14 February 2012

Petrofac, the international oil & gas service provider, has appointed Craig Muir as managing director of its Engineering & Consulting Services business. With 25 years of international industry experience Muir, who will be based in the Sharjah office, brings a wealth of operational and business experience to Petrofac.  Most recently Muir was executive vice president within growth regions for AMEC based in Abu Dhabi, where he held responsibility for AMEC's regional growth in the Middle East, Africa and the CIS. 

In his new role, Muir will take responsibility for the Engineering & Consulting Services business which includes engineering service centres in Woking (UK), India, Malaysia and Indonesia, and consultancy business, Plant Asset Management.   

Commenting on his appointment, Muir said:  "Whilst I am looking forward to settling into the Sharjah, I will be mobile around our many locations getting to know and understand all the teams.   Petrofac has a strong reputation and I look forward to supporting the Engineering & Consulting Services business in playing its part in upholding and developing the business capability, capacity and our performance into the future."

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Petrofac
Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the oil & gas production and processing industry, with a diverse customer portfolio including many of the world's leading integrated, independent and national oil & gas companies. Petrofac is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: PFC) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. 

The group delivers services through two divisions: Engineering, Construction, Operations & Maintenance (ECOM - comprising Onshore Engineering & Construction, Offshore Projects & Operations and Engineering & Consulting Services) and Integrated Energy Services (IES). Through these divisions Petrofac designs and builds oil & gas facilities; operates, maintains and manages facilities and trains personnel; enhances production; and, where it can leverage its service capability, develops and co-invests in upstream and infrastructure projects. Petrofac's range of services meets its customers' needs across the full life cycle of oil & gas assets.

With more than 15,000 employees, Petrofac operates out of seven strategically located operational centres, in Aberdeen, Sharjah, Woking, Chennai, Mumbai, Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur and a further 21 offices worldwide. The predominant focus of Petrofac's business is on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), the Middle East and Africa, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Asia Pacific region.

For additional information, please refer to the Petrofac website at www.petrofac.com.
For further information contact:

GolinHarris - UK       +44 (0) 20 7067 0600
Nick Bishop                                       
petrofac@golinharris.com

GolinHarris - UAE     +971 4 332 3308 (Ext 131)
Cynthia Darwish
petrofacUAE@golinharris.com

Press Release 2012