International Petroleum Corp. (IPC), Vancouver, BC, has closed its $675-million (Can.) acquisition of BlackPearl Resources Inc., Calgary (OGJ Online, Oct. 10, 2018).
BlackPearl Pres. and Chief Executive Officer John Festival becomes an IPC director.
Chris Hogue, BlackPearl vice-president operations, becomes IPC senior vice-president, Canada. Ed Sobel, BlackPearl vice-president exploration, becomes IPC vice-president, exploration.