Danny Holderman has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) since August 2024. In this role, he oversees the organization’s operations, engineering, and Health, Safety, Environment and Security functions.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Holderman served as Senior Vice President, South Operations, of the general partner of Western Midstream Partners, LP since October 2022, overseeing the organization’s operations in the Delaware Basin and South Texas. Mr. Holderman has also served as Occidental’s Director, Delaware Basin Asset, starting in 2018. He joined Occidental in late 2013, holding various engineering and operations leadership roles across drilling, completions, and production operations before taking over as Asset Manager over the company’s Midland Basin assets in West Texas. Prior to his time at Oxy, he worked in engineering, upstream operations, and commercial roles with ExxonMobil. 

Mr. Holderman holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and is a board member for the Meals on Wheels of Montgomery County.