Bill Siebens

Bill Siebens (17 November 1933–29 June 2020[1]) was a prominent oilman in Alberta who was a pioneer of the oil boom in Alberta. During the 1950s, he served as an airman in Libya, and, later, after he returned to Canada, he founded Siebens Oil and Gas Ltd. He was also known for owning part of the now partially public OH Ranch.

History

In 1958, upon returning to Canada, he moved to Calgary. He founded Siebens Leasehold Ltd., an oil and gas leasing company. In 1966, he sold the leasing company and started another company called Siebens Oil and Gas Ltd. The company was notable for acquiring highly productive acreage among the freehold lands of the Hudson's Bay Company.

In 1977, Seibens Oil was sold to Dome Petroleum Ltd. He then became president of Candor Investments Ltd., a private energy investment corporation. He had also chaired the board of Sovereign Oil and Gas, a North Sea oil producer. It was bought by Neste Oil, the Finnish National Oil Company.

In 1994, he joined ResoQuest Resources Ltd. as chairman of the board until it was sold two years later to Pinnacle Resources Ltd. He continued in the same leadership position with Pinnacle until it was sold to Renaissance Energy Ltd. in 1998.[2]

References
  1. "Remembering the life of W. W." calgaryherald.remembering.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. "Bill Siebens - Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame". www.canadianpetroleumhalloffame.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-17.


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