Craig W. Collins has joined Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMR) as vice president and COO-midstream. Collins will also be COO of Kingfisher Midstream LLC.
Kingfisher Midstream, LLC is a subsidiary of Alta Mesa that provides midstream energy services, including crude oil and gas gathering, processing and marketing to producers in the Stack play region. Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. is an independent energy company focused on the development and acquisition of unconventional oil and natural gas reserves in the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma.
Collins joins the company after 15 years with Anadarko Petroleum and Western Gas Partners where he served as the senior vice president and COO of Western Gas Partners.
He held multiple midstream leadership roles at Anadarko Petroleum with responsibility for its commercial and engineering functions, and was instrumental in establishing infrastructure positions in the Eagle Ford shale, Delaware Basin and D-J Basin, through acquisitions and organic growth. While at Anadarko, he held positions of increasing responsibility in treasury and corporate development.
“Since the closing of our business combination with Kingfisher Midstream two months ago, we have accelerated the transition of midstream operations, and we believe Craig brings best-in-class capabilities to lead Kingfisher Midstream in delivering quality service to a growing producer base,” said Hal Chappelle, president and CEO, Alta Mesa.
"We could not be more excited to have Craig join our executive team as he brings extensive operational experience and deep knowledge of the midstream sector. As president and chief executive officer of Kingfisher Midstream, I look forward to working alongside Craig to grow the value of our midstream operations in the Stack,” said James Hackett, executive chairman, Alta Mesa.
Collins holds a bachelor’s of science degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and a master’s of business administration from the Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University.
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