David P. Coatney was appointed vice president production operations of Swift Energy on October 4, 2006, after overseeing the company's field operations in New Zealand.
Before joining Swift Energy, Mr. Coatney had 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, the latest in gas field development coordination in Central Iraq for Bechtel Corporation. Prior to that he was the principal in his own consulting firm after working for Marathon Oil Company for 29 years. At Marathon he served in a number of domestic and international management positions in engineering, production, and drilling operations.
Mr. Coatney has a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University.
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