Weatherford International has shaken up its executive team with the appointment of Mark McCollum as president and CEO of the company, effective April 2017. The company's interim CEO Krishna Shivram has resigned from Weatherford, effective immediately…
Dr. Toshiyuki Shigemi has been appointed as executive vice president as well as executive director of ClassNK. Image of Shigemi, from ClassNK. Yasushi Nakamura has stepped down as senior executive vice president…
The US Senate has confirmed that Ryan Zinke will lead the Department of the Interior (DOI), nearly three months following the Trump administration’s nomination in December. Image of Zinke, from US House of Representatives…
TAM International, Inc. has appointed Michael Machowski as the new president of the company, as former president L. Bentley Sanford moves into the position of chairman of the board Image of Machowski…
Marathon Oil has appointed Dane Whitehead executive vice president and chief financial officer, with an anticipated effective date of 6 March. Whitehead, 55, has most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of both EP Energy Corp…
Cameron President R. Scott Rowe is leaving Schlumberger to become the new president and chief executive officer at Flowserve Corp. a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets. His appointment is effective 1 April…
Borets has named Obren Lekic as CEO of Borets US, located in Houston. Lekic. Image from Borets. With more than 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, Lekic will lead…
Maersk Drilling has announced a shake-up in its senior managerial ranks. Lars Ostergaard, currently acting as asset manager in Maersk Drilling, has been appointed the new chief commercial officer. By mutual agreement, Ana Zambelli will…
Steve Dawson and Alex Karakassis have been appointed managing directors (MDs) of Hansa Heavy Lift, taking over for Roger Iliffe, the outgoing chief executive officer (CEO), with immediate effect. Iliffe has left in order to focus on independently pursuing other opportunities…
Scott Weeden drills down with NOV’s Hege Kverneland to find out why she is excited about using Big Data to predict component failures before they occur. Kverneland Just how exciting is Big Data…
Pacific Exploration & Production Corp. has appointed Barry Larson as its new chief executive officer, effective 20 February 2017. Larson will be based at the company's operating headquarters in Bogotá, Colombia. Jim Latimer will continue…
Oil & Gas UK has elected Greta Lydecker from Chevron Upstream Europe, and UK ConocoPhillips President Terri King, to its board of directors. Lydecker, managing director, Chevron Upstream Europe, and King, president, UK ConocoPhillips…
ExxonMobil has elected Susan K. Avery to its board of directors, effective 1 February 2017. Avery, an atmospheric scientist, is the former president and director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Avery’s leadership experience in multiple academic and scientific organizations…
The Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, will deliver remarks to delegates during CERAWeek 2017, 6-10 March at the Hilton Americas—Houston. Barkindo will appear…
Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has appointed Reid Berger Stokke to head its new line of business, GM Solutions. GM Solutions will…