Going with the flow…

• Doug Suttles appointed chief executive of Encana

rat up a main pipe

The proposed Keystone pipeline is already kicking up a stink in North America, but now one US government body is actively pushing to keep things as odorous as possible.

Not-so-top secret

It’s often billed as a clandestine meeting between some of the world’s most powerful people who make decisions that impinge on the lives of every person on the planet.

Call of duty: tHe oil game

Working on a rig in towering seas or scorching heat is no fun and games, but Maersk Group is trying to change that.

Alec in FrackNation face-off

Alec Baldwin sure does seem to hate hydraulic fracturing and love Twitter in equal measure.

Getting ready for the next big step

Andrew Norman, 55, took over as chief executive of UK-based subsea umbilical and cable specialist JDR Cable Systems in 2011. Norman was born in Bexley in south-east London and studied at St John’s College, Oxford and Imperial college, London, yet his outlook on business has been shaped most by years spent in the US with Dresser Industries. Now back in the UK and living close to JDR’s head office in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, Norman talks to Upstream about meeting customers’ needs and aggressive growth targets, and responds to speculation the private equity-owned company is up for sale.

Going with the flow...

•Anadarko Petroleum has promoted James Kleckner to vice president of international and deep-water operations

Arabian sites

Saudi Arabia can be a hard place to get any information out of. It is somewhat surprising, then, that the country has trumped the lot in a survey of the least cagey nations when it comes to posting personal information through social media.

Tex and the City

Folks these days are not just flocking to Houston for OTC’s valuable industry connections, fancy flash drives and fantastic spring crawfish.

Batman gets Archer's number

Investor conference calls can frequently be punchy affairs, but even after running up a $37 million first-quarter loss, contractor Archer Drilling was probably not expecting plenty of POW!!!, BIFF!!! and ZLONK!!!

Quote of the week

“One of my colleagues from Lismore came to me and said: ‘Mate, do you realise that not only do I have everyone in the community demonstrating against me, but the nuns of the convent have now written to me and said they’re opposed to coal seam gas too’.”

Going with the flow

•Petoro has appointed Grethe Moen chief executive, replacing the retiring Kjell Pedersen

Venezuelans push for toilet relief

Venezuela might be flush with oil resources but the supply of some other essential goods really is paper thin.

Curtain raiser for Shell's Corrib

A play about Shell’s controversial Corrib gas project is continuing to tour theatres in Ireland.

What's the big idea, Statoil?

Statoil is hardly clueless when it comes to developing new oil and gas technologies, but it has been struggling for ideas through its online portal for open innovation.

Draft drill plan has German brewers frothing

Football and beer are natural bedfellows the world over.

Quote of the week

“Let’s wait a minute, these guys are taking shots – but I don’t mean tequila shots.”

Going with the flow...

•Hess is splitting the roles of chief executive and chairman, both currently held by John Hess

OT-Seedy

The annual OTC event in Houston is always jam-packed with oil industry punters looking to sell their wares.

It’s all gravy, Davey

Thumbs up for UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey, whose willingness to listen is winning over more fans than his predecessors managed.

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