Mr. Sweeney served as Vice President of Operations since May 2021 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in February 2022. Previously, Mr. Sweeney served as VP of Well Interventions and Director of Well Interventions and Integrity for Cudd Energy Services, responsible for technical, safety and financial oversight of domestic and international business units. Prior experience includes, Central Operations and Engineering Leader for BP where he reviewed and assisted in well design and contingency planning for all high-risk wells; headed BP Advocacy for API committees and Offshore Safety Council. Mr. Sweeney is a Licensed Professional Engineer, SPE certified petroleum engineer and member of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE). He is a graduate of MIT (BS-Mechanical Engineering), University of Michigan (MS-Industrial Engineering) and Texas A&M (MS-Petroleum Engineering).