Kelly Youngblood has been appointed senior vice-president and chief financial officer of Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., effective May 3. He succeeds Gary T. Krenek, who is retiring after 33 years of service to the company and its predecessors. Source: News

Muhammad Shahab has joined William Jacob Management Inc., Houston, as engineering manager. In addition to overseeing all aspects of project engineering, he will coordinate growth for the firm’s three divisions, Drilling Facilities Engineering, Process Facilities Engineering, and Marine Facilities Engineering. Source: News

Douglas Schwedland has been named chief executive officer of EPIX, a joint venture of Weir Oil & Gas, a provider of pressure-pumping equipment, and MTU, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Power Systems. EPIX will provide an integrated system for hydraulic fracturing. Source: News

Jonathan Lewis has been named chief executive officer of Amec Foster Wheeler PLC. He joins the company from Halliburton Co., where he has been senior vice-president and a member of the executive committee. Source: News

Roger Esson has been named chief executive of Decom North Sea, Aberdeen, a group representing the offshore decommissioning industry. Source: News

The Colorado Supreme Court overturned statutes that ban hydraulic fracturing in two communities along the state’s populous Front Range because they conflict with state law that authorizes the technology’s use. Source: News

A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report recommends ways the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement could apply remote real-time monitoring (RRTM) to improve the safety and reduce the environmental risks of offshore oil and gas operations. Source: News