Jeffrey S. Balmer will join Callon Petroleum Co., Natchez, Miss., this month and succeed Gary A. Newberry as senior vice-president and chief operating officer, effective Dec. 10. Newberry will retire from the company in January.
Balmer has 30 years of operations and subsurface leadership experience in the energy industry. His most recent role was vice-president and general manager, southern operating area, for Encana Corp. with responsibility for all of Encana’s upstream operations in the Permian basin.