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Newpark Resources Announces New Chairman

Newpark Resources Announces New Chairman

Newpark Resources Announces New Chairman

GeoPark Announces Board Appointment

GeoPark Announces Board Appointment

GeoPark Announces Appointment of Constantine G. Papadimitriou to Its Board of Directors

Iran’s Short-Lived Oil and Gas Boom

Iran’s Short-Lived Oil and Gas Boom

Iran’s energy sector will feel the repercussions of renewed sanctions

Iran has the world’s fourth-largest proved crude oil reserves and the world’s second-largest natural gas reserves, but production in the country has been suppressed by international sanctions and underinvestment.

Iran’s Short-Lived Oil and Gas Boom

Although …

Corvex, Icahn Could Bid for Energen

Corvex, Icahn Could Bid for Energen

From Reuters

Activist hedge fund manager Keith Meister and billionaire investor Carl Icahn said they may try to buy oil and gas producer Energen Corp (EGN.N), according to a regulatory filing made on Monday.

Icahn, 82, reunited with …

Goodnight Midstream Announces CFO

Goodnight Midstream Announces CFO

Goodnight Midstream Announces Andrejka Bernatova as Chief Financial Officer

BP Back on Its Feet but CEO Senses No Respite

BP Back on Its Feet but CEO Senses No Respite

From Reuters

After the near collapse of his company following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster and a three-year slump in oil prices, BP Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley is hardly relaxed.

“It doesn’t feel like we are in a …

Pipeline Delays Have Consequences

Pipeline Delays Have Consequences

From Global News

Tony Cadrin fears the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project’s delay only further pushes away career opportunities

After being without work for the past three years, a Calgary man is moving his family to the United Arab Emirates …

Gastar Exploration Announces New Independent Director

Gastar Exploration Announces New Independent Director

Gastar Exploration Announces New Independent Director

Private Equity: Delivering Capital Upstream

Private Equity: Delivering Capital Upstream

In the context of the total business sector, the global private equity industry raised a record $453 billion from investors in 2017, leaving it with more than $1 trillion to pour into companies and new business ventures, Reuters reported at …

HighPoint Resources Names Chief Financial Officer

HighPoint Resources Names Chief Financial Officer

HighPoint Resources Announces Promotion of William M. Crawford to Chief Financial Officer

May 11, 2018 - 7:54 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, People, Press Releases
OXY’s New Mexico Permian Wells Coming in with IP-30s of 3,100 BOEPD

OXY’s New Mexico Permian Wells Coming in with IP-30s of 3,100 BOEPD

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (ticker: OXY) reported a core income of $708 million for the first quarter of 2018, or $0.92 per diluted share. Total average daily production volumes were 609,000 BOE for the first quarter of 2018, compared to 621,000 …

Courtesy of RSP Permian

Futures Curve with Severe Backwardation is Laughable: Papa

CDEV likes oil’s prospects and New Mexico well results

Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (ticker: CDEV) reported a net income of $66.1 million, or $0.25 per share for Q1 2018. The company’s average daily net production was 54,069 BOEPD for the …

Newfield and Continental Tout SCOOP/STACK, Bakken

Newfield and Continental Tout SCOOP/STACK, Bakken

Newfield’s SCOOP/STACK operations pinned to future growth; Williston Basin infill projects look to deliver $100 million of free cash flow in 2018

Newfield Exploration Company (ticker: NFX) had record net production during Q1 2018, with SCOOP/STACK net production averaging 117,500 …

Caterpillar Names New Chief Financial Officer

Caterpillar Names New Chief Financial Officer

Caterpillar Names New Chief Financial Officer

May 7, 2018 - 8:00 am Closing Bell Story‎, People, Press Releases
Rosehill Resources CEO Alan Townsend Announces Plan to Retire

Rosehill Resources CEO Alan Townsend Announces Plan to Retire

Alan Townsend Announces Plan to Retire as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rosehill Resources Inc.

