RBC Capital Markets has appointed of Kurt Hallead and Greg Pardy to oversee its growing global energy research platform, the firm said Tuesday.

As co-heads of global energy research, Hallead and Pardy will coordinate research on macro themes, oversee expansion of the firm’s coverage universe and direct overall research strategy, in addition to continuing their current publishing and research roles with the firm.

Under the leadership of Hallead and Pardy, RBC plans to bolster its global energy research platform to include the integrated oil and international energy services sectors as well as increase its focus on commodities. Currently, the firm’s energy research platform includes traditional exploration and production companies and energy services, as well as energy infrastructure, master limited partnerships, power and utilities.

Hallead is based in Austin, Tex., while Pardy is based in Toronto.

RBC will showcase its global energy platform at its annual Global Energy and Power Conference which is being held June 1 – 2, 2009, at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park in New York. More than 400 institutional investors and corporate executives from 200 presenting companies in the exploration and production, oilfield services, energy technology and power sectors will be in attendance.

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