Memorial Production Partners LP (NASDAQ: MEMP) announced Nov. 17 that Christopher S. (Chris) Cooper has been appointed as senior vice president and COO of the general partner of MEMP.

Cooper is assuming the role formerly held by Larry R. Forney, who continues in his position as senior vice president and COO of Memorial Resource Development Corp. (NASDAQ: MRD), an affiliate of Houston's MEMP.

"The Board of Directors and I are extremely pleased with the addition of Chris to the executive management team of MEMP and for Larry to continue his leadership role with MRD," stated William J. (Bill) Scarff, president of the general partner of MEMP, in a statement. "With his extensive experience leading large scale operations and projects across various oil and gas producing basins, Chris will be a great fit as we continue to grow the partnership."

Cooper began his career at Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE: MRO) in 1990 and has 24 years of experience leading oil and gas operations and projects across the U.S., Canada and the U.K. He has served in a variety of operational and technical leadership positions, including asset manager of multiple basins across the U.S. and advisor to the COOr. Most recently, he served as director of global projects, with duties that included overseeing major capital projects across global operations.