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Tethys Petroleum Ltd. named Kenneth J. May interim CEO. May will replace Julian Hammond, who is leaving Tethys after working for the company since 2007 and serving as CEO since 2012.

Andrew Jefferies has been appointed acting CEO of New Zealand Oil & Gas.

Siluria Technologies named Robert Trout CEO.

Ray Hood joined P2 as CEO.

Tethys Oil appointed Jesper Alm CFO following the decision by Morgan Sadarangani to step down. The company also named Fredrik Robelius CTO.

Petrobras selected Nelson Luiz Costa Silva as the chief strategy, organization and management system officer.

Advisian named Geeta Thakorlal president for INTECSEA. Thakorlal succeeds Neil Mackintosh, who will take on the role of executive vice president of global sales and marketing.

The Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association selected Daniel J. Weaver as president and executive director. Weaver replaces Louis D. D’Amico, who is retiring after 22 years in that position.

Occidental Petroleum named Oscar K. Brown senior vice president, worldwide business development.

Bristow Group promoted Chipman Earle to senior vice president, chief legal and support officer and Mary Wersebe to vice president, human resources.

EthosEnergy appointed Milton Kolb senior vice president for global field services.

CMS Energy subsidiary Consumers Energy appointed Venkat (DV) Rao senior vice president of strategy and business planning; Sri Maddipati vice president, treasurer and investor relations; and Tamara Faber-Doty vice president of IT.

EXCO Resources Inc.’s current treasurer and vice president of finance and investor relations, Chris Peracchi, has become vice president and acting CFO following the departure of Richard A. Burnett. In addition, Tyler Farquharson, EXCO’s senior director of finance, will be promoted to the position of vice president of strategic planning and will assume the investor relations role.

Marathon Oil Corp.’s T. Mitch Little has been promoted to executive vice president of operations and will oversee the resource play and conventional businesses.

Andrew Mitchell has been appointed as business development manager to support AISUS Offshore’s plans for future growth.

2H Offshore, an Acteon company, named Yann Helle managing director.

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) selected Nancy House as president-elect for 2016 to 2017. Following her one-year term as president-elect, House will assume the office of SEG president. She will become the second woman to serve as SEG president since the society’s founding in 1930.

The American Association of Professional Landmen inducted the following members of the 2016-2017 AAPL Executive Committee: President Pamela D. Feist, First Vice President David W. Miller, Second Vice President Jeff Niemeyer, Third Vice President Trinidad Hernandez, Treasurer Jim Bourbeau, Secretary W. Russell Shaw and Immediate Past President Marc R. Strahn.

Aberdeen Harbour appointed John McGuigan to the newly created role of operations manager.

Bureau Veritas selected Nick Brown as communications director, Marine & Offshore Division. He will take up the post in November, replacing Philippe Boisson, who retires after more than 25 years in the role.

Andrew Padman has resigned from Entek Energy Ltd.’s board due to his recent full-time executive appointment at another oil and gas exploration company.

The PESA board of directors nominated and approved four new advisory board members: Matthew J. Armstrong, Baker Hughes; C.A. (Craig) Lange, Caterpillar; Carrie Mendiola, Schlumberger; and Donald Young, Hoover Group.

Chevron Corp. elected Dr. Dambisa Moyo and Dr. Wanda Austin to its board of directors.

COMPANIES

Rovco is a new subsea company that officially launched in September with its first U.K. contract. Rovco is an independent company focused on underwater integrity, ROVs, surveying and subsea services for oil, gas and renewables.

Centurion Group and ATR Group are to merge to create a global player in the oil and gas rental equipment and services market. The group, which will have a combined turnover of more than £100 million (US$132 million), will operate from bases in the U.K., The Netherlands, Caspian, Singapore, Australia and the U.S.

The Underwater Centre, a subsea training facility, has developed a new hydraulics course that will provide candidates from a wide range of industries an introduction to fluid power systems.

Siemens has acquired a majority stake (85%) in Materials Solutions Ltd., a leader in additive manufacturing processing and production. The remaining 15% will be held by the founder, Carl Brancher.

S&P Global Platts has signed an agreement to acquire PIRA Energy Group. The transaction was expected to close in third-quarter 2016.

Hoover Container Solutions, Ferguson Group and CHEP Catalyst & Chemical Containers are merging to form Hoover Ferguson Group. Expected completion of the merger transaction is set for October.

Proserv has formed a strategic partnership with KLAW Products to offer an enhanced field safety service preventing offshore spills in the Middle East.

Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard Pte. Ltd. has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with its existing shareholders to acquire a 100% equity stake in LMG Marin AS for $20 million.

Edgo is expanding its activities into Zambia and Malawi in Africa and setting up an operation in the Zambian capital, Lusaka.

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