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Valor President Jarod Cox [Photo: Valor]
Oil & Gas Asset Management Co. Valor Hires New President
by Lance Murray | Nov 13, 2025
Cox’s appointment follows a string of milestones for the Fort Worth oil & gas firm, including a new CFO, multiple workplace awards, and CEO Joseph DeWoody’s latest industry honor.
by Lance Murray |
Jun 12, 2025
Veteran executive Luke Hawkins brings more than 15 years of extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, with a proven track record of financial leadership, capital raising, and business development, Fort Worth-based Valor said.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 2, 2025
The launch of Double Eagle V and Tumbleweed Royalty V marks the latest chapter for co-CEOs Cody Campbell and John Sellers—backed by EnCap, Apollo, and $2.5B in equity.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 18, 2024
McKinney-based Maverick Power tops both Dallas Business Journal's Fast 50 and SMU's Dallas 100 private company rankings with record-breaking recent growth.
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ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods (left) and Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield [Photos: Business Wire]
ExxonMobil Closes $59.5B Acquisition of Irving-Based Pioneer Natural Resources
by Lance Murray | May 3, 2024
ExxonMobil said the merger creates "an unconventional business" with the largest, high-return development potential in the Permian Basin.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 23, 2024
Jeanne M. Johns has been appointed as an independent director to the board of Dallas-based HF Sinclair Corp.
Her appointment increases the size of the board to 13 directors and increases the number of independent directors on the board from 10 to 11....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 22, 2023
Valor said Hanna Howard, a former college basketball coach, will be responsible for overseeing the full operational and administrative side of the oil and gas outsourcing firm, including strategic planning, staff development, and project management.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
Aethon Energy Operating LLC announced that Andrea Wescott Passman has been appointed as chief operating officer, Kang Chen as chief information officer, and Kat Lyles as general counsel....
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Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield, left, will retire at year end. COO Richard Dealey has been named as the shale oil producer's next chief executive officer. [photos: Pioneer Natural Resources]
Pioneer Natural Resources Names New Chief Executive to Succeed Retiring CEO
by Lance Murray | Apr 27, 2023
Currently Pioneer's president and COO, Richard D. "Rich" Dealy brings more than 30 years of industry experience in roles spanning nearly all operations and business functions at Pioneer and its predecessor company. He will replace the retiring Scott Sheffield. The news comes amid reports that Exxon Mobil Corp. has held preliminary talks with Pioneer about a possible acquisition of the company.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 26, 2023
U.S. Energy Development Corp. is expanding its footprint in the Permian basin, building on its existing investments of over $400 million in the region over the past year. According to CEO Jordan Jayson, many operators in the Permian region are turning to innovation and advanced tech to tap into the remaining potential of the area, improve efficiency and safety, and maintain high levels of output.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 15, 2021
Parasanti Co-founders James Hancock and veteran Joshua Seagroves both had roots in ranching and farming, making the defense and ag solutions innovator a natural fit. Now the company is ready to continue growing, adding employees and customers, gaining traction in defense innovation, and launching new projects with the Air Force and oil and gas companies.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 2, 2021
BPS Technology CEO Bravis Brown calls his company's chemical-mechanical technology "revolutionary."
Filing a dozen patents in 2020, the Argyle-based company is moving fast to protect and scale a "first-of-its-kind" innovation called SymMAX that can reduce the amount of chemicals needed by almost any industry. This year the focus is on commercialization.
Filing a dozen patents in 2020, the Argyle-based company is moving fast to protect and scale a "first-of-its-kind" innovation called SymMAX that can reduce the amount of chemicals needed by almost any industry. This year the focus is on commercialization.
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Oil & Gas Tech Firm Geoforce Moving, Expanding HQ to Plano
by Lance Murray | Aug 21, 2018
Geoforces' platform leverages GPS tracking devices with global satellite and cellular networks for global traceability and track-and-trace solutions to such industries as oil & gas, mining, agriculture, and transportatioin and logistics.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 3, 2018
From oilfield companies, to pharma, and elevator services, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with North Texas ties that are giving the economy a lift.
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by Jewels Clark |
Oct 10, 2017
Dallas-based entrepreneur Austin Eudaly has taken a step back from the oil and gas industry to pursue his own ventures in film and online dating.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 20, 2017
Jerry Jones, T. Boone Pickens, and H. Ross Perot Sr. relate how their life experiences helped them succeed in business.
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