Jim has over 40 years of global oil and gas experience.
Mr. Hand has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Kingston Midstream since 2018. He previously held executive roles in Canada with Laricina Energy as COO, ConocoPhillips as Vice-President Surmont 2 Project and Vice-President, Operations, and with Repsol as Vice-President, Canada Business. He also serves as an Independent Director of STEP Energy Services.
Before working in Canada, Mr. Hand held numerous engineering, development, operations, and management roles with ConocoPhillips in Arctic Alaska, the North Sea, the Persian Gulf, the deep water Gulf of Mexico, and the U.S. mid-continent.
Mr. Hand has served on the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ oil sands and conventional executive policy groups. He previously served on several local and global committees of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Mr. Hand holds a Bachelor of Science with honors in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University, is a registered Professional Engineer in Alaska and Alberta and holds his Independent Corporate Director designation in Canada.