Oil and gas executive Michael Hillebrand has been appointed chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America’s board of directors for a two-year term.

Steve Pruett, founder and chief executive officer of Elevation Resources, has 24,000 net acres in Andrews County with 67 operated Barnett horizontal and 20 operated Devonian horizontal wells.

"It's the worst presidency with regard to energy policy I've ever seen — and I've been involved in energy for 40 years, my entire career," Elevation Resources CEO Steve Pruett told the Financial ...