People

CONSOL Energy appointed Timothy C. Dugan COO for its E&P division.

Rangeford Resources Inc. made Colin C. Richardson president of the company and Michael Farmer chairman of the board of directors.

Stewart Mitchell took over as CEO of Sparrows.

Mark Crews joined Summit Partners as an executive partner.

Daniel Chavez became a partner in the energy advisory practice group of McDermott Will & Emery.

Devon Energy Corp. appointed Thomas L. Mitchell executive vice president and CFO.

Elisabeth Tørstad took on the role of CEO of DNV GL's Oil & Gas business, and Lutz Wittenberg was named group chief technology officer for DNV GL.

Tony Cudmore became president of corporate affairs for BHP Billiton.

Global Geophysical Services Inc. named Mathew Verghese executive vice president and COO and Sean Gore senior vice president and CFO.

Nabors Industries Ltd. chose William Restrepo to be CFO.

Andrew G. Inglis joined Kosmos Energy as chairman of the board and CEO.

John Carne retired as CEO of OneSubsea; Scott Rowe succeeded him in the position.

InterOil Corp. named Jon Ozturgut COO and Donald Spector CFO.

William Chiles retired from his role as president and CEO of Bristow Group Inc.; Jonathan E. Baliff will take over the positions.

Vess Oil Corp. promoted Ronnie Nutt to COO.

Tendeka promoted Annabel Green to vice president of strategy and marketing.

Mike Campbell was named operations director for Pulse Structural Monitoring.

Marathon Oil Corp. named Deanna L. Jones vice president of human resources and administrative services.

Warren Resources added Robert Ferer to its team as corporate development and investor relations associate and appointed Jeff Keeler vice president of project development.

Sarah Groen became vice president of marketing, strategy, and M&A for MicroSeismic Inc.

Dr. Daniel Yergin was honored with an international lifetime achievement award by the prime minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Ensco Plc promoted David Hensel to senior vice president of marketing.

Wood Group Mustang appointed Christopher Barton senior vice president for global offshore business development and John Etherington general manager for the company's Malaysia operations.

dGB Earth Sciences named Arnaud Huck chief geoscientist for the company.

Jana Schey became vice president of operations for Energistics.

Dejour Energy announced the retirement of Harrison Blacker as president, COO, and member of the board of directors.

Williams and Williams Partners named Jim Scheel senior vice president of the northeast gathering and processing operating area and Frank Billings senior vice president of corporate strategic development.

Matthew J. Thomas joined Blank Rome as a partner in the maritime, international trade, and public contracts group.

Aquatic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., an Acteon company, appointed Nicholas Dale as regional manager for the Asia-Pacific region.

Gulfport Energy Corp. announced the retirement of CEO James Palm.

Andrew Bridges has become head of engineering of Enteq Upstream Plc.

IHS Inc. has made Eric J. Boyer vice president of investor relations.

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) appointed Raymond Chang vice president, general counsel, and secretary of NOV’s spinoff distribution company.

Cobalt International Energy Inc. welcomed Gregory S. Sills as executive vice president and chief development officer.

Richard Hawes took on the role of exploration advisor and chief exploration geologist for Emperor Oil Ltd.

David R. McMahon became vice president of artificial lift technologies for Flotek Industries Inc.

Kevin Partridge joined Cartasite as regional sales manager in Houston.

Companies

Alfa Laval has started operations at the new test and training center in Aalborg, Denmark. Built on the site of the former Aalborg shipyard, the center is the largest ship simulation facility in the marine industry, with a 250-sq-m (2,691-sq-ft) testing area. The testing area is built around a 2-MW marine engine with commercial and prototype equipment from all of the company's marine product groups. The test system is connected to a dedicated control room and a training complex.

Reamco opened a new business development office in Aberdeen, Scotland, according to a company press release. The office will be responsible for business development in the North Sea, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Southwest Research Institute added a cell for testing valves and other pressure-containing and pressure-controlling products to its flow-component testing facilities. The cell is capable of evaluating products up to 30,000 psi with gas hydraulic pressure, according to a company press release. Other capabilities include cryogenic testing to -196?C (-320?F), elevated temperature testing up to 399?C (750?F), fugitive emissions testing, and thermal cycling.

Yokogawa Corp. of America broke ground on its new distribution center in Newnan, Ga. The 5,574-sq-m (60,000-sq-ft) expansion of its facility there will employ 215 new workers.

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