilizing and developing their individual strengths,” said Foster Marketing president, Tiffany Harris. “Both interns are eager to learn, and it’s apparent that their studies at UL have adequately prepared them for a communications role.” 

Through water communication and positioning technology company, Nautronix, is pleased to announce a new appointment within the sales team.

Donald Thomson, VP Sales, Global Commercial Acoustics

Experienced Business Development Manager, Donald Thomson has been appointed as the company's VP Sales, Global Commercial Acoustics. He will assume direct responsibility for sales in the global marketplace of Nautronix' product lines; NASCoM Wireless Controls, NASDrill Vessels Systems and NASDive Diver Communications. Prior to joining Nautronix, Donald worked as a hydrographic surveyor before gaining his experience in sales and business development through previous positions at MDL, Nautronix, Schlumberger and latterly One Subsea.

Bob Barrett, Global Sales Manager – NASNet®

Bob Barrett who has been with Nautronix for several months will move into the role of Global Sales Manager for NASNet®. He will be responsible for sales and understanding of NASNet® positioning technology. Prior to joining Nautronix, Bob gained his experience in sales through previous positions within the aerospace and Oil & Gas industry.

Mark Patterson, CEO, comments, "Following a number of years of rapid growth we have recognised we need to increase our sales efforts within Nautronix. I am delighted to have Donald back at Nautronix and focussing his and Bob's efforts on the opportunities we have for our product lines. Their efforts will enable us to continue to grow and develop the business further."

Sonardyne International Ltd. is pleased to announce the promotion of Anthony Gleeson to the position of Vice President Sonardyne Asia Pte, based in Singapore.

Anthony joined Sonardyne in 2009 and brought with him a wealth of knowledge and experience from his previous sales and offshore engineer roles at Teledyne TSS and Seistech Offshore. During his time so far with Sonardyne, he has been highly influential in developing business opportunities in the region, particularly in China. As Sonardyne Asia's new regional head, Anthony will draw on this experience, his industry connections and knowledge of the subsea marketplace to develop strategies that will lead the company into the next stage of expansion.

Commenting on the appointment, John Ramsden, Sonardyne's Managing Director said, "We're delighted that Anthony has accepted this new position as head of our Asian operation. He is an integral part of our global commercial team, developing new business opportunities and supporting clients from our base in Singapore."

Anthony added, "I'm honored to have been selected for the role and am relishing the opportunity to guide Sonardyne Asia to the next level of success by expanding our profile and network within the region. The company has great technology and a dedicated team so I'm confident we can continue to grow and achieve our goals."

Effective January 1, 2014, Maarten Scholten is appointed Senior Vice-President, General Counsel of Total. He succeeds to Peter Herbel. Maarten Scholten will report to Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of Total. Mr. Scholten joins Total's Management committee.

Maarten Scholten has almost 30 years of extensive legal and financial experience from the oil industry.

During his 20 years career at Schlumberger, Mr. Scholten served in Senior and Executive positions as Director of Legal Service, Head of Finance, President Schlumberger Oilfield Services ECA (Europe, Africa and CIS), and Director Mergers & Acquisitions/Business Development.

Mr. Scholten holds a Master of Science in politics from the University of Paris (Sorbonne) and a JD Commercial Law from the University of Amsterdam. He is a Dutch citizen.

New Industries, Inc. has announced the completion of the expansion of its Morgan City piping fabrication shop. The expansion adds an additional 10,000 square feet of useable space, two additional overhead cranes, and a new automatic Submerged Arc welding system. The piping fabrication shop is used for manufacturing subsea piping components and assemblies.

"The expansion of the pipe shop provides additional fabrication space and includes an indoor storage area for customer property and a climate-controlled storage for welding consumables," stated Bill New, company President. "This new addition is a part of our ongoing commitment to increasing our capacity and efficiency in the fabrication of subsea equipment."

The expansion oubles the Company's available capacity for piping fabrication and is the response of New Industries to a growing volume of customer orders for subsea piping components.

Founded in 1986, New Industries, Inc. is a Morgan City, Louisiana based specialty steel fabricator serving the offshore oil and gas and marine industries. The company specializes in large diameter ASME pressure vessels; subsea production hardware such as suction piles, jumpers, PLETs, PLEMs, and manifolds; and DNV type-approved portable buildings including blast resistant design and pressurization for hazardous locations.