
Chris Wauson, currently the leader of natural gas compression company USA Compression Partners’ Permian office, has been chosen as the company’s new COO. (Source: Shutterstock)
Dallas-based USA Compression Partners (USAC) named company executive Chris Wauson as its new COO, the company announced on March 6.
The promotion will be effective on April 5. Wauson is currently USAC’s regional vice president of operations in the Permian Basin.
Wauson’s career in the energy sector began in 1999. After several jobs, he moved to CDM Resource Management, where he advanced to senior vice president of operations. USA Compression acquired CDM in 2018. As the regional vice president of operations, he led the Permian Basin business unit, growing it into the company’s largest revenue-generating region.
“Chris’s leadership skills and his extensive experience across multiple facets of the business make him an outstanding choice to enhance our operational capabilities and drive long-term growth of the business,” said Clint Green, CEO of USA Compression.
Founded in 1998, USA Compression is a third-party provider of compression services to customers across the oil and gas industry.
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