BJ Services Co.
Houston, has announced the appointments of David D. Dunlap as executive vice-president and chief operating officer, and Ronald F. Coleman as vice-president, North America pressure pumping operations.
Dunlap, who has been with BJ for 22 years, most recently served as vice-president of international operations.
Coleman has been with the company for 29 years, with responsibility for the company’s US/Mexico operations since 1998.
BJ Services Co. is a leading provider of pressure pumping and other oil field services.
SulphCo
Sparks, Nev., has announced the appointment of Brian Savino as president.
Savino earned a BS from the US Merchant Marine Academy, a master’s degree in finance from Long Island University, and a master’s degree in transportation from New York University. He has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector, including service with Pierson Capital LLC, RWE Americas, William Energy, Texaco Trading, and Avant Petroleum.
SulphCo has developed technologies to desulfurize and hydrogenate crude oil and other oil-related products.
Technip
Paris, has selected Thierry Pilenko to succeed Daniel Valot as chairman and chief executive officer upon Valot’s retirement. During a transition period, Pilenko has been named deputy general manager.
Pilenko received degrees from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie, and the Ecole du Pétrole et des Moteurs. He spent 20 years with Schlumberger, before being named chairman and CEO of Veritas DGC in 2004.
Technip is a leading provider of oil, gas, and petrochemical engineering, construction, and services. In support of its activities, the company manufactures flexible pipes and umbilicals, builds offshore platforms, and has a fleet of vessels for pipeline installation and subsea construction.
Cameron
Houston, has announced its acquisition of DES Operations Ltd., a supplier of production enhancement technology for the oil and gas industry, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.
DES’ multiple-application reinjection system (MARS) technology enables the installation of multiple processing technologies directly onto a subsea completion. This and other technologies will provide Cameron with increased capability to simplify subsea processing for both on- and off-the-wellhead applications.
Cameron is a leading provider of flow equipment products, systems, and services to the worldwide oil, gas, and process industries.