From The Houston Chronicle CITGO’s board of directors has appointed former Venezuelan oil executive Carlos Jorda as CEO of the embattled Houston refining company. In a statement released on Wednesday morning, the company’s board reported that the year-long search for a new CEO ended Jorda being selected for a role. A fomer executive with the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., or
From Reuters Citgo Petroleum Corp has selected Carlos Jorda as its next chief executive, according to three people familiar with the matter, turning to a seasoned refinery expert and native Venezuelan to run a company facing legal attacks and working under U.S. sanctions against parent Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Citgo cut ties with PDVSA earlier this year after U.S. President
From Reuters Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) expects to quickly reduce the $40 billion in debt it took on with its purchase of Anadarko Petroleum, the company’s finance chief said on Monday. Cedric Burgher, in his first public remarks since the $38 billion acquisition closed last week, told an Enercom energy conference audience, the resulting debt burden was “not that bad,”
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Summit Midstream Partners appoints J. Heath Deneke as president, CEO and board member Summit Midstream Partners LP (stock ticker: SMLP), a master limited partnership located in The Woodlands, Texas, has appointed J. Heath Deneke to serve as its president and chief executive officer, effective September 16, 2019. Deneke was also nominated
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Saltstone Capital Management calls for special committee of the board to review strategic alternatives Billy Bailey, founder and portfolio manager for Saltstone Capital Management LLC, penned a scathing letter to Abraxas Petroleum’s (stock ticker: AXAS) board of directors this week, calling for the creation of a special committee to explore strategic
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Christopher J. Baker named president and CEO of Quintana Energy Services Quintana Energy Services (stock ticker: QES), an onshore oilfield services company operating across the United States, has named Christopher J. Baker as its president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Baker will replace former CEO Rogers Herndon, who has resigned
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Chairman Barry E. Davis will once again serve as the CEO of EnLink Midstream EnLink Midstream LLC (stock ticker: ENLC) will be reappointing its current executive chairman, Barry E. Davis, as chief executive officer, effective August 8. Previously, Davis, who will be retaining his position on the board, served as EnLink’s
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 QEP Resources and Elliot Management will work together to appoint two new independent directors QEP Resources, Inc. (stock ticker: QEP), a Denver-based independent E&P, has entered into a cooperation agreement with affiliates of Elliot Management Corporation, which owns approximately 4.9% of QEP’s common stock. Under the terms of the agreement, QEP
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Contura Energy selects David J. Stetson as its new CEO and as a member of its board of directors Contura Energy (stock ticker: CTRA), a Tennessee-based coal supplier, has unanimously elected David J. Stetson as the company’s new chief executive officer, as well as a member of its board, effective July
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Harvest Oil & Gas sells Barnett shale assets for $72 million Harvest Oil & Gas Corporation (stock ticker: HRST), formerly EV Energy Partners L.P., has entered into a definitive agreement with an undisclosed buyer to sell all of its interests in the Barnett shale formation for $72 million. For the first
From Reuters Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC.N), in its last earnings report before shareholders vote on its sale to Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N), on Friday reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts’ estimates, as higher production offset lower prices for its oil. It reported a net loss on a $1 billion breakup fee paid to Chevron Corp (CVX.N). Anadarko accepted a $38
From Reuters Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Thursday urged Occidental Petroleum Corp shareholders to ask management to let them weigh in on board and governance issues as the company buys rival Anadarko Petroleum Corp.. The request comes one week after the takeover deal’s biggest critic, billionaire investor Carl Icahn, laid out plans to shake up Occidental’s board. ISS
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