Aquila Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of UtiliCorp United, on Tuesday named Dean Fuller as its senior vice president and general manager for its midstream services group based in Houston and San Antonio. The company also appointed two more members to the group: Steve Anderson to the position of commercial vice president and Mike Williams to the position of vice president of operations and engineering. Anderson, who has been in the business for more than 25 years, will be responsible for all of Aquila’s midstream commercial activity including supply and business development, while Williams, who has worked in the industry for more than 20 years, will be responsible for the company’s midstream asset operations and integrity, as well as value extraction

Spinnaker Exploration Co. reported on Tuesday that it has appointed Peter C. Stracke to the position of deepwater development manager. Stracke comes to Spinnaker with 20 years of subsea and deepwater experience, most recently with Oceaneering International as manager, subsea field development. The company also appointed Steven L. Hayes in the capacity of drilling manager. Hayes has 25 years of industry experience and was most recently employed by El Paso/Sonat as a regional director of drilling. Spinnaker Exploration Co. is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas and oil in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

©Copyright 2001 Intelligence Press Inc. All rights reserved. The preceding news report may not be republished or redistributed, in whole or in part, in any form, without prior written consent of Intelligence Press, Inc.