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July 05, 2018
Scott Pruitt has resigned as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after a deluge of controversial revelations about his spending, travel and a condo rental that prompted Republican lawmakers to distance themselves and question his continued effectiveness.
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June 19, 2018
Activist investor Carl Icahn is expected to have won control of embattled oil and gas driller SandRidge Energy Inc.’s board based on preliminary results, according to people familiar with the matter.
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March 05, 2018
Isabel Dos Santos, the billionaire fired as chairwoman of Angola’s state oil company last year, denied any wrongdoing in the transfer of $38.2 million from the company.
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February 28, 2018
Chevron Corp.’s youngest director questioned the future of an industry the world’s third-largest oil explorer helps lead.
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February 27, 2018
Legendary oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has closed his hedge fund, but the octogenarian’s name may live on on the New York Stock Exchange.
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February 21, 2018
Hilcorp Energy Co. announced that its billionaire owner Jeff Hildebrand has stepped down as chief executive officer of the largest closely held U.S. oil explorer.
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February 02, 2018
Daniel Gonzalez Casartelli, a former banker who is leading asset sales at YPF SA as chief financial officer, is favored to become the next CEO of the Argentine oil and gas producer, people with knowledge of the situation said.
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January 30, 2018
Bernard Looney, CEO of Upstream for BP, shared his views on the topic of collaboration to overcome industry challenges and build deeper partnerships on day two of the BHGE 2019 Annual Meeting.
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January 29, 2018
Lorenzo Simonelli, Chairman and CEO of BHGE, opened up the 2018 BHGE Annual Meeting (BHGE AM) in Florence, Italy, on Jan. 29 with a talk welcoming attendees. The 19th Annual Meeting is a record year for attendance, according to the CEO.
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January 17, 2018
After 10 years running one of Washington’s most influential associations covering all aspects of the oil and natural gas sector, API President and CEO Jack Gerard announced he will not make another long-term commitment to API and will step down when his current contract ends in August 2018.
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January 12, 2018
Legendary oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens is closing his hedge fund, saying trading oil has lost its luster.
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January 09, 2018
API's president and CEO Jack Gerard delivered a speech at today's 2018 State of American Energy event.
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January 08, 2018
The regional advocacy group for the North-east of England’s subsea sector has appointed Bruce Heppenstall as its new chairman.
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May 17, 2017
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) today announced its board of directors has unanimously elected Jeff Miller, the Company’s president and a board member, to the position of president and CEO. Dave Lesar, who has led Halliburton as chairman and CEO since 2000, will continue serving the Company as executive chairman.
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May 17, 2017
Borets, a global leader in the engineering, manufacturing, sales and service of electric submersible pump (ESP) systems, has named William P. Faubel as senior vice president-business development and sales of Borets U.S., located in Houston.
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May 16, 2017
Saudi Arabian Oil has promoted eight executives to top positions, including a senior vice president for downstream operations.
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May 10, 2017
Representing the independent producers that develop 90% of America’s oil and natural gas wells, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President and CEO Barry Russell issued a statement on today’s Senate procedural vote.
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May 05, 2017
Chris Buckley, renowned engineer and former vice president at Weir Oil & Gas, has launched Houston-based ST9 Gas + Oil.
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April 25, 2017
OPEC needs a year more to accomplish what’s at the moment proving to be mission impossible, according to a veteran oil analyst.
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April 21, 2017
If Gary Cohn gets his way, the U.S. could be the biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the world.