Alliance Engineering Opens Office in Marcellus Region

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Houston, July 8, 2010 – Wood Group’s Alliance Engineering has opened an office in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania to service the Marcellus shale and has hired Jim Albitz as its general manager to run this office.

In his new role Jim will be responsible for growing the office as Alliance expands its business in the Marcellus shale region and other areas. Jim has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry with extensive experience in project management, engineering and construction management, most involving projects in the Marcellus area. Jim comes to Alliance with a track record of success, having managed millions of dollars of compression, pipeline and storage projects in the Marcellus region. Jim holds a Bachelors of Science in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

“Jim is a great addition to our team and we couldn’t imagine a better fit for us in the Marcellus shale region,” said Edmund Lunde, president of Alliance. “Jim’s leadership and expertise in planning and executing onshore projects in this expanding market will help improve our customers’ competitive position in the market place. We are very excited to bring Jim on board and look forward to continuing our growth in the region.”

The new office is located at:
601 Technology Drive, Suite 200
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Phone: (724) 448-7948

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Notes to Editors
Alliance Engineering provides highly optimized concept-to-completion custom engineering and design solutions for the oil and gas industry, and past projects include some of the world’s most recognized project developments. With an emphasis on quality initiatives, cost-effective engineering, and a partnership approach to customer relationships, Alliance has provided cutting-edge and fit-for-purpose engineering services for customers worldwide. Alliance offers services and expertise for: offshore projects, including topsides facilities for fixed-platforms, FPSOs, semi-submersibles, tension leg platforms (TLP) and SPAR-type deepwater developments, and onshore projects, including upstream production and processing facilities, compressor stations, pipelines, and storage projects. Alliance has offices in Houston, Denver, and Canonsburg, PA. www.alliance-engineering.com

Wood Group (John Wood Group PLC) is an international energy services company with approximately $5bn revenues, employing 28,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses - Engineering & Production Facilities, Well Support and Gas Turbine Services - providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide. www.woodgroup.com

For further information contact:
Bobbie Ireland, Corporate Communications – Americas, Wood Group
Tel: +1 281 828 3505, Cell: +1 713 515 3571, email: bobbie.ireland@woodgroup.com
 

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