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Proforma Safety International announced a partnership with the Guyanese agency Lomak Energy Services to support the oil and gas sector with safety consulting services.

Jeff Hildebrand, founder of privately held Hilcorp Energy, has stepped down as CEO. Greg Lalicker, a petroleum engineer who joined the company in 2006 after roles at BHP Billiton Ltd.’s oil unit and at McKinsey & Co., was named CEO. Jason Rebrook, a former executive with GE Capital and Chevron Corp., was named president. Hildebrand founded the company in 1989 and will…

Analysts at Rystad Energy, an oil and gas consulting and business intelligence data firm, anticipate a strong year ahead for North American shale oil producers.

New state-of-the-art center aims to strengthen regional cybersecurity preparedness for industrial and critical infrastructure.

The future of unconventional exploration will require a break from the status quo. With well productivity stalling, it is time to look for a new plan of attack.

Carboline’s Carbozinc 608 HB is a high build zinc-rich primer that provides galvanic corrosion protection for steel in industrial and marine environments. It contains an inert flake reinforcement of micaceous iron oxide that enhances its strength. The primer can be applied as part of a two-coat system instead of a typical three-coat system of zinc primer and two coats…

Emerson’s SolaHD floor mount automation transformer is a non-ventilated, 45 to 150 kVa-encapsulated transformer rated for use in Class I, Division 2/Zone 2 hazardous locations as well as harsh industrial environments. The transformer is suitable for indoor and outdoor services. Its rugged enclosure protects the transformer from dust and moisture, and it provides extra…

Former Hercules CEO John Rynd has been named president and CEO of the US Offshore support vessel company Tidewater. Rynd previously served as president and CEO of Hercules from 2008 to 2016, and prior to that he spent 11 years with Noble Drilling Services in a variety of management roles including a stint as vice president of marketing. Rynd holds a BA in economics fr…

United Oil & Gas named Graham Martin as a non-executive chairman of its board of directors. Martin is currently a non-executive director at Kenmare Resources, and he previously worked at Tullow Oil from 1997 until his retirement in 2016. At Tullow, Martin served as an executive director, general counsel, and company secretary. Prior to joining Tullow he was a partner …

J. Roger Hite, SPE regional director for the Gulf Coast North America region, died 15 February. He was the founder and principal at Inwood Solutions. Hite was also the owner of Blackhorse Energy, and previously operated the Business Fundamentals Group. Earlier, he worked at Shell Oil in numerous roles, serving as engineering manager, manager of production technology, …