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June 2, 2025 in News & Media

Jadestone Energy Appoints T. Mitch Little as CEO

2 June 2025 – Singapore: Jadestone Energy plc (AIM:JSE) (the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, “Jadestone” or the “Group”), an independent upstream production and development company focused on the Asia-Pacific region, announces…
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May 2, 2025 in News & Media

Preng & Associates Places Harpreet Saluja as Board Director of Primoris

Primoris Services Corporation (NYSE: PRIM) (“Primoris” or the “Company”) today announced the results of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held virtually via webcast on April 30, 2025, at 9:00…
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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.

Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)

Katherine Kountze was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Primoris Services Corporation (NYSE:PRIM)

Harpreet Saluja was appointed 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.

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.

CleanTech Lithium plc (AIM: CTL)

Tommy McKeith was appointed to the Board of Directors.

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.

TotalEnergies SE (ENXTPA: TTE)

Jeanine Wai was appointed as Vice President of Investor Relations, North America.

LanzaTech Global, Inc.

Sushmita Koyanagi was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

APA Corporation

Aneil Kochar was promoted as Vice President and Treasurer.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

Abhijit Bhatwadekar was appointed as Chief Information Officer.

Gevo, Inc.

Leke Agiri was promoted to as Chief Financial Officer.

Northwest Natural Holding Company

Justin Palfreyman was internally appointed to the Board of Directors

TotalEnergies SE

Laurent Mignon, Helen Lee-Bouygues, and Valérie Della Puppa Tibi were appointed to the Board of Directors as Shareholder Employee Representatives.

Ascent Resources PLC

Dave Patterson was appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Calumet, Inc.

John Krutz was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer.

Eidesvik Offshore ASA

Kenneth Walland was appointed as Chair of the Board.

Golar LNG Limited

Benoît de la Fouchardiere and Mi Hong Yoon were appointed to the Board of Directors.

Talos Energy Inc.

Gregory M. Babcock was promoted as Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Valeura Energy Inc.

Chalermchai Mahagitsiri was appointed to the Board of Directors.

TXNM Energy Inc.

Joseph (Don) D Tarry was promoted as President & Chief Executive Officer.

IDACORP Inc.

Mike Kennedy was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Flowserve Corporation

Ross B. Shuster was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Comstock Inc.

Judd Merrill was appointed to the Board of Directors.

M.P. Evans Group PLC

Katherine “Kate” J. Coppinger was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Technip Energies N.V.

Marco Tiziano Barone was promoted as Chief Legal Officer.

FirstEnergy Corp.

Tabrina L Davis was appointed as Vice President of Communications.

Total Energy Services Inc.

Tim McMillan was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Paramount Resources Ltd.

Shane C Fildes was appointed to the Board of Directors.

BWX Technologies, Inc.

Mike Fitzgerald was promoted as Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.

Michael (Mike) M McShane was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman.

Whitecap Resources Inc.

Craig Bryksa, Jodie Labrie, Barbara Munroe, and Myron M. Stadnyk were appointed to the Board of Directors.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Brian Partee was promoted as Chief Business Transformation Officer.

FLEX LNG Ltd.

Mikkel Storm Weum was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Pieridae Energy Ltd.

Harvey Doerr and Mike Backus were appointed to the Board of Directors.

SUBSEA 7 SA

Lucia Andrade was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Paratus Energy Services Ltd.

Dag Skindlo was appointed to the Board of Directors.

BluEnergies Ltd.

Craig Steinke was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.

Gibson Energy Inc.

David Gosse was appointed as Chief Operating Officer.

ConocoPhillips

Andy O’Brien was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

Brian E. Sandoval was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Parex Resources Inc.

Mona Jasinski and Jeff Lawson were appointed to the Board of Directors.

Civitas Resources, Inc.

Clayton “Clay” A. Carrell was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer.

Advantage Energy Ltd.

Katherine Lucas Minyard was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Prairie Operating Co.

Maree K. Delgado was appointed as Senior Vice President of Accounting and Controller.

Apache Corporation

Greg McDaniel was promoted Senior Vice President of International Assets.

Ashland Inc.

William Whitaker was promoted as Chief Financial Officer.

SM Energy Company

Blake McKenna was appointed as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Corporate Reserves.

Western Midstream Partners, L.P.

Robert “Bob” G. Phillips was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Shell PLC

Colette Hirstius was promoted as EVP, Gulf of America & President Shell USA.

The Williams Companies, Inc.

Chad Zamarin was promoted as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Director.

Duke Energy Corporation

Louis Renjel was promoted as Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, & Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy Florida and Midwest.

Duke Energy Corporation

Alex Glenn was promoted as Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer.

Duke Energy Corporation

Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe was promoted as Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy Carolinas and Head of the Natural Gas Business Unit.

Vantage Drilling Company

Alisdair Semple was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer.

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

Michael Henschen was promoted as Executive Vice President of Refining of Marathon.

Sunoco

Christopher (Chris) R Curia was appointed as Executive Vice President of Human Resources.

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