Southern Star Energy Appoints Operations Manager

Houston-based exploration and production firm Southern Star Energy has appointed Douglas Harwell as operations manager.

Mr Harwell has 10 years of oil and gas experience, most recently serving as the manager of special projects with Cannon Services, a privately held oilfield service company.

Prior to joining Cannon Services, he was with ExxonMobil Production Company, where he worked as a subsurface engineer and evaluated a variety of projects and full-field economics for the company’s US production group.

David Gibbs, Southern Star’s president, said: “Doug has significant well completion and workover experience in the structures that run throughout the producing basins of east Texas, Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. He has a firm understanding of the big picture, having designed and implemented a myriad of well-bore projects, all of which were designed to produce oil and natural gas at a well’s highest and best rate for optimum return on invested capital. He will begin immediately managing our development drilling program in the Sentell Field.”