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Quick. Name a female CEO in charge of an oil and gas company in the United States. There may be a handful, but in a business dominated by men, Lisa Stewart stands out.

Quick. Name three female CEOs in charge of oil and gas companies in the United States. Two? In the energy business, Lisa Stewart may be one in at least a thousand.

Alaska Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Ted Stevens last Wednesday introduced legislation that seeks to speed up the permitting and construction of a natural gas pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope to the Lower 48 states.

Alaska Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Ted Stevens Wednesday introduced legislation that seeks to speed up the permitting and construction of a natural gas pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope to the Lower 48 states.

In a speech to the Alaska legislature last Thursday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) urged state legislators to promptly act on legislation that would clear the way for construction of a long-haul natural gas pipeline from the North Slope region, saying that the need for agreement on the pipeline is “even more urgent” than a year ago.

In a speech to the Alaska legislature Thursday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) urged state legislators to promptly act on legislation that would clear the way for construction of a long-haul natural gas pipeline from the North Slope region, saying that the need for agreement on the pipeline is “even more urgent” than a year ago.

Brent J. Smolik, currently president of ConocoPhillips Canada, will take over as president of El Paso Exploration & Production Co. on Nov. 1, replacing Lisa Stewart, who resigned in August. Smolik earned a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University in 1983 and worked for ARCO as a drilling and reservoir engineer. In 1990, he joined Burlington Resources as a reservoir engineer and acquisition coordinator. He went on to hold engineering supervisory and management positions in the Denver, Offshore, San Juan and Gulf Coast Divisions. He then served as vice president, chief engineer in Houston until relocating to Calgary in 2004, where he became president of Burlington Resources Canada. Following the merger in March, he remained in Calgary and became president of ConocoPhillips Canada.

Brent J. Smolik, currently president of ConocoPhillips Canada, will take over as president of El Paso Exploration & Production Co. on Nov. 1, replacing Lisa Stewart, who resigned in August (see Daily GPI, Aug. 4). Smolik earned a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University in 1983 and worked for ARCO as a drilling and reservoir engineer. In 1990, he joined Burlington Resources as a reservoir engineer and acquisition coordinator. He went on to hold engineering supervisory and management positions in the Denver, Offshore, San Juan and Gulf Coast Divisions. He then served as vice president, chief engineer in Houston until relocating to Calgary in 2004, where he became president of Burlington Resources Canada. Following the merger in March, he remained in Calgary and became president of ConocoPhillips Canada.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has called for Nicor Gas to refund customers at least $160 million for overcharges in 2000, 2001 and part of 2002 through Nicor’s purchased gas adjustment (PGA) mechanism.