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March 24, 2022
The American Petroleum Institute has awarded its Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement – its highest honor and leadership recognition – to Gary R. Heminger, former chairman and CEO of Marathon Petroleum Corporation.
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March 16, 2022
Claxton, the lead brand for Acteon’s drilling and decommissioning segment, has signed an agreement with Oceaneering to acquire decommissioning personnel and assets from them.
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March 15, 2022
Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, announced the appointment of Jennifer Richmond as Executive President of Strategy and Development and the latest member of the executive leadership team.
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March 13, 2022
March 12 marked 13 years since Flight 491 crashed in the waters off Newfoundland and Labrador, resulting in the loss of 17 of the 18 people on board.
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March 01, 2022
Salient, a Boston-based startup that creates the world's most accurate subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) weather forecasts, continues to expand its analytics solutions with the addition of Kenneth Westrick as head of energy solutions.
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March 02, 2022
The CEO of the Energy Workforce & Technology Council, said she agrees with President Biden and the need to optimize reliance on domestic resources, but that must also include energy resources.
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February 03, 2022
Valor, an asset management and professional services company specializing in oil and gas mineral rights, has announced two key executive promotions.
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February 03, 2022
AccessESP, a provider of rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) conveyance solutions for the global oil and gas industry, has welcomed Lorne Simmons to its customer-facing team.
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February 15, 2022
In the early morning hours of Feb. 15, 1982, the Ocean Ranger semi-submersible drill rig sank on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and Labrador, claiming the lives of all 84 crew members on board.
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February 08, 2022
The 2022 Offshore Technology Conference announced the 2022 Distinguished Achievement Award recipients, who will be honored at a reception May 1 in Houston.
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February 01, 2022
OGUK today paid tribute to Andy Samuel after it was announced he would be stepping down as Chief Executive of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) at the end of 2022.
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October 2021
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October 2021
Thanks for the memories, Bob
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October 2021
Veteran oil and gas editor and publishing executive was a Houston industry icon.
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November 01, 2021
Wood today announces the appointment of Lesley Birse as Executive President of People & Organization (P&O). Birse replaces Sue MacDonald who will retire at the end of the year, after a distinguished career that included more than a decade with Wood.
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October 13, 2021
The objective of the WPC Excellence Awards is to distinguish companies, institutions or any public or private organization engaged in the oil and gas industry for promoting or operating with high excellence standards.
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October 11, 2021
Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously voted to appoint Domenic "Nick" Dell'Osso as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately.
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September 28, 2021
At an open meeting of the Railroad Commission of Texas, Commissioner Wayne Christian was unanimously elected Chairman for a second time.
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September 22, 2021
Gulf Energy Information (GEI) and its World Oil subsidiary regret to report to our global subscribers/readers that our retired Chairman and President, Robert W. (Bob) Scott passed away on Wednesday morning in Houston at age 93.
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September 17, 2021
The Council recognized members for exceptional leadership and accomplishments on behalf of the energy services and technology sector during its 2021 Annual Meeting, held in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM.
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July 2021
Here is one industry leader’s candid assessment of steps being taken offshore to address ESG and sustainability goals in operations.
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