BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$299.9M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Copano Energy (NASDAQ: CPNO) Founded in 1992 with a single 23-mile pipeline, Copano has grown through more than 20 acquisitions and major construction projects to become a leading independent midstream services provider in the South Texas Gulf Coast region.

Number of Employees 50
Contact Information

2727 Allen Pkwy Ste 1200

Houston, Texas 77019

www.scissortail...

1 713 737 9004

NAICS Code Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas: 486210

Recent Events

  • Copano Energy Chairman, CEO John Eckel Passes Away; Co. Names Successors - Quick Facts

    11/15/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • Kinder Morgan, Copano Unveil Eagle Ford Shale Venture

    11/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Kinder Morgan, Copano Unveil Eagle Ford Shale Venture

    11/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Copano Energy names Carl A. Luna CFO

    10/14/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
John R. Eckel Jr. CEO
R Bruce Northcutt President
Matthew J Assiff Cfo
Wayne S Harrison Chief Information Officer
Ron W. Bopp Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Carl A. Luna Vice President, Finance
Douglas Lawing Vice President
J Terrell White Vice President, Operations
Kathryn S. De Young Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs
Lari Paradee Vice President and Controller
Lee R Fiegener Vice President, Field Operations Scissortail Ener
Steven A. Webster Director
William L. Thacker Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Ernie L. Danner Conflicts Committee Chairman

"John R. Eckel, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, founded our business in 1992 and served as our President and Chief Executive Officer until April 2003, when he was elected to his current position. Mr. Eckel serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Texas Pipeline Association. Mr. Eckel also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Live Oak Reserves, Inc., which he founded in 1986, and which, with its affiliates, is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production in South Texas. Mr. Eckel received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University and was employed in various corporate finance positions in New York prior to entering the energy industry in 1979. "

Organization Position Status
Copano Energy CEO Current
Copano Energy Board Chairman Current
Copano Energy, L.L.C. Chairman & CEO Former
Live Oak Reserves Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Former
Live Oak Reserves President Former
Copano Energy President Former
Copano Energy Founder Former
Copano Energy Board Director Former
Columbia University Bachelors Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Copano Energy President Current
CD Shoot President and Chief Operating Officer Current
Copano Energy, L.L.C. President & COO Former
Copano Energy Coo Former
Co-Production Former
Texas Tech University Bachelor of Science Degree In Petroleum Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Copano Energy, L.L.C. Senior Vice President, CFO Current
Live Oak Reserves Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly, LLC Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
CD Shoot Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Copano Energy Cfo Current
National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships Board of Directors Current
Copano Energy Senior Vice President Former
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Vice President Former
Credit Suisse Vice President Former
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Associate Former
Landmark Graphics Corporation Former
Compaq Computer Corporation Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Columbia University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Copano Energy Chief Information Officer Current
Copano Energy Vice President Former
Energy Dynamics Consultant Former

Organization Position Status
Copano Energy Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Live Oak Reserves Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Copano Energy, L.L.C. Senior Vice President, Corp Development Current
Shell Oil Company Chief Financial Officer Former
Shell US Gas & Power, LLC Vice President, Onshore Assets Former
Shell Oil Company Vice President Former
The University of Houston Masters Degree Former
The University of Houston Bba Former

Organization Position Status
Live Oak Reserves Vice President, Finance Current
Copano Energy Vice President, Finance Current
Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly, LLC Vice President, Finance Current
CD Shoot Vice President, Finance Current
Copano Energy, L.L.C. Vice President, Finance Current
Texas Commerce Bank Assistant Vice President Former
Texas Commerce Bank Analyst Former
Copano Energy Financial Consultant Former
Rice University Master of Business Administration Degree Former
Texas A&M University Bachelor of Business Administration Degree In Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly, LLC Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Current
CD Shoot Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Current
Live Oak Reserves Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Current
Copano Energy, L.L.C. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Current
Copano Energy Vice President Current
Copano Energy Secretary Current
Copano Energy, L.L.C. General Counsel & Vice President Former
Copano Energy General Counsel Former
Nabors Industries, Inc. Associate Counsel Former
Washington and Lee University J.D. Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bachelor of Science Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Copano Energy Vice President, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Copano Energy Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs Current
Live Oak Reserves Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs Current
Copano Energy, L.L.C. Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs Current
Copano Energy, L.L.C. Senior Director, Operations Services Former
Copano Energy Senior Director, Operations Services Former
University of St. Thomas NA Former
The University of Houston NA Former

Organization Position Status
Copano Energy Vice President and Controller Current

Organization Position Status
Copano Energy Vice President, Field Operations Scissortail Ener Current

