Oil Patch Bits: Johnston joins Doyon Emerald as VP of engineering

Doyon Emerald said May 1 that it is pleased to welcome David K. Johnston as its new vice president and engineering manager. Johnston is a registered professional engineer and has more than 28 years of engineering and operations experience in the oil and gas industry. He will lead Doyon Emerald’s engineering team, providing leadership in detail design, resource planning, budgets, and development.

Most recently Johnston served as the Eni Petroleum Facilities Engineer Manager for the Nikaitchuq Development Project where he provided leadership and technical oversight for a $2 billion project from concept to engineering closeout. He has also assisted in generating development drilling opportunities, supervised the design and construction of surface equipment for new and expanding gas fields, and developed reservoir depletion, drilling, and utilization plans.

Johnston has served in various executive management and senior level positions at Armstrong Oil and Gas, ASRC Energy Services, Schlumberger Oilfield Services, and Coastal Oil and Gas Corp. David has proven his ability as a leader in engineering and production, with a great knowledge of resource planning, drilling, strategies, design, and implementation.