Kent Christopherson has more than 45 years of M&A integration, operations, project development, engineering, and C- Suite management experience in the midstream and upstream business.
Prior to the formation of Christopherson Energy, Mr. Christopherson served as Vice President of Engineering for Oxy Midstream Strategic Development LLC., where he was part of the executive team that developed the 420 mile, 306,000 bpd BridgeTex crude oil pipeline from the Permian Basin to Houston and the Texas City refineries. Oxy Midstream Strategic Development executed $1.7 Billion in midstream projects over 4 years. Mr. Christopherson has also served as Vice President-Chief Operations Officer of the general partner of Hiland Holdings and Hiland Partners LP developing midstream infrastructure.
CEO of the Year 2026
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