Obituaries
Obituaries
73-year Wildcatter Herbert Hunt, 95, Passes Away
Industry leader Herbert Hunt was instrumental in dual-lateral development, opening the North Sea to oil and gas development and discovering Libya’s Sarir Field.
Obituaries
Henry Resources' Jim Henry, Permian Basin Wildcatter, Dies at 89
James “Jim” Henry, a longtime Permian Basin wildcatter who last month sold his company to Vital Energy, has passed away.
Obituaries , Pipelines
Joe Williams, former CEO of Pipeline Giant, Dies at 89
Son of a Williams Cos. co-founder led the pipeline giant as chairman and CEO from 1979 to 1994.
Obituaries
Industry Vet, Long-time Occidental Exec Stephen Chazen Dies at 76
Stephen Chazen previously served as president and CEO of Occidental Petroleum and later founded Magnolia Oil & Gas following his retirement from Occidental.
Obituaries , International
Mohammad Barkindo, Who Led OPEC in Turbulent Times, Dies at 63
OPEC Secretary-general Mohammad Barkindo died late July 5, hours after meeting Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and giving the main speech at an energy summit in Abuja.
Obituaries
Texas Oil Giant Curtis Mewbourne Dies at 86
Curtis Mewbourne founded his company, Mewbourne Oil, in 1965 and grew it over the years into one of the largest closely held oil companies in the U.S. focused in the Permian and Anadarko basins.
Obituaries
Leslie Haines, Iconic Oil and Gas Investor Editor-in-Chief, Dies
“She will always be remembered for her smile, her willingness to help others and how everyone in the business just gravitated towards her,” said Rich Eichler, chairman of the board of Hart Energy. “She was one of a kind.”
Obituaries
Texas Oil Billionaire William ‘Tex’ Moncrief Jr. Dies at 101
Moncrief, a Texas wildcatter who helped build a father-son venture into a multi-billion-dollar business over more than 70 years in the oil and gas industry, has died at age 101.
Business , Obituaries
In Memoriam: Thank You, Steve Toon
Oil and Gas Investor pays tribute to late editor-in-chief Steve Toon, who suddenly passed away in October.
Obituaries
Steve Toon, Investor Editor-in-Chief, Dies Suddenly
Steve Toon assumed the lead editorial role at Oil and Gas Investor magazine in 2016 after building an impressive industry following as OGI’s resident A&D expert.