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May 30, 2019
Oilfield Helping Hands (OHH), a nonprofit charitable organization comprised of volunteers devoted to providing assistance to oilfield workers in financial crisis, will be hosting its 15th Annual Saltwater Fishing Tournament on June 20-21, 2019, at Port O’Connor Community Center in Port O’Connor, Texas.
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May 30, 2019
OPITO, the global, not-for-profit skills body for the energy industry, has appointed Brandon Grosvenor to the new role of V.P. of strategic development for the Americas region.
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May 29, 2019
SEEPEX Inc. is pleased to announce new personnel hired in the spring of 2019.
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May 28, 2019
The nomination committee in Equinor recommends that the company's corporate assembly elects Finn Bjørn Ruyter as new member to Equinor’s board of directors
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May 27, 2019
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has resigned, his Australian counterpart confirmed. The Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported he will hand over leadership to Julius Chan, citing comments at a media conference in Port Moresby.
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May 23, 2019
Nissan Chemical America Corporation has appointed Keith Pace as director, operations.
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May 23, 2019
N-Sea Holding has announced the appointment of Arno van Poppel as chief executive of the subsea IMR services provider.
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May 22, 2019
Unique Group, one of the world’s leading integrated subsea and offshore solutions providers, has appointed Matthew Gordon as the new regional V.P. for the Europe & UK region to oversee the company’s strategic expansion plans.
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May 22, 2019
Fishbones, the leading provider of alternative reservoir stimulation technology, has announced it is increasing its staff base by 25% to best serve increased client demand.
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May 22, 2019
GEODynamics, the global technology and manufacturing leader in perforating, downhole completion, intervention, and wireline-conveyed solutions, has added two new V.P.'s to its leadership team. John Berner is the new V.P. of manufacturing and Brian Hurst is the new V.P. of electro-mechanical.
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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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