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INGAA President and Industry Veteran Don Santa Announces Retirement
After nearly two decades leading the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), Don Santa announced today that he will retire from the organization effective February 15, 2020.
EnCap Flatrock Midstream Promotes Three Executives
Midstream energy investment manager EnCap Flatrock has announced the promotions of J. Zachary Kayem and Thomas J. Waldrip from vice president to managing director and Bradley J. Misialek from associate to vice president.
Hamm/Berry/Stark
Continental Resources founder and CEO Harold Hamm will become executive chairman of the company. William Berry has been appointed CEO and President Jack Stark will assume the additional role of chief operating officer. ..
Gordon Blackwood
Gulfstream Services International appointed Gordon Blackwood as business development director. He previously was regional director for National Oilwell Varco and has over 20 years’ experience working globally in the oil and gas sector. ..
Danny J. Rea
Ironwood Midstream Energy Partners announced that former Twin Eagle’s chief operating officer, Danny J. Rea, has joined Ironwood II as chief commercial officer and director. Since 2015, Mr. Rea has handled both commercial and operational management for Twin Eagle’s midstream assets, which include cr..
Michael L. Hollis
Pure Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company focused on oil and gas exploration and production, announced that it has named Michael L. Hollis as president. Hollis most recently worked for Diamondback Energy, a Permian-focused oil and gas producer, where he served as president and ch..
Greg Herman
BCCK Holding Company has appointed Greg Herman as director of business development. Herman will be based in both Colorado and Oklahoma, where he will develop and support company growth in North Dakota, Oklahoma and the Rocky Mountain territories. Herman’s extensive background in oil and gas includes..
King/Trefz
Emerson announced two promotions within its Professional Tools business: Justin King has been named vice president of engineering and Rob Trefz, vice president of marketing. In their new roles, King will lead the development and evolution of the entire Professional Tools line of Pipe and Electrical ..
Matt Pond
Corrosion Resistant Alloys (CRA) has appointed Matt Pond as chief financial officer. His 20 years of executive management experience began at Energy Allows, and he previously served as vice president of Business Development at CRA. Pond also has partnered and co-founded materials companies, includin..
Ana Cervantes
Ana Cervantes has joined sealing technology and corrosion-prevention specialists Dekotec as technical sales manager for Latin American markets. Cervantes, who will be based in California, has more than 25 years of consulting and sales experience in the pipeline business. ..
New US Energy Secretary Slams New York for Blocking Pipelines
New U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette slammed New York state regulators for blocking pipelines that would bring natural gas from Appalachia to New England but did not specify whether the Trump administration could do anything to push the projects forward.
World Petroleum Congress Returning to US in 2020
Next year, the World Petroleum Congress (WPC) will return to the United States for the first time since 1987. P&GJ talked to organizing committee Chairman Jeff Shellebarger about the event.
People, Companies & Associations News
Smith Scott Smith has been named president of Spire Storage and Spire STL Pipeline. In this role, he leads the company’s operations and commercialization of natural gas storage facilities in Wyoming and pipelines serving Spire Missouri East and other midwe..
U.S. Senate Approves New Energy Secretary
Dan Brouillette, President Donald Trump’s pick to succeed Rick Perry as energy secretary was confirmed by the Senate on Monday.
Rita Tubb
Former Pipeline & Gas Journal editor Maretta Faye Tubb, commonly known as Rita, died Sept. 27 at age 80. Tubb spent 21 years on the staff at P&GJ in the roles of managing editor and executive editor before retiring in 2016. She previously was on the editorial staff of McGraw Hill, where she helped ..
Brant Steele
Venturo named Brant Steele as sales territory manager in the Southeast United States. In his new role, Steele will serve crane customers across the region. ..
Tony Berthelet
Tierra Energy of Calgary appointed Tony Berthelet as chief operating officer. Berthelet was the president and CEO of Strategic Oil and Gas Ltd...
Stephen Rivers
International energy consultancy Xodus Group appointed Stephen Rivers as Subsea & Pipelines manager for Asia-Pacific as the company targets strategic growth and new projects in the region. His past roles have included engineering director for Peritus International Pty Ltd and senior vice president f..
José Firmo
Prumo Logística announced that José Firmo was named CEO of Porto do Açu Operações, the Prumo subsidiary that operates and manages the Port of Açu, in São João da Barra...
Kimra H. Cole
Columbia Gas of Kentucky named Kimra H. Cole as its president and chief operating officer, replacing the retiring Herbert A. Miller Jr. Cole has served in various leadership roles in marketing, engineering and operations during her 22 years with Columbia Gas of Kentucky and NiSource. She also served..
Monika U. Ehrman
Matador Resources appointed Monika U. Ehrman to its Board of Directors.
Mary King
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that vice president of Human Resources, Mary King, will also serve as the company’s chief diversity officer, overseeing the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts.
Daniel Gordon
Colonial Pipeline named Daniel Gordon as vice president, chief commercial officer. In his new role, Gordon will lead Colonial’s commercial affairs functions for long-term growth opportunities. P&GJ ..
Evolution Midstream
Evolution Midstream said its chief commercial officer, Brandon Cowert, was named chief executive officer of the Denver-based company. Matthew Franzen joined Evolution as chief operating officer and Alan Shroeder was promoted to vice president of Commercial from director of Corporate Planning. P&GJ..
Trent Bischoff
Prairie Field Services announced that Trent Bischoff has joined the company as vice president of Business Development in the Texas region, working out of its Orla, Texas, location. In his new role, Bischoff will be responsible expanding Prairie’s business in the region. P&GJ..
Pat Hickey
Pat Hickey has joined CECO Compressor Engineering (CECO) as a consultant in its the Training & Technical Services team. He brings more than 45 years in the natural gas industry specializing in software development, start-up and commissioning of new installations and troubleshooting existing control ..
Sergey Kupriyanov
Sergey Kupriyanov has been appointed Head of Department 106 – Press Secretary to Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee. Kupriyanov, who joined Gazprom in 2003, most recently served as deputy head of the department. He succeeds Alexander Bespalov, who retired. P&GJ ..
Mia DeMontigny
The board of Sempra Energy subsidiary Southern California Gas Company has named Mia DeMontigny as chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, controller and treasurer of the company. Bruce Folkmann, who previously served in those roles at both SoCalGas and San Diego Gas & Electric Company, an..
Tom Jensen
Environment and natural resources lawyer Tom Jensen has joined Perkins Coie in Washington. He previously served as majority counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and as associate director for Natural Resources at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. P&GJ..
David Gray
David Gray has joined Colonial Pipeline as vice president and general counsel. He brings 25 years of legal experience to his new role at Colonial. Most recently, Gray was senior vice president for the midstream business of EQT Corp., with responsibility for business development, asset optimization a..

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