From The Houston Chronicle Houston’s Citgo Petroleum is under attack on multiple fronts. Creditors for its parent company want to seize its refineries. It’s at the center of a fight for control over Venezuela. The Justice Department is investigating it and its parent company’s role in an alleged foreign bribery scheme. And its facing mounting pressure to do something about
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Borr Drilling board of directors recommends appointment of Paal Kibsgaard as chairman The board of directors for Borr Drilling Limited (stock ticker: BORR), an international drilling contractor based out of Bermuda, has recommended former Schlumberger (stock ticker: SLB) CEO Paal Kibsgaard be appointed as the company’s new chairman, following a unanimous
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Drillinginfo changes corporate name to Enverus Drillinginfo, an energy SaaS and data analytics company, is officially changing its corporate name to Enverus, marking both the company’s 20th anniversary and its achievement of surpassing $300 million in annual recurring revenue. According to an Enverus press release, the new name is comprised of
From Reuters Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday a deal could be reached next week with companies to end a contractual dispute over several natural gas pipelines, dialing back hopes for a quicker resolution. “It’s going well, that business,” Lopez Obrador told reporters at his regular morning news conference after the latest round of talks with companies
From The Houston Chronicle In a victory for Venezuela’s opposition government, a U.S. judge confirmed Citgo Petroleum’s board of directors appointed by Juan Guaido, squashing socialist leader Nicolas Maduro’s efforts to regain control over the Houston oil refiner. On Wednesday a Delaware judge issued a final order approving the Guaido board, who have been effectively leading Citgo since the opposition
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Tim Knox to serve as Park Energy Services’ new president and COO Park Energy Services, a portfolio company of private equity firm Rock Hill Capital, has appointed Tim Knox as president and chief operating officer, effective August 19. “We are very excited to announce the addition of Tim Knox to the
From The Houston Chronicle CITGO’s board of directors has appointed former Venezuelan oil executive Carlos Jorda as CEO of the embattled Houston refining company. In a statement released on Wednesday morning, the company’s board reported that the year-long search for a new CEO ended Jorda being selected for a role. A fomer executive with the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., or
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Quentin R. Hicks joins Gulfport Energy as executive vice president and CFO Gulfport Energy Corporation (stock ticker: GPOR), an independent E&P based out of Oklahoma City, has hired Quentin R. Hicks as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective August 26. Hicks is being hired to replace Keri
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Summit Midstream Partners appoints J. Heath Deneke as president, CEO and board member Summit Midstream Partners LP (stock ticker: SMLP), a master limited partnership located in The Woodlands, Texas, has appointed J. Heath Deneke to serve as its president and chief executive officer, effective September 16, 2019. Deneke was also nominated
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Amplify Energy and Midstates Petroleum to merge after receiving shareholder approval Amplify Energy Corporation (stock ticker: AMPY), a Houston-based independent E&P, has received the necessary shareholder approval for its previously announced all-stock merger-of-equals transaction with Midstates Petroleum Company (stock ticker: MPO). Likewise, Midstates’ shareholders also signed off on the deal at
From CNBC Crude oil prices could sink by as much as $30 a barrel if China decides to buy Iranian crude oil in retaliation to the latest U.S. tariff measures, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “While we retain our $60 a barrel Brent forecast for next year, we admit that a Chinese decision to reinitiate Iran crude purchases
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Michael Reger, Northern Oil and Gas president and founder, will leave the company amicably Northern Oil & Gas (stock ticker: NOG), a non-operating E&P, has announced that Michael Reger, its president, founder and chairman emeritus, will be departing the company amicably to pursue other opportunities. Reger, however, will continue to serve
