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Sarah McKinney

Houston,TX

Summary

Well-regarded Regulatory Advisor highly effective at analyzing state and federal rules to offer useful and effective recommendations to internal shareholders. Well-versed in operating in complex, dynamic environments under tight deadlines. Prepared to leverage 12 years' experience to take on new challenges and opportunities.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Regulatory Advisor

Occidental Petroleum
02.2018 - Current
  • Built and maintained relationships with both State (TX , NM) and Federal (BLM) agencies and to our Engineering groups to provide ongoing support.
  • Interpreted regulatory rules or rule changes and communicated with others through corporate policies and procedures for the State and Federal Agencies
  • Prepared and filed appliactions and supporting documents for both New Drills and Waterflood Projects. (Allocation wells in TX)
  • Facilitated communication and collaboration between Land, and engineering departments to help business function smoothly.
  • Maintained compliance through timely filings to reduce violations so our leases can operate effectively.
  • Improved processes by developing tracking sheets to maintain compliance with the state and federal agencies.

Regulatory Analyst III

Citation Oil & Gas Corp.
09.2015 - 02.2018
  • Interpreted regulatory rules or rule changes and communicated with others through corporate policies and procedures for the State (TX, OK, NM, KS, UT, MT, WY, NE, SD, ND, IL, IN, CO) and Federal Agencies (BLM & Indian Lands)
  • Prepared and submitted regulatory applications and supporting documentation for both new drills and waterflood projects.
  • Maintained compliance with timely filings with the BLM and State agencies through effective tracking of work.

Regulatory Associate

Newfield Exploration
06.2013 - 09.2015
  • Interpreted regulatory rules or rule changes and communicated with others with Engineering and Land functions within the company pertaining to the State (TX, ND, OK) and Federal Agencies (BLM & Indian Lands)
  • Prepared and Filed applications and supporting documents to various agencies to suppport drilling operations.
  • Worked on a special environmental impact project in South TX to apply filtered produced water on the ground for agricultural benefit.

Regulatory Analyst

Citation Oil & Gas Corp.
12.2011 - 06.2013
  • Prepared and submitted applications and supporting docuemnts for drilling operations and waterflood projects for State (TX, NM, OK, KS, CO, UT, MT, NE, WY, ND, SD, IL, IN) and Federal Agencies (BLM & Indian Lands).
  • Worked closely with other departments, such as land, geology, engineers, the field, lawyers and consultants to collect information for permitting process.
  • Kept up with current state and federal permitting regulations and communicated changes to internal departments.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

LeTourneau University
Houston, TX

Skills

Critical Thinking

Creativity

Time Management

Organization

Teamwork

Adaptability

Timeline

Regulatory Advisor

Occidental Petroleum
02.2018 - Current

Regulatory Analyst III

Citation Oil & Gas Corp.
09.2015 - 02.2018

Regulatory Associate

Newfield Exploration
06.2013 - 09.2015

Regulatory Analyst

Citation Oil & Gas Corp.
12.2011 - 06.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

LeTourneau University
Sarah McKinney