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Retired Vice President ChevronTexaco Exploration & Production Company, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit
Douglas J. Lanier was named a director of Swift Energy Company at its annual shareholder meeting in Houston on May 10, 2005. Mr. Lanier began his career with Gulf Oil Company and served in various positions until 1985, when he was appointed operations manager of Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC). In 1988, he became general manager operations of CABGOC. In 1989, Mr. Lanier was appointed assistant general manager production for Chevron USA Central Region in Houston and served in subsequent positions until he joined Chevron Petroleum Technology Company as president in 1997. In October of 2000, he was appointed vice president of the Gulf of Mexico Shelf of the Southern Business Unit. He retired in 2005 as vice president of ChevronTexaco Exploration & Production Company, Gulf of Mexico Business Unit. Mr. Lanier holds a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, is a Texas registered professional engineer, and was inducted into the University of Tulsa College of Engineering Hall of Fame in 2003. | 