Continental hires Kinnear to market oil

With an eye toward improving access to crude oil markets, Continental Resources Inc. has appointed Kirk Kinnear as its vice president of oil marketing logistics.

Under the position, Kinnear will be “responsible for ensuring the company’s crude oil production has access to the most competitive markets,” according to the company.

“Kirk Kinnear’s history of leading high-performance teams and demonstrating creative thinking make him a welcome addition to Continental Resources as we develop new markets for our growing production base,” Continental CEO Harold Hamm said.

Kinnear brings 33 years of crude oil marketing, international arbitrage, refinery supply, energy trading and hedging experience to the job. Prior to joining Continental, he served as executive director at JP Morgan and vice president at RBS/Sempra Commodities. He also held various crude marketing and trading positions with Hess Energy Trading, Phibro, MG Refining and CRA/Farmland in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and New York and has worked on pipeline projects in Valdez, Alaska, and Alberta, Canada.

As previously reported, Continental is currently changing its senior management.

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