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Troy Vickers

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D. Troy Vickers
502 Bayou Knoll Drive
Houston, Texas 77079

(713) 302-0676
[email protected]

Biography

Troy Vickers is the Director, Oil and Gas Sector, Shaw Environmental, and
Infrastructure, Inc., a division of The Shaw Group. Based in Houston, he is responsible
for developing and guiding Shaw’s efforts to expand its current portfolio of oil, gas, and resources services. Troy has 35 years of experience in various oil and gas refining, exploration and production, and alternative energy development and operations.

Prior to joining Shaw, Troy served as Global Health, Safety, Security and Environmental
(HSSE) Manager for BP’s Remediation Management team where he supervised HSSE
professionals worldwide, assisted in contract negotiations, and advised senior
management on HSSE affairs, remediation, and legal strategy. At BP Troy also worked
as the HSSE Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Manager for BP America, as HSSE
manager for major projects such as BP’s Thunder Horse and Mad Dog deepwater
projects, and as manager and engineer for onsite production and field operations. He
was the HSSE Resource Manager for BP during the Macondo spill response.

Troy also chaired the American Petroleum Institute’s Upstream Environmental
Committee for ten years and the Coalbed Methane Association of Alabama’s
Environmental Committee when the first fracking lawsuit was brought — Legal
Environmental Assistance Foundation (LEAF) vs EPA. Troy was also appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior to serve on a Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee,
formed under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to address wildlife impacts of wind
turbines. Troy also served in various capacities including Chair of the State Review of
Oil and Gas Regulations, Inc. (STRONGER) which assesses oil and gas regulations in
each state. Troy currently is a member of the Louisiana Oilfield Site Restoration
Commission and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

A graduate of Mississippi State University in Civil Engineering, he is a Registered
Professional Engineer, licensed in 6 states, including Texas. He and his wife, Diane,
have two daughters Anna and Maggie. In his spare time, Troy enjoys his family, church activities, hunting and fishing, golf, sports in general – especially SEC football and baseball, and watching his daughters in dance and basketball.

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