LNG

Oct 21 (LNGJ) - McDermott International, the leading US energy and LNG engineering company, has appointed industry veteran Neil Bruce to its Board. Bruce is a British subject who was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Queen in 2012 for his services to energy engineering. “He started his career in the North Sea with Brown and Root, delivering ground-breaking offshore projects for 10 years, then moved to Atlantic Richfield where he delivered full lifecycle offshore gas development projects,” said McDermott.

   Bruce, from Aberdeen in Scotland, subsequently worked for Amec Plc as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer and Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin where he was President and Chief Executive until 2019. “Neil's leadership and decades of experience navigating our industry's dynamic operating environment strongly supplements our current board,” said McDermott CEO David Dickson.

July 6 (LNGJ) - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., the Canadian energy and LNG engineering company based in Montreal, has completed its 2.1 billion pounds (US$2.8Bln) acquisition of WS Atkins, the UK-based engineering consultancy. “SNC-Lavalin is continuing to deliver on its strategy of establishing itself in the top 3 in our industry globally,” said Neil Bruce, President and Chief Executive of SNC-Lavalin. “By combining our two highly complementary businesses, we are solidifying SNC-Lavalin's position as one of the largest fully integrated professional services firms in the world, while improving our margins and balancing our business portfolio,” added Bruce. SNC-Lavalin in 2014 took over the UK-listed energy and contracting company Kentz Group to gain a better foothold in the global LNG and energy construction industry.