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KBR Inc. named Stuart Bradie president and CEO.

James Smith took over the role of finance director for Cairn Energy Plc and will join the board of directors.

Josu Jon Imaz San Miguel was named CEO of Repsol.

Scientific Drilling International tapped Phil Longorio to be president of the company.

CMS Energy made Brian Rich vice president and chief information officer.

Steve Ross joined Summit ESP as vice president of finance.

Fang Zhi assumed the position of CEO of Nexen.

Gulfport Energy Corp. selected Michael Moore as CEO and Ross Kirtley as COO.

Lilis Energy Inc. named Robert A. Bell president and COO. Abraham Mirman advanced from president to CEO, and Nuno Brandolini was appointed chairman of the board.

Diamond Petroleum Ventures LLC appointed Em Roosevelt as technical sales representative.

Continental Resources Inc. promoted Gary E. Gould to senior vice president of operations and resource development. The role of Eric S. Eissenstat, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, has expanded to include chief risk officer.

Aker Solutions is splitting into two companies. Luis Araujo will be CEO of the new Aker Solutions. Frank Ove Reite will become CEO of Akastor, the spin-off. Leif Borge will be CFO of Akastor, and Svein Oskar Stoknes will be CFO of the new Aker Solutions.

James T. Brown has retired as president and COO of Whiting Petroleum Corp. Rick Ross has been promoted to senior vice president of operations, and Pete Hagist has been promoted to senior vice president of planning.

London Offshore Consultants appointed Zhoongkeun Kim as country manager for South Korea.

Kemira Oyj appointed Tarjei Johansen president of the oil and mining segment and the Americas region.

Chuck Diggins took on the role of vice president and Houston center manager for Sterling Seismic Services Ltd.

Sigma3 Inc. appointed Janet McGuire as Denver operations manager for microseismic and borehole seismic imaging.

Kevin McLardy has become CFO for ACE Winches.

Tall City Exploration named Michael Marziani as CFO.

Duncan Cuthill has become general manager of InterMoor Marine Services Ltd.

Geotrace Technologies Inc. added Ram Srivastav to its team as chief metrics officer.

Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. made John G. Baguley COO and Rick R. Cape chief commercial officer for the company’s subsidiary, Magnolia LNG LLC.

Terry Wagstaff has assumed the position of vice president of acquisitions and engineering at EV Energy Partners LP. Richard Parrish was promoted to vice president of acquisitions and engineering at EnerVest Ltd., and Tony Lopez was promoted to vice president of acquisitions and engineering at EnerVest Operating Co.

Fred Sloan joined TAC as vice president and COO of the company’s energy marketing division, TAC Energy.

Compressor Products International hired Chad Moore as vice president of global operations.

Bahamas Petroleum appointed Bill Schrader as nonexecutive chairman on its board of directors. James Smith has been appointed as deputy chairman.

Leslie O’Connor has been named as a director for BNK Petroleum Inc.

Gary G. Rich, president and CEO of Parker Drilling Co., was elected chairman of the company’s board of directors.

Quicksilver Resources Inc. added Scott Pinsonnault to its board of directors.

Companies
Halliburton will open a drilling, testing and training facility near Cameron, Texas, that will include wells for testing and training, a workshop for tool preparation and inspection, offices, classrooms and conference rooms. The company will use the facility to test new technologies and to train employees for all of its business lines. Construction is expected to be completed in late summer 2014.

The technical division of Dynamic Construction Services, a DYNESI company, opened its new facility in Gonzales, Texas. The division will provide automation, instrumentation and electrical, power generation, fire and safety, H2S safety services, and a specialty control panel shop to the region.

Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has established a new sales and business development office in Houston. The team in the new office will include a specialist docking and mooring representative and an oil and gas transfer and vessel technology salesperson. The office will serve the local U.S. and Mexican region across all five product areas of Trelleborg’s marine operations: marine fender systems, oil and gas transfer technology, vessel technology, docking and mooring, and marine products.

Halker Consulting opened a new office in Durango, Colo., to serve the San Juan Basin region, helping clients with environmental compliance, worker safety and cost management concerns. It will provide engineering and design services, automation, project management, geographic information systems and field services.