Folks, facts, orgs etc…

New this month from PPDM, Schlumberger, BakerHughes, GE Energy, Helix, WellDynamics etc..

Trudy Curtis is now CEO (and CIO) of the PPDM Association. Curtis was previously ‘acting’ CEO.

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Schlumberger has opened a ‘Technology Hub’ on the campus of the Gubkin Russian State University, Moscow.

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Chad Deaton has been appointed CEO of Baker Hughes.

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GE Energy’s oil and gas division is to set up a training center in Atyrau, Kazakhstan in cooperation with Groupe CIFA.

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Geotrace has appointed Matt Gaskamp as senior systems administrator to its Houston Imaging Center. Gaskamp was previously with Paradigm Geophysical.

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Helix RDS employees Anette Poulsen and Russ Gilbert have won awards for services to the Aberdeen section of the SPE.

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Knowledge Systems has named Russell Smith as global sales manager.

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Bart Vos has left Jason Geosystems to joint Pinnacle Technologies.

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Kjell Erik Ostdahl is president of Schlumberger Information Solutions following the departure of Peter Goode who is to head up Vetco International.

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PGS has appointed Rune Eng president of PGS Marine Geophysical. Eng replaces Diz Mackewn who is now senior VP of Geophysics.

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Randy Stilley has quit his position as CEO of Seitel. Chairman Fred Zeidman is to assume the CEO role on an interim basis.

This article originally appeared in Oil IT Journal 2004 Issue # 10.

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