MANORAJ Rajathurai, better known as Mad Max in the oil & gas and marine industry, is a British trained journalist based in Singapore. He was born there on 13th September, 1957. He studied at the College Of Journalism, Fleet Street and Department of Journalism, City University, London in the 80s. He has worked in The Straits Times where he attended the Times Press Foundation, School of Journalism in Singapore, and in publishing (mainly offshore/marine). All in, he has been a journalist for over 40 years. He previously covered sports and music. In more recent years, he has been featured 23 times in articles, and through letters he has contributed to the local press. He now promotes and markets FPSO Friday (www.fpsofriday.com ), Asia’s leading offshore/marine international networking event., drawing on a database built up, maintained, added to and updated over 40 years.

 

MARK Wheeler was born 10th January 1964 at Bury St Edmunds, England, Great Britain, graduated from Glyndŵr University with a National Diploma in Technology Engineering, Professional Engineering Practice Certificate from Leeds University and Master in Management Science  from Sheffield Hallam University. Embarked on Subsea Offshore Diving career (whilst a reservist with Royal Welch Fusiliers, Hightown Barracks, Wrexham) and trained at Fort William, Fort Bovisand and Sandnes Norway qualifying as a North Sea Saturation Diver, mentored by former HMS Edinburgh and Uncle John saturation diving personnel. Undertook worldwide subsea operations, covering NDT inspection to construction with offshore contractors Oceaneering, Comex  and then Rockwater  now known as Subsea 7 throughout North Sea, West Africa, Middle East, and Far East for major Oil and Gas companies such as Shell, Total S. A.  and Statoil. Thereafter started MW Group (Measurement Worldwide Group) and it's services were recognised by the US Department of Navy under NAVSEA, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)  and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) . Mark Wheeler's entrepreneurial abilities were recognised by HRH Prince Andrew for Defence Awards, British Chamber of Commerce Winning the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Awards and nominated Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year.