PEOPLE

IMV Projects, a Wood Group Mustang company, named Tom Fransham (left) its first vice president of HSEQ.

Colin Couchman (right) has assumed responsibilities as relationship director within the oil and gas team at Bar-clays Corporate Banking.

BMT Argoss, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd., selected Shane Amaratunga (left) as director of internal affairs and Wilfred Aaldriks (right) as director of external affairs.

BHP Billiton announced a new senior management team, which includes Andrew Mackenzie, CEO; Peter Beaven, president of copper; Tim Cutt, president of petroleum and potash; Dean Dalla Valle, president of coal; Geoff Healy, chief legal counsel; Mike Henry, president of HSEC, marketing, and technology; Graham Kerr, CFO; Daniel Malchuk, president of aluminum, manganese, and nickel; Jane McAloon, president of governance and group company secretary; Jimmy Wilson, president of iron ore; and Karen Wood, president of people and public affairs.

Mike Earlam (left) has taken the reins as president of Offshore Installation Services.

Scott Metzger has taken over duties as president of the Spill Control Association of America.

Tiandi Energy welcomed Dr. Kevin O. Meyers, former ConocoPhillips senior vice president of E&P, and Dr. Stephen A. Holditch, former head of Texas A&M University’s Petroleum Engineering Department, to its corporate advisory team.

SIGMA3 Integrated Reservoir Solutions Inc. promoted Kevin McKenna to vice president of technology solutions.

Following implementation of a new organizational structure, Noble Energy announced new leadership including Gary W. Willingham, senior vice president of the US onshore region; J. Keith Elliott, senior vice president of the eastern Mediterranean region; Susan M. Cunningham, senior vice president of the US Gulf of Mexico, Africa, and Frontier region; John T. Lewis, senior vice president for corporate development; Charles J. Rimer, senior vice president for global operations services; and Rodney D. Cook and Ted. D. Brown, senior vice presidents and advisors to the president and CEO.

David Dragone has assumed responsibilities as executive vice president of human resources at CGG.

UniversalPegasus International selected Bobby Hitt as senior vice president of quality.

Det Norske Veritas appointed Terry Loftis as chairman of the Rig Owners’ Committee.

Mitch R. Thilmony joined LoneStar Geophysical Surveys as HSEQ director for the company’s seismic acquisition division.

Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC named Bruce Koch as CFO.

John K. Allcorn (left) has taken over duties as senior vice president of sales at Will-bros Group Inc.

TNT Crane & Rigging Inc. promoted Kregg Lunsford to president. Adam A. Veltri joined the energy law team at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC’s Denver practice.

Multi Products Co. appointed Andy Rickly (left) as operations manager and Dave Schuman (right) as senior technical advisor.

Coretrax Technology Ltd. appointed Jim Hepburn (left) as operations manager.

Swire Oilfield Services named Dan Davies (right) as commercial manager of the East Africa region.

Greene’s Energy Group selected Ray Naquin Sr. (top left) as senior advisor, Stuart LeBlanc (lower left) as northern regional manager, and David Lang (right) as mid-continent regional manager of the testing and services business unit.

COMPANIES

Takatuf, the human capital unit of Oman Oil Co. (OOC), and Petrofac are teaming up to open a technical training Center of Excellence in Oman. The center will initially serve OOC employees and may expand later on to serve the rest of the oil and gas industry.

The Compressed Gas Association and the Gases and Welding Distributors Association presented Coastal Welding Supply Inc. with the distributor safety award during their 68th annual convention in Colorado.

CyrusOne plans to expand its multi-tenant digital energy West Houston campus after purchasing an adjacent 32-acre parcel of land.

Cooper Valves relocated to its new corporate headquarters in Stafford. The new facility includes a manufacturing shop and warehouse.

Rockwater Energy Solutions Inc. expanded its presence to Western Canada, offering its above-ground storage tanks to companies in the region.

Proserv established a global R&D center in Norway, which will focus on subsea controls and communications technologies.

Ridgeline Energy Service Inc. opened a new water treatment facility near Punxsutawney, Pa. The company also expanded its New Mexico facility, which will grow to a capacity of 5,000 b/d of water.

TAM International Inc. opened a new location in Erbil, Iraq, to better serve oil and gas companies in the Kurdistan region.

BWA Water Additives joined the Rice Brine Chemistry Consortium, part of Rice University’s Civil and Environmental Engineering department. The consortium seeks to solve brine production problems in the oil and gas industry.

Aquatech opened a central water treatment facility in Tioga County, Pa., to serve shale gas producers.

Industrial Scientific expanded its presence in Pittsburgh, Pa., with the opening of a new global distribution center.