The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) today shared unfortunate news of the passing of Steven B. Hinchman (Steve), the association’s 43rd Chairman of the Board, and steadfast leader during challenging pandemic times.
IPAA President and CEO, Jeff Eshelman, shared the following statement:
I wanted to share the unfortunate news about the passing of IPAA’s 43rd chairman of the board, Steven B. Hinchman (Steve) (07/24/1958–12/28/2024). Hinchman served as chairman of the association from 2018-2020, and in the two years preceding that term he served as vice chairman. Steve was at the helm of our association at the start of the pandemic, overseeing both in-person and the new virtual board meetings during his tenure, and even participated in one of the first in-person meetings with industry and the federal government in 2020.
Pictured: In July of 2020, IPAA leadership including Chairman Steve Hinchman, Vice Chairman Jim Wilkes and IPAA Offshore Committee Chairman Ron Neal along with several CEOs of independent oil and gas producers met with Department of Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette and Under Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes in Houston to discuss issues facing the industry.
Steven “Steve” Bruce Hinchman
July 24th, 1958 – December 28th, 2024
Steve’s Celebration of Life will be at 10:30 a.m on January 11, 2025 at Cypress Methodist Church, 13403 Cypress North Houston Rd, Cypress, TX 77429, with a lunch reception to follow. In lieu of flowers the family request donations to Interfaith CarePartners and Cypress Methodist Church.
Steve’s full obituary can be read here.
Our thoughts are with Steve’s family and friends. I, and most of the current staff, had the pleasure to work with and learn from Steve. For that, we are grateful. IPAA is a stronger organization because of his volunteer leadership efforts.
Sincerely,
Jeff Eshelman
President and CEO
IPAA
This article was originally posted at www.worldoil.com
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