D CEO revealed its Energy Awards winners for 2024 at a private event last night at The Hall on Dragon in Dallas. The program also included an engaging conversation with Legacy Award winner Joe Foran, chairman and CEO of Matador Resources.
Foran joins past Legacy Award winners Kelcy Warren of Energy Transfer, George Yates of Heyco Energy Group, Trevor Rees-Jones of Chief Oil & Gas, Scott Sheffield of Pioneer Natural Resources, and the late T. Boone Pickens of BP Capital.
Foran and all Energy Awards winners and finalists are recognized in the November issue of D CEO. Be watching this site for a photo recap and additional content.
2024 Energy Awards Honorees
Rising Star in Energy
Amy Simcox of Vistra Corp.
Finalists
Chris Alfano of 360 Mining
Cass Powell of Ricochet Fuel Distributors
Jacqui Spicer of Oncor
Lauren Yates of HEYCO Energy Group
Private Equity Firm of the Year
Cresta Fund Management, led by Chris Rozzell
Finalists
Pearl Energy Investments, led by Billy Quinn
Tailwater Capital, led by Edward Herring
Financing/Capital Deal of the Year
Texas Capital closes $1.2 billion term loan financing with HighPeak Energy
Finalists
NGP raises $700 million for clean energy fund
Silver Hill Energy closes fourth fund with $1.13 billion
M&A Deal of the Year
ExxonMobil Acquires Pioneer Natural Resources
Finalists
Energy Transfer Acquires WTG Midstream
Sunoco Acquires NuStar Energy
Excellence in Energy Services
City Electric Supply, led by Thomas Hartland-Mackie
Finalists
Ecobat, led by Thomas Slabe
Ricochet Fuel Distributors, led by Kelly Roberts
Excellence in Renewables and Sustainability
ELM MicroGrid, led by Aron Bowman
Finalists
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Good Faith Energy
Leeward Renewable Energy
Nexus Renewable Power
Vistra Corp.
Excellence in Safety
Permian Road Safety Coalition
Excellence in Technology and Innovation
SAFFiRE Renewables, led by Tom Nealon
Finalists
Gage Zero, led by Zeina El-Azzi
Harnyss, led by Kirby Smith
Valor, led by Joseph DeWoody
Energy Finance Leader of the Year
Atanas Atanasov of HF Sinclair
Finalists
Vikram Agrawal of American Resilience Partners
Roland Burns of Comstock Resources
Gabe Garcia of Texas Capital
Lindsay Sherrer of TenOaks Energy Advisors
Upstream Executive of the Year
Andrew Inglis of Kosmos Energy
Finalists
Albert Huddleston of Aethon Energy
Jordan Jayson of U.S. Energy Development Corp.
Midstream Executive of the Year
Tom Long of Energy Transfer
Finalist
Jeff Ballard of Sentinel Midstream
Legacy Award
Joe Foran of Matador Resources
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