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Capricorn senior directors leave

Capricorn Energy plc’s senior directors have left their posts and the company has postponed its general meeting (GM) on proposals to merge with Israeli firm NewMed Energy Ltd. NEW DATE The moves follow demands from shareholder Palliser Capital plc which has since December 2022 objected to Capricorn’s plans for the merger and has also called […]

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Block appoints Ken Seymour as chief operating officer

Block Energy plc has appointed Dr Ken Seymour as chief operating officer with effect from today, 10 January 2023. Dr Seymour has more than 40 years’ industry experience as a drilling engineer, drilling superintendent, drilling manager, asset manager, director and adviser. He has worked in various parts of the world, including the UK North Sea, […]

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Guillaume Vermersch nominated Serica NED

Serica Energy plc said nominee Guillaume Vermersch will join the board as non-executive director on completion of the company’s acquisition of Tailwind Energy Investments Ltd. Tailwind’s largest shareholder Mercuria Energy Group made the nomination, along with that of Robert Lawson, under the terms of the sales and purchase agreement. Mr Vermersch is Mercuria’s group chief […]

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Robert Lawson nominated Serica NED

Serica Energy plc said nominee Robert Lawson will join the board as a non-executive director on completion of the company’s acquisition of Tailwind Energy Investments Ltd. Tailwind’s largest shareholder Mercuria Energy Group made the nomination, along with that of Guillaume Vermersch, under the terms of the sales and purchase agreement. Mr Lawson spent 32 years […]

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Serica Energy appoints Michiel Soeting as NED

Serica Energy plc has appointed Michiel Soeting to the board as a non-executive director with effect from 1 February 2023. Mr Soeting has more than 30 years’ experience in the audit and financial service sector including 20 years in the oil and gas industry. He was former global lead partner and global head of energy […]