Turner Mason & Co.
Dallas, has announced the appointments of John R. Auers, Thomas R. Hogan, and James W. Jones as senior vice-presidents. Charles L. Miller has been named vice-president.
Auers, who holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Nebraska, and an MBA from the University of Houston, will lead the firm’s work in preparation of a 20-year forecast of crude and refined products prices and supply/demand balances worldwide.
Hogan manages the development and maintenance of eight worldwide regional refinery models and monitors supply patterns in worldwide refining centers. He also leads the firm’s practice in fuels specifications and compliance. He earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Michigan State University.
Jones leads assignments involving refinery process technology selection and design, independent engineer services, strategic capital investment studies, project management, and petroleum economics. He earned a BS degree and an MBA from the University of Texas.
Miller, who earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University, leads the firm’s gasoline program attestation practice.
Turner, Mason & Co. provides engineering and management consulting services for the petroleum and petrochemical industries.
EMS Group
Houston, has announced that Teri Elliott has joined the firm as director of strategic planning. Elliott previously served as director of marketing communications, membership, and program services for NACE International. She also had worked for Baker Petrolite Corp., where she directed a strategic planning team.
EMS Group provides a full range of operations and maintenance services to major pipeline operators, local distribution companies, and independent power, oil, and gas producers.
Enventure Global Technology LLC
Houston, has named Ray Ballantyne as president and CEO. Ballantyne worked for SCF Partners prior to joining Enventure. He had served more than 16 years with Baker Hughes, including service as president of Baker Hughes Inteq/Drilling Fluids.
Enventure Global Technology LLC is a leading global provider of solid expandable tubular solutions for the energy industry.
Roxar
Stavanger, has announced the sale of its flare metering and measurement business to Fluenta. Dag Johansen, previously Roxar sales director, will serve as managing director of Fluenta. Fluenta will use Roxar’s production facilities in Bergen, Norway, until the end of 2007.
Fluenta is a leading provider of ultrasonic flare metering, headquartered in Bergen.
Roxar, provider of technology solutions to the upstream oil and gas industry, has offices in Europe, the Americas, Africa, CIS, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.