Northern Offshore, Ltd. announced that Mr. Gary L. Bauer has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Operations.
Gary W. Casswell, Northern Offshore’s president and CEO, said “Gary is a welcome addition to Northern Offshore, and we are very pleased to have him join our team. His extensive experience with operations and international drilling management will further strengthen our entire organization.”
Mr. Bauer has more than 35 years experience in the drilling industry, culminating with his most recent position as Division Manager, Egypt and Middle East for Transocean. In that position, Mr. Bauer was responsible for operations, business development and the financial performance of 17 rigs in numerous regions. Prior to his position with Transocean, Mr. Bauer served in various area manager capacities with GlobalSantaFe, and one of its predecessor companies Santa Fe International, with responsibility for overall financial performance, business development and operations management for the division. This experience included overseeing the management of both onshore and offshore rig fleets and operations. Mr. Bauer’s operational experience spans the management of drilling programs in many international jurisdictions, such as North Africa, Middle East, Asia and Asia Pacific regions, and included overseeing Sales/Marketing, QHSE, Human Resources, Finance and Accounting, Supply Chain and Logistics, Asset Management, Marine Operations, Information Technology and Legal functions in these regions.
Mr. Bauer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from Colorado School of Mines and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Northern Offshore, Ltd. is a Bermuda holding company which operates offshore oil and gas production and drilling vessels in various markets around the world, including the North Sea, the Indian Ocean, offshore Russia, the Mediterranean Sea and Southeast Asia. The company’s fleet consists of one floating production facility and five drilling units (a drillship, a semisubmersible and three jackup drilling rigs). The company also provides rig management services, and is currently operating in this capacity on two semisubmersibles in the Caspian Sea.
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Source: Northern Offshore, January 24, 2011;