Both companies, part of ATCO Group, will operate under the name ATCO Energy Solutions which owns or has interests in eight natural gas gathering and processing, and four natural gas extraction facilities.

The facilities combined have a total processing capacity of about 1.8 billion cubic feet per day.

Arnold MacBurnie, who joined ATCO in February after previously serving as senior VP at Shell Energy North America (Canada), has been named managing director and president of ATCO Energy Solutions.

ATCO Energy Solutions managing director and president Arnold MacBurnie said, "The combination of diverse technical and business capabilities from wellhead through processing, pipelines, storage and sales establishes the foundation for strategic expansion and enhanced services."