In its April 30 edition, Time magazine ranked Harold Hamm, chairman and CEO of Continental Resources Inc. among the 100 most influential people in the world on its annual list, 2012 Time 100. The issue featured the full list and related tributes and was available on newsstands April 19 and now at time.com/time100.
The list, currently in its ninth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Time Managing Editor Richard Stengel has said of the list in the past, “The Time 100 is not a list of the most powerful people in the world (and), it’s not a list of the smartest people in the world; it’s a list of the most influential people in the world. They’re scientists, they’re thinkers, they’re philosophers, they’re leaders, they’re icons, they’re artists and they’re visionaries. (They are) people using their ideas, their visions, their actions to transform the world and have an effect on a multitude of people.”
Hamm was ranked 54th on the list, just below Warren Buffet at No. 52, and Alice Walton (daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton) at No. 53.
Hamm and his company have pioneered the development of America’s premier oil play — the Bakken Play of North Dakota and Montana. With an estimated 24 billion barrels of oil, the Bakken is the nation’s largest oil discovery in more than 40 years.
Continental Resources is a top 10 petroleum liquids producer in the United States, and the largest leaseholder in the Bakken Play of North Dakota and Montana. The company reported total revenues of $1.6 billion for 2011 and is on track to triple production and proved reserves from 2009 to 2014.
“The TIME 100 recognition is a great honor not only for myself, but also for the entire Continental Resources team,” Hamm said. “As we work to significantly increase our nation’s energy supply, this distinction adds to the momentum of our mission to help make America energy independent within the next decade.”
In addition to leading Continental Resources, Hamm is energy adviser to presidential candidate Mitt Romney and founder and chairman of the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance, a collaboration of independent energy producers and associations from across America. His leadership also extends to health initiatives. He and his wife, Sue Ann Hamm, founded the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma. The center is a world leader in diabetes research, education, care and prevention.
