Every December, The Crude Life looks back at some of the year’s best highlights, personality profiles and news nuggets of note. This year, the Year In Review enters it’s 10th year. Here is today’s feature is an interview with Harold Hamm, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Continental Resources.
The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Ken Lavin interviews Harold Hamm, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Continental Resources, after he spoke at Wildcatters Wednesday at The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma.
Hamm talks about the importance of synergy and collaboration in energy, education and empathy. Understanding each energy’s strengths rather than politicizing the science.
“Energy plays a tremendous role in all our lives, we know that,” Hamm said. “Finding carbon solutions is paramount for us right now.”
Lavin asks Hamm what he feels the industry should “get behind” as we enter 2022. Hamm reminds Lavin that our national security is at risk, our American independence has slid backwards and political policies are creating uncertainty.
Hamm transitions into what Continental Resources is planning for 2022 and has a message for all the “hard working men and women working in the oilfield”.
“This is an industry that you have to have some forward faith in,” Hamm said. “Our company has establish into putting our best foot forward for the industry and our people. I know other company have done the same thing. It’s a new day in industry.”
The main reason for the fellowship on this day was The Harold Hamm Foundation and Continental Resources donated a combined $50 million gift creating the Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University.
The Hamm Institute’s mission is to educate the next generation of energy leaders — in Oklahoma, the United States and from around the world — cementing Oklahoma’s legacy as a global energy leader.
The Hamm Institute will be located in what was formerly known as OSU Discovery, 300 NE 9th St. in the Oklahoma City Innovation District, and will become the primary and permanent occupant of the building.
The Hamm Institute will become the center of all things American energy. It will host symposiums, authors, speakers, energy summits and global energy leadership conversations. The building will eventually house the Oklahoma Hall of Energy Legends Interactive Museum, a public exhibit highlighting the history and storied legacy of Oklahoma’s great energy leaders.
Hamm, a native Oklahoman and founder and chairman of Continental Resources, began his career in oil and gas over five decades ago, starting out with a single oil service truck and a dream. His incredible journey, entrepreneurial spirit and will to change the world for the better have inspired countless others, and his latest philanthropic push aims to elevate the state to both new and familiar heights.
Hamm spoke about the importance of the donation and also thanks Baker Hughes, General Electric for their commitment to the energy industry with their support at OSU.
Wildcatters Wednesday is a luncheon hosted by The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma.
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