News Digest (www.upstreamonline.com)

Eco Atlantic

Eco Atlantic appointed Keely Pearce as vice president, operations, and Alice Carroll as vice president, business development and corporate affairs.

PTTEP

Thailand's PTTEP appointed Phongsthorn Thavisin as a member of the company's corporate governance and sustainability committee.

Touchstone Exploration

Touchstone Exploration appointed Bhupendra Kansagra to the board as a non-executive director.

Petralon Energy

Nigeria's Petralon Energy appointed Uduak Equere as executive director.

RenewableUK

The UK government's RenewableUK appointed former Shell executive Tara Singh as chief executive.

Oceaneering International

Oceaneering International appointed Michael Sumruld as senior vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding Alan Curtis, who is retiring. Roger Jenkins was elected as an independent, non-executive director.

PetroChina

PetroChina appointed Zhou Xinhuai, a non-executive director, as its new vice-chairman with immediate effect. Zhou Song was elected as a non-executive director, and Song Dayong was elected as an executive director.

PetroVietnam

Vietnam's PetroVietnam chairman Le Manh Hung has been appointed the Southeast Asian country's acting minister of industry and trade.

Sinopec

Li Wei was elected as an independent non-executive director of Sinopec.

CNOOC Limited

Chan Chak Ming resigned as an independent non-executive director of CNOOC Limited after accepting an appointment as director of Hong Kong’s Legal Aid Department by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd (SWS)

Hu Jun, Zhang Xu and Tang Weimin were elected as directors of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd (SWS).

Celeros Flow Technology

Celeros Flow Technology appointed Luis Echevarria as director of sales for its GD Engineering operations in the Americas.

9 January 2026



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