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TIPRO's 8Oth ANNUAL CONVENTION
The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) proudly hosted its 80th Annual Convention on March 30–31, 2026, at Hotel ZaZa Museum District in Houston, Texas. The milestone event celebrated TIPRO’s eight decades of service, leadership and advocacy for Texas’ oil and natural gas industry.
During the convention, TIPRO was honored to welcome the following industry executives and officials as speakers:
- -Texas Governor Greg Abbott
- -U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz
- -Toby Deen, senior advisor, Hydrocarbon and Geothermal Energy Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- –Scott Sheffield, former chairman, CEO and founder, Pioneer Natural Resources
- -Bryan Sheffield, founder and managing partner, Formentera Partners
- -Bruce Niemeyer, president, shale and tight, Chevron
- -Jason Cansler, president and CEO, Birch Resources
- -Gray Lisenby, CEO, X2 Resources
- -Danny Wesson, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Diamondback Energy
- -Marshall Adkins, senior managing director and head of energy investment banking, Raymond James
- -Jeff Bellman, managing director, natural gas, LNG & power, Daniel Energy Partners
- -James Wicklund, managing director, PPHB
- -Scott Tinker, chairman, Tinker Energy Associates
- -Mayor of Houston John Whitmire
