Bill Van Wie

William A. Van Wie, 63, was elected to the position of senior vice president, Exploration, in 2005. From 1999 to 2005, Van Wie served as Devon’s vice president and general manager, Gulf Division. Van Wie previously served as senior vice president and general manager, Offshore, for PennzEnergy. Van Wie began his career as a geologist for Tenneco Oil Co.’s Frontier Projects Group in 1974. Following the sale of Tenneco’s Gulf of Mexico properties to Chevron in 1988, he joined that company as division geologist. In 1992, he moved to Pennzoil Exploration and Production Co. as vice president/exploitation manager. He then served as manager of Offshore Exploration for Amerada Hess Corp., before he rejoined Pennzoil in 1997. Van Wie is an active member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and serves as a Trustee for the American Geological Institute Foundation, vice chairman of IPAA’s Offshore Committee and as a board member of the National Ocean Industries Association. Van Wie received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in geology from the University of Cincinnati.