Louis D. D’Amico serves as the President and Executive Director of Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA). Prior to the merger of Independent Oil & Gas Association (IOGA) and Pennsyvania Oil, Gas, & Mineral Association (POGAM), Lou served as Executive Director of IOGA of Pennsylvania since 1995. Prior to joining the association, he spent 23 years in the industry in engineering, gas marketing and operations management.

Educational and Professional Background

Following graduation from the Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering in 1972, he joined the Peoples Natural Gas Company as a drilling and production engineer. In 1978 he was recruited by Wainoco Oil & Gas Company, a Houston Texas based independent producer to develop and manage operations in Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan and West Virginia. He joined Industrial Energy Service Company (IESCO) in 1991 after the sale of Wainoco’s properties. At IESCO, D’Amico evaluated producing properties for acquisition and worked in marketing natural gas services to end-users. In addition to his engineering degree, Mr. D’Amico holds an MBA from Gannon University and is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania. Lou was one of the founding board members of the Pennsylvania Natural Gas Associates, which became IOGA of Pennsylvania.