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July 14, 2026 in News & Media

SOGC Appoints David L. French as President Following Executive Search by Preng & Associates

David L. French, President of SOGC, LLC. Houston, TX — — Preng & Associates is pleased to announce the appointment of David L. French as President of SOGC, LLC, where…
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June 15, 2026 in News & Media

LCRA Appoints Rudy D. Garza as General Manager Following Nationwide Search by Preng & Associates

AUSTIN, Texas – The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Board of Directors has selected Rudy D. Garza as LCRA’s 12th General Manager, effective July 20, 2026, following a nationwide executive…
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SOGC, LLC (formerly Sinclair Oil & Gas Company)

David L. French was appointed as President.

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)

Rudy D. Garza was appointed as General Manager.

Caturus Energy

Mary W. Kenner was appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer.

Worley Limited

Jon P. Gribble was appointed as President, Major Projects and Programs Americas.

Ring Energy, Inc.

Sonu Johl was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, & Treasurer.

Pacific Coast Energy Company LP

Travis Thomas was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

Conduit Power LLC

Matthew Bulpitt was appointed as Chief Operating Officer.

The Rosen Group Inc.

Paul Khuri was appointed as Director of Sales, US.

Jadestone Energy plc (AIM:JSE)

T. Mitch Little was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)

Kirsten C. Schachter was appointed as Executive Director.

Primoris Services Corporation (NYSE: PRIM)

Harpreet Saluja was appointed as to the Board of Directors.

Unitil Corporation (NYSE: UTL)

Katherine Kountze was appointed as to the Board of Directors.

Key Energy Services, Inc. (OTCPK: KEGX)

Robert MacKenzie was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer.

Weatherford International plc (Nasdaq: WFRD)

David Gooch was appointed as Assistant General Counsel, Global Ethics & Compliance.

Pantheon Resources plc (AIM: PANR)

Max Easley was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE: REI)

James J. Parr was appointed as Executive Vice President of Exploration and Geosciences.

The North Dakota Industrial Commission

Nathan Anderson was appointed as Director of the Department of Natural Resources.

Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE: REI)

Phillip Feiner was appointed as Vice President and General Counsel.

Caturus Energy (previously Kimmeridge Texas Gas LLC)

David C. Lawler was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Lapis Energy

Rusty Desormeaux was appointed as Chief Operating Officer.

Flotek Industries, Inc.

Leon Chad was appointed as Senior Vice President, Commercial.

Moss Lake Partners LP

Eric Carmichael was appointed Senior Vice President of Projects.

PetroTal Corp. (TSX: TAL) (AIM: PTAL)

Sudan I. Maccio was appointed as Chief Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

PetroTal Corp. (TSX: TAL) (AIM: PTAL)

Emilio T. Acin Daneri was appointed as Vice President, Business Development.

Eastern Energy Services, Inc.

Kyle Pounds was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

Aftab Khan was appointed as Executive Vice President, Operations, Planning & Security.

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

Tyler Palmer was appointed as Senior Director of CCUS.

Select Water Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: WTTR)

Christina M Ibrahim was appointed as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer.

NET Power (NYSE: NPWR)

Alejandra Veltmann, Joseph Kelliher, and Ralph Alexander were appointed to the Board of Directors.

U.S. Energy Corp. (NasdaqCM: USEG)

Mark Zajac was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

Duke Energy Corporation

Joyce Mullen was appointed to the Board of Directors.

EOG Resources, Inc.

Jeffrey W. “Jeff” Hibbard was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Finanical Officer.

NextDecade Corp.

Ariel Handler was promoted as Executive Vice President of Commercial & Carbon.

Talos Energy Inc.

Barbara J. Faulkenberry was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Paratus Energy Services Ltd.

Lars Pedersen was appointed to the Board of Directors

Aspen Power Partners LLC

Alex Figueroa was appointed as Chief Finanical Officer.

American Ecofuels Inc.

Jeff Saxinger was appointed as Chief Technology Officer.

CNX Resources Corporation

Ravi Srivastava was appointed as Chief Finanical Officer.

Elementl Power Inc.

Robey Clark was appointed as Senior Vice President of Projects.

PEDEVCO Corp.

Reagan Tuck (R.T.) Dukes was appointed as Interim President, Chief Executive Officer.

Valero Energy Corporation

Matt Audette was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Aminex plc

Salman Al Shidi and Omar Al-Jaaidi were appointed to the Board of Directors.

Lightsource bp

Miguel Vega was appointed as Group Chief Finanical Officer.

Crusoe Technologies LLC

Bill Stein, Thomas Seifert, and JB Straubel were appointed to the Board of Directors.

Celanese Corporation

Luis Fernandez-Moreno was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Viper Energy, Inc.

John P. Grotzinger was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

Tracy David Pagliara was appointed as Acting President/Acting Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.

NPK International Inc.

James Barton was appointed as Executive Vice President of Commercial Growth & Operations.

Ecopetrol S.A.

Camilo Barco Muñoz was promoted as Acting Chief Executive Officer.

Total Energy Services Inc.

Elizabeth Dammann was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Flowserve Corporation

Brian Ezzell was promoted as Senior Vice President, Chief Finanical Officer and interim Chief Accounting Officer.

New Fortress Energy Inc.

Maria Gordon was appointed to the Board of Directors.

New Fortress Energy Inc.

Frederick Hundt was promoted as Interim Chief Finanical Officer Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.

Quanta Services, Inc.

Ellen Rubin was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Clearway Energy Group

Samantha Prout was appointed as Senior Vice President of Accounting & Controller.

Clearway Energy Group

Steve Ryder was promoted as Executive Vice President and Chief Finanical Officer.

American EcoFuels Inc.

Sassuan (Samson) Lee and John Gerdin were appointed to the Board of Directors

Enbridge Inc.

Michele Harradence was appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Director.

Exelon Corporation

Tyler Anthony was internally appointed as Executive Vice President of Operations.

Pepco Holdings LLC

Nichole Owens (Tillman) was promoted as Chief Operating Officer.

Pepco Holdings LLC

Rodney Oddoye was promoted as Chief Executive Officer, President

Weatherford International plc

Max Kricorian was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.

NPK International

Matt Warren was promoted as Chief Accounting Officer.

Albemarle Corporation

Ragnar “Rag” Udd was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President.

Fuel Tech, Inc.

Sharon Jones was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

Russ Montgomery was promoted as Chief Accounting Officer

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

Ben D. Todd was promoted as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Marine Transportation and Specialty.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

Scott (Scotty) Andrew Sparks was internally appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Subsea Services and Well Intervention.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

R. Potter Adams was promoted as Chief Financial Officer.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

Carl G. Annessa was internally appointed as Executive Vice President of Defense / Emerging Technologies.

Karoon Energy Ltd.

John Mingé was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Aker Solutions ASA

Paal Eikeseth was promoted as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Primoris Services Corporation

James (Jim) Alan Greer and Oscar Brown were appointed to the Board of Directors

Westlake Corporation

Tommy Darby was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer.

TotalEnergies SE

Emmanuelle Guegan was promoted as President Marketing & Services and member of the Executive Committee.

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