Blake Shelton has more than 16 years of experience in oil and gas marketing contracts and CCUS development across both the upstream and midstream sectors.
Most recently, Mr. Shelton served as Director of Strategy & Business Development at Stakeholder Midstream, where he worked across all aspects of commercial, business development, marketing, and CCUS initiatives. He originated and identified prospective gas and crude oil gathering projects leading to the growth of Stakeholder's pipeline network. Mr. Shelton also negotiated and finalized long-term downstream crude oil sales contracts and marketing arrangements and oversaw downstream scheduling and nominations of all crude oil and NGLs. During his tenure, Mr. Shelton was instrumental in helping build the company’s commercial platform and supporting its growth prior to a successful $1.25 billion exit.
Prior to Stakeholder, Mr. Shelton served as a Gas and Crude Infrastructure Marketing Representative at XTO Energy Inc., an affiliate of ExxonMobil, where he was responsible for upstream contract negotiations for both natural gas and crude oil in the Midland Basin. Before joining the Marketing and Infrastructure division at XTO, he worked in XTO’s Midstream Operations group, where he was responsible for managing and negotiating a multitude of contracts, from marketing to service agreements.
Mr. Shelton is a graduate of Linfield College where he earned a Bachelor of Business degree with a focus on marketing.