Services/Suppliers

Dec. 11, 2006

EN Engineering

Woodbridge, Ill., has announced several promotions and a new appointment. David Schramm has been promoted to vice-president and senior project manager. Schramm is a graduate of Iowa State University with a BS degree related to renewable resources management. He has 26 years of experience in pipeline integrity and assessment, corrosion control methods, and cathodic protection design and operation.

Frank Andrejasich, previously director of business development, has been promoted to vice-president and business unit leader of technology. He has 25 years of natural gas industry experience. Andrejasich earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Bradley University, and an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management.

David Klimas has been promoted to director of business development and senior project manager. Klimas received a BS degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Chicago, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He has over 13 years of experience in the energy industry.

John Mallinckrodt has joined EN Engineering as a senior project manager. He has been in the natural gas industry for over 35 years. Mallinckrodt holds a BS degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Missouri, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

EN Engineering is a 50-50 joint venture between A. Epstein & Sons International Inc. and Nicor Inc. Its principal business is professional engineering design and consulting for the oil and gas industry.

C.K. Cooper & Co.

Irvine, Calif., has appointed Mary Safrai as associate director of its oil & gas group, where she assumes responsibility for four companies within Cooper’s peer group and will help grow the company’s research franchise in small and emerging growth E&P companies.

Safrai previously was with Carl H. Pforzheimer & Co. as a security analyst covering E&P and oil service companies. She holds an MBA in finance and economics from New York University, an MA from Boston College, and a BA from Syracuse University. She is a chartered financial analyst.

C.K. Cooper & Co. is a full service investment bank and brokerage firm, specializing in small cap and emerging growth oil and gas E&P companies.

Petris Technology Inc. and Production Access Inc.

Houston, have announced a joint cooperation for the integration of Production Access’ Operations Center system and Petris’ PetrisWinds DrillNet. The combined capabilities will couple Petris’ strengths in engineering and wellbore analysis and data management with Production Access’ understanding of financial and operational data management. The combined products will increase data access and reuse while improving overall quality and operational safety.

Petris Technology Inc. offers leading edge, energy centric software solutions combined with focused consulting and technology services.

Production Access Inc. is a leading provider of integrated data management solutions for oil and gas production operations.