Texas A&M to Reduce Tuition For Merchant Mariner License Students
fee structure approved by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, students from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Puerto Rico and Panama will save $300 per credit hour under in-state classification; students from Arkansas, New Mexico, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Oklahoma will save $150 per credit hour under in-region classification. Students outside these regions will be considered out-of-region and see no impact on cost.Gen. (Ret.) Mark A. Welsh III, president of Texas A&M University, said, “The fee waiver is a common-sense measure that will benefit recruitmen
PACCAR Winch Recognized for Commitment to Veterans
have a long-term career and growth plan using the diverse skills they acquired through their military service. For more information about the program, visit HIREVets.gov.In addition, PACCAR Winch was recognized on November 2 by Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, Community Service Council (CSC), and CSC’s Oklahoma Veteran Alliance as one of 24 companies named Veteran Employer Champions. The program is designed to foster an employer network to create programming and peer-to-peer learning for organizations interested in supporting veterans in the workplace.To become recognized as a Veteran Employer Champion
Hunting Slashes 25% of Workforce
across its global operations at the end of last year, said it would cut 739 jobs by the end of the month.Hunting, which manufactures a wide range of tools and solutions used in oil and gas exploration, said it would close three distribution centres in North America and two manufacturing facilities in Oklahoma City and Texas."Our business is likely to continue to see volatile trading throughout Q3 2020, but the group's cost base has now been recalibrated to current market conditions," Chief Executive Jim Johnson said.Sales at the company's biggest unit Hunting Titan slumped nearly 40%
ConocoPhillips CFO Retires After 39 Years with the Company
34 years of experience in leading engineering, operations, commercial and business development functions across the company. Bullock has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Oklahoma City University.Ryan Lance, chairman, and chief executive officer: "I want to thank Don for his many contributions over the course of his distinguished career at ConocoPhillips,” said: “As a highly valued member of our company’s executive leadership team, Don played an important
Vallourec Drilling Products Cuts Roughly 150 Jobs in Texas
around $58.74 a barrel. In December, Vallourec said it was considering divesting its drilling products business. A representative from the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Vallourec's North American Drilling Products group has offices in Houston, Texas and Edmond, Oklahoma. Last week, rival drill pipe maker IPSCO Tubulars postponed an initial public offering due to adverse market conditions. Reporting by Liz Hampto
Superior Industries Appoints O’Hearn as Territory Manager
and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has hired Terry O’Hearn as its new conveyor components territory manager for the southcentral United States. O’Hearn will work with distributors in the region to market and sell conveyor components in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. Active in the industry since 1981, O’Hearn has 36 years of experience working with conveyor belting and components. Before starting at Superior, O’Hearn worked for Texas Bearing, helping the company open a new branch in Dallas. O’Hearn was drafted
Long Beach Port Appoints 4 Executives
County Airport System from 2002-2012. From 1985 to 2002, he held various positions with the Tulsa (Okla.) Airport Authority, the last position as Facilities Chief. Greco has a bachelor’s in aeronautical operations from San Jose State University and a master’s in Natural Science from Oklahoma State University. The Port’s Maintenance Division is part of the Engineering Services Bureau’s Design and Maintenance Group. The Port of Long Beach is one of the world’s premier seaports, a gateway for trans-Pacific trade and a trailblazer in goods movement and environmental
Weathernews Opens Manila Operations Center
facility in their home country. Weathernews CEO Chihito Kusabiraki said, “We realized that the Philippines has human resources with high-level skills and a sense of commitment.” The MOC will support Weathernews operations centers in Chiba (Japan), Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Oklahoma (the United States) with content that helps vessels and Operators to deliver their cargo safely and timely to any port in the world. The addition of the MOC is expected to increase capacity of Weathernews’ global network to over 2600 vessels by next Spring. The first six Filipino staff
Continental Resources Names New President after Bott's Quick Exit
of exploration. The promotion instantly makes Stark the top contender to replace founder and Chief Executive Harold Hamm. Bott stepped down as president last week, a move that surprised many on Wall Street, and even some inside the company. Continental is set to hold an analyst day on Thursday in Oklahoma City. (Reporting by Ernest Scheyder; Editing by David Gregorio)
Coast Guard Foundation Hires Regional Director
donors, Karla is based in Dallas, Texas and will cover this area for the Coast Guard Foundation starting in early June. Most recently, Baldelli led a team for the Arthritis Foundation focused on furthering the organization’s major, planned giving and events programs in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Prior to the Arthritis Foundation, Baldelli’s professional experience includes philanthropy development positions with the American Heart Association, the Salvation Army and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, as well as a wide variety of nonprofit volunteer leadership roles, including Grace Academy
Borets Expands US Team
Borets, a global company in the engineering, manufacturing, sales and service of electric submersible pump (ESP) systems, has added several sales and marketing professionals to its Texas and Oklahoma offices. Cheri Vetter has been named business development manager in Houston; Stan Herl, U.S. sales manager, in Oklahoma City; Chad Hamilton, district manager, in Kilgore, Texas; and Jim Bacon, senior adviser technical support, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vetter brings 22 years of experience in the marketing and sales fields and will be responsible for developing Houston-based accounts. Most recently
Branch Named Human Resources VP at Hoover
small organizations. He was most recently Vice President of Human Resources for PSC Industrial Services, a supplier of industrial cleaning and repair services for the refining, downstream, oil and gas and utilities industries. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University and was a production and drilling engineer for British Petroleum (BP) for 12 years in the Midcontinent Region. Branch served two years in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, for BP where he drilled directional wells from offshore gravel islands. He was also a lobbyist for BP for two years before
