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LaMarr Barnes was named CEO of U.S. Water Services.

OPITO reported the death of its CEO David Doig. Doig, 57, suffered a heart attack Dec. 31, 2016, and later passed away in a hospital.

Houston Technology Center elected Lori Vetters to succeed Walter Ulrich, who retired Feb. 1, as president and CEO. Vetters joined as president/ CEO-elect to begin the transition.

Charles J. Reith Jr. assumed the role of CEO of Solomon upon the retirement of former president and CEO Dale A. Emanuel.

Tullow Oil Plc announced changes to its board: Paul McDade will be appointed CEO; Simon Thompson will step down from the board; Aidan Heavey will succeed Thompson as chairman of the group; Ann Grant, senior independent director, will retire; and Jeremy Wilson will succeed Grant as senior independent director. Also, CFO Ian Springett took an extended leave of absence to undergo treatment for a medical condition, and Les Wood was appointed interim CFO.

Approach Resources Inc.’s Qingming Yang has been promoted to president.

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering appointed Reid Berger Stokke to head its new line of business, GM Solutions.

Science Group Plc appointed Dan Edwards president of the group’s North American operations. Chris Covey was promoted to head up the group’s Boston office as vice president, East Coast, and Henry St Aubyn was selected to head up the Houston office. Mark Tuckwell and David Pettigrew, vice presidents, were appointed to launch the group’s new Californian operation.

Carl Neuhaus is returning to MicroSeismic as vice president of engineering. William B. Barker has been appointed to vice president of analysis, and Eric Bourdages has been appointed to vice president of operations.

Expro named Bill Inglis senior project manager.

Danos promoted Jeremy Adkins to Permian area manager for the company’s operations in the West Texas region.

ENODO Global selected Joseph Gochal as its chief data scientist.

Jean Gould has joined PESA as senior director of public policy.

Rodger & Hartnolls named Nick Search partner and managing director.

Tina Campbell has been named marketing coordinator by Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd.

International energy logistics provider Peterson appointed Sarah Forbes director of projects and innovation.

Dimitrios Parikos joined Alliant as first vice president within its Energy and Marine Group.

Beverley Smith, former vice president of Exploration and Growth for BG Group, has been appointed director of POWERful Women, an initiative that exists to advance the leadership and development of women across the U.K.’s energy sector.

The Gazprom board of directors reelected Vitaly Markelov, Vladimir Markov, Elena Mikhailova and Igor Fyodorov as members of the Gazprom Management Committee.

Seadrill Ltd. selected Michael Grant and David Weinstein as directors of the company.

Cairn appointed Nicoletta Giadrossi an independent nonexecutive director.

Chevron Corp.’s Michael K. Wirth, executive vice president of Midstream and Development, was named vice chairman.

J. Mike Stice has been elected to Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s board of directors.

COMPANIES

Global Tubing LLC’s Northeast Service Center moved to a purpose- built five-acre facility in Smock, Pa. The upgraded center is located near the Marcellus and Utica plays.

Petroplan has expanded its presence in the Sultanate in Oman, working with international operators and service companies to help fill specialist roles while working within Oman’s strict workforce nationalization rules.

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has reopened and resumed waste operations. WIPP is the nation’s first deep-geological facility in the U.S. for disposal of defense-related transuranic radioactive waste.

Science Group Plc opened an additional U.S. office in the San Francisco Bay area.

Noble Energy Inc. acquired Clayton Williams Energy Inc. for $3.2 billion of equity, cash and debt.

GEODynamics acquired Paradigm GeoKey’s Aberdeen, Scotland-based perforating business unit.

Targa Resources Corp. has executed definitive agreements for its subsidiary, Targa Resources Partners LP, to acquire 100% of the membership interests of Outrigger Delaware Operating LLC, Outrigger Southern Delaware Operating LLC and Outrigger Midland Operating LLC. Targa will pay initial cash consideration of $565 million for the membership interests.

Shearwater GeoServices AS is a newly formed, jointly owned marine geophysical company between GC Rieber Shipping and RASMUSSENGRUPPEN. Formation of the new company and the transaction were completed in January.

Halcón Resources Corp. has engineered deals to purchase nearly 21,000 net Southern Delaware Basin acres while exiting its El Halcón position in the East Texas Eagle Ford. Halcón also optioned the purchase of an additional 15,040 net acres in Ward and Winkler counties, Texas.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has agreed to sell its Eagle Ford Shale assets in South Texas for about $2.3 billion to Sanchez Energy Corp. and Blackstone Group LP.

Halliburton announced in January a technology cooperation agreement with Petrobras that will advance collaboration in a diverse set of projects targeting complex reservoirs.

Petrobras finalized the sale of 100% of Petrobras Chile Distribuición Ltda to the Southern Cross Group Jan. 4.

Acteon has enhanced its capabilities in the provision of temporary and permanent mooring systems by acquiring Bruce Anchor.