BP appoints Townshend as Russia group senior vice-president
Feb 6, 2013
BP PLC has appointed Michael Townshend as senior vice-president, BP Russia, effective Mar. 1. Currently Townshend serves as BP regional president, Iraq. |
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Obama nominates REI CEO as new Interior secretary
Feb 6, 2013
US President Barack Obama has nominated Sally Jewell, Recreational Equipment Inc. chief executive officer, to succeed US Interior Sec. Ken Salazar. |
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Chu confirms plans to leave DOE later this year
Feb 1, 2013
US Sec. of Energy Steven Chu said he will not serve a second term, but added that he will stay at least until the end of February and possibly longer to help his successor’s transition. |
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Chesapeake outlines succession plan for McClendon’s exit
Jan 31, 2013
Chesapeake Energy Corp. reported a succession plan for outgoing Chief Executive Officer and Pres. Aubrey McClendon, who will leave the Oklahoma City independent effective Apr. 1. |
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McConnell resigns as DOE’s fossil energy chief
Jan 31, 2013
Charles McConnell, who has led the US Department of Energy’s fossil fuels operations for the past year, announced he will resign effective Feb. 1. The US Senate confirmed his appointment as assistant secretary for fossil energy on Apr. 5, 2012. |
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Marathon Oil appoints vice-president of operations services
Jan 29, 2013
Marathon Oil Corp. appointed Michael J. Stover to the newly established position of vice-president, operations services, effective Feb. 1. Stover currently serves as manager of the company's Midcontinent production operations. |
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BP America appoints Minge to chairman, president
Jan 29, 2013
BP America Inc. has appointed John Minge as chairman and president effective Feb. 15. Minge will serve as BP’s chief representative in the US. He succeeds Lamar McKay who has been appointed to head BP’s upstream business. |
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US partnership buys UK gas plant; expansion nears start-up
Jan 28, 2013
North Sea Midstream Partners, recently formed by ArcLight Capital Partners LLC, Boston, has purchased Teesside Gas Processing Plant Ltd. (TGPP) from a consortium of Deutsche Bank, private US equity investor MatlinPatterson, and Carval, a division of the Cargill Group. |
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Apache makes executive changes
Jan 25, 2013
Apache Corp. has promoted executives to lead new international growth initiatives. |
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Salazar to step down from Interior secretary position
Jan 16, 2013
US Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Jan. 16 that he plans to leave his position by Mar. 31 to return to his home state of Colorado, having fulfilled his 4-year promise to President Barack Obama. |
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Watching Government: 2012's war of words
Jan 7, 2013
Maybe it was because it was a presidential election year. Whatever the reason, words seemed to matter more than substance to Washington's energy policy-makers in 2012, and produced some good nominees for the Watchy, this column's annual salute to entertaining Washington moments of the past year. |
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Warzecha named COO of RWE Dea
Jan 2, 2013
Dirk Warzecha has been named chief operating officer of RWE Dea AG, Hamburg, succeeding Ralf to Baben, who has retired. |
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Watching Government: Pursuing pipeline safety
Dec 24, 2012
The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration is expected to announce new safety regulations in 2013 under the latest federal pipeline safety law. |
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Lucas Energy appoints CEO, director
Dec 14, 2012
Houston independent Lucas Energy Inc. has appointed Anthony C. Schnur as chief executive officer. |
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Goffart named Total E&P Canada president, CEO
Dec 13, 2012
Andre Goffart has been named president and chief executive officer of Total E&P Canada, succeeding Jean-Michel Gires. |
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