July 17 (Reuters) - Research and brokerage firmInternational Strategy & Investment Group LLC (ISI Group) hashired Barclays Plc's leading oil services and drillinganalyst James West, the Wall Street Journal reported.
West, who will join ISI in September, has already leftBarclays, according to the report. (http://on.wsj.com/UdPF4o)
ISI Group President Vinayak Singh confirmed the appointmentto the Journal.
Barclays was not immediately available for comment.
(Editing by Cynthia Osterman)