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PG&E Senior VP and Chief Nuclear Officer to Retire at End of 2017
Edward D. Halpin, Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and a 35-year veteran of the energy industry, has announced his retirement, effective December 31, 2017. “Ed has done an outstanding job leading our nuclear and power generation operat..
Williams Appoints New Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development
The Williams Companies, Inc. today announced that Chad Zamarin has been appointed senior vice president of Corporate Strategic Development, effective June 26. He succeeds Frank Billings, who previously announced his retirement. In this role, Mr. Zamarin will be responsible for enterprise-level strat..
Energy Drone Coalition Announces 2017 Horizon Award Recipient
The Energy Drone Coalition has named Dr. Luis Cifuentes, Vice President of Research, Commercialization and Outreach at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi as the recipient of the 2017 Energy Drone Coalition Horizon Award, sponsored by BP. This annual award was created to recognize professionals in t..
Bonanza Creek Energy Announces Leadership Changes
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. today announced that Richard J. Carty has resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of the company’s Board of Directors, and Seth Bullock, a managing director of Alvarez & Marshal, LLC, has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective ..
Michael Squyres Named President for 2017 ASGMT
Flow-Cal, Inc’s President, Michael Squyres, has been appointed to serve as the President of the Board of Directors for the 2017 American School of Gas Measurement Technology (ASGMT), the largest gas measurement school in the United States devoted to natural gas and natural gas liquid measurement, pr..
ONEOK Makes Organizational Changes
ONEOK, Inc. and ONEOK Partners, L.P. have announced the following organizational changes: Walter S. Hulse III, currently executive vice president, strategic planning and corporate affairs, has been named chief financial officer and executive vice president, strategic planning and corporate affai..
Blackeagle Energy Services Names New Regional Directors
Blackeagle Energy Services today announced that Gene Hallman and Armando Ferri have joined the company’s leadership team. Hallman will serve as the company’s south region director and Ferri will serve as the director for the east region. Hallman and Ferri each has more than 20 years experience ..
CMS Energy Announces Leadership Changes
CMS Energy and Consumers Energy today announced Brandon J. Hofmeister, Vice President of Governmental & Public Affairs, will succeed David Mengebier as Senior Vice President of Governmental, Regulatory & Public Affairs, effective July 1, 2017. Mengebier will serve as Senior Vice President and Senior..
Williams Elects New Chairman of the Board
The Williams Companies, Inc. has elected Stephen W. Bergstrom Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. Bergstrom will replace Kathleen B. Cooper who will become Chair of the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee. Cooper has served on the Williams Board since 2006. Bergstrom joined the Wi..
Navigant Adds Six Industry Experts to Energy Team
Navigant Consulting, Inc. has added six senior-level industry experts to the company’s growing global Energy segment. They are: John Roddy, Managing Director, Los Angeles With more than 25 years of utility industry experience, Roddy leverages his expertise in strategy and operations to assist cl..
Trump Effect: How the Administration Could Reshape Pipeline Regulation
A Conversation with Babst Calland Energy Attorney Keith Coyle P&GJ: What are you hearing from the pipeline industry in terms of its expectations on anticipated federal regulatory reforms resulting from President Trump’s executive actions? What are the financial and safety stakes at hand? Coyle: Th..
Pierce Norton Sets a Proactive Path for AGA
Pierce Norton’s career had already spanned six different companies before he joined ONEOK in 2004, but he had effectively been working there all along. By the time he became president of its distribution companies, Tulsa-based ONEOK owned every natural gas system that Norton had operated since join..
Kimberly Demuth Represents a Changing Energy Industry
When Kimberly Demuth began work in January for TRC Companies Inc., its significance marked the growing desire for firms involved in infrastructure development to hire environmental specialists. TRC is known as an industry leader for engineering, environmental consulting and construction management ..
New Jersey Natural Gas Appoints New VP of Regulatory Affairs
New Jersey Natural Gas today announced the appointment of Mark G. Kahrer as vice president of regulatory affairs, effective May 8, 2017. In this role, Kahrer will oversee the company’s regulatory strategy. “Mark Kahrer has been a leader in the utility industry for more than three decades, and we ar..
Federal Energy Regulator Says She Won't Seek New Term
One of FERC's two remaining members says she won't pursue reappointment after her term expires in June.
