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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Scott D. Sheffield of Midland has been named the |
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recipient of the 2012 Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand |
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Award; and |
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WHEREAS, The chair and chief executive officer of Pioneer |
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Natural Resources, Mr. Sheffield has led the energy firm since its |
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founding in 1997; over the years, Pioneer has developed into a |
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prominent exploration and production company and one of the most |
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active operators in the country; employing some 3,000 Texans, |
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Pioneer has been named among the best companies in both the |
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Dallas-Fort Worth area and the state at large for which to work; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sheffield attended high school in Tehran, Iran, |
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during his father's assignment there as an executive with ARCO; |
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following graduation, he earned his bachelor's degree in petroleum |
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engineering from The University of Texas; he began his career as a |
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reservoir engineer with Amoco Production Company in 1975, and four |
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years later he joined the fledgling Parker & Parsley Petroleum |
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Company in Midland as its sole staff engineer; he subsequently |
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became CEO and chair of Parker & Parsley, and in 1997 he oversaw its |
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merger with MESA, Inc., a union that resulted in the creation of |
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Pioneer; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to providing outstanding leadership for |
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his company, Mr. Sheffield works with various industry- and |
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education-related organizations, including boards of the National |
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Petroleum Council, America's Natural Gas Alliance, and the Maguire |
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Energy Institute of the Southern Methodist University Cox School of |
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Business; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his stellar career, Scott |
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Sheffield has made tremendous contributions to the oil and gas |
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industry and rendered significant service to the wider community; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Scott D. Sheffield on his receipt |
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of the 2012 Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand Award and |
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commend him for the dynamic role he has played in developing this |
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country's energy resources; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Sheffield as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |