Come meet the people of Central Crude, Inc., headquartered in Lake Charles, Louisiana. We're a small but dedicated company with experienced staff that have all the skills and capabilities to be able to operate like a big company, but still give you the quality service and attention that you would expect from a smaller company.
Central Crude is divided into operating divisions to cover our Crude Oil operations and our Natural Gas operations, as well as our Management & Administration groups.
Steven M. Jordan
President/Chief Executive Officer |
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In the late 1970's, Steve began his career in the oil and gas industry, joining his father, the late George Jordan, during the early years of Central Crude. Steve's leadership throughout the past 25 years has enabled Central Crude to grow and become South Louisiana's largest privately owned crude oil purchaser. |
Joe Milazzo
Vice President - Crude Supply |
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Starting at Central Crude in January of 2001, Joe has 15 years experience in crude oil scheduling, marketing, trading and business development. Joe started his career at Conoco, where he held positions in pipeline operations and scheduling. From there he pursued a position in marketing and trading at Dynegy. At Central Crude, Joe is responsible for all crude oil marketing and business development. |
Geoffrey Beiermeister
Vice President - Natural Gas/Business Development |
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With more than 20 years experience in the natural gas industry, including liquid natural gas marketing, supply and transportation, as well as financial risk management, Geoffrey joined Central Crude as Vice President of Business Development in September 2002. |
A.J. Vincent
Operations Manager |
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A.J. started working for Steve Jordan in 1985 and currently oversees operations for both Louisiana Tank and Central Crude. His duties for Jordan Oil Company include pre drill well site preparation, facility development, production equipment hook up and maintenance on existing facilities.
ajv@centralcrude.com |
Kevin Dufrene
Corporate Controller |
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With over 5 years of experience in the energy industry along with several years at a CPA firm, Kevin rejoined Central Crude as the Corporate Controller in March of 2008. His previous experience at Central Crude included 2 years as the credit manager, and a year as the natural gas scheduler. He also spent some time at a local refinery as a product marketer. In addition to his CPA designation, Kevin has bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Accounting from McNeese State University. As Corporate Controller, he is responsible for all aspects of the company’s finances.
kevin@centralcrude.com |
Eddie Dearman
Transportation Coordinator |
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Eddie has worked for Central Crude since 1998. He is responsible for all the scheduling for our trucking and barge operations. |
William H. Clemmons
Director Marketing & Trading Natural Gas |
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Bill has sixteen years experience creating extensive wholesale marketing and trading networks in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Mid-Continent for some of the natural gas industry’s largest regional producers and marketers. Bill has a BA in Business Administration from Washington and Lee University and an MBA in Marketing and International Business from the University of Houston. |
Donna Rutherford
HSE/Compliance Manager |
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Donna was hired in January 2004 to manage Central Crude's HSE and Regulatory Divisions. She has over 9 years experience in the areas of Environmental and Regulatory Compliance issues. |
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