Bill Barrett Corporation was an energy company based in

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. Its core business is

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and

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and development in the

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region of the

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History

William J. "Bill" Barrett founded the company in January 2002 after his previous company, Barrett Resources, was acquired by the

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in August 2001. Bill Barrett Corporation went public in December 2004. Barrett stepped down as chairman and CEO in 2006, and was succeeded by his son Fredrick J. Barrett. One company project that has drawn press coverage and public debate is the development of natural gas reserves in the West Tavaputs Plateau, in and around

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, in

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. This find won the trade publication ''Oil and Gas Investors 2005 Excellence Award for Best Discovery. Bill Barrett Corporation merged into HighPoint Resources Corp in 2017, which subsequently merged with Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.

References

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