Steven W. Nance

Steven Nance brings more than 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, ranging from C-level executive experience to various engineering assignments. Since 2007, Mr. Nance has also provided consulting services on matters such as oil and gas investments, succession planning, coaching and leadership development. He began his career in 1978 as an engineer with The Superior Oil Company. His business experience includes acting as director for Cloud Peak Energy, Inc., The Williams Companies, Inc. and Newfield Exploration Company from 2013 to 2019, when it was acquired by Ovintiv.

Mr. Nance has held the position of president and manager with Steele Creek Energy, LLC, a private oil and gas investment company, since 2010. His prior experience includes various positions with Meridian Oil, Inc., the predecessor company to Burlington Resources, Inc., where he held positions of increasing responsibility from 1985 and until his departure in 1997 as vice president of Burlington’s Gulf Coast division. Mr. Nance served as president, chairman and chief executive offer for XPLOR Energy and its predecessor company from 1997 to 1999. When XPLOR Energy was acquired by Harken Energy Corporation in 1999, he held the position of president for Peoples Energy Production Company from 2000 to 2007, until it was acquired by El Paso Corporation.