Kerr-McGee Corp. exploration and production unit Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp., Houston, late last month announced a corporate reorganization that will focus the E&P unit on four core business segments. These new segments will be supervised by Kenneth W. Crouch, senior vice-president, oil and gas.
The newly named executives and their respective units that they will oversee are Dave Hager, vice-president, worldwide deepwater exploration and production; Jim Kleckner, vice-president, domestic and international exploration and production; Jeff Lund, vice-president, exploration and production, business services; and Bill Layton, vice-president, exploration and production, legal services.
Hagar's deepwater E&P team consists of Chuck Meloy, vice-president, Gulf of Mexico deepwater; Andy Houser, vice-president, international deepwater; Frank Paterson, vice-president, deepwater exploration; and Mike Stockinger, vice-president, deepwater drilling.
The group under Kleckner-which will oversee the US onshore, Gulf of Mexico shelf, and North Sea, as well as other international exploration and production areas-consist of Roy Phillips, vice-president, UK operations; David Kimes, vice-president, onshore operations; Nick Atencio, vice-president, international operations, Darrell Hollek, vice-president, Gulf of Mexico shelf operations; and Bart Boudreaux, director, domestic and international drilling.
Kerr-McGee downstream
And, Kerr-McGee's E&P unit is not the only company division that has undergone restructuring. Earlier this month, the company announced plans to restructure its chemicals unit, Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC. The unit will be led by W. Pete Woodward, senior vice-president, chemical operations.
The restructuring will focus efforts within the unit on five key areas, which are: global pigment operations; engineering and safety; strategic services; commercial and technical support; and specialty chemicals, forest products, and environmental management.
John Talpas is to continue to serve as vice-president, global pigment operations. Justin Lowry will lead another division as vice-president, engineering and safety.
New appointments include Sam Hewes, who has been named vice-president, strategic services-a newly formed group within the unit. Greg Thomas is to lead the new commercial and technical support team as its vice-president. This team will handle pigment research, technical sales and service, and sales and marketing.
Jim Worthington has been named vice-president, specialty chemicals, forest products, and environment management.
And, separately, Tom Adams has been named director, knowledge management, for parent company Kerr-McGee Corp.
Other appointments
Coastal Corp., Houston, reported Engage Energy US LP has changed its name to Coastal Merchant Energy LP, effective Oct. 3.
The name change coincides with the previously reported termination of the Engage Energy joint venture by units of Coastal and Westcoast Energy Inc., Vancouver, BC, and the division of the operations into separate entities now owned and operated independently by each company.
James C. Dyer IV has been named president and chief executive officer of Coastal Merchant Energy, which will be headquartered in Houston.
Paul Eisman has been named to the position of executive vice-president, corporate development, for Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, San Antonio. Most recently, Eisman held the position of senior vice-president, supply and development. Before then, he held various positions within the company, including plant manager of the McKee refinery in Dumas, Tex.; assistant to the chairman; and senior vice-president, refining. Eisman started his career at UDS in 1979 as a process engineer at the Dumas refinery.
Karyn Plank Grass, the executive director of the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS), Denver, is resigning due to illness. Marc W. Smith, IPAMS director of lands and environment, will succeed Grass.
Grass joined IPAMS in 1991 after serving as executive director of the Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Association in Amarillo and as an assistant to T. Boone Pickens Jr. of Mesa Petroleum Co.
IPAMS Pres. Neal Stanley said, "Karyn has served the IPAMS membership with exceptional dedication and energy, leading the organization to record membership levels."
He said Smith is experienced in land use planning, environmental compliance, and public relations.
Stanley said Carla J. Wilson will become director of government and public affairs. "Carla's knowledge of the industry is impressive. She has over 20 years experience working policy issues for the oil and gas industry, including 13 years with the former Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Association and nearly 5 years with IPAMS."
