BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Falcon Gas Storage Company develops, owns and operates high-deliverability, multi-cycle (HDMC) natural gas storage facilities designed to meet the growing need for highly flexible sources of natural gas deliverability. The Company's business model is to provide HDMC storage services at competitive, market-based rates from strategic points on the natural gas pipeline grid. As an independent storage operator, we strive to deliver customized, market-driven storage solutions for a growing list of regulated and unregulated customers that understand the value of having secure supplies of natural gas to serve uncertain load demands in an ever-changing market. We've been providing real gas supply solutions since 2001 to power producers, electric and gas utilities, energy traders, gas producers and other energy firms.
President & Chief Executive Officer
John M HopperNumber of Employees 74
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Natural Gas Distribution: 221210
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Falcon Gas Storage Company Hires New Chief Financial Officer
HOUSTON -- Falcon Gas Storage Company, Inc. today announced the appointment of Antoine Lafargue as Chief Financial Officer. Lafargue comes from Arcapita B.S.C.c, Falconâ??s largest shareholder and equity sponsor....
Falcon Gas Storage successfully leases storage capacity
Falcon Gas Storage Company, Inc. announced that all of the available gas storage capacity at its Worsham-Steed and Hill-Lake Gas Storage facilities in North Texas has been leased successfully as a result of an open season conducted during February. "Falcon offered 6 Bcf of storage capacity under...
Falcon Gas Storage Company Successfully Leases Storage Capacity
HOUSTON -- Falcon Gas Storage Company, Inc. has announced that all of the available gas storage capacity at its Worsham-Steed and Hill-Lake Gas Storage Facilities in North Texas has...
Falcon Gas Storage holds open season for North Texas capacity
Falcon Gas Storage Company, Inc. recently conducted an open season for storage capacity at its Worsham-Steed and Hill-Lake Gas Storage Facilities in North Texas. The process began on Jan. 28 and bids were due by Feb. 12. "We will be leasing tip to 6 Bcf of capacity...
Falcon Gas Storage Company Announces Open Season for North Texas Capacity
HOUSTON -- Falcon Gas Storage Company, Inc. today announced that it will conduct an open season for storage capacity at its Worsham-Steed and Hill-Lake Gas Storage Facilities in North Texas starting January 28, 2009. Bids are due by February 12, 2009. "We will be leasing up to 6 Bcf...
Falcon Gas Storage Company Commences Operation of its Worsham-Steed Gas Pipeline in the Barnett Shale of North Texas
HOUSTON -- Falcon Gas Storage Company, Inc. today announced that wholly-owned subsidiary NorTex Gas Storage Company, LLC, has started flowing gas through its newly constructed Worsham-Steed Pipeline, a 60-mile, 24-inch high pressure gas pipeline located in the western portion of the Barnett Shale gas play in North Texas. Initial flow...
STORING UP
Natural gas prices are low. Gas-in-storage volumes are high. For storage owners and operators, it's a good time to be in the business.Unexpectedly cool summer weather, low natural gas prices and increased imports of liquefied natural gas LNG are pushing gas-in-storage levels toward new highs, nearly full levels, much to...
Falcon Gas Storage Starts Worsham-Steed Pipeline Construction, Receives FERC Approval to Charge Market-Based Storage Rates
HOUSTON -- Falcon Gas Storage Company, Inc. today announced that wholly-owned subsidiary NorTex Gas Storage Company, LLC, has commenced construction of its Worsham-Steed Pipeline, a 63-mile, 24-inch gas pipeline located in the western portion of the Barnett Shale gas play in North Texas. Falcon also has received Federal Energy Regulatory...
Falcon Gas Storage Subsidiary Closes on $335 Million Bank Loan Facility
HOUSTON -- Falcon Gas Storage Company, Inc. today announced that its newly created wholly-owned subsidiary, NorTex Gas Storage Company, LLC, has closed on a secured $335 million bank loan package for the expansion of its Hill-Lake and Worsham-Steed gas storage facilities in North Texas. The financing consists of a...
