Our Founder

Mr. Keene has 35+ years of energy experience, including a 15-year tenure as President & CEO of Rangeland Energy from 2009 to 2024, and has led or co-managed project developments and acquisitions servicing the natural gas, crude oil, refined products, and electric power sectors both domestic and international.

Mr. Keene founded Rangeland Energy in 2009, where is first project was the successful development of the COLT Hub and related pipeline assets in North Dakota’s Bakken formation, which were sold to Inergy (Crestwood) in 2012.  Subsequent Rangeland projects led by Mr. Keene, all greenfield assets that were successfully developed and exited, include the RIO System, a multipart crude and sand logistics system originating in the heart of the Delaware Basin, the STEPS rail terminal in Corpus Christi, TX to export refined products to Mexico, and the Marten Hills Pipeline System that consisted of crude oil and condensate pipelines and related infrastructure in the Clearwater formation of Alberta, Canada.

Prior to founding Rangeland, Mr. Keene was Vice President Business Development, Sunoco Logistics Partners, LP where he was responsible for all commercial and revenue related activity for the company.  He has also held senior executive at Unocal Corporation, El Paso/Tenneco Corporation and Panhandle Eastern Corporation.

Mr. Keene holds a graduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Houston and an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla.