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The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has announced the appointment of Gordon Ballard as its new Executive Director. He succeeds Michael Engell-Jensen, who is retiring after five years.

Gordon joins IOGP after spending 30 years working with oilfield services company, Schlumberger, on four continents. He became Schlumberger黑料社檚 UK Chair in 2005. He has also served as Chair of the UK黑料社檚 Oil and Gas Industry Council and of OPITO International, the upstream oil & gas skills organisation, and was Co-Chair of industry trade association Oil & Gas UK.

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