People
People , Exploration & Production
Argentina Appoints New President of State Energy Firm YPF
Argentina’s government has appointed lawyer Pablo González as the new president of state energy giant YPF, state news agency Telam said Jan. 20
People , Company Profiles , Technology
Centrifuges Un-limited Rebrands as OSSO, Appoints James Scullion as CEO
OSSO, formerly Centrifuges Un-limited, the specialist fluid temperature control and separation solutions provider, has appointed James Scullion as CEO on Jan. 19 to spearhead the company’s international growth.
People , Drilling
ChampionX CFO Jay A. Nutt to Retire, Kenneth Fisher Named as Successor
Fisher will resign from the board effective February 1, 2021.
People , Exploration & Production , Digital Oilfield
E&P Plus Company Spotlight: ChampionX CEO Talks R&D, Digitalization, Energy Transition
Soma Somasundaram, president and CEO of ChampionX, shares details about how the company battled through 2020, its ESG efforts, digital technologies and current R&D projects.
Public Capital , People , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Mergers
ConocoPhillips Completes Concho Acquisition; Tim Leach Joins Leadership
The Concho acquisition gives ConocoPhillips about 700,000 net acres in the Permian Basin—more than quadruple the size of its previous position in the Permian.
People , Exploration & Production
Labor Union Warns of Potential Strike at Norway’s Onshore Oil, Gas Facilities
No date has yet been set for the negotiations, which will be led by a government-appointed mediator.
People , Pipelines
Texas Pipeline Association Names Shay Bluntzer as Chairman
Shay Bluntzer, executive director of Public Affairs for NuStar Energy LP, has been elected chairman of the Texas Pipeline Association (TPA) on Jan. 13.
People , Exploration & Production , Technology
E&P Plus Analyst Corner: The Future of Work in Oil, Gas and Chemicals
With heightening employment cyclicality and layoffs challenging the industry’s reputation as a reliable employer, workforce and business transformation have become a strategic imperative.
People , Exploration & Production
Shell Veteran Andy Brown to Take Over as CEO of Portugal’s Galp
A company statement did not state why Gomes da Silva, who has been CEO since 2015, was stepping down.
People , Exploration & Production , Technology
E&P Plus Executive Q&A: New Weatherford CEO Shares His Plans for 2021
Girish Saligram, who was named CEO of Weatherford in September 2020, talks energy transition and developing mature fields.