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May 22, 2019
ROVOP, the global subsea robotics specialist, has announced its expansion into mainland Europe with the appointment of Job Biersteker as business development manager in its new facility located in Rotterdam.
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May 20, 2019
The chairman of the board of directors of Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS, Mr. Eystein Eriksrud, has notified the company that he will not seek re-election at the end of his current service period.
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May 20, 2019
A globally-renowned technology evangelist who focuses on emerging trends and their impact on business and wider society has joined the team at WFS Technologies, a subsea wireless automation, Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing networks company for the energy industry including oil & gas and offshore wind.
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May 16, 2019
API President and CEO Mike Sommers has named Lynn Granger executive director of the Colorado Petroleum Council. Granger joins the Colorado Petroleum Council from Colorado Concern, a leading business advocacy association in the Mountain West, where she served as COO.
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May 16, 2019
i-Tech 7, Subsea 7’s Life of Field business unit, has appointed a new regional business development manager for its Asia Pacific & Middle East region.
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May 16, 2019
Saipem S.p.A. informs that the Board of Directors has appointed Stefano Cavacini as manager responsible for financial reporting, in charge of preparing the company’s financial and accounting documents, pursuant to art. 154-bis of Legislative Decree no. 58/1998.
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May 16, 2019
Thirteen Wood employees working in the US Permian shale basin were recently recognized in front of a 200-strong group of team mates by Wood’s chief executive, Robin Watson and Asset Solutions Americas CEO, Andrew Stewart.
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May 09, 2019
Angolan President Joao Lourenco fired Sonangol EP Chairman Carlos Saturnino as he revamps the company amid persistent fuel shortages in the southern African nation.
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May 09, 2019
"Winning in any environment doesn’t mean winning at any cost,” Mike Wirth, Chevron CEO
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May 08, 2019
If there’s one thing Chevron Corp. CEO Mike Wirth ought to do this week, it’s keep his story straight – even if that means letting Occidental Petroleum Corp. take Anadarko Petroleum Corp., by dint of changing its own story out of all recognition.
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May 08, 2019
Scott Sheffield, the founder and chief executive officer of shale producer Pioneer Natural Resources Co., thinks Chevron Corp. should take its $1 billion breakup fee and walk away from the Anadarko Petroleum Corp. deal.
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May 07, 2019
EY has announced that Chairman and CEO, Kendra Lee of Merichem Company is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Award in the Gulf Coast Area.
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May 05, 2019
Activist investor Carl Icahn has built a small position in Occidental Petroleum Corp. as the oil producer tussles to win a bidding war for Anadarko Petroleum Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.
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May 05, 2019
Change of leadership at Wintershall Energía (soon to be Wintershall Dea Argentina): Manfred Böckmann took over the position of managing director in Argentina as of May 1, 2019.
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May 05, 2019
Further to the announcement made first-quarter 2019, the Petrofac confirms that Francesca Di Carlo has joined the company as an independent non-executive director, following formal approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
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May 03, 2019
The current deal is a culmination of almost two years of on-and-off-again wrangling with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. -- a saga that’s so far seen the company slip through its fingers several times.
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May 03, 2019
Warren Buffett said it was a phone call from Bank of America Corp.’s CEO that sparked his $10 billion investment in Occidental Petroleum Corp.
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May 01, 2019
Corrosion Resistant Alloys LP (CRA), a manufacturer of high-grade corrosion resistant alloy tubes, has appointed Tommy Najar as V.P. of commercial.
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May 01, 2019
Global subsea equipment solutions specialist, Ashtead Technology, has appointed a new regional director for Asia Pacific and announced the completion of the firm’s six-figure sum investment to double the size of its Singapore facility as part of its international growth strategy.
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May 01, 2019
C-Kore Systems is delighted to announce Diego Baraldi has joined the company as sales manager – South America.
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April 30, 2019
The investing guru’s conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., announced a deal on Tuesday, but not the kind Buffett’s fans have been awaiting. Instead of taking over a company, Berkshire is helping one business go after another. It’s investing $10 billion in Occidental Petroleum Corp. to finance the oil producer’s $55 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
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