Arnold H. Brackenridge has been elected CEO of TransTexas Gas Corp., Houston, succeeding John R. Stanley, who has resigned.
Brackenridge had served as president of TransTexas since 1993. During 1984-92, he was president and CEO of Germany's Wintershall Energy AG. Before that, he was president of Tricentrol Resources Inc., London, from 1980 and until then, he was vice-president of ARCO Oil & Gas Co.
Upstream moves
Blue Ridge Energy Inc. has relocated its offices from Bowling Green, Ky., to Houston and has named Patrick A. Kelleher as its president and CEO.
Kelleher has more than 23 years of industry experience as a geologist and geophysicist. He started his career with ExxonMobil Corp. predecessor Exxon Corp. and most recently was co-owner of Pecos Petroleum Co., Houston.
Kelleher succeeds Ed Stillie, who resigned to pursue other business interests.
Blue Ridge Energy said it has decided to focus its oil and gas activities along the onshore Texas Gulf Coast with an emphasis on the Miocene, Frio, Yegua, and Wilcox trends.
Ocean Energy Inc., Houston, has promoted two vice-presidents to senior vice-president positions.
Scott A. Griffiths has been appointed senior vice-president, exploration and international new ventures.
For the past 3 years, Griffiths has served as vice-president, international exploration. He has worked for Ocean Energy for 12 years, starting with Global Natural Resources Corp., which merged with Seagull Energy Corp. before Seagull Energy merged with Ocean Energy. He began his career with Shell Oil Co., Houston.
James H. Painter has been appointed senior vice-president, Gulf of Mexico and international exploration.
Before his promotion, Painter was vice-president, exploration and development, Gulf of Mexico. Painter has been with Ocean Energy since 1995 in management and geoscience roles. He was formerly with Forest Oil Corp., Denver, and Superior Oil Co., Houston.
Doug Bailey was appointed chief financial officer of Woodside Petroleum Ltd. effective Apr. 15, succeeding the retiring Bob Carroll.
Bailey was CEO and managing director at Ashton Mining Ltd. until its takeover in 2001. Previously, he served as Ashton's executive director, finance and administration.
ConocoPhillips has announced two more members of its senior management team. The merger of Phillips Petroleum Co. and Conoco Inc. is expected to close by the second half of this year (OGJ, Nov. 26, 2001, p. 26).
Philip L. Frederickson was named executive vice-president, commercial, for ConocoPhillips. He has been senior vice-president, corporate strategy and business development, for Conoco since 2001.
Frederickson joined Conoco in 1978 and has held several senior positions in the US and Europe, including Rocky Mountain region general manager, refining and marketing operations; general manager, strategy and portfolio management upstream; and vice-president, business development.
Gene L. Batchelder has been named senior vice-president and chief information officer for ConocoPhillips. Presently, he is vice-president and chief information officer for Phillips, a post he has held since 1999.
Batchelder joined Phillips in 1972 and held numerous managerial positions in Phillips's chemical division and the Phillips 66 Co. He was named president of Phillips Driscopipe Inc. in 1990 and became finance manager of Phillips's gas gathering, processing, and marketing subsidiary in 1994.
Other moves
Shell Oil Products US promoted two of its own at Equilon Enterprises LLC and Motiva Enterprises LLC.
Last year, Shell bought the former Texaco Inc.'s share of Equilon, while Shell and Saudi Refining Inc. bought Texaco's share of Motiva Enterprises (OGJ Online, Oct. 9, 2001).
As a result of those transactions, Shell now owns 100% interest in Equilon, and Shell and SRI now each own a 50% interest in Motiva.
Stacy Methvin was appointed vice-president, transportation, effective Apr. 1.
Methvin will lead Shell Oil Products' transportation group, which involves 29,000 miles of oil or refined products pipeline and 65 terminals.
Since 1998, Methvin has served as president of Shell Deer Park Refining Co., operator of the joint refining venture with Petroleos Mexicanos. Methvin joined Shell in 1979.
Frank Trogus has been named chief information officer, effective May 1. Trogus will lead the information technology group for the company and also will serve in this role for Motiva Enterprises.
Most recently, Trogus served as vice-president, technology, at Westhollow Technology Center, Shell's research facility for process and product development, manufacturing and technical support of refining processes, lubricants, engineering, fuels, and environmental technology.
Trogus held various research and technical positions within Shell Development Co. and numerous operations and planning positions within Shell Oil Products Co. before he became director of refinery services in 1998.
Peter B. Delaney has been named executive vice-president of OGE Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, and CEO of the company's unregulated subsidiaries.
Taking over Apr. 1 as CEO of OGE Energy's unregulated businesses, Delaney will oversee natural gas transportation, storage, gathering, and energy marketing operations.
As executive vice-president of OGE Energy, he will direct the corporation's risk management and strategic planning activities.
Delaney previously was managing director at UBS Warburg LLC, an investment banking and securities firm. He specialized in corporate finance for electric and natural gas utilities, independent power producers, and other energy companies.
Fred Boling Jr. has been appointed president of Commonwealth Oil Refining Co., Greenwich, Conn.
Boling has worked at Sinclair Oil Corp., ARCO, British Petroleum Co. PLC, and Standard Oil of Ohio, the US branch of British Petroleum, now BP PLC.
Commonwealth Oil Refining originally was a refiner and petrochemicals manufacturer but it now operates a storage and terminaling business.