Congratulations to the following energy professionals who have recently secured new positions in the E&P, renewable, service and industry organization sectors:

Paul Goodfellow will become Talos's President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Talos Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2025.

Wood, has appointed Iain Torrens as interim chief financial.

TAQA Well Completions, a division of the TAQA Group specialising in advanced well completions and production optimisation, has appointed Rita Greiss as its new UK Area Manager. 

At Chevron, Clay Neff, currently president, International Exploration and Production, has been named president, Upstream, effective July 1, 2025.

Gary Stuart is starting a new position as Business Development Manager - Connector Products at Oil States Industries (UK) Ltd

Bruce Niemeyer, currently president, Americas Exploration and Production at Chevron, has been named president, Shale & Tight, effective July 1, 2025.

Ryder Booth, currently Chevron's vice president, Mid-Continent Business Unit, has been named vice president, Technology, Projects & Execution, effective July 1, 2025.

Jamie Cliffe is starting a new position as Managing Director at Clear Solutions International.

Baker Hughes have appointed Ahmed Moghal as Chief Financial Officer.

Travis D. Stice, who has led Diamondback Energy as Chief Executive Officer since January 2012 and joined the Board of Directors in November 2012, intends to step down as Chief Executive Officer effective as of the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Kaes Van’t Hof, current President at Diamondback Energy, will assume Chief Executive Officer role and will join the Board of Directors effective as of the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Jere W. Thompson III, current Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Diamondback Energy, has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Phil Hicken has joined Eliis as a Technical Account Manager covering UK & Africa.

KBR's Board have unanimously elected Lt. General Wendy M. Masiello as Lead Independent Director, effective as of KBR's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders to be held in May 2025.

César Patiño has started in a new position as Senior Engineer, Subsurface Energy Resources at Ecopetrol.

Coterra Energy announces that Dan O. Dinges and Robert S. Boswell plan to retire from the Board of Directors at the end of their current term.

Ankit Munjal has been promoted to Director - Global Business Development at MANSAM Group.

Sonnedix have announced the appointment of Gregorio Morales Schmid as Chief Commercial Officer.

Andrew Gould has  been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Stratum Reservoir.

Joseph Stanley is starting a new position as Environmental Consultant at INTEGEMS Limited.

Nexergy Holdings announces the appointment of Neil Clayton as Chief Financial Officer  and Company Secretary, effective immediately.

Ben Hassan Ouattara is starting a new position as Head of Africa at Puma Energy International.

Ndapewoshali Shapwanale has joined Chevron as Local Content and Vendor Assurance Manager.

Seatrium have announced the appointment of Mr Aik Meng as Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director.

The board of Mainstream Renewable Power have appointed Morten Henriksen as CEO, effective 1 April 2025.

Dolphin Drilling announces the decision by Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Stephen Cox to resign from his position to pursue opportunities outside of the company.

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