API Names New President and CEO

API Names New President and CEO

Mike Sommers will be the new president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, following an election this afternoon by API’s board. Sommers brings two decades of political experience to API, including his current role as president and CEO of …

ENSERVCO Co-Founder Departs, Company Seeking a COO

ENSERVCO Co-Founder Departs, Company Seeking a COO

ENSERVCO Announces Departure of Senior Vice President of Field Operations Austin Peitz After 20-Year Career in Which the Company Has Grown to be a Leading National Operator

April 30, 2018 - 2:00 pm Closing Bell Story‎, People, Press Releases
Senate Confirms Pompeo as New Secretary of State

Senate Confirms Pompeo as New Secretary of State

From The Hill

The Senate narrowly confirmed CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be secretary of State on Thursday, overcoming steep opposition to his nomination.

Senators voted 57-42, just over the simple majority needed for approval by the chamber.

Pompeo’s confirmation …

Cenovus Expects Full Year Oil Sands Volume to be 364,000-382,000 Barrels Per Day in 2018

Cenovus Expects Full Year Oil Sands Volume to be 364,000-382,000 Barrels Per Day in 2018

Cenovus Energy Inc. (ticker: CVE) posted a net earnings loss from continuing operations of $914 million, or $(0.74) per diluted share for Q1 2018, compared to Q1 2017 recorded a net profit of $211 million, or $0.25 per share.

“The …

Diamondback Appoints Board Members

Diamondback Appoints Board Members

Diamondback Energy, Inc. Announces Appointments to the Board of Directors

Apache Corp., Strategic Oil & Gas Announce Executive Changes

Apache Corp., Strategic Oil & Gas Announce Executive Changes

Apache Corporation (ticker: APA) said that the EVP of corporate reservoir engineering, Kregg Olson, plans to retire on August 1, 2018.

Apache CEO and President John J. Christmann IV said, “Kregg’s expertise and leadership have been a tremendous asset to …

LINN Energy: Executive Departures and New Leadership

LINN Energy: Executive Departures and New Leadership

LINN Energy, Inc. (ticker: LNGG) has updated its plan to spinoff into three companies, and has provided more detail as to who will lead the branched-off companies.

Riviera Resources formed, OTC ticker RVRA

LINN Energy’s board has formed Riviera Resources, …

SandRidge Energy: Board of Director Changes

SandRidge Energy: Board of Director Changes

SandRidge Energy Announces Board of Director Changes and Nomination of Directors for Election at 2018 Shareholder Meeting

Sempra Energy Appoints Vice President of Investor Relations

Sempra Energy Appoints Vice President of Investor Relations

Faisel H. Khan Appointed Vice President Of Investor Relations For Sempra Energy

Samson Resources II, LLC Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Samson Resources II, LLC Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Samson Resources II, LLC Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Xcel Energy Announces Leadership Changes

Xcel Energy Announces Leadership Changes

Xcel Energy Announces Leadership Changes

April 17, 2018 - 7:12 am Closing Bell Story‎, People, Press Releases
Office of Fossil Energy: New Head of Oil and Natural Gas

Office of Fossil Energy: New Head of Oil and Natural Gas

From The Department of Energy/Office of Fossil Energy 

The Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced today the appointment of Shawn Bennett as Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Oil and Natural Gas. As DAS for Oil and Natural …

April 16, 2018 - 7:59 am Closing Bell Story‎, Law, People, Politics & Opinions
Range Resources Announces C-Suite Retirement

Range Resources Announces C-Suite Retirement

Range Announces Retirement of Executive Vice President and COO Ray N. Walker

April 13, 2018 - 8:35 am Closing Bell Story‎, People, Press Releases
Apache Corporation Names New Vice President, Treasury

Apache Corporation Names New Vice President, Treasury

Apache Corporation Announces Appointment of Ben Rodgers as Vice President, Treasury

Edge of the Wattenberg: Colorado: Weld County Just Created its Own Oil & Gas Department

Anadarko Executive Leaves

From The Denver Post

The top executive in Colorado for the state’s biggest oil and gas company is no longer employed there, one of a string of three recent high-level departures from Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

A. Scott Moore, the former …

April 12, 2018 - 4:15 am Closing Bell Story‎, Corporate Governance, People