Former BG boss Chris Finlayson joins US firm InterOil
Former BG Group chief executive Chris Finlayson has been hired as the chairman of InterOil, the New York-based oil and gas firm said yesterday.
Oil industry veteran Finlayson stepped down from FTSE 100-listed BG Group in April after little more than a year in the role, in the wake of missed production targets, profit warnings and project delays.
It was rumoured that he clashed with chairman Andrew Gould over tactics to put the oil and gas company back on track.
Prior to BG Group, Finlayson worked at rival Royal Dutch Shell for 33 years, rising to senior roles including executive vice president and managing director.
Finlayson will replace Dr Gaylen Byker at InterOil, which operates in Papua New Guinea, located in the Pacific Ocean. The company owns licences in the Elk-Antelope discovery, a major natural gas project that it is developing with France’s Total and local energy explorer Oil Search.