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Gravity Oilfield Services hired Robert Rice as its new president and CEO. Previously, Troy Botts and Pat Bond served as co-CEOs. Bond has decided to leave the company, and Botts will remain in a senior leadership role. Rice previously served as Archrock's senior vice president and COO since December 2011 and November 2015, respectively. Before that, he held senior lea…

The Roxar FSM Log 48 Area Corrosion Monitor from Emerson is a pipeline integrity management system that provides remote, continuous online corrosion and erosion monitoring, enabling operators to track localized corrosion and ensure pipeline health in hazardous environments. It is capable of distinguishing between localized and generalized corrosion, a feature that hel…

Parsley Energy appointed David Dell'Osso executive vice president–chief operating officer, effective 9 October. He will succeed Matt Gallagher, who will remain president of the company until his previously announced appointment as president and CEO, which is expected to occur on 1 January 2019. Dell'Osso will assume responsibility for companywide development, producti…

Maersk Decom, a joint venture decommissioning company, has appointed Jacob Halberg to its CFO position. Halberg had previously held various leadership positions in finance at Novo Nordisk Engineering, IBM, and Maersk Data. Halberg has 17 years of experience in corporate finance and holds an MSc in economics from the University of Southern Denmark.

Saipem named Stefano Cavacini CFO, effective 15 November. Cavacini has more than 18 years of experience in finance, administration, and IT at various multinational groups in the industrial sector. He has been the CFO of Esaote since June 2015. Prior to that, he worked at Indesit, serving as CFO and group planning and control director 2011 to 2015. Cavacini joined Inde…

Intrepid Financial Partners appointed Antonio (Tony) Fernandez, SPE, managing director of its acquisitions & divestitures (A&D) team based in Houston. The newly formed group sits within Intrepid’s advisory business and will be dedicated to A&D advisory and transaction execution for the firm’s energy clients. Fernandez was most recently a senior A&D banker at JP Morgan…

i-Tech Services’ mini ROVs are quick to deploy and can be transported to a site via helicopter or airline carrier. The vehicles have high maneuverability and power-to-weight ratio, allowing them to carry small tools and manipulators for operating effectively in strong currents. They are also suited for rapid mobilization and manual deployment from any platform, FPSO, …

Every year, SPE recognizes members who have made an exceptional effort to ensure the technical excellence of the Society’s peer-reviewed journals. For their contributions, the following individuals are recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Technical Reviewer Award.

Bernt Sigve Aadnøy, SPE, was recognized as the Oil Professional of the Year by the SPE Stavanger Section for his 40 years of commitment to both petroleum education and technology development, and his strong contribution to Norway’s international reputation in the oil and gas industry. Aadnøy is a professor of petroleum engineering at the University of Stavanger, speci…

Nominations to the SPE International Board of Directors are now being accepted.