Colin Beckett, general manager venture gas for Chevron Texaco Australia Pty Ltd has been appointed APPEA vice chairman.

The other members of the APPEA Council for 2004-2005 are: Stephen Brand, president ConocoPhillips Australia Pty Ltd; Bob Coppin, chief executive officer, Cue Energy Resources Limited; Jim Durrant, executive director, Strike Oil NL; John Ellice-Flint, managing director, Santos Limited; Chris Gunner, chief operating officer, Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd; Nick Heath, gas & power marketing director, Esso Australia Pty Ltd; Peter Hood, chief executive officer, Coogee Resources Pty Ltd; Eve Howell, managing director, Apache Energy Limited; Ray James, managing director, Icon Energy Limited; Agu Kantsler, director new ventures, Woodside Energy Limited; Grant King, managing director, Origin Energy Limited; David Knox, managing director, BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd; Paul Underwood, managing director, Tap Oil Limited.

APPEA’s stage chairs are: Colin Beckett, Western Australia; Stephen Brand, Northern Territory; John Ellice-Flint, Tasmania; Nick Heath, Victoria; Ray James, Queensland; Grant King, New South Wales; and Reg Nelson, South Australia