美国独立石油协会 (IPAA) 于 1 月 28 日宣布，迈克尔·希勒布兰德 (Michael Hillebrand) 被任命为美国独立石油协会 (IPAA) 董事会主席，任期两年。

希勒布兰德接替Elevation Resources首席执行官史蒂夫·普鲁特 (Steve Pruett)出任新职位。希勒布兰德是石油和天然气公司 Huntley & Huntley 的首席执行官，他于去年在 IPAA 年度会议上被任命为新职位，并于本月上任。

IPAA 总裁兼首席执行官 Jeff Eshelman 表示：“前任主席 Steve Pruett 是 Elevation Resources 的总裁兼首席执行官，他对扩大 IPAA 在德克萨斯州和二叠纪盆地的影响力发挥了重要作用。我期待与 Mike 合作，深化我们在我家乡宾夕法尼亚州和整个阿巴拉契亚盆地地层的根基和关系。”

Hillebrand 在石油和天然气行业拥有近 40 年的经验，包括垂直和水平钻井、完井和作业、业务发展、装配和收购以及营销。

Hillebrand 还是 Huntley & Huntley 合资公司Olympus Energy的创始人、股东和董事会成员，该公司是宾夕法尼亚州西南部第五大页岩生产商。Olympus 在未开发的核心 Marcellus、深层 Utica 和上泥盆纪页岩区经营着近 100,000 英亩的土地。

Michael Hillebrand has been appointed chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America’s (IPAA) board of directors for a two-year term, the IPAA announced Jan. 28.

Hillebrand succeeds Steve Pruett, the CEO of Elevation Resources, in the role. Hillebrand, the CEO of oil and gas company Huntley & Huntley, assumed the role this month following his appointment at the IPAA’s annual meeting last year.

“Past-chairman Steve Pruett, the president and chief executive officer of Elevation Resources, has been invaluable in expanding IPAA's reach in Texas and the Permian Basin. I look forward to working with Mike on deepening our roots and relationships in my home state of Pennsylvania and throughout the Appalachian Basin formations,” said Jeff Eshelman, IPAA president and CEO.

Hillebrand has almost 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including vertical and horizontal drilling, completions and operations, business development, assembly and acquisition and marketing.

Hillebrand is also the founder, shareholder and board member of Huntley & Huntley’s joint venture Olympus Energy, the fifth largest shale producer in southwestern Pennsylvania. Olympus operates almost 100,000 acres in undeveloped core Marcellus, deep Utica and Upper Devonian shale positions.