Technip
Paris, has named Guy Arlette as president of operations and to the group’s executive committee, replacing Daniel Burlin, who has retired.
Arlette, a graduate of Paris’ Ecole des Mines, was head of the oil and gas directorate for the French Ministry of Industry, as well as working for several major energy firms, before joining Technip 15 years ago.
Technip is among the top five providers of oil, gas, and petrochemical engineering, construction, and services. In support of its activities, the group manufactures flexible pipes and umbilicals, and builds offshore platforms.
Varel International
Dallas, announced further expansion with the opening of a Rocky Mountain regional office in Denver. Jim Dahlem has been hired as regional sales manager to head up that office. Dahlem, a 30-year oil and gas industry veteran, previously held positions with Security DBS. He earned BA and BS degrees in chemistry and Russian from the University of Colorado, and an MBA from Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas.
Varel International is a large global supplier of oil and gas drill bits. The company employs 1,000 people and has manufacturing facilities in Texas, Mexico, and France.
DNV
Columbus, Ohio, has announced the establishment of the Material and Corrosion Research Center in Columbus, in cooperation with Ohio State University and CC Technologies. The center will develop new technology and methodologies related to material corrosion.
Narasi Sridhar will serve as manager of the center. Sridhar is a recognized expert in corrosion research and development, and comes to the position from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Tex.
Neil Thompson, founder of CC Technologies and global onshore pipeline director of DNV Energy, has directed the development of the research center.
DNV is an independent foundation, and a leading international provider of risk management services. It has a staff of 7,000 operating from more than 300 offices worldwide.
Baker Hughes Inc.
Houston, has announced the appointment of Stephen K. Ellison as president of Baker Atlas and vice-president of Baker Hughes Inc.
Ellison, who holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Oxford University, joined Baker Atlas in 1979. He most recently served as vice-president, Baker Atlas Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Baker Hughes Inc. is a leading provider of drilling, formation evaluation, completion, and production products and services to the worldwide oil and gas industry.