PEOPLE

Pedro Parente has formally taken office as Petrobras CEO succeeding Aldemir Bendine, who resigned in May.

The Energy Industries Council appointed Stuart Broadley CEO.

Occidental Petroleum Corp. named Vicki A. Hollub president and CEO succeeding Stephen I. Chazen, who stepped down as CEO.

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. announced that Scott D. Sheffield will retire as CEO effective Dec. 31, 2016. Pioneer’s president and COO Timothy L. Dove will succeed Sheffield as president and CEO upon his retirement.

IHS and Markit announced IHS Markit senior executive leadership appointments, which will be effective upon completion of the proposed merger transaction (expected to close in second-half 2016). Jerre Stead, IHS chairman and CEO, will assume the role of chairman of the board of directors and CEO of IHS Markit. Lance Uggla, chairman and CEO of Markit, will be president and a member of the board of directors of IHS Markit. Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of IHS, will become vice chairman of IHS Markit, and Todd Hyatt, executive vice president and CFO for IHS, will become executive vice president and CFO for IHS Markit. Randy Harvey, currently senior vice president and CTO for IHS, will become executive vice president and CTO for IHS Markit.

Rangeford Resources Inc. appointed Marc L. Duncan president and COO.

DownUnder GeoSolutions named Christopher Davin COO.

Concho Resources Inc. announced that Darin G. Holderness, the senior vice president, CFO and treasurer, will retire from the company in January 2017. Jack F. Harper, who is currently executive vice president, has assumed the additional roles of CFO and treasurer, effective immediately.

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering appointed Mikal Grure Eie regional manager for Norway and Anna Keen regional manager for the Asia-Pacific region.

AccessESP selected Anwar Assal as the Middle East and North Africa region manager.

ACE Winches appointed Chris Waller engineering manager.

Dynamic Industries Saudi Arabia Ltd. named Saleh Al-Jewair operations manager.

Wood Group named Raymond (Ray) Schlaff senior vice president and chief procurement officer.

SIMMONS EDECO appointed Gavin Sherwood to the newly created position of business development manager for SIMMONS EDECO Europe Ltd.

Dr. Alexander Horch became new head of development at HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH. Ikon Science named Julio Gomez vice president global sales.

Hoover Container Solutions Norway AS appointed Tor Olav Schibevaag managing director for Europe and Kjetil Skaaren as general manager for Norway.

Arthur Weglein, a University of Houston physicist, will receive the Society of Exploration Geophysicists 2016 Maurice Ewing Gold Medal in recognition of his work on inverse scattering series and his writing and teaching.

The Industry Technology Facilitator appointed Richard Luff to its board as a nonexecutive director.

MTS Houston reported the death of two valued MTS members/supporters and contributors to the offshore industry. James H. Stasny passed away May 27 in College Station after a lengthy illness, and Dr. Lee Ott died unexpectedly in his sleep June 1.

COMPANIES

Schlumberger acquired Omron Oilfield and Marine Inc. and France-based Saltel Industries in June.

Tenaris has begun operations at its new Rig Direct Academy, a training and testing center located in Veracruz, Mexico. The test rig facility will allow customers from around the world to witness how Tenaris products perform in different applications.

Chet Morrison Contractors is now certified as a licensed inspection and repair service provider for GE Oil and Gas. Specifically, the company’s Deepwater Riser Services facility in Houma is qualified for disassembly, inspection and repair of GE Oil & Gas marine drilling risers. It is one of only two such facilities in the state of Louisiana.

Fugro opened a new training enter in the Middle East. The new Fugro Academy Training Centre comprises three training suites, an engineering workshop, a simulation suite, a seven-function manipulator trainer and offices.

Paradigm opened a Seismic Center of Excellence in Mumbai, India. The center will be dedicated to dealing with the challenges associated with processing, imaging, interpreting and modeling of multiline 2-D seismic surveys.

CORTEC, a manufacturer of high-quality API compact ball valves and manifolds, has expanded its CORTEC Manifold Systems Lafayette manufacturing facility and relocated to new premises in Port Allen, La.

Saudi Aramco signed a memorandum of understanding with GE and Cividale SpA of Italy to build the Middle East and North Africa’s first-of-its-kind highend forging and casting manufacturing facility that will serve the region’s maritime and energy industries. The new facility is set to be operational in 2020.

The Visa Co., which launched its services to the oil and gas industry six months ago, is targeting global expansion and considering additional locations in the Middle East and Far East with a view to opening an international site within the next six months.

Airswift has formed a bespoke executive search firm, Ducatus Partners. The new company will operate independently of Airswift, delivering executive search, market intelligence and related consultancy to clients across the energy value chain.

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