PAST PRESENTATIONS & NEWS

Mike Howard is Chairman and CEO of privately held Howard Energy Partners (HEP), which he founded fourteen years ago as a purposeful and meaningful endeavor to build a values-driven, high-impact energy company that delivers reliable energy infrastructure while contributing to the communities it serves.

The Houston Producers Forum (HPF) was honored to host David C. Lawler, Chief Executive Officer of Caturus, as our featured speaker for the highly anticipated October Luncheon.

On the evening of Thursday, October 9, 2025, the Houston Producers Forum (HPF) successfully hosted the highly anticipated Fall Joint Social Event, bringing together the city's leading minds in energy and global affairs.

The Houston Producers Forum (HPF) successfully celebrated a major milestone on Monday, September 22, 2025, with the highly anticipated 31st Annual HPF Golf Tournament.

Zach co-founded ARM in 2004 with the primary focus on providing financial hedging advisory services to producer clients.

Join us for an exclusive evening as we bring together top energy leaders for an insightful fireside chat!

Brad Thielemann serves as Partner at EnCap Investments. Patrick McWilliams serves as Partner of the NGP funds and concentrates on NGP’s transaction sourcing and execution, as well as the monitoring of active portfolio companies.

Danny Brown serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Member of Chord Energy. Mr. Brown has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry, having spent his career with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (or one of its predecessors), until Anadarko was acquired by Occidental Petroleum in 2019. 

Maynard Holt is the founder & CEO of Veriten. Maynard previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. from 2016 to 2021 and has over 27 years of experience.

Mr. Gallagher founded Greenlake Energy in 2021 which is an exploration and production company, focusing on the Permian Basin.

Bryan Sheffield serves as Managing Partner of Formentera Partners. He actively oversees sourcing, execution, fundraising and all aspects of asset operations.

Trisha Curtis is the President and CEO of PetroNerds, LLC.

Robert Clarke is Head of Americas Upstream Analysis for Wood Mackenzie.

Join us for an unforgettable night of cards, cocktails, and camaraderie at the stunning Petroleum Club of Houston!

Jeremy Goebel joined Plains in 2013 from Simmons & Company International.