PEOPLE
Baker Hughes, a GE company, announced its executive management team in June. The management team includes but is not limited to Lorenzo Simonelli, president and CEO; Belgacem Chariag, chief global operations officer; Brian Worrell, CFO; Maria Claudia Borras, president and CEO of Oilfield Services; Derek Mathieson, chief marketing and technology officer; Neil Saunders, president and CEO of Oilfield Equipment; Nicola Jannis, chief business development officer; Jennifer Hartsock, CIO; and Phil Mueller, vice president, investor relations.
Rovco selected Dr. Iain Wallace as CTO.
Alpha Petroleum Resources Ltd. appointed Charles Proctor CFO.
Frank’s International N.V. named Kyle McClure senior vice president and CFO.
Tullow Oil Plc’s CFO Ian Springett resigned from the board due to ill health.
Offshore Technical Compliance appointed David McCubbin) COO and Dan Phelps director of compliance inspection services.
Gastar Exploration Inc. named Stephen P. Robertshas senior vice president and COO.
LAGCOE selected Don Briggs, founding member and president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, to the honorary LAGCOE Looey 2017 position for working to ensure the existence and health of Louisiana’s oil and gas industry.
SemGroup Corp. named Susan Lindberg vice president and general counsel, succeeding Candice Cheeseman, who has retired.
Clay Brett has joined Millennial Energy Partners as its vice president and general counsel.
BCCK Holding Co. appointed Tony Canfield vice president of engineering.
Tim Charters joined the staff of the National Ocean Industries Association as senior director of governmental and political affairs.
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG appointed Christoph Schlichter general manager for Brazil.
Global Maritime appointed Oliver Stettner country manager for Indonesia.
DNV GL named Edward Cuoco vice president for its Market and Policy Development group.
FairfieldNodal promoted Joe Dryer to senior vice president, chief sales officer.
RAMCO recruited Jason Hughes to run its business in Australia.
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. named Neal H. Shah vice president, investor relations.
Viktor Zubkov was elected as chairman of the Gazprom board of directors. Alexey Miller, chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, was named deputy chairman of the company’s board of directors.
Beach Energy Ltd. appointed Dr. Peter Moore an independent nonexecutive director.
The supervisory board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft appointed Martine Snels to GEA’s executive board, taking effect in October.
RocketFrac Services Ltd. selected Honorable Ronald R. Spoehel to serve as the chairman of the board of directors.
The BHP board elected Ken MacKenzie to succeed Jac Nasser as chairman.
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. appointed Eleni Warren to its board of directors.
Tendeka named two new members to its board of directors: Jim Nixon and Bill Wright.
Jon Erik Reinhardsen was elected as the new chair of Statoil’s board of directors.
The Energy Industries Council appointed Andrew Cuniah to its board of directors.
COMPANIES
Baker Hughes, a GE company, completed the transaction combining GE’s oil and gas business with Baker Hughes July 3.
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG is stepping up its presence in South America by opening an office in Rio de Janeiro.
Schlumberger and Production Plus Energy Services created a joint venture to develop the HEAL System technology and business.
Douglas-Westwood is rebranding to Westwood Global Energy Group.
Halliburton has acquired Summit ESP.
SIMMONS EDECO expanded and enhanced its European operations base in Great Yarmouth, England.
3esi-Enersight acquired Energy Navigator in June.
Liberty Lift Solutions LLC has expanded its presence in the installation and service of artificial lift equipment. The company opened a shop in Williston, N.D., in June, which complements the company’s districts in Dickinson and Crosby, N.D.
DownUnder GeoSolutions is rolling out a series of upgrades to its global seismic processing centers, including Perth, Kuala Lumpur, London and Houston. The expansion will see its Intel-supported processing capability grow based on petaflops per geo.
AFGlobal has acquired Advanced Measurement Inc., a provider of automation, controls and data management systems.
Rubicon Oilfield International has acquired the assets and operating business of World Oil Tools Inc.
Tesoro Corp. will change its name to Andeavor after acquiring the oil refiner and marketer Western Refining in a $4.1 billion deal.
Tri-Point announced the acquisition of Edge Manufacturing & Technology and Crossfire Sales and Services. Both companies, based in Midland, Texas, specialize in oil and gas production and processing equipment, supplies, and associated services. The acquisitions enlarge Tri-Point’s expanding geographic footprint to include the Permian Basin.
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