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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.
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April 18, 2017
You wouldn’t think an oilman would draw inspiration from Roy Disney, whose uncle turned a cartoon mouse into a U.S. icon, when things get tough. But that’s exactly what Mark Siegel, the chairman of Patterson-UTI Energy Inc., said he did on Dec. 13, when his company’s value plunged the day after it announced a $1.4 billion deal for rival Seventy Seven Energy Inc.
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April 14, 2017
With a $3-billion purchase from ConocoPhillips, billionaire oilman Jeffrey Hildebrand is once again trying to succeed in a corner of the oil and gas world others are leaving behind.
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March 23, 2017
Two former associates of billionaire shipping and rig tycoon John Fredriksen are delivering out-sized returns by snapping up distressed and shunned oil-related assets. And they say it’s a bet that has plenty of room to run.
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March 02, 2017
Billionaire John Fredriksen and his former top adviser Tor Olav Troim may not see eye to eye anymore, but they agree on this: it’s time to buy offshore rigs again.
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March 17, 2017
Polarcus Limited announces that Duncan Eley has been appointed CEO. Eley replaces Rod Starr, who has resigned from the Company following the completion of a two-year period of restructuring, refinancing and reorganization.
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March 16, 2017
Italy is planning to confirm the holders of the top jobs at energy firms Eni SpA and Enel SpA for another term, according to people familiar with the matter, including a government official.
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March 13, 2017
Helmerich & Payne recently announced that Kevin G. Cramton and José R. Mas were appointed to the company’s board of directors effective March 1, 2017.