Unocal names Joseph Bryant President, COO

Petroleum News

Unocal Corp. said July 21 that Joseph Bryant has been named as Unocal’s president and chief operating officer effective Sept. 1.

Bryant, 48, has been president of BP Angola since 2000, and previously was president of BP Canada and an Amoco joint venture in Canada. He also held leadership roles for Amoco business units in The Netherlands and the Gulf of Mexico. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Nebraska.

“Joe comes to Unocal with more than 27 years experience in the industry in both the domestic and international arenas,” said Charles Williamson, Unocal chairman, chief executive officer and president. “He is a proven business leader and brings broad experience in exploration, production and operations around the world, including management of deepwater developments.”

Bryant will be responsible for the company’s domestic and international E&P units, as well as Unocal’s reservoir and production engineering, exploration technology, drilling procurement and logistics, engineering and construction, and corporate information groups.

Unocal’s president and COO post became vacant earlier this year when Timothy Ling died unexpectedly. Williams has held the president post temporarily since that time.