People

BP promoted Lamar McKay to deputy group chief executive and Bernard Looney to chief executive. McKay’s responsibilities will include strategy and long-term planning, safety and operational risk management, technology, and corporate governance.

He had previously served as the company’s upstream chief executive since 2013 and has been on its executive team since 2008, a year before his appointment as chairman and president of BP America. McKay started his career in 1980 with Amoco and held a range of technical and leadership positions before joining BP. Looney has been chief operating officer (COO) of production in the upstream segment since 2013. He joined BP in 1991 as a drilling engineer, holding positions in the UK North Sea, Vietnam, and the US Gulf of Mexico before moving to executive roles within the company.

Ahmed Aboulfotouh was named general manager of AlMansoori Production Services at AlMansoori Specialized Engineering.

He has more than 29 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, serving in senior management roles at multinational organizations based in Egypt, Pakistan, Libya, and the United Arab Emirates. Before joining AlMansoori, he worked at Weatherford as a regional manager for testing and production services in the Middle East and North Africa. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Alexandria University.

Samir Brikho stepped down from his position as chief executive officer (CEO) at Amec Foster Wheeler.

Brikho had been Amec’s CEO since 2006, overseeing the company’s USD 3 billion acquisition of Foster Wheeler in 2014. Prior to joining Amec, he served as chief executive at ABB Lummus Global, head of the power systems division at the ABB Group, and was a member of the Swiss group executive committee at ABB. He holds an MS in thermal technology from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

OPITO appointed Graham Gall as managing director.

Gall was previously managing director at Falck Safety Services. He has 25 years of experience in the energy industry and in aviation, holding a number of international leadership positions, including a stint as standards and approvals director for OPITO’s business in the UK North Sea.

InterMoor hired Folabi Bolatiwa as general manager of its Nigerian operations.

Bolatiwa joined the company in 2007 as an engineer and has more than 10 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, serving in engineering, operations, and management roles. He was previously the company’s Gulf of Guinea operations manager and helped launch its Nigerian office. Bolatiwa worked in Angola as an engineer and specialist in the coordination of mobile offshore drilling units as well as the installation, repair, maintenance, and recovery of floating, production, storage, and offloading mooring systems. He holds a BS in marine engineering from Texas A&M University.

Todd Story joined STV as vice president and operations manager in its energy services division, where he will oversee operations in Denver and Bismarck, North Dakota.

Story has more than 20 years of experience in technical management, project management, operations, and business development. He holds a BS in civil engineering from the University of Colorado.

MPG Pipeline Contractors hired Neal Jinkerson and Jeramie Pinter as project managers.

Jinkerson has nearly 50 years of pipeline experience, having worked for Henkels & McCoy for much of his career. He holds a BBA in US business history from the University of California-Berkeley and a BBA in construction management from the University of Denver. Pinter has more than 10 years of project management experience. He came to MPG from PSC/Sprint Pipeline Services. He holds a BBA in finance from the University of Houston.

Borets appointed David Langley as North American health, safety, and environment (HSE) manager.

Langley, who will be based in Houston, will be responsible for developing and implementing new HSE policies and programs within the company. Langley has received accreditation as a certified safety professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and as a certified fire protection specialist from the National Fire Protection Association. He holds a BS in organizational management from Bethel University and an MS in operations management from the University of Arkansas. OGF