October 24, 2018
HOUSTON – William R. “Bill” Thomas, chairman and chief executive officer of EOG Resources, Inc., received the 2018 Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) at the Lone Star Energy Forum in Houston, Texas.
“The Distinguished Service Award is one of the oldest and most prestigious honors bestowed on members of our industry,” said Trevor Rees-Jones, CEO of Chief Oil and Gas and chairman of the Distinguished Service Award Committee. “Every year since 1936, we have honored select colleagues such as Bill Thomas who have made extraordinary contributions to the oil and natural gas industry and to the nation.”
“Bill Thomas exemplifies the ingenuity, innovation and perseverance that have defined the Texas oil and natural gas industry for more than 100 years,” said Todd Staples, TXOGA president. “Men and women like Bill provide vision and leadership that ensure the oil and natural gas industry can continue to secure our economy, our environment and our future.”
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, EOG Resources, Inc. is a leading U.S. independent exploration and production company and a pioneer in the development of unconventional horizontal shale resources. Mr. Thomas was named Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer effective January 2014. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer from July 2013 through December 2013 and as President from September 2011 to July 2013. Mr. Thomas previously held other leadership positions at EOG, including Senior Executive Vice President, Exploitation and Senior Executive Vice President, Exploration. Mr. Thomas has been with EOG and its predecessor companies for over 39 years.
Mr. Thomas has also previously served as the General Manager of EOG’s Fort Worth, Texas, Midland, Texas and Corpus Christi, Texas offices, where he was instrumental in EOG’s successful exploration, development and exploitation of various key resource plays. Mr. Thomas joined HNG Oil Company, a predecessor of EOG, in January 1979.
Distinguished Service Award Honorees Since 2007
2007
G. Steven Farris
Rex W. Tillerson
2008
James F. Justiss, Jr.
Morris E. Foster
2009
Mark G. Papa
George L. Kirkland
2010
B. M. Rankin, Jr.
John B. Hess
2011
Curtis W. Mewbourne
John S. Watson
2012
James C. Flores
Marvin E. Odum
2013
Trevor D. Rees-Jones
Ryan M. Lance
2014
Scott D. Sheffield
Lee M. Tillman
Robert L. Looney
2015
Jon Rex Jones
Stephen I. Chazen
2016
Al Walker
2017
Tim Leach
2018
William R. “Bill” Thomas
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