25 October 2010
SPD, part of Petrofac Production Solutions, announces that it has appointed Jo McIntosh to join the team as Group Consultancy Manager.

Jo (formally Jo Cockburn), will be responsible for the management and growth of SPD's Consultancy product line with a focus on developing the regional market. SPD's Consultancy product line has long been an integral part of SPD, both as a significant standalone service line, as well as providing essential support to our Project Management service line. Jo will be based in SPD's Dubai office.

Prior to joining SPD, Jo spent seven years with AGR as Consultancy Manager for Europe, West Africa & Middle East regions where she managed AGR's Consultancy service line from both its Aberdeen and Dubai offices. During her time at AGR, Jo successfully grew the business to become one of the market leaders for the provision of drilling experts to the industry.

Alex Macdonald, managing director, SPD said: "We are delighted that Jo has agreed to join SPD and look forward to working with her to significantly expand our Consultancy service line over the next few years."

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Notes to Editors
Petrofac
Petrofac is a leading international provider of facilities solutions 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 seven business units: Engineering & Construction, Engineering & Construction Ventures, Engineering Services, Offshore Engineering & Operations, Training Services, Production Solutions and Energy Developments.

Through these businesses 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 around 12,500 employees, Petrofac operates out of six strategically located operational centres, in Aberdeen, Sharjah, Woking, Chennai, Mumbai and Abu Dhabi and a further 19 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 - UAE                       
Tel: +971 4 332 3308 (Ext 131)

Cynthia Darwish
Email: petrofacUAE@golinharris.com  

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