HOUSTON, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Compression
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UCO) today announced that its Board of Directors
appointed J.W.G. "Will" Honeybourne to the Board. Mr. Honeybourne is Managing
Director of First Reserve Corporation. Prior to joining First Reserve,
Mr. Honeybourne served as Senior Vice President of Western Atlas International
and, before that time, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Alberta-based Computalog. Mr. Honeybourne currently serves as Chairman of
PowerWell Services, Inc.
"We are pleased that Will Honeybourne has agreed to join the Board," said
Stephen A. Snider, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Universal. "His extensive managerial and financial experience in the energy
industry will be a valuable addition to our company."
Universal, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a leading natural gas
compression services company, providing a full range of contract compression,
sales, operations, maintenance and fabrication services to the domestic and
international natural gas industry.
SOURCE Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
04/19/2006
CONTACT: David Oatman, Vice President, Investor Relations of Universal
Compression Holdings, Inc., +1-713-335-7460
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