Tracing the Industry

I am very pleased to have quite a few new job announcements this month. Hopefully the good news will continue.

I have received a lot of positive feedback on this column in the last month. I would especially like to thank Jason Harper (Divestco) for making a point of introducing himself to me at Divestco’s Christmas function and telling me how much he enjoys reading this column. You made my day Jason. I do put a lot of effort into getting announcements to share with the RECORDER readers. Having that recognized is a great feeling!

NEW CONTACT INFORMATION...

As you are aware in the last year there have been a number of people laid off in our industry. Often you don’t have time or think to email your contact information to your friends and colleagues. To help you stay in touch you can send your new contact information to me and I will run it under this new heading. Thanks to Denise and Andy for being the first ones to send in announcements. Remember. update your contact information with the CSEG office.

Denise Freeland can now be reached at 403-815-0779. or dfreeland@xplornet.com.

Andy St-Onge, most recently of TriStar Oil & Gas can now be reached at geophysicist@shaw.ca or (403) 969-3272.

CONGRATULATIONS...

Datum Exploration Ltd. would like to congratulate and announce that Jill Siegfried, HR&Safety Supervisor, has been recently awarded her professional status as a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP), a nationally recognized professional designation in Canada. Datum Exploration Ltd. continues to support the efforts of their staff to advance their knowledge and promote professional standards in the seismic acquisition workplace. Jill can be contacted at 403-692-6002 or jill@datumexploration.com.

ON THE MOVE...

Eric Ruygrok has joined the team at Arcis in the position of Business Development. Most recently, Eric served as the Canadian Area Manager with Petroleum Geo Services. Eric has over 15 years of industry experience, including seismic operations as well as downstream projects. He holds an MBA from the University of Calgary. Eric can be reached at 403.781.1716 or eruygrok@arcis.com.

John Zhang recently joined Arcis in the role of Reservoir Geophysicist. John comes to us from CGG Veritas where he served as Reservoir and Imaging Geophysicist. He has more than 20 years of experience in his field and holds a Ph.D. in Geophysics from the University of Calgary. John can be reached at 403.781-6241 or jzhang@arcis.com.

Taiwen Chen would like to inform his friends that he is starting his geophysics career with Kuwait Oil Company in 2010. He would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your friendship, and encouragement for the last 16 years. Please drop an e-mail to Taiwen at taiwenchen2009@ gmail.com.

John Logel has relocated with Talisman Energy to Stavanger, Norway as the Lead Geophysicist for Norwegian operations, effective Oct 1. John can still be reached at jlogel@talismanenergy. com. Since John has lived and worked there before, it will almost be like going home.

Annette Milbradt is pleased to announce that she has joined Tourmaline Oil Corp. She can be reached at (403) 767-3525 or via e-mail at milbradt@tourmalineoil.com. For CSEG Outreach business, please e-mail amilbradt@nucleus.com.

Diane Dawson has joined Displayco as an Exhibit Consultant. You can reach Diane at diane@displayco.ca or 403-620-2345 Diane will also be continuing as a Seismic Data Consultant and would like to let her clients know that if they are requiring trade data, she can be reached at the same cell number or at d.dawson@shaw.ca.

David Feuchtwanger (formerly of First Calgary Petroleums) would like to announce that he has taken up a position with ENI International across the Atlantic pond, in Milano, Italy. David will be working within the Geophysical Study Group and will forward his new contact details shortly.

THE STORK HAS ARRIVED...

David and Marzena Feuchtwanger (Divestco Processing) would also like to announce that they welcomed and expanded the Feuchtwanger clan back on July 26th with the birth of their son, Jakob. Jakob spends his days eating, sleeping, drooling, and giggling and has proven to be the perfect toy for his older sister Samantha, who loves to play and take care of him. All four Feuchtwangers are looking forward to their move overseas and for Dave’s challenging (but exciting!) work. Marzena can now be reached at marzena.feuchtwanger@gmail.com.