Mr. O’Brien has recently assumed the role of Director for US Onshore Applied Technology where he is responsible for leveraging technology to improve the development of unconventional assets within Anadarko.  Prior to this assignment he managed a subsurface team comprised of geoscientists & engineers whose primary mission was to optimize development of the Delaware Basin. Since joining Anadarko in 2000, Mr. O’Brien has held several key management positions within the Worldwide Exploration Group, Corporate Planning and International & Deepwater Operations. In this capacity, he has advised executive management on the development of key projects across the company both domestically and internationally.

Prior to joining Anadarko, he was employed by Vastar Resources/ARCO Oil and Gas Company in various technical assignments where he obtained valuable experience in the development of conventional oil and natural gas properties throughout the Gulf Coast Region.

Mr. O’Brien has more than 34 years of energy industry experience and is a 1984 graduate of Texas A&M University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.

He is also a longtime member of SPE and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Permian Basin Junior Achievement.