James “Jim” Henry, a longtime Permian Basin wildcatter who last month sold his company to Vital Energy, has passed away.
Son of a Williams Cos. co-founder led the pipeline giant as chairman and CEO from 1979 to 1994.
Stephen Chazen previously served as president and CEO of Occidental Petroleum and later founded Magnolia Oil & Gas following his retirement from Occidental.
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.
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.
“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.”
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.
Oil and Gas Investor pays tribute to late editor-in-chief Steve Toon, who suddenly passed away in October.
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.
Alfred C. DeCrane Jr. served as chairman and CEO of Texaco prior to its merger with Chevron in 2001.