Shell Managing N. Sea Gannet Spill

- Shell Managing N. Sea Gannet Spill

Friday, August 12, 2011
Rigzone Staff
by Saaniya Bangee

Shell confirmed Friday afternoon that an oil leak had occurred in a flowline serving the Gannet Alpha platform in the U.K. North Sea.

Shell spokesman Kim Blomley said, "We have stemmed the leak significantly and we are taking further measures to isolate it," he said. "The subsea well has been shut in, and the flow line is being depressurized. We continue to monitor the situation on the surface and subsea."

Shell has informed the Maritime & Coastguard Agency, the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) and the Health & Safety Executive.

Spokesmen for the DECC and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency have responded to the incident and are investigating the situation.

The Gannet Alpha platform is located 180 kilometers east of Aberdeen in central North Sea. Shell operates the platform along with ExxonMobil's U.K. unit Esso.

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RWE Welcomes New Managing Director

- RWE Welcomes New Managing Director

Friday, July 01, 2011
RWE Dea AG

As from today, Hans-Joachim Polk will be the new Managing Director of RWE Dea Norge. Polk joined RWE Dea as far back as 1992, directly after graduating with a masters' degree in petroleum engineering from the technical university of Clausthal-Zellerfeld. In the course of his career, Polk spent three years in Cairo before moving back to Germany, where he had the responsibility for production from Germany's largest oilfield, Mittelplate. Prior to his posting in Oslo, he was responsible for field developments at the company's head office in Hamburg.

"RWE Dea Norge plays an important role in our international growth portfolio as we have some promising projects underway," explained Hans-Joachim Polk. "Together with my new team in Norway I am looking forward to make a significant contribution to our targets by developing this portfolio further."

Polk succeeds Hugo Sandal, who has been appointed Senior Vice President Production Europe at RWE Dea's head office. Sandal, who has a degree in engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim and a masters' degree in petroleum engineering from Stanford in the US, was appointed Managing Director of the company in Oslo in 1995. Sandal will continue as Chairman of the Board of RWE Dea Norge.

RWE Dea has been present in Norway since 1973, holds a solid license portfolio and is the operator of the recent and promising discoveries Zidane in the Norwegian Sea and Titan in the North Sea. In 2011, RWE Dea Norge has already been awarded five new licenses and is currently participating in 25 production licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

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Cooper Seeks New Managing Director

- Cooper Seeks New Managing Director

Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Cooper Energy Ltd.

Mr. Scott has indicated his desire to hand over the reins of the Company and the Board of Cooper Energy has resolved to seek a new Managing Director to take the Company to the next growth level.

Mr. Scott will step down as the Managing Director and Director of Cooper Energy and all subsidiaries and will continue in a staff position to assist the Company to maintain its course during the search for a new Managing Director. Upon a new Managing Director being located, Mr. Scott will serve out his contractual notice period of six months and handover the responsibilities of running the Company to
the new Managing Director. The Board has initiated the search for a suitable replacement.

Mr. Michael Scott, current Managing Director, commenced with Cooper Energy on February 4, 2004. At that time the Company was an emerging Cooper Basin producer with 3 oil wells producing 600 barrels of oil per day and six exploration blocks in the Cooper Basin in South Australia. The Company now has ten oil fields with an oil production capacity in excess of 1,500 barrels of oil per day in Australia and Indonesia and a deep international exploration and appraisal/development portfolio across Australia, Indonesia, Tunisia, Poland and Romania. The Board thanks Mr. Scott for his contribution to the Company over the last seven and a half years.

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Ophir Welcomes New Managing Director

- Ophir Welcomes New Managing Director

Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Ophir Energy plc

Ophir announced the appointment of Dr. Nick Cooper to the Board of Ophir as Managing Director.

Dr Cooper began his career as a geophysicist with BG and Amoco in the UK and various international locations. He then spent two
years with the energy team at Booz-Allen & Hamilton, advising on upstream and gas development projects. In 1999, Dr. Cooper
completed an MBA at INSEAD and went on to join the oil and gas team at Goldman Sachs where he held the position of Vice
President. In early 2005 he co-founded and became CFO of Salamander Energy, which has grown from start-up to a FTSE250 constituent.

Ophir’s founding Managing Director, Dr. Alan Stein, will assume the role of Deputy Chairman with a focus upon business development.

Dr. Alan Stein commented, "We are delighted to have Nick join the management team at Ophir. Following on from our recent exploration
successes in Tanzania and previous exploration successes in Equatorial Guinea this is an exciting time for the Company and I am sure Nick will be instrumental in maintaining and accelerating our growth in the months ahead."

Dr. Nick Cooper commented, "I am delighted to have joined Ophir at such an exciting time for the Company with its 11 well exploration and
appraisal drilling campaign coming up over the next 18 months."

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Otto Managing Director to Resi

Otto Managing Director to Resi

Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Otto Energy Ltd

Otto advised that Mr. Paul Moore, Managing Director of Otto has given notice of his resignation effective close of business Friday, July 1, 2011.

Mr. Moore has explained that his decision, not made lightly, was for personal reasons and he will be relocating overseas.

The Board has commenced a formal search for a new CEO. Mr. Moore will work closely with the Board and management over the coming 3 months to continue with ongoing business growth and operations and ensure a smooth transition.

Non executive director Mr. Ian Boserio will provide assistance to the management team and new CEO where necessary to further ensure successful business delivery.

The Company has an experienced and stable senior management team in Perth and Manila who will ensure all Company operations remain on schedule.

Although disappointed to be losing his services, the Board understands Mr. Moore's decision and we wish him and his family all the best for the future.