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.
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 President and CEO of Parker Drilling will retire later this year Parker Drilling Company’s (stock ticker: PKD) president, CEO and director Gary Rich will be retiring from his position later this year, once a suitable replacement can be found. Parker’s board of directors is actively conducting a comprehensive search for a
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Diana M. Charletta appointed president of both entities, retains position as COO and board member Equitrans Midstream Corporation (stock ticker: ETRN) and its general partner – EQM Midstream (stock ticker: EQM) – have appointed Diana M. Charletta as president of both entities. In addition to her new appointment, Charletta will retain
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Paul Coppola to serve as president and chief investment strategy officer Meridian Energy Group, Inc., a company specializing in the development of environmentally-conscious crude oil refineries, has added a new member to its senior management team in Houston. Paul Coppola, who served on Meridian’s board of directors and a senior financial
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Downed drone leads to comments from White House As of mid-afternoon Thursday, WTI crude oil prices are trading at almost $57 after President Trump tweeted that Iran made a “very big mistake” by shooting down a U.S. spy drone over the Strait of Hormuz. According to CNBC, U.S. officials are reporting
From AJOT/Bloomberg The Trump administration is proposing tariffs on goods from countries found to have undervalued currencies, in a move that would further escalate its assault on global trading rules. The proposal, laid out in a Federal Register notice released on Thursday, would let U.S.-based companies seek anti-subsidy tariffs on products from countries found by the U.S. Treasury Department to
Anadarko elevates other executives, adds board members Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (stock ticker: APC) has named Bob Gwin, formerly the company’s EVP finance and CFO, to the position of president. In his new role, Gwin will be responsible for leading Anadarko’s worldwide operations, project management, exploration, midstream and marketing, as well as the company’s expanding next-generation technology development and systems solutions.
Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (NYSE: BSM) (“Black Stone Minerals,” “Black Stone,” or “the Partnership”) today announces that Jeff Wood has been appointed as President of the Partnership in addition to his current role as Chief Financial Officer. Thomas L. Carter, Jr. will continue as Black Stone Minerals’ Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. “Jeff brings over 20 years of relevant leadership
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 the American Investment Council. Sommers will succeed Jack Gerard, who said earlier this year that he will step down this
Shell Oil Company President and U.S. Country Chair Bruce Culpepper and EVP Unconventionals Greg Guidry to step down Former Maersk CEO to take over both roles Royal Dutch Shell (ticker: RDS.A) announced changes to the very top of its U.S. leadership team. After more than 37 years of Shell service, Shell Oil Company President and U.S. Country Chair Bruce Culpepper
The president of Brazil named Pedro Parente chief executive officer of state-led oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA. It was a move by interim Brazilian President Michel Temer to revamp economic policy and shore up the debt-laden oil producer. Parente is best known for his role as chairman of the Brazil unit of agribusiness and commodities-trading giant Bunge Ltd from 2010
Bruce Benson has served as the President of the University of Colorado (CU) for the past 7 years, making him the longest-serving CU president in more than half a century. During his time at the helm of one of the nation’s top-tier universities, CU’s research funding has reached record levels, supporting the university’s research strengths in a variety of fields
