Tulsa-based Samson Resources Corp. announced Monday that Joseph A. Mills has been selected to be president and CEO of the restructured company, according to a Tulsa World report.
Mills has nearly 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including public company management experience. Most recently, he served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, where he was responsible for creating and managing the strategic direction of the company and its growth as an E&P and Midstream Master Limited Partnership (MLP). Prior to that role, he founded and served as CEO of Montierra Minerals & Production, L.P., a private equity backed mineral and upstream company.
Mills has also served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Black Stone Minerals, L.P., Senior Vice President of El Paso Production Company and Sonat Exploration Company. Mills currently serves on the Board of the Houston Producers Forum and is a member of the University of Houston Energy Advisory Board. He holds a BBA in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA in Finance from the University of Houston.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware entered an order confirming Samson’s plan to emerge from Chapter 11 in the near future. This will provide a sustainable capital structure for the privately held onshore oil and gas exploration and production company.
