OGE Energy Corp. announced that E. Keith Mitchell has beenappointed to the position of vice president of gas services atEnogex Inc., OGE Energy’s natural gas pipeline subsidiary. Mitchellwill continue to report directly to Enogex President Roger A.Farrell and will ultimately be responsible for the marketing andsale of gas transportation, gas liquids, and related services.

Jerry D. Jordan, president of Ohio-based Jordan Energy Inc., waselected chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association ofAmerica (IPAA) during the association’s 70th annual meeting inDallas Nov. 6. He succeeds George Yates, 1997-1999 IPAA chairmanand president, Harvey E. Yates Co., Roswell, NM. Jordan will serveas chief spokesman of the Washington-based trade group thatrepresents more than 7,000 independent oil and gas producers acrossthe nation. He will serve two years.

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