UK-based independent Neptune Energy this week announced country managers for Algeria and Indonesia, two countries where it has upstream gas interests.

It said December 21 that Jerome Jacquemont has been appointed managing director of its Algerian business, based in Algiers, with effect from February 2019.

He currently heads Groupement TouatGaz, joint venture (Neptune/Engie/Sonatrach) operator of the 4.5bn m³/yr Touat gas development project now due to start up by mid-2019, delayed from 2016. He started his more than 25-year petroleum career at Total, later moving to senior roles at Sofregaz, then Gaz de France (which became Engie).

Neptune said December 18 that it has appointed Eko Lumadyo as managing director of its Indonesia business, based Jakarta. He joins from Singapore-based independent Mandala Energy for which he was also Indonesia country manager. He brings more than 30 years' upstream experience, having started out with Unocal (now part of Chevron), later joining Canada-listed Niko Resources, Australian independent Santos, and private Indonesian firm PT Agra Energi where he was a founding partner.