HOUSTON, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit
Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: SMLP) (the "Partnership") announced
today that Rommel M. Oates has been appointed to the Board of
Directors of its general partner, Summit Midstream GP, LLC (the
"Board"). Mr. Oates was appointed on February 28, 2022 as a Class III Director.
Mr. Oates is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
of Oates Energy Solutions LLC and Refinery Calculator Inc.
Since 1999, Mr. Oates has been a leading pioneer in helping
the world transition to a sustainable future by using hydrogen as
its main energy carrier. Mr. Oates has produced 18 patents in
the field of hydrogen and is considered by many to be an expert in
the area of hydrogen storage. Since 2014, Mr. Oates has
served as a board member for the International Association of
Hydrogen Energy. From 2015 to 2018, Mr. Oates served True
North Venture Partners (an Ahearn, Walton, Cox family limited
partnership entity) in several capacities. From 2015 to 2016,
Mr. Oates held the role of Senior Director of Commercial
Development for True North's Management Partners team. Then,
from 2016 to 2018, Mr. Oates held executive leadership roles in
sales, marketing and commercial development for TNVP's portfolio
company Aquahydrex Pty Ltd. From 2003 to 2015, Mr. Oates
served in various capacities of increasing responsibility with
Praxair Inc. (now Linde) including service as Director of Hydrogen
and Carbon Monoxide Product Management, Sr. Account Director for
Pipeline and On-Sites, General Business Manager of Praxair
Electronics Houston and several Operations and Engineering roles.
In addition, Mr. Oates holds an MBA and Master of Finance
Degrees from Tulane University as well
as a Bachelor of Science Degree (Pi Tau Sigma Honors) and Master's
of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Miami, Florida.
Heath Deneke, President, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman, commented, "I'm excited to welcome
Rommel Oates as the newest Director on Summit's Board. Rommel
has an extensive background in clean energy technology and brings a
unique perspective to the Board, which will be valuable as we
continue to refine our ESG approach, increase engagement in energy
transition initiatives and develop our inaugural sustainability
report, which will be published later this year. Rommel has a
successful track record of using his expertise and creativity to
create impactful solutions and I look forward to working with him
in his new role to create long-term value for our
stakeholders."
About Summit Midstream Partners, LP
SMLP is a value-driven limited partnership focused on
developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure
assets that are strategically located in the core producing areas
of unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in
the continental United States. SMLP provides natural gas,
crude oil and produced water gathering, processing and
transportation services pursuant to primarily long-term, fee-based
agreements with customers and counterparties in six unconventional
resource basins: (i) the Appalachian Basin, which includes the
Utica and Marcellus shale
formations in Ohio and
West Virginia; (ii) the
Williston Basin, which includes
the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations in North Dakota; (iii) the Denver-Julesburg
Basin, which includes the Niobrara
and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming; (iv) the Permian Basin, which
includes the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp formations in New Mexico; (v) the Fort Worth Basin, which includes the Barnett
Shale formation in Texas; and (vi)
the Piceance Basin, which includes the Mesaverde formation as well
as the Mancos and Niobrara shale formations in Colorado.
SMLP has an equity method investment in Double E Pipeline, LLC,
which provides interstate natural gas transportation service from
multiple receipt points in the Delaware Basin to various delivery points in
and around the Waha Hub in Texas. SMLP also has an equity
method investment in Ohio Gathering, which operates extensive
natural gas gathering and condensate stabilization infrastructure
in the Utica Shale in Ohio. SMLP is headquartered in
Houston, Texas.
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expectations for the future that are forward-looking within the
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"anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "will be," "will continue,"
"will likely result," and similar expressions, or future
conditional verbs such as "may," "will," "should," "would," and
"could." In addition, any statement concerning future
financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or
growth rates), ongoing business strategies and possible actions
taken by us or our subsidiaries are also forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements also contain known and
unknown risks and uncertainties (many of which are difficult to
predict and beyond management's control) that may cause SMLP's
actual results in future periods to differ materially from
anticipated or projected results. An extensive list of
specific material risks and uncertainties affecting SMLP is
contained in its 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 28, 2022, as amended and updated from
time to time. Any forward-looking statements in this press release
are made as of the date of this press release and SMLP undertakes
no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to
reflect new information or events.
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