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BP appoints 10 new specialists to wells team in Baku

18 October 2012 16:50 (UTC +04:00)

Jim Cowie has 32 years experience in the oil industry in leadership and management roles specialising in Drilling and Completions operations and engineering. will lead the team of over 300 wells experts in Baku. In addition, BP confirmed that 10 new specialist engineers will join the wells team in Baku. They have been hand-picked from BPâ€™s global assets â€“ Alaska, North America, North Sea, Angola and Egypt.

Craig Wiggs has over 30 years of experience in the oil industry in both US and international roles. He has led teams in land-based and offshore operations over wide range of disciplines including drilling, completions, well interventions and production operations. In his last two roles, Craig was Vice President of Operations for BP in Trinidad and Tobago and the Performance Unit Leader for the Eastern Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In this role, Craig will be accountable for the safe and efficient operations of the Sangachal terminal as well as all the export pipelines from Azerbaijan to Turkey and Georgia. As Vice President of Operations Midstream, Craig will lead a large team in Azerbaijan of over 2000 employees.