Former President Bush Appears with RRC Chairman Michael Williams, reported by World Energy Magazine.Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2002 Noting growing unrest in the Middle East, former President George Bush said it is vital to keep conservative leaders like Michael Williams Michael Williams may refer to:
Bush was speaking Tuesday night at the home of Sterling Bank President and Chief Executive Officer J. Downey Bridgwater, where supporters gathered to boost Williams' reelection re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re to a full 6-year term. A former federal prosecutor prosecutor Government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution. In some countries (France, Japan), public prosecution is carried out by a single office. In the U.S., states and counties have their own prosecutors. , Williams first joined the Texas Railroad railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. Commission in 1998 by appointment, then was elected in 2000 to fill two years of an unexpired term. He is the first African-American to be elected to an executive position in Texas state government. "As the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, the Texas Railroad Commission has a major role in cutting red tape and keeping Texas oil and gas producers in business," said Richard Loomis, president and publisher of World Energy magazine, the industry's premier communications medium. "Michael Williams has proven his ability to do just that." Williams is running on a platform of "Positive Energy for our children, families and communities." His leadership on the Railroad Commission has focused on boosting the state's dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. oil and gas production through improved technology and reduced severance taxes severance tax n. A tax imposed by a state on the extraction of natural resources, such as oil, coal, or gas, that will be used in other states. and other government obstacles. Williams has also sounded an alarm for keeping Texas a natural gas exporter. "We produce about 5.7 trillion cubic feet (TCF See Trenton Computer Festival. ) of natural gas a year, and right now we're only using 4 TCF/year," Williams said. "But with consumption increasing at nearly 2% a year, Texas must increase natural gas production or start importing it." "Michael is Michael I, Byzantine emperor Michael I (Michael Rangabe), d. c.845, Byzantine emperor (811–13), son-in-law of Nicephorus I. He supported orthodoxy against iconoclasm and recalled Theodore of Studium from exile. committed to helping the 6,000 independent oil and gas producers who are the front-line defenders of our energy independence," said Bridgwater. "To keep them in business, we must reduce production-related costs of taxation and regulation. That is Michael's objective." "Michael's experience as general counsel to a high-tech corporation makes him the perfect choice for bringing new technology to the Texas oil and gas industry," added Loomis. World Energy and Energy Houston magazines, World Energy Television and WorldEnergySource.com are produced by International Business Publishers, Inc. Its thought-leading content, available online, presents the unedited ideas and voices of energy industry leaders worldwide, including company CEOs and presidents, energy ministers and top government officials. |
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