HOUSTON, Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
- Announces Leighton Steward Set to Retire from Board of
Directors
EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG) (EOG) today announced the
appointment of Robert P. Daniels to
its Board of Directors, effective March 1,
2017. Daniels served as an Executive Vice President of
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a publicly traded oil and gas
exploration and production company (Anadarko), from May 2013 until his retirement in December 2016, and as a Senior Vice President of
Anadarko from May 2004 to
May 2013. Mr. Daniels also serves as
a director of MicroSeismic, Inc. and is active in industry and
civic associations.
"We are very pleased to welcome Bob to the EOG Board of
Directors," said William R. "Bill" Thomas, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. "He brings a record of accomplishment across
many aspects of the global energy industry during his 32-year
career at Anadarko, and his experience and sound judgment will be a
valuable asset to our Board and company."
Leighton Steward Set to Retire as a Director
EOG also announced that H. Leighton
Steward has informed the Board of his decision to retire
from the Board at the end of his current term and not stand for
re-election as a director at its 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. Mr. Steward was first elected a Director of EOG in
2004, following a distinguished career in the oil and gas
exploration and production industry. Beginning in 1962, Mr. Steward
was employed in various management capacities at Shell Oil Company,
including Chief of Exploration Operations, Worldwide. In 1982, he
joined Louisiana Land & Exploration Company (LL&E) and
served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from 1989
until 1997 when Burlington Resources acquired LL&E. Mr. Steward
then became Vice Chairman of Burlington Resources and served in
this position until his retirement in 2000.
"I would like to thank Leighton for his 13 years of dedicated
service to EOG," Thomas said. "Leighton has played an integral part
in helping guide EOG through its evolution from a conventional
natural gas company to its present position as the technical leader
in unconventional oil and gas and the largest producer of oil in
the lower-48 United States."
Thomas concluded, "I have personally benefited from his wise
counsel and guidance. On behalf of everyone at EOG, I offer
Leighton and his wife Lynda our best wishes as he continues his
retirement."
EOG Resources, Inc. is one of the largest independent
(non-integrated) crude oil and natural gas companies in
the United States with proved
reserves in the United States,
Trinidad, the United Kingdom and China. EOG Resources, Inc. is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange and is traded under the ticker symbol
"EOG." For additional information about EOG, please visit
www.eogresources.com.
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