Oil and Gas Investor Recognizes Rising Industry Stars With Its Annual "Thirty under 40" Program

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Oct 03, 2016, 01:10 ET

HOUSTON, Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The editors of Oil and Gas Investor are pleased to announce the honorees of its annual "Thirty under 40" program. These individuals were nominated as rising stars in the areas of entrepreneurial spirit, creative problem solving, leadership and community involvement.

Honorees come from each major industry sector: exploration and production, acquisitions and divestitures, oilfield services, midstream and finance.

The Oil and Gas Investor website hosts video interviews and other special features with these individuals. Profiles of honorees also appear in the October 2016 issue of Oil and Gas Investor.

The 2016 honorees are (in alphabetical order):

Luke Albrecht, Vice President, Business Development, Enervest Ltd.
James Armstrong, Sr. Manager, Land and Joint Ventures, Nexen Energy ULC
Nicholas Asher, Vice President, Business Development, Meagher Energy Advisors
Chris Atherton, President, EnergyNet.com Inc.
Howard Barnwell, Director, A&D Advisory, BMO Capital Markets
Andrejka Bernatova, Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, PennTex Midstream Partners LP
Mark Bisso, Managing Director, Och-Ziff Capital Management
Brendan Matthews, Vice President, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Tim Brendel, Oil & Gas Group Head,, Associated Bank
Jeff Brinlee, Vice President, Commercial Gathering and Processing/Business Development, Enable Midstream Partners
David Cecere, Principal, Oil and Gas Private Equity, Tailwater Capital
Luke Essman, President & CEO, Canyon Creek Energy II LLC
Matt Flavin, President, Concord Energy Holdings LLC
Nathaniel Harding, Founder and President, Antioch Energy
Matthew Hinson, Vice President, Permian Basin, WPX Energy Inc.
Jeffrey Knupp, Director, Investment Banking, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
Vanessa Gomez LaGatta, Senior Vice President- CFO & Treasurer, Quicksilver Resources Inc.
Stephen Lee, Co-founder and Partner, KLR Group
David McClure, Vice President, Facilities & Midstream, Alta Mesa Services LP
Lindsay Miller, Vice President, Business Development, Summit Midstream Partners
Prakash Moparthi, Executive Director, M&A and Business Management, Nextera Energy
Kyle Mork, President, Energy Corp. of America
Brennan Potts, President and CEO, Accelerate Resources LLC
R. Davis Ravnaas, Co-Founder and CFO, Rivercrest Royalties
Corey Riley, President, Riley Exploration Group Inc.
Ash Shepherd, Commercial Manager- Mexico, Talos Energy LLC
David Terry, Vice President, Engineering, Covey Park Energy LLC
Luke Wilkens, Vice President, Business Development, INEXS Inc.
Neil Wizel, Managing Director, First Reserve
Sam Xu, Head of Oil and Gas Investment Banking, CohnReznick Capital Markets Securities

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