John C. Higgins Joins ORX Resources, Inc.NEW ORLEANS New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded -- ORX ORX Operational Riskdata Exchange Association (Zurich, Switzerland) ORX Optical Receiver Resources, Inc. ("ORX"), a privately held exploration and production ("E&P") company headquartered in New Orleans, announced today that John C. Higgins, formerly President of Murphy Exploration and Production Company, USA, has joined the Company. Mr. Higgins will assist the Company in its exploration activities, portfolio management and new business development. Mr. Higgins is a geologist and has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry. Prior to joining ORX, Mr. Higgins was employed by Murphy Exploration and Production Company, USA ("Murphy") for the past 16 years. Most recently he served as their President, a position he held since 2003. From 1999 until 2003, he was Murphy's Senior Vice President of Exploration. Mr. Higgins initially joined Murphy in 1990 as a Senior Geologist. Prior to joining Murphy, he founded an independent oil and gas exploration company focused onshore on·shore adj. 1. Moving or directed toward the shore: an onshore wind. 2. Located on the shore: an onshore beacon; an onshore patrol. adv. South Louisiana. Mr. Higgins holds a B.S. in Geology from the University of New Orleans History UNO was founded in 1958 as the New Orleans branch of Louisiana State University, originally as "Louisiana State University in New Orleans" or "LSUNO", but became more independent and changed the name to "University of New Orleans" in 1974. . He and his family will continue to reside in New Orleans. J. Luis BaSos, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ORX commented, "We are both pleased and fortunate to have John Higgins This article is about the snooker player; for other people named John Higgins, see John Higgins (disambiguation). John Higgins (born May 18 1975, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish professional snooker player. working with our management team. His extensive experience with a successful private company and an aggressive, highly respected large E&P company will be of great benefit to ORX as we continue to expand our onshore exploration effort." James E. Orth, ORX's President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. added, "John's expertise, professionalism and integrity will serve us well as we pursue additional opportunities in our focus area along the central Gulf Coast. We are excited about the success we have achieved at ORX in the last four years and believe that with John's assistance, we will further accelerate our growth." John Higgins commented, "I welcome the opportunity to be a part of an exciting, growth-oriented, E&P company committed to utilizing advanced technology and expertise in all facets of its operations." Founded in 2002, ORX Resources, Inc. is a privately held, independent E&P company funded by Yorktown Partners of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Company is engaged in exploration and development activities along the central U.S. Gulf Coast and is actively expanding its presence and leadership position in that focus area. |
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