NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ketchum, a leading global public relations firm, today announced the addition of four senior strategists to its Washington, D.C.-based North American Public Affairs practice.

ROCKLAND, Maine, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Matthew R. Simmons, founder of the Ocean Energy Research Institute in Rockland, Maine, passed away suddenly on Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Ellen, and their five daughters. Mr. Simmons was also former chairman of Simmons & Company International.

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) announced Wednesday (9/23) that it has named a company and industry veteran as its new chief risk officer. J.

HOUSTON, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned energy expert Matt Simmons will discuss the sobering state of the oil and gas industry -- from the natural gas glut to the Obama Administration's energy policy and the growing talent vacuum -- in a special Oil and Gas Investor presentation on Thursday, April 30, 10 a.m.

WorldEnergy.TV interviewed Clayton Williams, Matt Simmons, Rod Erskine and several other high-ranking executives on the presidential candidates and their energy policies, prior to tonight's third presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama at New York's Hofstra University.