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Apache Corp. CEO G. Steven Farris has formed an office of the chief executive, which will include CFO Roger B. Plank, Co-COO John A. Crum and Co-COO Rodney J. Eichler. Plank, Crum and Eichler have separate functional responsibilities, but “they will have joint and equal roles in the daily decision making and direction of the company,” Farris said. In addition to his current responsibilities, Plank will lead the business development, internal audit and policy and governance groups. Crum will lead the Gulf Coast, central and Canada regions, as well as the worldwide drilling, corporate environmental health and safety and purchasing groups. Eichler will lead the North Sea, Egypt, Australia and Argentina regions.

Denver-based MarkWest Energy Partners LP has purchased 100% of the ownership interest in Santa Fe Gathering LLC and the Grimes Gathering System in Roger Mills and Beckham counties, OK, for an undisclosed amount. Current system throughput on the Grimes system, which was constructed in May 2005, is 16 MMcf/d.

CenterPoint issued an Operational Alert, saying it was experiencing capacity constraints on the far west end of Line AD in Oklahoma’s Hemphill and Roger Mills Counties (westernmost portion of the West 1 Pooling Area). It listed 15 receipt points as being constrained (see the bulletin board for details). Effective with the start of Wednesday’s gas day CenterPoint limited capacity on the affected section of Line AD to 70,000 Dth/d until further notice, but said it anticipates no impact on its ability to meet primary firm receipt obligations or overall receipt entitlements in the West 1 Pooling Area.

Apache Corp.’s CFO Roger Plank said Tuesday that the Houston-based producer has been able to grow through the drillbit in several different countries, and as it grows larger, it will layer in new exploration areas. That growth, he said, has the company on pace to reach nearly $1 billion in net income this year on higher production.

Apache Corp.’s CFO Roger Plank said Tuesday that the Houston-based producer has been able to grow through the drillbit in several different countries, and as it grows larger, it will layer in new exploration areas. That growth, he said, has the company on pace to reach nearly $1 billion in net income this year on higher production.

ONEOK Field Services said Friday a new project in Oklahoma will lower the wellhead pressures of natural gas wells in Roger Mills and Custer counties there. The Tulsa-based gas gathering and processing company plans to construct several natural gas compressor installations totaling more than 20,000 horsepower and add modifications to the pipeline system.

Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm and the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Roger Grimes, said last week their provinces are poised to play a major role in drawing up a new North American energy strategy. As exploration and production continues to grow, the leaders said they now are considering ways to transport the abundant oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil sands petroleum south.

Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm and the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Roger Grimes, said Tuesday their provinces are poised to play a major role in drawing up a new North American energy strategy. As exploration and production continues to grow, the leaders said they now are considering ways to transport the abundant oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil sands petroleum south.

The CEO of LG&E Energy Corp. blasted a Kentucky PublicService Commission order for an LG&E and KU reduction inpre-tax earnings totaling $63 million per year. Roger W. Hale saidthe reduction represents more than 20% of the utilities’ income.