OKLAHOMA CITY, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Compressco Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: GSJK) announced today that Gary L. McBride has notified the board of directors of its general partner, Compressco Partners GP Inc. (the General Partner) that he has resigned from his positions as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the General Partner, effective April 24, 2012. The Partnership also announced that effective April 25, 2012, the board of directors of the General Partner has promoted James P. Rounsavall from his position as Controller of the General Partner to the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the General Partner. In order to facilitate an orderly transition, Mr. McBride has agreed to continue his employment with the General Partner through October 2012.  

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Ronald J. Foster, President and a director of the General Partner, stated, "I am very appreciative of Gary's contributions to Compressco Partners and its predecessor, Compressco, Inc., over the past eleven years, and we wish him well in his future endeavors. I would also like to thank Gary for his continuing assistance as we accomplish this transition."

James Rounsavall joined Compressco as the Controller of the General Partner in July 2011. Prior to that time, Mr. Rounsavall served as controller, and in various other roles, for Mustang Engineering, a global provider of engineering and construction services supporting the oilfield, chemical, process and industrial industries. "We are very pleased that JR has agreed to accept this promotion, and we are confident in his ability to excel as our Chief Financial Officer," said Mr. Foster, Compressco Partners' President.   

Compressco Partners is a provider of wellhead compression-based production enhancement services to a broad base of natural gas and oil exploration and production companies operating throughout most of the onshore producing regions of the United States, and has significant operations in Mexico and Canada and a growing presence in certain countries in South America, Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Compressco Partners is managed by Compressco Partners GP Inc., which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of TETRA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TTI).

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