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Kelcy Warren Founded Energy Transfer, a North American Pipeline Leader
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Kelcy Warren Founded Energy Transfer, a North American Pipeline Leader
Energy Transfer ranks among the largest and most diversified energy companies in North America. Its network includes more than 130,000 miles of pipeline and related infrastructure across 44 states, carrying natural gas, crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and refined products. The man who started it, Kelcy Warren, remains its executive chairman. Pipelines are the…
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Kelcy Warren Steers Energy Transfer Into New Markets
Natural gas-built Energy Transfer’s early success but falling prices forced Kelcy Warren to look elsewhere for growth. That search led the company into the natural gas liquids business and, soon after, into crude oil, reshaping what had started as a regional gas gatherer into a diversified midstream operator. Finding Room in NGLs After an earlier…
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When Unilever recruited Michael Polk away from Kraft Foods in 2003, the consumer goods giant gained an executive with a rare mix of manufacturing, marketing, and integration experience. He was brought on to lead the company’s United States foods business, a large piece of Unilever’s North American operations. His performance there led to a bigger…