HOUSTON, Aug. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hart Energy announced that Darren Barbee, a seasoned reporter and senior editor for the company's publications, has been named editor for its A &D Watch newsletter and its subscription-only web site, A-Dcenter.com.
With his new responsibilities, Barbee becomes the editorial "point person" for comprehensive coverage of oil and gas asset transactions within the company's flagship Oil and Gas Investor information services franchise, which includes an award-winning monthly magazine, web site and conferences.
As the A &D Editor for Oil and Gas Investor publications and services, Barbee will be deeply involved in Hart Energy's upcoming A &D Strategies and Opportunities Conference Sept. 4-5, 2013, in Dallas, and its newly acquired Executive Oil Conference October 14-15, 2013, in Midland, Texas.
Barbee brings 17 years of journalism experience to the task, including his work for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Since joining Hart Energy in 2012, Barbee has covered the gamut from oil and gas pricing to A &D transaction analysis and from exploration & production plays to investment trends in energy.
About Hart Energy
For nearly 40 years, Hart Energy has delivered market-leading insights to the global energy industry. The Houston-based company publishes monthly periodical (such as Oil and Gas Investor, E &P and Midstream Business magazines), online media, and data services across the energy value chain; hosts conferences (such as the Developing Unconventionals [DUG™] series); and offers GIS data sets and mapping solutions. The firm's analysts and experts provide research and consulting services, including the North American Shale Quarterly research platform, whose independent production and midstream forecasts are relied on by industry operators and investors using the Bloomberg Tradebook platform. For more information, visit hartenergy.com.
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