By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Saltstone Capital Management calls for special committee of the board to review strategic alternatives Billy Bailey, founder and portfolio manager for Saltstone Capital Management LLC, penned a scathing letter to Abraxas Petroleum’s (stock ticker: AXAS) board of directors this week, calling for the creation of a special committee to explore strategic
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Christopher J. Baker named president and CEO of Quintana Energy Services Quintana Energy Services (stock ticker: QES), an onshore oilfield services company operating across the United States, has named Christopher J. Baker as its president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Baker will replace former CEO Rogers Herndon, who has resigned
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Chairman Barry E. Davis will once again serve as the CEO of EnLink Midstream EnLink Midstream LLC (stock ticker: ENLC) will be reappointing its current executive chairman, Barry E. Davis, as chief executive officer, effective August 8. Previously, Davis, who will be retaining his position on the board, served as EnLink’s
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Contura Energy selects David J. Stetson as its new CEO and as a member of its board of directors Contura Energy (stock ticker: CTRA), a Tennessee-based coal supplier, has unanimously elected David J. Stetson as the company’s new chief executive officer, as well as a member of its board, effective July
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Schlumberger appoints Olivier Le Peuch as CEO, Mark G. Papa as non-executive chairman of the board Schlumberger Limited (stock ticker: SLB), the largest public oilfield services company in the world by both market capitalization and enterprise value, has elected Olivier Le Peuch as its chief executive officer, effective August 1, 2019.
NextDecade Corporation (stock ticker: NEXT) said that its board has elected company CEO Matthew K. Schatzman to serve as chairman, effective June 4, 2019. Schatzman replaces Matthew W. Bonanno, who served as interim chairman since May 14, 2019, following the untimely death of Kathleen M. Eisbrenner, 58, the company’s founder and chairman. She served jointly as chairman and CEO until
Lesar retires as exec chairman Halliburton (stock ticker: HAL) CEO Jeff Miller has been named chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2019, following the retirement of Executive Chairman Dave Lesar on Dec. 31, 2018. “I appreciate the confidence that the Board has placed in me,” Miller said in a statement. “Halliburton has a 100-year legacy of delivering industry-leading returns and superior customer
Duane Radtke Elected Vice-Chairman of Devon Energy Board; Chairman John Richels to Retire in June 2019
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (ticker: EGC) appointed Gary C. Hanna as chairman of its board of directors, effective March 29, 2018. EGC CEO and President Douglas E. Brooks pointed to Hanna’s extensive senior executive and board experience at exploration and production companies operating offshore and onshore, and with the plugging and abandonment sector of the oil field services industry. “Gary’s service
WPX Energy’s (ticker: WPX) board of directors has unanimously elected Richard E. “Rick” Muncrief as it next chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Muncrief also is WPX’s president and chief executive officer, positions he has held since May 15, 2014. Since joining WPX, Muncrief has led a comprehensive transformation of the company. The turnaround entailed more than $5 billion of A&D
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