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Petrobras elects new CEO

Petrobras’ board of directors has elected Maria das Graças Silva Foster as CEO, succeeding José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo.

Siemens appoints CEO of oil & gas division

Siemens Energy has appointed Adil Toubia as CEO of the oil & gas division.

DNO International completes management reorganization

DNO International ASA has now completed a corporate management reorganization and has made appointments to key management positions.

Mermaid Maritime appoints CEO

Mermaid Maritime has appointed Bruce M. Gemmell as CEO.

Aquaterra Energy appoints managing director

Patrick Phelan has been appointed managing director of Aquaterra Energy Ltd.

Total appoints director

Total S.A. has appointed Gérard Lamarche as director.

ConocoPhillips adds to executive management teams

Phillips 66, the future independent downstream company, has appointed C.C. (Clayton) Reasor as VP of investor relations, strategy and corporate affairs.

Crosco appoints CFO

Crosco Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co. has appointed Tomislav Tadic as CFO and a board member.

Nexen president, CEO departs

Nexen Inc. has announced that Marvin Romanow, president and CEO, is leaving the company effective immediately.

Transocean executive VP, CFO steps down

Transocean has announced that Ricardo Rosa has stepped down as executive VP and CFO.

DeepOcean Group appoints CEO

DeepOcean Group Holding AS has appointed Bart H. Heijermans as CEO effective Feb. 1, 2012.

Ezra makes executive appointments

Captain Adarash Kumar has been named Group COO of Ezra Holdings Ltd.

Company News

KBR strengthens engineering presence in Saudi Arabia

KBR (NYSE: KBR) has established a new entity to perform general engineering and project management services under the Saudi Aramco GES+ initiative.

Baker Hughes expands pipeline inspection services

Baker Hughes has broadened its pipeline service portfolio to include circumferential magnetic flux leakage (MFL) inspection technology.

Expro opens Newfoundland office

Expro has opened an operations base in Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada, that will support the provision of well testing, subsea, and downhole video services.

Advanced Maritime Transports acquires Port Logistics

Advanced Maritime Transports (AMT SA) has acquired Port Logistics, a Brazilian maritime support logistics agency.

SandRidge Energy to acquire Dynamic Offshore Resources

SandRidge Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire Dynamic Offshore Resources for aggregate consideration of $1.275 billion.

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