2009

Randall Luthi, who was director of the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service between July 2007 and January 2009, Monday became president of National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), which represents the offshore energy industry. He succeeds Tom Fry, who retired after heading up the organization for years. The NOIA board of directors selected Luthi as Fry’s successor at its meeting last fall. “I’m honored to have this opportunity to represent the NOIA membership and excited by the upcoming challenge of working to impact policies favorable to the offshore energy industry,” Luthi said.

Randall Luthi, who was director of the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service between July 2007 and January 2009, Monday became president of National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), which represents the offshore energy industry. He succeeds Tom Fry, who retired after heading up the organization for years. The NOIA board of directors selected Luthi as Fry’s successor at its meeting last fall. “I’m honored to have this opportunity to represent the NOIA membership and excited by the upcoming challenge of working to impact policies favorable to the offshore energy industry,” Luthi said.

Cash traders appear to be convinced that the 2009-2010 winter is pretty much a done deal already, even with temperatures starting to fall again in several regions. Prices fell at nearly all points Monday.

Cash traders appear to be convinced that the 2009-2010 winter is pretty much a done deal already, even with temperatures starting to fall again in several regions. Prices fell at nearly all points Monday.

Halliburton began to see an upturn in the North American oilfield services market in the last three months of 2009, but it will take at least until the end of March to get a sense of where the U.S. natural gas markets are headed this year, executives said Monday.

Halliburton began to see an upturn in the North American oilfield services market in the last three months of 2009, but it will take at least until the end of March to get a sense of where the U.S. natural gas markets are headed this year, executives said Monday.

“Terrific” may not be the first word that comes to mind when describing the economy in 2009, but for investors in natural gas and oil stocks, last year was absolutely divine, with nearly 85% of the stocks in the global market delivering positive returns, according to a report issued last week by energy research firm IHS Herold.

“Terrific” may not be the first word that comes to mind when describing the economy in 2009, but for investors in natural gas and oil stocks, last year was absolutely divine, with nearly 85% of the stocks in the global market delivering positive returns, according to a report issued Monday by energy research firm IHS Herold.

Denver-based MarkWest Energy Partners LP has sold its 50% interest in Starfish Pipeline Co. LLC to Enbridge Offshore (Gas Transmission) LLC, an Enbridge Inc. company, effective Dec. 31, 2009, the company said Monday.