Al Bass-Trigon Ltd.
Littleton, Colo., has named Stephen F. Gosse as vice-president of engineering. Gosse has 16 years of experience in the pipeline industry, and has previously worked for Duke Energy, Chevron Canada, and Shell Canada.
Al Bass-Trigon provides integrity management, risk assessment, pipeline compliance, corrosion data management software and engineering service, and field computer solutions for the worldwide petroleum and natural gas pipeline industry.
Allegro Development Corp.
Dallas, has expanded its London office operations and named Victor Peeke to head sales in Europe and Asia from the new office. Peeke previously worked for Sakonnet Technology, Vedaris, Bridge Information Systems, and Platt's Div. of McGraw-Hill.
Allegro Development Corp. develops software for the energy industry, with components that manage production, purchase, transport, sale, and consumption of natural gas, crude oil, natural gas liquids, refined product, coal, and electric power.
BASF IT Services and AK Engineering Services
Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Stockton-on-Tees, UK, respectively, have forged an alliance to reduce maintenance costs and improve plant asset utilization by integrating plant data with management information, using functionality developed for SAP users.
AK Engineering Services is a core business of Aker Kværner in Europe. It provides total asset life cycle solutions and consultancy services. Aker Kværner is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products, and integrated solutions to a number of industries including oil and gas upstream and downstream.
BASF IT Services, a BASF Group company, is among the leading IT service providers for the process industry.
Hoerbiger Compression Technology
Vienna, Austria, and Pompano Beach, Fla., has announced the acquisition of the Graflon Compression Technology Div. of Morgan Advanced Materials & Technology, St. Marys, Pa., and Capellan, Luxembourg.
The Graflon Div. manufactures and designs materials and components for rings and packing of reciprocating compressors. The acquisition encompasses production centers in Gosport, UK, now called Hoerbiger Rings & Packings Ltd., Graflon Div.; and in Houston and Odessa, Tex., now called Hoerbiger America Rings & Packing Inc.
Hoerbiger Compression Technology, member of Hoerbiger Holding AG, is a leading developer, producer, and supplier of valves and control systems for compressor manufacturers.
Expro International Group PLC
Reading, Berkshire, UK, has announced the appointment of Mike Martindale as chief operating officer. In his new role, Martindale combines his previous duties as director Eastern Hemisphere with those of director Western Hemisphere.
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Expro also has announced completion of an extensive new operations facility in Broussard, La., for Expro Americas Inc., the company's US arm. This new facility supports the group's operations in the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Americas region.
Expro International Group PLC is a leading international oil field service provider with products and services packaged into three business segments: cased hole services, subsurface systems, and surface and environmental systems.
International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)
Houston, has elected Marion Woolie, senior vice-president of operations for GlobalSantaFe Corp., as 2004 chairman; Ed Kautz, managing director of Caza Drilling, as vice-chairman; and Paul Bragg, president and CEO of Pride International Inc., as secretary-treasurer. Divisional vice-presidents named are Scott Gordon of Unit Drilling, Jurgen Sager of Transocean, and Ross Murphy of Apache Corp.
IADC also announced that it has been inducted into the Offshore Energy Center Hall of Fame as a technology pioneer for outstanding development of offshore safety programs. Permanent recognition of IADC's role will be displayed aboard the Ocean Star Rig Museum in Galveston, Tex.
Hägglunds Drives Inc. North America
Columbus, Ohio, has opened new Canadian headquarters for Hägglunds Drives Canada Inc. at Burlington, Ont. The facility houses sales offices, technical product support and repair, and inventory warehousing for Hägglunds' line of industrial hydraulic motors and drive systems.
Hägglunds Drives Inc. is a leading supplier of complete hydraulic drive systems, motors, and pumps for a variety of industries.
ForwardVue Technologies Inc.
Austin, Tex., has announced the appointment of Steven Delaney as vice-president of sales, and Clifton Currin Jr. as vice-president of business development. The two bring extensive risk management experience and chemical industry domain expertise to the ForwardVue team.
Delaney holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Western Michigan University, and has 22 years of experience in sales and marketing software and technology services.
Currin has bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering from Cornell University, and an MBA from the University of Houston. He has 23 years of experience with Lyondell Chemical Co. and Equistar Chemicals.
ForwardVue Technologies provides enterprise exposure management software and services to the chemical and petrochemical industries.
Steigers Corp.
Littleton, Colo., has named David E. Rogers as vice-president and Alaska operations manager. Rogers will direct and develop Steigers' Alaska environmental permitting, regulatory, and project development consulting services business from its new Juneau office, and will establish and manage planned offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks. He has a BA in political science from the University of Michigan, and a JD from Wayne Law School.
Steigers Corp. is a full-service environmental consulting firm, providing environmental program management for a broad range of clients.