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Woodside named Richard Goyder as chairman of its board of directors, effective at the close of the company’s Annual General Meeting in April 2018. Goyder currently serves as the chief executive officer (CEO) at Wesfarmers; he will leave the company in November. He has worked for Wesfarmers since 1993 and was appointed to his current position in 2005.

Joseph John (Joe) Taber died 29 December 2016 at the age of 96. He was a Distinguished Member of SPE and the Improved Oil Recovery Pioneer Awardee in 1990 from SPE and the Department of Energy.

Jarle Tautra has been named chairman of the board of Optime Subsea. Tautra previously held executive vice president positions in major international companies including Aker and Hydro, as well as a chief executive officer position at Eureka Pumps. He has also been a board member at Minox Technology.

Richardson, Texas (27 February 2017)—With a long tradition as the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ (SPE) foremost event in the region, the Latin America and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference (LACPEC) returns to Buenos Aires, Argentina from 17-19 May 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center.

Lawrence Buck Curtis, SPE, died 25 January. He was the SPE president in 1971 and a trustee of the SPE Foundation. Curtis joined Conoco in 1949 and spent his career of more than 40 years with the company. He held several management positions there, including chief engineer and manager of international operations and general manager for production engineering services, …

Randy Schmidt has been named managing director of the Burns & McDonnell terminals and pipelines group. In 14 years with the company, he has led teams on a wide range of projects, including several major oil and gas pipeline, storage, and loading/unloading facilities for marine, rail, and truck modes of transportation. Schmidt has 24 years of professional experience, s…

The book Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources: Exploitation and Development received the 2017 PROSE Award for Engineering and Technology. Edited by Nathan Meehan, 2016 SPE president, and Usman Ahmed, the book discusses the latest advances in unconventional resources. Standing for Professional and Scholarly Excellence, PROSE Awards are presented annually by the Associa…

SPE’s Senior Professionals – members aged 55 and older – are integral to SPE and the oil and gas industry. That’s why this year, we’re initiating programs and services that will target the extensive skills, expertise, and experiences of this member group.

Rex Tillerson, SPE, was appointed US Secretary of State and took the oath of office on 1 February. His predecessor to this position was John Kerry. After being nominated to the position, Tillerson retired as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Exxon Mobil Corp. at the end of 2016 after a 4-decade career at the company, advancing his planned retirement from t…

Weatherford appointed Mark McCollum as president and chief executive officer, as well as a member of its board of directors. McCollum recently served as chief financial officer (CFO) of Halliburton, a position he started in 2008 and resumed last July following an interim role as chief integration officer during the pendency of Halliburton’s proposed acquisition of Bak…