People
Dale Addessi has been appointed technical manager at Jaguar Exploration Inc.

John E. Bonn was chosen as Southcross Energy Partners LP’s president and COO.

Diamond Offshore Drilling selected Marc Edwards as president, CEO, and a member of its board of directors.

Judson F. Hoover has taken on the role of CFO for Breitling Energy Corp.

Apache Corp. named Alfonso Leon executive vice president and CFO and Tom Chambers senior vice president of finance.

Genesis RTS welcomed Cesar Gongora to its team as global director of real-time operations.

David Robinson joined New Zealand Energy Corp.’s board of directors and became CEO for the company’s New Zealand business.

William Jacob Management Inc. named Ron Horton vice president of operations, Charles Lee vice president of business development for production facilities, and Michael Hutto vice president of structural engineering and design.

Sudhendu Kashikar joined MicroSeismic Inc. as vice president of completions evaluation services.

Valentin Zaccaria became director of R&D for Drillmec Inc., and Mark Galagaza became director of aftermarket services for Drillmec Inc. in the Americas.

CBM Asia Development Corp. selected Keith Potter to be vice president of operations.

Warren Resources has made Saema Somalya senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary.

Karim Amin became the head of the Siemens Oil & Gas sales unit.

Liv Hovem took on the role of DNV GL’s director for Europe and Southern Africa.

Nanne Hemstra has been appointed to head up dGB Earth Sciences’ new Brazil office as executive vice president for Brazil.

Elisse B. Walter, former chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, was elected to Occidental Petroleum’s board of directors.

EnQuest PLC appointed Neil McCulloch president of the company’s North Sea business.

IHS Inc. named Mark Settle senior vice president and chief information officer.

Murphy Oil Corp. promoted Walter K. Compton to executive vice president and general counsel, Kelli M. Hammock to senior vice president of administration, John W. Dumas to vice president of corporate insurance, and Allan J. Misner to vice president for internal audit. K. Todd Montgomery was elected vice president of corporate planning and services.

Phil Conway joined Rose & Associates as vice president of client solutions.

Seatronics Ltd., an Acteon company, promoted Phil Middleton to deputy managing director.

Hoover Container Solutions made Matt Matis director of sales for the Gulf of Mexico.

Sonardyne International Ltd. promoted Anthony Gleeson to vice president for Asia.

Willard Painter joined Powell Valves as corporate director of quality.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. added Miles Tolbert to its team as associate general counsel for environment, health, and safety.

HB Rentals made Kristian Magar director of HSE.

LDD, an Acteon company, appointed James McGovan vice president of sales and marketing.

Somesh Singh became the chief product officer for Paradigm.

The Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association European Chapter appointed Kelly Murray chair of the organization and Andrew Louden vice chair.

Peter Falconer was appointed head of life-cycle management for Atkins’ subsea integrity team.

Aggreko North American made Bruce Pool managing director.

Companies
CoorsTek Inc. opened a new ceramic proppants manufacturing plant in the Coors Technology Center in Golden, Colo. The plant will produce lightweight ceramic proppants and has received all regulatory approvals, including air permits.

Aqualis Offshore established offices in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Bahrain. The Abu Dhabi office’s main fields of work will be project marine warranty, field installations, engineering design, engineering warranty, construction supervision, and rig moving for jackups. The Bahrain office will primarily provide support for the shipyards and vessel operators in the country.

Artificial Lift Co. has relocated its headquarters from Great Yarmouth, UK, to Houston. The company’s offices and warehouse total 2,600 sq m (28,000 sq ft) for engineering, manufacturing, operations, and general support services.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Oilfield Technology Group opened a transload facility to provide resin-coated proppants. The facility is located in Odessa, Texas, for service in the Permian basin.

DNV GL opened a new laboratory in Singapore for testing, qualification, and assessment for oil fields in harsher environments. The laboratory has service areas focused on microstructure, megastructure, laboratory testing, and field services. The facilities include a 2500KN Dynamic Testing Machine, a floor long enough to accommodate full-length 12-m (39-ft) line pipe testing, and a 1.3-m (4.3-ft) Gantry Cutting Machine.

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