HVALSTAD, Norway - Liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions has promoted chief operating officer (COO) Steve Paulsen to the role of chief executive officer (CEO).

Paulsen succeeds Roy Norum , who moves into the role as executive vice president for sales & business development, overseeing the group’s sales, marketing and business development activities globally.

HOUSTON – Penn Virginia Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire assets in the Eagle Ford Shale, primarily in Gonzales and Lavaca Counties, from Hunt Oil Company (“Hunt”) for $86 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The company anticipates the acquisition will close on or before March 1, 2018, with an effective date of October 1, 2017.