• Paul McDade is replacing Aidan Heavey as chief executive at Tullow Oil, with the latter moving to chairman after Simon Thompson resigned, while Jeremy Wilson will replace the retiring Ann Grant as senior independent director.

• Les Wood has been moved to interim chief financial officer as Ian Springett takes a medical leave of absence

• Incoming US Energy Secretary Rick Perry has resigned from the board of Energy Transfer Partners

• Walter Cruickshank has been named acting director of BOEM after Abigail Ross Hooper quit

• Hoegh LNG has named Vegard Hellekleiv chief operating officer

• Pascal Houangni Ambourouet will replace Etienne Dieudonne Ngoubou as Gabon oil minister

• Gulf Keystone Petroleum has named Stuart Catterall chief operating officer

• Wayne...