Mr Soine joined Woodside in 2005 as acquisitions manager with responsibility for all sale evaluations and negotiations. In early 2007, Mr Soine was promoted to vice president of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with Woodside’s Australian parent company Woodside Energy, with responsibility for worldwide M&A activity. He moved to the position of COO for Woodside Energy USA in December 2007. Prior to joining Woodside, Mr Soine worked with W&T Offshore, Shell Offshore and Exxon.
Mr Soine is succeeded as COO by Danny Ledet. Mr Ledet joined Woodside in 2005 as drilling manager and was promoted to the role of vice president of drilling operations in 2007. Prior to joining Woodside, Mr Ledet worked with Chevron’s deepwater Gulf of Mexico organization and in various locations around the world including Nigeria, Zaire and Kazakhstan and with Newfield Exploration.
