James Woodrow died in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 23rd February 2024, aged 65, having suffered for some time with prostatic cancer.

James started his Schlumberger Wireline career in 1981 with training school in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina after which he went to Guatemala, where he met and married Zony (the photographer in the city had a large photo of them in their front window for some years with James resplendent in his Scottish kilt). This was followed by Mexico, Gabon, Italy and Tunisia, leaving in 1993.

After Schlumberger James and Zony settled in Edinburgh. He joined PETEX in 1997, becoming a member of their board of Directors. They have a daughter, Zitlalia, and son, Hamish.