Gulfport Energy Corporation Names Donnie Moore Chief Operating Officer
January 02 2018 - 4:05PM
Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:GPOR) (“Gulfport”) today
announced that Donnie Moore has been appointed by the Company's
Board of Directors to serve as Chief Operating Officer effective
January 8, 2018.
Michael G. Moore, Chief Executive Officer and
President, commented, “Donnie has demonstrated exceptional
management and technical leadership throughout his career and I
believe his proven track record will play a vital role in
Gulfport’s future success. He holds significant experience across
all facets of the business, in his most recent positions managing
multibillion dollar capital programs and also leading the
development of the asset across multi-disciplinary teams within the
organization, resulting in production growth of over five times in
a two and half year period. We are pleased to be adding another key
member to our team and look forward to working with him as we
continue to seek the greatest value from our portfolio of assets
and maximize shareholder return.”
Mr. Donnie Moore joins Gulfport from Noble Energy, Inc., where
he most recently served as Vice President of Noble’s Texas
operations for the Eagle Ford and Delaware Basin assets.
Prior to that, Mr. Moore held various leadership roles including
Vice President of the Marcellus Business Unit, Manager of
Operations for the Wattenberg/DJ Basin Business Unit, Manager of
Operations for the Gunflint discovery in the Deepwater Gulf of
Mexico, and Development Manager for Noble’s Mid-Continent and Gulf
Coast positions. Prior to joining Noble Energy in 2007,
Mr. Moore held a variety of roles with ARCO Oil and Gas Company,
Vastar Resources, and BP America from 1989 to 2007 and brings to
Gulfport over 28 years of operations and subsurface leadership
experience. Mr. Moore is a graduate of Louisiana Tech
University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum
Engineering.
Donnie Moore commented, “I’m eager to join
Gulfport and build upon the significant momentum created by the
Gulfport team. I look forward to working with Gulfport’s dedicated
employees and continuing to efficiently execute the operations
across its top-tier asset base.”
Gulfport’s Board of Directors conducted a
nationwide search for the Chief Operating Officer position with
Russell Reynolds Associates.
About GulfportGulfport Energy
Corporation is an independent natural gas and oil company focused
on the exploration and development of natural gas and oil
properties in North America and is one of the largest producers of
natural gas in the contiguous United States. Headquartered in
Oklahoma City, Gulfport holds significant acreage positions in the
Utica Shale of Eastern Ohio and the SCOOP Woodford and SCOOP
Springer plays in Oklahoma. In addition, Gulfport holds an acreage
position along the Louisiana Gulf Coast, a position in the Alberta
Oil Sands in Canada through its approximately 25% interest in
Grizzly Oil Sands ULC and has an approximately 25% equity interest
in Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUSK).
Forward Looking
StatementsCertain statements included in this press
release are intended as “forward-looking statements.” These
statements include assumptions, expectations, predictions,
intentions or beliefs about future events. Gulfport cautions that
actual future results may vary materially from those expressed or
implied in any forward-looking statements due to a various factors.
Information concerning these factors can be found in Gulfport’s
filings with the SEC, including its Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, which
can be obtained free of charge on the SEC’s web site at
http://www.sec.gov.
Any forward-looking statements made in this
press release speak only as of the date of this release and, except
as required by law, Gulfport undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement contained in this press release, even if
Gulfport’s expectations or any related events, conditions or
circumstances change. Gulfport is not responsible for any changes
made to this release by wire or Internet services.
Investor & Media Contact: Jessica Wills –
Director, Investor Relations jwills@gulfportenergy.com
405-252-4550
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