Ernie L. Danner is President and Chief Operating Officer and is a member of the board of directors. He has served as a director since the acquisition of Tidewater Compression Service, Inc. in 1998. Mr. Danner served in various positions of increasing responsibility at Universal from 1998 until 2007, including Executive Vice President from 1998 to 2007 and Chief Operating Office from 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Universal, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of MidCon Corp. (an interstate pipeline company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation). Mr. Danner also serves as President, Chief Operating Officer and director of Exterran GP LLC. Additionally, Mr. Danner is a director of Copano Energy, LLC (a natural gas gathering and processing company) and Anchor Drilling Fluids, Inc. (a privately held company providing drilling fluid services to exploration and production companies). He serves as a member of the Board of Trustrees of the John Cooper School in the Woodlands, Texas, and as an officer and director of certain majority-owned subsidiaries of Exterran.

Organization Position Status
Exterran Holdings, Inc. President & Chief Operating Officer Current
Copano Energy Conflicts Committee Chairman Current
Exterran Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
Copano Energy, L.L.C. Board of Directors Current
Live Oak Reserves Board Member Current
Exterran Holdings, Inc. Director Current
Exterran Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Universal Compression, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Exterran Partners, L.P. Executive Vice President Former
Copano Energy Board Director Former
Rice University MA Former
Rice University BA Former

Steven A. Webster has served as a director since May 2005. Mr. Webster has been President and Co-Managing Partner of Avista Capital Partners LP, a partnership focusing on private equity investments in energy, media, healthcare and other industries, since June 2005. Since 2000, he has been a consultant to Global Energy Partners, an affiliate of Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, which has specialized in private equity investments in the energy industry. From 2000 to June 2005, he served as Chairman of Global Energy Partners. From 1998 to 1999, he served as President and CEO of R&B Falcon Corporation, a marine contract drilling company. From 1988 through 1997, Mr. Webster was Chairman and CEO of Falcon Drilling Company Inc., a company he founded. Mr. Webster has been a financial intermediary since 1979 and an active investor since 1984 in the energy sector. He currently serves as Chairman of Basic Energy Services, Carrizo, Pinnacle Gas Resources and Solitario Resources He remains a Trust Manager of Camden and is a Director of Encore Bancshares, Frontier Drilling, Geokinetics, Grey Wolf, Laramie Energy, MedServe, Peregrine Oil & Gas and Seacor Holdings.

Organization Position Status
Avista Capital Holdings President & Co-Managing Partner Current
Global Energy Partners, LLC Managing Director Current
Avista Capital Partners LLC Co-Managing Partner Former
Global Energy Partners, LLC Consultant Current
Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. Chairman Current
Basic Energy Inc Chairman Current
Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly, LLC Chairman of the Board Current
American Ref-Fuel Company Chairman Current
Laredo Energy LP Board of Directors Current
Geophysical Development Corporation Member of the Board of Directors Current
Encore Bank Director Current
Envirosolve Board Member Current
Geokinetics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Peregrine Oil and Gas Director Current
North Coast Gas Transmission, LLC Director Current
SEACOR Holdings Inc. Board of Directors Current
Medserve, Inc. Director Current
Seabulk International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Med-Shred, Inc Board Member Current
Guardian Holdings Limited Board of Directors Current
Copano Energy Director Current
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation Director Current
Laramie Energy, LLC Director Current
Frontier Drilling Director Current
Brigham Exploration Company Director Current
Hercules Offshore, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hercules Offshore, Inc. Committee Member Current
Falcon Drilling CEO Former
Falcon Ltd CEO Former
Transocean Ltd Founder Former
Falcon Drilling Founder Former
Falcon Drilling Chairman Former
Global Energy Partners, LLC Chairman Former
Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Grey Wolf, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Crown Resources Corp Chairman Current
Harvard Business School Mba Former
Purdue University BS Degree Former
Purdue University Degree Former

Organization Position Status
CD Shoot Current
Mirant Corporation Board of Directors Current
Copano Energy, L.L.C. Board of Directors Current
Live Oak Reserves Board Member Current
Kayne Anderson Energy Development Co Director Current
Copano Energy Director Current
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC President Former
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC Chief Operating Officer Former
TEPPCO Partners, L.P. Former
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC Chairman Former
Lamar University Masters of Business Administration Degree Former
Georgia Institute of Technology Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree Former

Executive News

  • Exterran Holdings to Present at Barclays Capital CEO Energy/Power Conference

    Business Wire - 9/08/09 - View Story

  • Copano Energy Expands Commodity Hedging Portfolio

    Reuters - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Exterran begins layoff of 274 workers

    Biz Journals - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • CFOs on the Move: Week Ending August 21

    CFO.com - 8/21/09 - View Story

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