Falcon gas storage to build North Texas pipeline
Officials of Falcon Gas Storage Company Inc. say the company plans to build a 63-mile, 24-inch diameter gas pipeline primarily to serve its expanded 16 Bcf working capacity Worsham-Steed Gas Storage Facility in the western portion of the prolific Barnett Shale gas play in North Texas. Capacity in the new...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John M Hopper | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Edmund A Knolle | Chief Operating Officer |
| Jeffrey Foutch | Chief Commercial Officer |
| Luke M Saban | Chief Financial Officer |
| Steven B Toon | Chief Financial Officer |
| Keith W. Chandler | Senior Vice President of Earth Sciences |
| Carla Nims | Vice President of Accounting and Senior Controller |
| Douglas O Cagle | Vice President, Mobay Operations |
| John H Holcomb | Vice President of Marketing |
| Lowell C. Thronson | Vice President of Construction and Engineering |
| Mike Seward | Vice President, North Texas Operations |
| Thomas B Wynne | Vice President, Land |
| Donald R Wash | Director of Marketing |
| Michael E Moore | Director of Marketing, Eastern Region |
| Jim G Wagner | Commercial Operations Manager |
| Johnny Ulrich | Gas Trading Manager |
| James C Ruth | General Counsel |
| Meagan Schaffner | Commercial Operations Analyst |
| Melissa L Reese | Commercial Operations and Trading Representative |
| Terri Fiandt | Commercial Operations Representative |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Falcon Gas Storage | Founder | Current |
| Falcon Gas Storage | Owner | Current |
| Distribution, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Inventory Management | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Inventory Management | President | Former |
| Distribution, Inc. | President | Former |
| Distribution, Inc. | Officer | Former |
| South Texas College of Law | Juris Doctorate Degree | Former |
| The University of Texas | Bachelor of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Falcon Gas Storage | Co-Founder | Current |
| Distribution, Inc. | Business Development Manager | Former |
| Inventory Management | Business Development Manager | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Chief Commercial Officer | Current |
| Erasmus Energy Library | Current | |
| Distribution, Inc. | Consultant | Former |
| International Paper Company | Former | |
| American Oil Company | Former | |
| University of St. Thomas | Master of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelor of Environmental Engineering Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
Steven Toon joined Falcon Gas Storage Company as Chief Financial Officer in August 2001 after serving as a senior financial officer for several public and private companies. His positions included: Vice President Finance of Online Energy Solutions, a venture capital investment subsidiary of EOG Resources, Inc.; CFO of XCL, Ltd., an AMEX-listed exploration and production company, and CFO of a privately held truck leasing company. From 1976 to 1993, Mr. Toon held various positions in the energy industry including Vice President Finance and Treasurer at United Energy Resources and United Gas Pipeline. He began is career as an energy lending officer at Bank of America. Mr. Toon is a CPA who earned a Master of Business Administration degree from California State University Fullerton and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| California State University, Fullerton | Master of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| The University of Houston | Bachelor of Business Administration Degree | Former |
Keith Chandler, Senior Vice President of Earth Sciences for Falcon Gas Storage Company, has 47 years of experience as a petroleum exploration and exploitation geologist. He is responsible for the geologic evaluation of Falcon's storage development projects and planning for the optimum development of the company's gas storage reservoirs. Mr. Chandler has served in senior management positions with Williams Exploration Company and Sandefer Oil and Gas Company. After beginning his oil and gas career in 1956 as an exploration geologist with Stanolind Oil & Gas (now Amoco), he held various exploration and exploitation geologist positions with Seagull Energy E & P and Prairie Producing Company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Senior Vice President of Earth Sciences | Current |
| Falcon Gas Storage | Vice President of Earth Sciences | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Vice President of Accounting and Senior Controller | Current |
| Texas Tech University | Bachelor of Accounting Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Vice President, Mobay Operations | Current |
| Falcon Gas Storage | Director, Offshore Engineering, Construction, and Drilling | Former |
| Southern Methodist University | M.S. In Industrial Management | Former |
| Auburn University | B.S. In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Pace Global Energy Services, LLC | Vice President | Former |
| Falcon Gas Storage | Director of Marketing, Texas and Midcontinent | Former |
| Oasis Pipe Line Company | Manager | Former |
| Tenneco Energy | Former | |
| The University of Houston | Master of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| The University of Oklahoma | Bachelor of Science | Former |
Lowell Thronson is the Vice President of Construction and Engineering for Falcon Gas Storage Company. Prior to joining Falcon, Mr. Thronson was the founder and principal engineer of TECORP International, PLLC which provided front end development planning and engineering for numerous natural gas storage and oil and gas projects around the world including the following underground natural gas storage projects and related pipeline facilities: Starks, Lodi Gas Storage, Wild Goose Gas Storage, Moss Bluff, Egan, Jefferson Island and Falcon's Hill-Lake, Worsham-Steed, MoBay and Wyckoff Gas Storage projects. From 1983 to 2001, Mr. Thronson was the founder, president and chief executive officer of Thronson Engineering Corporation and Thronson Internationacional de Venezuela, C.A. (TIVENCA) where he provided engineering, operations managment, planning and project development for the domestic and international oil and gas production, processing and petrochemical industries. From 1978 to 1992, Mr. Thronson was the president and general manager of Houston Process Design, Inc., a facilities engineering services company. Mr. Thronson received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Thronson received an Honorable Discharge from service with the United States Army, Airborne. Mr. Thronson is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas in Petroleum and Natural Gas Sciences.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Vice President of Construction and Engineering | Current |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelor of Science Degree In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Vice President, North Texas Operations | Current |
| The University of Houston | Master of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| The University of New Mexico | Bachelor of Science Degree In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
Thomas Wynne is Vice President of Land, responsible for Falcon Gas Storage Company's land acquisition and land administration programs. Prior to joining the company in 2000, he was a Title Attorney with the Law Offices of Grayson Davis where he prepared title opinions for oil and gas clients including Coastal Oil & Gas, Phillips Petroleum and other large and mid-sized independents. From 1980 to 1996, Mr. Wynne worked as an independent attorney/landman performing land and lease acquisitions and mineral title research for various oil and gas exploration companies as well as for Tejas Power Corporation related to its natural gas storage projects. His clients included Conoco, Phillips Petroleum, Sandefer Oil & Gas, Superior Oil, Shell Oil, Tejas Power Corporation and Union Pacific Resources. Mr. Wynne earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1979 and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Vice President, Land | Current |
| Shell Oil Company | Former | |
| Superior Oil Co., Inc. | Former | |
| University of Texas School of Law | Juris Doctorate Degree | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelor of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Director of Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Director of Marketing, Eastern Region | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Commercial Operations Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Gas Trading Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Commercial Operations Analyst | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Commercial Operations and Trading Representative | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Gas Storage | Commercial Operations Representative | Current |
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