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PetroQuest Energy, Inc. has reported the appointment of Edward E. Abels, Jr. as Executive Vice President – General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective February 1, 2014.
He will be based in PetroQuest's Corporate Headquarters in Lafayette, Louisiana. Prior to joining PetroQuest, Mr. Abels acted as General Counsel for Texas Crude Energy, LLC, was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Houston, Texas and held various in-house counsel positions at Statoil Gulf of Mexico, LLC, Union Oil Company of California and KN Energy, Inc. He earned a J.D. and B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1993 and 1981, respectively.
Charles T. Goodson, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented: "We are pleased to have Ed join our executive team. His vast legal and industry experience will be a great asset to our Company."