Essential Energy Services CFO Jeff Newman was named senior vice president, with Laura Ingram, controller, taking over the CFO position.
Walker most recently served as vice president of Chevron Corp.’s Rockies Business Unit, a position he held since October 2020, following Chevron’s $13 billion acquisition of Noble Energy Inc.
Matt Steele was most recently the CEO of Bruin E&P Partners, a Bakken-focused E&P. During the past decade, he also served as CEO of Ursa Resources and Bruin E&P.
Revenir operates and develops oil and gas assets in the Permian Basin of West Texas and Shelby County region of East Texas.
California Resources sees the separation of its E&P and carbon management businesses as a way to strengthen shareholder returns under Francisco Leon, who will become president and CEO in April.
Along with Joelson Falcao as head of E&P, Petrobras CEO Jean Paul Prates has also appointed William Franca as head of refining and natural gas and Claudio Schlosser as head of commercial and logistics.
Last week, Smith had resigned from Capricorn Energy amidst plans for a merger with NewMed.
Felipe Bayon's departure comes amid tension between the oil sector and the Colombian government.
Shareholders will vote on Feb. 1 over Capricorn's planned merger with NewMed and the question of replacing top leadership positions.
The rebrand signifies Vital Energy’s commitment to its long-term energy goals, says CEO Jason Pigott.