AMONG the top team from Subsea 7 at OTC are two Scots: UK vice-president Steph McNeill and North America vice-president Ian Cobban.
The group, one of the world’s leading subsea engineering and construction companies, has its global management team based at Westhill, near Aberdeen.
Subsea 7 has more than 5,000 employees worldwide, including nearly 1,000 in the Aberdeen area and more than 200 in the US.
The company says recent additions to its asset base are helping it become more competitive in the UK and North American regions.
A £20million-plus investment in a spoolbase at Port Isabel, Texas, forms part of a global £800million asset and equipment investment programme which has also seen the introduction of seven new vessels to the fleet so far.
Mr Cobban, from Huntly, said: “Nearly one year on from Port Isabel opening, I’m pleased that we have proven the spoolbase’s capabilities with the successful delivery of the Marathon Droshky project. Our ability to fabricate and instal high-quality pipelines locally is an important competitive edge for Subsea 7 and these are very exciting times for the region as we build upon our presence here.”
In the North Sea, new diving-support vessel Seven Atlantic has now completed her first project for Shell in the southern sector.
Mr McNeill, from Glasgow, said: “The Seven Atlantic will have a significant impact on North Sea operations, representing a real step forward in the market in terms of efficiency and productivity; allowing us to maintain and grow our strong position in the North Sea market.”
Subsea 7 has just established a new Asia-Pacific office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and appointed two senior personnel in its Asia-Pacific region. They are Dick Martin as vice-president of business development, based in Perth, and Stuart Cameron as commercial director, based in Kuala Lumpur.
Mr Martin was previously vice-president for life-of-field services at the Westhill office. Mr Cameron, currently commercial director for North America, will begin his new role in mid-June.