ConocoPhillips announced two senior leadership changes.
Robert Herman, currently president, Europe refining, marketing, and transportation, will become vice-president, health, safety, and environment. He succeeds Bob Ridge, who will retire after more than 31 years of service.
Larry Ziemba, currently president, US refining, will become president, global refining. In this expanded role, Ziemba will assume responsibility for all of ConocoPhillips's worldwide refining operations.
Other moves
Newfield Exploration Co., Houston, has named Lee K. Boothby to the additional role of chairman, effective upon his reelection at the company's annual stockholders' meeting on May 7. He currently serves as president and chief executive officer.
Boothby was named president in early 2009 (OGJ Online, Feb. 6, 2009). He was named chief executive officer and elected to Newfield's board in May 2009 (OGJ Online, May 22, 2009).
Enterra Energy Trust made several management changes in preparation for its previously announced plan to convert to an exploration and production corporation to be named Equal Energy Ltd. (OGJ Online, Jan. 25, 2010).
Shane Peet was appointed senior vice-president, engineering. Peet has served in several roles with Enterra since August 2009. Most recently Peet served as chief operating officer of Wild River Resources Inc. In his new role, he will be responsible for Canadian exploitation and operations.
Terry Fullerton was promoted to vice-president, Canadian exploration. Fullerton has 21 years of experience generating successful exploration plays with various Canadian companies ranging from start-ups to large firms.
Peter Letizia has been promoted to vice-president, production for Canada. Letizia joined Enterra in 2007 as production manager and brings 18 years of varied experience with large and small companies. Letizia's expanded responsibilities will include Canadian production assurance and leadership of health, safety, and environment initiatives.
Zion Oil & Gas Inc., Dallas, has named William L. Ottaviani as president and chief operating officer.
Ottaviani, a petroleum engineer, has been with Chevron Corp. in 1982-2007 working in Angola, Indonesia, and the US. He was chief operating officer of Rex Energy Corp. in 2007-09.
Zion Oil & Gas holds three petroleum exploration licenses that cover 327,000 acres in Israel.
Tethys Petroleum Ltd., Guernsey, UK, has named Graham Wall as chief operating officer.
Wall, promoted from his previous position as vice-president, technical, will head a strengthened operations team responsible for production, reservoir engineering and development, field planning, drilling and production operations, production geology, and well testing.
Tethys focuses on oil and gas exploration and production in Central Asia with activities currently in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said Shamsul Azhar Abbas was appointed president and chief executive of the state-owned Petronas, succeeding Hassan Marican.
Abbas served as president and chief executive of Petronas' shipping unit MISC Bhd. during 2004-09. Abbas also held senior positions in Petronas' chemical, oil exploration, and production divisions as well as in its logistics and maritime businesses.
Analyst IHS Global Insight said that Abbas inherits a number of problems, not least, "growing pressure from the Malaysian central government to utilize Petronas' revenue to help plug the biggest budget deficit in over 20 years, which in 2009 came in at 7.4% of GDP."
HighMount Exploration & Production LLC, Houston, has named Jason A. Garner as chief operating officer, effective Mar. 1.
Garner will succeed James D. Abercrombie, who is retiring. Abercrombie will remain with the company through the end of March to ensure a smooth transition.
Before becoming HighMount's western division vice-president, Garner worked in various engineering, planning, and management positions for Dominion E&P in Richmond, Va., Houston, and Oklahoma City.
HighMount E&P is a subsidiary of Loews Corp. It holds unconventional gas resources in the Permian, Michigan, and Black Warrior basins.
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