Lieutenant-General Ed Davis has been announced as parliament's next Black Rod
succeeding Wolverhampton-born Sarah Clarke in July
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The Gentleman or Lady Usher of the Black Rod
responsible for the major ceremonial events at Westminster
Black Rod is also responsible for controlling access to and maintaining order within the House
Lt-Gen Davis served for 35 years in the Royal Marines before transferring to the Foreign Office
He was appointed by the late Queen as the 67th Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar in January 2016
Lt-Gen Davis said: “I am profoundly humbled and extremely delighted to have been appointed by His Majesty to be the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod for the House of Lords
“I take on this great honour with a deep sense of responsibility to serve the King and the House of Lords with a steadfast commitment and unwavering determination to uphold the excellence of my predecessors who have held this unique and remarkable position
to rising to the opportunities and challenges ahead by building on Sarah Clarke’s inspiring legacy.”
a former pupil of Wolverhampton Girls High School who held the post since 2017
she and her team have served at many major ceremonial events in the Palace of Westminster
In September 2022, she had overall responsibility for organising the Lying-in-State in Westminster of the late Queen
she had a role in the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
when the then Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge stood in for the late queen
she had previously served as who Championships Director at the All England Lawn Tennis Club
said: "I am delighted to welcome Ed Davis as the next Black Rod
Ed will bring a breadth of experience to this high-profile and demanding role
including 35 years’ service as a Royal Marine and four as Governor of Gibraltar
Ed will help to ensure the heart of our democracy runs smoothly on a daily basis as well as leading a team delivering major ceremonial events
I look forward to working with him and wish him well in his post."
provided updates on pipeline projects and noted uncertainties surrounding tariffs and counter-tariffs between the US and Canada could create headwinds for the company’s marketing segment.
The company, recently spun out of TC Energy, provided the update as part of its quarterly earnings report (OGJ Online, July 28, 2023)
The company reported fourth-quarter 2024 normalized net income of $112 million
down from $94 million during the same period a year earlier as a business segment of TC Energy
providing customers with a variety of crude oil marketing services
could face pressure as the back-and-forth tariff actions between the US and Canada continue
tariffs on energy imposed by the US government and counter-tariffs imposed by the Canadian government have created economic and geopolitical uncertainty
resulting in volatility in pricing differentials,” the company said in its results Mar
“Persistence of this uncertainty may create additional headwinds for uncommitted capacity on South Bow’s pipeline systems and impact South Bow’s Marketing segment results,” the company continued.
South Bow said the Blackrod Connection project remains on track for an early 2026 in-service date
with cash flows increasing through 2026 and into 2027.
The project is designed to provide liquids and natural gas transportation infrastructure to support International Petroleum Corp.’s Blackrod steam-assisted gravity drainage facility to South Bow’s 460-km Grand Rapids pipeline system in Alberta
which connects producing areas northwest of Fort McMurray
to terminals in the Edmonton/Heartland regions
including the TransMountain Terminal.
The company said it is in the final stages of completing construction of the project’s 25-km crude oil and natural gas pipeline segments
with welding complete and hydrostatic testing activities under way
South Bow expects to invest about $110 million in growth capital expenditures for the project
The total expected capital cost is estimated to be $180 million
South Bow has invested $62 million in the project
The company also provided an update on the Keystone pipeline, where in December 2022, the then TC Energy-owned pipeline released oil into a creek in Washington County, KS (the Milepost 14 incident) (OGJ Online, Dec. 8, 2022)
The company was subject to an Amended Corrective Action Order (ACAO) issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
the recovery of all released volumes was completed
restoring natural flows to Mill Creek.
Silver Bow received PHMSA approval of the remedial work plan
The approval culminates the completion of 2,145 miles of inline inspections across the Keystone Pipeline System and 68 investigative excavations over the past 2 years.
South Bow received approval from PHMSA to lift the pressure restriction on the affected segment to 72% of the specified minimum yield strength of the pipeline
The affected segment includes the section of the pipeline where the Milepost 14 incident occurred.
Mikaila Adams has 20 years of experience as an editor, most of which has been centered on the oil and gas industry. She enjoyed 12 years focused on the business/finance side of the industry as an editor for Oil & Gas Journal's sister publication, Oil & Gas Financial Journal (OGFJ). After OGFJ ceased publication in 2017
she joined Oil & Gas Journal and was named Managing Editor - News in 2019
She holds a degree from Texas Tech University.