10/2 - TEF Hosts Southwestern Energy Company

THE TEXAS ENERGY FORUM HOSTS:

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY

TUES, OCT 2, 7-8pm, GSB 3.130

Join us as we host Matt Sicinski (Assistant Controller), Cody Dreibelbis (Accountant II), and Shashil Patel (Senior Accountant) from Southwestern Energy Company. They will be speaking on oil and gas accounting.

The presentation will be on Tuesday, October 2nd, 7-8pm in GSB 3.130. It will be open to all UT students free of charge. Free pizza and drinks will also be provided, but seating will be limited so please arrive early.


Southwestern Energy Company is a growing independent energy company primarily engaged in natural gas and crude oil exploration, development and production within North America. They are also focused on creating and capturing additional value through their natural gas gathering and marketing businesses, which is referred to as Midstream Services.

Bios:

Matt Sicinski, Assistant Controller, joined Southwestern Energy Company (“SWN”) in 2009 and is responsible for SWN’s fixed asset accounting, joint interest billings, accounts payable, international accounting, new ventures accounting, and the accounting for SWN’s oilfield service subsidiaries.  Prior to joining SWN, Matt worked at Key Energy Services (“Key”) where he was responsible for Key’s external reporting with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Previous experiences also include employment with Ernst & Young LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP from 2000 through 2007 where he focused on assurance services for a variety of clients in the oilfield services and E&P industries as a Certified Public Accountant.  He earned an integrated B.B.A and M.B.A in accounting from Angelo State University where he ran collegiate track and cross country.

Cody Dreibelbis, Accountant II, joined Southwestern Energy Company (“SWN”) in 2010 and is currently a member of the Internal Controls & Compliance group. He completed the two-year rotational program where he rotated through SEC Financial Reporting, Revenue, Gas Gathering, and Gas Marketing. He earned a B.B.A from Sam Houston State University and M.P.A from The University of Texas at Austin.

Shashil Patel, Senior Accountant, joined SWN in 2011. She is currently in the Internal Controls & Compliance group and has been working heavily on security and controls during the EBS (Oracle) implementation project. Prior to joining SWN, Shashil worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), where she focused on audit and assurance services for several upstream oil & gas companies as a Certified Public Accountant. She earned an integrated B.B.A. and M.P.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.