HOUSTON – May 7, 2012 — Five women from Africa visited Ascend’s Pensacola facility on May 2 as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.

Ascend partnered with the Gulf Coast Diplomacy Council to host the group of five women from Angola, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

HOUSTON – May 2, 2012 — Tim Strehl spoke at a May 1 roundtable discussion on the economic importance of shale gas to our energy future and the growth of the Texas chemical and manufacturing industries.

“We have a vested interest in U.S. natural gas production,” Tim said. “Available and affordable natural gas gives us an advantage in our effort to grow in growing markets around the world.”