Shell’s upstream director Andy Brown will later this year move on from a company where he has spent over three decades, writes Eoin O'Cinneide.

Brown, who joined the Anglo-Dutch supermajor in 1984, is being replaced in the post by current vice president of deep-water, Wael Sawan.

Although Sawan will officially take up the post from 1 July, Brown will remain on hand until 30 September for an extended handover period.