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US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has confirmed BOEMRE Director Michael Bromwich (left) will lead the new Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) until a permanent director is selected. BOEMRE Senior Advisor Tommy P. Beaudreau will lead the new Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

dGB Earth Sciences has elected Kristofer Tingdahl CEO, replacing company founder Paul de Groot who will remain as president. Additionally, Nanne Hemstra, former executive vice president, Asia Pacific, has become executive vice president, Americas, succeeded by former Marketing Director Jan Stellingwerff Beintema.

Jerel C. “Jerry” Gilmore has been appointed president of TSB Offshore Inc. (formerly Twachtman Snyder & Byrd Inc.) and will be responsible for oil and gas decommissioning liability consultancy and project management.

Quantum Energy Partners Managing Director William C. Montgomery has joined the board of Apache Corp.

CHC Helicopter has named Nick Mair regional vice president, Western North Sea; Rob Pendle vice president, maintenance and technical services; Dave Stewart finance director; and De Jansen director of flight standards. Paula McKenzie will succeed Jansen as business unit leader, Southern North Sea.

Jean-Paul Lachance has taken the reins as vice president, exploitation, at Peyto Exploration and Development Corp.

Wild Well Control has named Kerry Girlinghouse vice president, well control engineering.

Lance W. Robertson has taken on the role of regional vice president, South Texas/Eagle Ford, at Marathon Oil Corp. Fugro Geos has strengthened its management team by appointing Alastair Stagg regional manager of the company’s Metocean Measurement business line; Richard Davies commercial manager at Walling-ford, UK; Ben Williams operations manager, responsible for all Houston-based measurement and offshore systems operations; and Kit Moss divisional manager for Metocean Measurements in the Fugro Geos Singapore office.

Tracerco, part of the Johnson Matthey group, has tapped Gary Phillips to head its Aberdeen operations.

Bristow Helicopters has selected David Laskowski to oversee North Sea operations as development manager.

Barry Cann has joined qedi as general director to spearhead its Europe business division, while David Hickey has taken the role of operations director, overseeing the company’s international portfolio.

Expansions

The Aker Solutions Aberdeen operation has moved its process and pipeline business to Norway to bolster inspection, maintenance, and process services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Reservoir Group member Corpro will establish two autonomous operational bases in Colombia and Brazil.

Reflex Marine has launched a globally accredited service center program for its FROG and TORO marine personnel transfer devices, with Enermech FZE appointed as the company’s first accredited service center in Dubai.

The Petroleum Extension Service (PETEX) at the University of Texas at Austin has opened a new Learning and Assessment Center in Houston to provide training courses for oil and gas personnel.

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