Joseph (Joe) N. Jaggers has been hired as COO and president of the Bill Barrett Corp. effective immediately, the company announced Monday. Jaggers had been COO and president at the predecessor Barrett Resources Corp. (also started by Bill Barrett) when it was sold to Williams in 2001. Most recently he was regional vice president for E&P for Williams. The 52-year old Jaggers has had a 25-year career managing oil and gas operations, with significant experience in both conventional and unconventional operations such as tight gas and coal bed methane. Fred Barrett, Chairman and CEO, commented, “We are excited to add Joe to our experienced management team. He has a long record of achieving production and reserve growth and has operational experience in many of the same Rockies basins in which we operate, including the Piceance, Powder River, Wind River, Uinta, and Rocky Mountain Overthrust.
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Kelliher Stresses FERC’s Safety Role in Siting LNG Projects
Whether Weaver’s Cove LNG is ultimately built now “is up to the courts,” FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher told a GasMart audience in Denver Thursday. FERC has done its job of approving the safety aspects of the project, and “we don’t pick and choose winners.”
FERC Creates LNG Compliance Branch to Respond to Safety Concerns
FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher announced Tuesday the formation of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) compliance branch within the Office of Energy Projects to further the agency’s goal of safe and environmentally responsible construction and operation of LNG facilities.
Kelliher: Storage Pricing Reform, Relaxed Blanket Rules Top Gas Agenda
While electricity items have dominated the agenda at FERC in recent weeks, Chairman Joseph Kelliher on Tuesday made clear that natural gas issues haven’t been forgotten at the agency.
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Texas Blackouts Grab Legislative, Regulatory Attention
Rolling blackouts last Monday in Texas raised the hackles of state and U.S. congress members and garnered the attention of FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher, meaning the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) will be coming in for scrutiny.
Canadian Ambassador Writes to Kelliher about Concerns over Maine LNG Projects
Canadian Ambassador Michael Wilson wrote a letter to FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher this month expressing Canadian concerns about potential environmental, navigational and safety risks of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker traffic in Canadian waters in the Bay of Fundy and Passamaquoddy Bay in transit to proposed LNG import terminals in Maine.
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New York City Mayor Seeks Discussions with FERC on Energy Issues
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is asking FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher to help facilitate talks between FERC staff and New York City energy personnel to address energy-related issues facing the Big Apple, including bolstering the transmission grid.
Over Lawmakers’ Objections, Kelliher Plans to Participate in Broadwater LNG Case
After consulting with the agency’s ethics official, FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher has signaled that he will not recuse himself from voting on the proposed Broadwater Energy LLC liquefied natural gas (LNG) import project and associated pipeline facilities, despite calls by three congressional Democrats from New York to do so.
Kelliher Approves of Nominee Choices for FERC
FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher on Thursday applauded President Bush’s selection of Philip D. Moeller and Jon Wellinghoff to fill the vacancies at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
CA Governor Renominates Desmond to Head Energy Commission
Ignoring the prospect of a pitched political battle, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday renominated the chairman of the California Energy Commission (CEC), Joseph Desmond, for a full six-year term. Leaders in the Democratic-controlled state legislature already have indicated publicly they will block the confirmation of Desmond, a former Silicon Valley business leader who has served as Schwarzenegger’s chief energy adviser.
