Business news - 19 February 2016

Veolia has named William J. "Bill" DiCroce as the new President and CEO of Veolia North America.

Jee Ltd. expands its training portfolio to cover decommissioning, detailing the complete decommissioning process; planning activities and considerations, well plugging and abandonment, approaches to the decommissioning of structures and pipelines and the associated onshore activities.

SapuraKencana's Brazil presence grows as fourth pipelaying support vessel commences work for Petrobras.

PHMSA has released a new report, stating that Plains All American’s May 2015 pipeline spill in Santa Barbra was due to external corrosion of its line 901 and 903.

Wood Group PSN announced that it intends to reduce UK oil and gas contractors’ rates due to cost and efficiency challenges in the North Sea.

Vallourec’s Supervisory Board appoints two new Board members and term renewals.

Wood Group is looking for interest from technology vendors concerning game-changing technologies to aid a subsea joint industry project.

ConocoPhillips has announced the retirement of Jeff Sheets as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer after more than 35 years with ConocoPhillips.