Services/Suppliers

Nov. 12, 2007

Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp.

Falls Church, Va., has announced the appointment of David Cunningham as vice-president and general manager of the company’s Valve Systems Div., and Anthony Fabbo as vice-president for business development and integration. Both men are based in East Farmingdale, NY.

Cunningham has more than 20 years of experience with United Technologies Corp. companies, most recently serving as president of Lenel Systems International, a physical security software technology firm.

Fabbo has been with Curtiss-Wright for over 22 years, most recently serving as vice-president and general manager of the Valve Systems Div. He holds a BA degree is business from Montclair State University, and an MBA from Dowling College.

Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp. specializes in the design and manufacture of highly engineered valves, pumps, motors, generators, electronics, and related products for a range of industries including defense, power, and oil and gas processing.

Gaffney Cline & Associates Inc.

Houston, has announced the addition of four industry veterans to its technical team.

Mike Hologram, a registered professional engineer and graduate of Colorado School of Mines, has over 30 years of experience in reservoir, production, and drilling engineering.

Daniel Amitrano joins the firm from Repsol Argentina. He holds degrees in civil engineering, reservoir engineering, and production engineering from Buenos Aires University, and has over 18 years of experience in reservoir engineering.

Jim Blagg earned his degree in geophysics from West Texas State University, and did graduate studies at Colorado School of Mines. He has over 27 years of global experience.

Joshua Uzezi Oletu, a senior petroleum engineer/petrophysicist, joins Gaffney Cline after working in various capacities for Shell for almost 20 years.

Gaffney Cline & Associates Inc. is an independent worldwide petroleum consultancy of 45 years’ standing. The company provides strategic, commercial, management, and technical assistance to national oil companies, governments, international oil and gas companies, and financial institutions.

GE Oil & Gas

Houston, has announced expansion of its service capabilities in North America with the acquisition of a service center in Edmonton, Alta. The center, previously managed by GE Energy, is now totally dedicated to providing service support for oil and gas industry applications, with focus on Canada and Alaska.

The Edmonton service center operation startup follows the recent expansion of the company’s Americas service hub in Houston.

GE Oil & Gas, based in Florence, Italy, offers complete solutions for production, LNG, transportation, storage, refineries, and petrochemicals operations, as well as pipeline integrity solutions.