PEOPLE
Xu Keqiang has resigned as CEO of CNOOC Ltd. and has been redesignated from executive director of the company to nonexecutive director. Zhou Xinhuai has been appointed executive director and CEO, and Yan Hongtao has been named vice president.
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has promoted Euan Shirlaw to CEO. He will also continue to fulfil his previous responsibilities as CFO. Marianne Eide has been promoted COO.
Buru Energy has appointed Thomas Nador CEO.
Twenty20 Energy has named Geoff Lawrence CEO and a member of the board of directors.
Stefano Venier has been selected as Snam's new CEO and general manager.
Siemens Gamesa has appointed Tim Dawidowsky COO.
Lee Jordan has been named GATE Energy’s new CEO. He will replace Founder Grant Gibson, who will be transitioning to chairman of the board of directors and director of Singapore. Karthik Annadorai has been appointed president and chief revenue officer.
Halliburton Co. Lance Loeffler, executive vice president and CFO, will assume the role of senior vice president of Halliburton Co.’s Middle East North Africa region. Eric Carre, executive vice president, global business lines and chief HSE officer, will assume the role of CFO.
H. Keith Jennings, executive vice president and CFO, will leave Weatherford International Plc, effective July 31. The company has initiated a search for a replacement.
Reabold has appointed Chris Connolly CFO.
Permex Petroleum Corp. has appointed Greg Montgomery CFO and corporate secretary. He succeeds Scott Kelly, who will continue to serve as a director of the company.
BW Ideol has hired Alberto Peña Sicilia as the head of development for Southern Europe.
Tendeka has selected Maurilio Solano as a new business development manager for Latin America.
Cairn Oil & Gas has named Neha Saxena Shenoy deputy chief human resources officer.
The Global Underwater Hub has appointed members of its new board: Sue Barr, chair, Marine Energy Council; Zander Bruce, subsea operations manager, bp North Sea; Bill Cattanach OBE, head of supply chain, North Sea Transition Authority; Sarah Cridland, vice president commercial and subsea projects, U.K., Med & Caspian – U.K. country manager, TechnipFMC; Neil Douglas, director, Viper Innovations Ltd.; Rear Admiral Paul Halton OBE, director submarine support, Royal Navy; Heather Jones, CEO, Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre; Mike Jones, chairman, Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd.; Tim Sheehan, head of business development, Boskalis Subsea Services; and Benj Sykes, vice president U.K. offshore, Ørsted.
Kjell-Erik Østdahl, chairman of Archer Ltd., has resigned from the board of directors, which will proceed to elect a new chairman of the board in due course.
COMPANY NEWS
ACE Winches will invest $6.5 million with the opening of a new facility in Houston, with the opening of the office scheduled for this summer.
EN Engineering has acquired TG Advisers Inc.
Expro has acquired SolaSense.
HydraWell and READ have joined forces to create a well integrity specialist company, which will be led by HydraWell CEO Mark Sørheim. The combined company will be located with offices and bases in Stavanger, Aberdeen and Houston together with presence in Alaska, Australia, Brazil, Malaysia and Qatar.
