Dana Petroleum has appointed Graham Scotton as the company’s first chief operating officer.
Mr Scotton, who boasts more than 36 years in the oil and gas industry, joins the company from Cobalt, where he has bee country manager for its operations in Angola.
Previously he worked with BP in Angola, and BG Group running their Karachaganak gas field in Kazakhstan.
Mr Scotton will be based at Dana’s Aberdeen headquarters.