Stress Engineering Services Inc.
Houston, has appointed Kimberly Flesner, David Garrett, Ramon San Pedro, and Matthew Stahl as principals in the firm’s upstream practice.
Flesner currently manages the company’s materials engineering and forensic practice areas, and has more than 20 years of experience in those fields. She holds a BS degree from the University of Michigan and MS degree from the University of Texas.
Garrett developed SES software for designing floating systems, including combined floater-mooring-risers systems. He earned his BS and MS degrees from Louisiana State University, and his PhD from Rice University.
San Pedro specializes in the design, analysis, and testing of mechanical connections, including riser load ring assemblies, threaded connectors, bolted flange joints, and clamp-hub connectors. He received BS and MS degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Stahl is primarily focused on analysis and testing to support offshore drilling operations. He is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Texas A&M University.
Stress Engineering Services Inc. is an engineering consulting organization and test laboratory serving the upstream and downstream petroleum industry and consumer products companies with expert design and failure analysis services.
Petris Technology Inc.
Houston, has announced that David Archer has joined the company as vice-president, with responsibility for product management and expansion of Petris’ presence through industry alliances.
Archer holds a BS degree in mathematics from Texas Christian University, and master’s and PhD degrees in mathematical sciences from Rice University. He previously was president and CEO of POSC, Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium.
Petris Technology Inc., founded in 1994, provides practical IT-based solutions for clients leveraging its expertise in data management, drilling and wellbore data management, GIS, and professional services.
Compagnie Générale de Géophysique (CGG)
Paris, has announced a merger between Veritas DGC Inc. and a subsidiary of CGG. The combined company has been named Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas (CGGVeritas)
CGGVeritas is a leading international pure-play geophysical company delivering a wide range of technologies, services, and equipment through Sercel, to its broad base of customers throughout the global oil and gas industry.
Flowserve Corp.
Dallas, has announced the opening of new administrative headquarters in Essen, Germany. The new facility houses a quick response center and learning resource center for its operations in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Flowserve Corp. is a global provider of fluid motion and control products and services used in chemical refining and manufacturing applications.
