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September 12, 2019
BP’s CEO plans to sell some oil projects and curb the development of others to align its business with the Paris accord, the latest sign climate concerns are starting to impact the investment decisions of the world’s largest fossil fuel producers.
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September 11, 2019
T. Boone Pickens, the onetime Texas oil wildcatter turned corporate raider who became a billionaire energy investor and television pitchman for wind and natural-gas power, has died. He was 91.
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September 10, 2019
Encana Corporation announced changes to its executive leadership team, including the promotion of Michael McAllister to president, Brendan McCracken to executive vice president – corporate development and external relations and Greg Givens to chief operating officer. These changes are effective immediately.
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September 10, 2019
Subsea 7 announced that Jean Cahuzac will retire from his position as CEO at the end of this year, and will be succeeded from 1 January 2020 by John Evans, who is currently COO.
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September 09, 2019
Late on Saturday night, Khalid Al-Falih was removed and replaced as energy minister by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. A half-brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he’s the first member of the royal family to hold the job.
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August 28, 2019
Sodexo announces two new appointments, based in their Houston office.
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August 28, 2019
Maria Moraeus Hanssen, COO and Deputy CEO of Wintershall Dea, will leave the company on December 31st, 2019 in order to pursue other opportunities.
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August 27, 2019
Stuart Martin is a 35-year veteran of the upstream sector. With Ardent, his career has now come full circle from commissioning assets in the early 1980s to decommissioning the same assets now.
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August 27, 2019
Tracey Henderson is returning to the corner of Africa where two decades ago she started to make her name in the oil world.
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August 26, 2019
During a conference call regarding the announced TechnipFMC split Monday afternoon, chairman of the board and CEO Douglas J. Pferdehirt said, “There are very few synergies between upstream and downstream. We are seeing the beginning of a shaping of our industry. We believe that what we are creating, others will follow. “
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August 20, 2019
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s oil sands investment is hurting -- and some analysts are calling on him to stop the bleeding.
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August 12, 2019
The theme for LAGCOE 2019 is the Future of Energy Starts Here, chosen to emphasize the profound and exciting changes that are shaping and will continue to shape oil and gas in the future.
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August 09, 2019
"Occidental sees great value and opportunity in the excellent Western Midstream asset base and is committed to value-enhancing opportunities for both companies," said Vicki Hollub, president and CEO of Occidental.
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July 31, 2019
WFS Technologies, global provider of wireless subsea internet of things technology, has appointed Jim Darroch as Chief Technology Officer to drive its product portfolio and software development roadmap.
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July 29, 2019
LAGCOE leadership has announced the winners of its New Technology Showcase, which will be featured at the 2019 Technical Exposition and Conference, October 9-11 in New Orleans.
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July 25, 2019
Total Safety announced that Paul Tyree, formerly president of global business units for Industrial Safety Services, has been promoted to chief commercial officer.
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July 25, 2019
The Colorado Petroleum Council announced that Carrie Hackenberger has been promoted to associate director of the Colorado Petroleum Council, API’s Colorado division.
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July 24, 2019
BCCK Holding Company, a leading international provider of engineering, procurement, fabrication and field construction services, has promoted John Peterson to senior vice president of business development.
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July 23, 2019
If you’re offered the job of running one of the world’s largest companies, you don’t usually have just an hour to decide if you want it.
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July 22, 2019
LAGCOE leadership announces the keynote speakers for its 2019 Technical Exposition and Conference, scheduled for October 9-11 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
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July 22, 2019
Pacific Drilling names James W. Harris to is CFO position, after Johannes P. Boots mutually agrees with the company to pursue other opportunities.
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