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Oilfield Water Logistics Gets New CFO
Oilfield water midstream company, Oilfield Water Logistics has announced the appointment of Price Moncrief as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 20, 2020.
Mr. Moncrief, a seasoned finance and corporate executive, will lead OWL's strategic financial management as the company continues its expansion.
About Moncrief
Mr. Moncrief joins OWL from Concho Resources Inc. (NYSE:CXO) where he was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Midstream and responsible for driving both corporate strategy and midstream strategy, which included water infrastructure initiatives. From 2012 through 2018, Mr. Moncrief led the execution of Concho's capital planning and financial strategy as Senior Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Capital Markets. Prior to joining Concho in 2010 as Director of Corporate Development, Mr. Moncrief was an investment banker at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. and J.P. Morgan. Mr. Moncrief earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Washington & Lee University and his M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.
OWL partners with North American exploration and production companies across Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming to deliver safe, reliable and sustainable produced water solutions. OWL's customer-focused platform has doubled in size over the past year, recently growing to include an additional 23 saltwater disposal wells and 300 miles of water gathering pipelines in New Mexico.
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