Speaker Fred Holmes
President (former)
Western Oil Corp.
Fred Holmes is former president of Holmes Western Oil Corp., Western Drilling, and Western Well Service, all based in Taft, Calif.
Employment
Holmes started working part-time in the California oil fields in 1957 for Western Well Service. A third generation independent oil producer, Holmes grew up on the family …
President (former)
Western Oil Corp.
Fred Holmes is former president of Holmes Western Oil Corp., Western Drilling, and Western Well Service, all based in Taft, Calif.
Employment
Holmes started working part-time in the California oil fields in 1957 for Western Well Service. A third generation independent oil producer, Holmes grew up on the family oil lease. Western Well Service was started in 1943 by his father. Both Western Drilling and Holmes Western Oil Corp. started up in the 1980s.
Associations
Holmes has been active in the California Independent Producers Association, Independent Oil Producers Association, Association of Energy Service Companies, American Association of Drilling Engineers, and the West Kern Oil Museum.
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