Pipeline Law Firm Names New Energy Regulatory Partner
Caldwell Boudreaux Lefler PLLC, a Houston-based oil and gas pipeline law firm, has added Sabina Walia to its energy regulatory team. Walia has represented major natural gas pipeline operators in a variety of FERC proceedings. She also advises clients on pipeline compliance, negotiates an array of m..
Apache Names New Midstream & Marketing Execs
Apache Corporation today announced the appointment of two new executives to its midstream and marketing team in the Houston office. Brian W. Freed has been named senior vice president, Midstream and Marketing, and Robert W. (“Bob”) Bourne has been named vice president, Business Development – Midstre..
Are Your Pipeline Controllers Satisfied at Work?
Are you satisfied with your job? Do you love your career? Do you expect the same thing from your job that your manager expects from you? Are you valued by your company? Over the last five years of studying workload and human factors in the pipeline industry, we have repeatedly asked these same quest..
OTC Names 2017 Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
The 2017 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) will honor this year’s Distinguished Achievement Award recipients May 2 in Houston. As part of the OTC Distinguished Achievement Awards Luncheon, the conference will recognize John Bomba for individual achievement, the LLOG Exploration Delta House Proje..
Plains All American Announces Numerous Leadership Changes
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. has announced several officer changes. Retirements Dave Duckett has retired as CEO of Plains Midstream Canada (PMC), a wholly owned subsidiary of PAA, where he was responsible for directing business strategy, business development and acquisitions for PAA’s Canadi..
TRC Names Oil and Gas Industry Leaders to Integrity Management Practice
TRC Companies, Inc. announced today that oil and gas pipeline industry veterans DeWitt Burdeaux and Lane Miller have joined the company’s Integrity Services Practice as Training and Market Directors. Miller and Burdeaux, whose experience includes top roles in both the private sector and with the U...
New Jersey Resources Appoints New Senior Vice President and General Counsel
New Jersey Resources has appointed Nancy A. Washington as senior vice president and general counsel. In this role, Washington will be responsible for developing and directing the corporate legal function and overseeing corporate compliance. “We are very pleased to welcome Nancy Washington to our te..
Williams Tabs Federal Judge as New Senior VP
The Williams Companies, Inc. has announced that United States Magistrate Judge T. Lane Wilson will become the company’s senior vice president and general counsel, effective April 17, 2017. Wilson is succeeding Sarah Miller, who previously announced her resignation, and will report directly to Willia..
Sempra Energy Appoints New Member to Board Of Directors
Sempra Energy has appointed Maria Contreras-Sweet to the company’s board of directors. Contreras-Sweet, 61, most recently served as the Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration and member of former President Obama’s cabinet from 2014 until the end of Obama’s term in January...
Howard Energy Partners Appoints New Chief Commercial Officer and General Counsel
Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC has added two new industry veterans to its growing leadership team. The company appointed Roy Patton as Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President, and Brett Braden as General Counsel and Senior Vice President. Both appointments are effective immediat..
Henkels & McCoy Names Elsaid Wahba Vice President – Executive Sponsor
Henkels & McCoy Names Elsaid Wahba Vice President – Executive Sponsor
American Midstream Appoints New Senior VP
American Midstream Appoints New Senior VP | Pipeline & Gas Journal - Pipeline Contractor News
Burns & McDonnell Makes Leadership Change
Randy Schmidt has been named Managing Director of the Burns & McDonnell Terminals and Pipelines group, replacing Ted Born, who is retiring. Schmidt’s promotion was effective Jan. 1, 2017. Schmidt will be based in Houston, where he will lead a nationwide group of 140 engineering, procurement..
Senate Confirms Scott Pruitt to Oversee EPA
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Friday won Senate confirmation to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal agency he repeatedly sued to rein in its reach during the Obama administration. The vote was 52-46 as Republican leaders used their party’s narrow Senate..
Colonial Pipeline CEO Announces Retirement
Colonial Pipeline today announced that Tim Felt, the company’s chief executive officer, has decided to retire at the end of this month. Succeeding Felt as interim CEO will be John Somerhalder, effective February 1. “It has been a privilege to lead Colonial Pipeline over the past eight years,” Felt ..
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