Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE: PAA)
and Plains GP Holdings (NYSE: PAGP)
today announced that Willie Chiang has been appointed Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer for PAA's U.S. operating and
commercial activities. Mr. Chiang will report directly to Harry N.
Pefanis, PAA's President.
"Harry and I have worked closely with Willie in a number of capacities
for several years and we are very pleased to have him join our team,"
stated Greg L. Armstrong, Chairman & CEO of Plains All American
Pipeline, L.P. Armstrong noted that Mr. Chiang has over 30 years of
energy industry experience across the entire value chain, most recently
serving as EVP Operations for Occidental Petroleum Corp., where among
his other responsibilities he oversaw Oxy's direct investment in PAA's
general partner.
"As a result of our prior relationships, Willie possesses a solid
understanding of PAA's history, culture, strategy and vision for the
future, and we believe Willie's experience, leadership skills and
judgment immediately strengthen our executive management team. Willie's
addition to our executive management team also provides solid visibility
for the future leadership of our organization."
Prior to joining Oxy in 2012, Mr. Chiang held increasingly responsible
positions at ConocoPhillips, most recently as Senior Vice President,
Refining, Marketing, Transportation and Commercial. Previous
ConocoPhillips roles included President, Downstream Strategy &
Specialties, and a number of key Refining Management roles. Prior to
joining ConocoPhillips, he spent 6 years with Powerine Oil Company in
Los Angeles and 9 years at Chevron. He has also served on the boards of
DCP Midstream and Chevron Phillips Chemical and has been very involved
with the American Petroleum Institute.
Mr. Chiang holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from
the South Dakota School of Mines and completed the Advanced Management
Program at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. is a publicly traded master limited
partnership that owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure and
provides logistics services for crude oil, natural gas liquids ("NGL"),
natural gas and refined products. PAA owns an extensive network of
pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage and gathering assets in
key crude oil and NGL producing basins and transportation corridors and
at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. On average, PAA
handles over 4.2 million barrels per day of crude oil and NGL on its
pipelines. PAA is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Plains GP Holdings is a publicly traded entity that owns an interest in
the general partner and incentive distribution rights of Plains All
American Pipeline, L.P., one of the largest energy infrastructure and
logistics companies in North America. PAGP is headquartered in Houston,
Texas.
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Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains GP Holdings
Ryan
Smith, 866- 809-1291
Director, Investor Relations