Petrofac has appointed Dave Blackburn, formerly of Hess Corporation, as Senior Vice-President, Engineering and Operations, based in Aberdeen.
He will be responsible for the business unit’s engineering and operations services across Europe, encapsulating Petrofac’s greenfield and brownfield engineering activities, Service Operator, Duty Holder, Operations and Maintenance and technical services capabilities.
Previously, Blackburn enjoyed a 25-year career with Shell EP Europe where he began as a trainee technician, working his way up to become an Offshore Installation Manager and Mature Asset Shutdown Manager on the Brent assets in the North Sea. He also held the position of Operations Manager for Shell EP Europe’s Central platforms.
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