From Divinity School to Oilfield, Anadarko Architect Is Back
- New Hackett company buying Oklahoma driller and pipeline asset
- Pipeline unit may be spun off as soon as early 2019: Hackett
James Hackett
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James Hackett, the former chief executive of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. who retired to attend Harvard Divinity School, is back to running an oil company.
Silver Run Acquisition Corp. II, a so-called blank-check company started by Hackett this year, has agreed to acquire an oil explorer and a pipeline firm, according to a statement released late Wednesday. Hackett said in an interview that he learned of the two Oklahoma companies, which were priced at about $3.55 billion, from a friend at Harvard.