Roy M. Huffington
| Roy M. Huffington | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Austria | |
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In office August 6, 1990 – March 1, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Anatole Grunwald |
| Succeeded by | Swanee Grace Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Roy Michael Huffington October 4, 1917 Tomball, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 2008 (aged 90) Venice, Italy |
| Resting place | Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis Gough (died 2003); 2 children |
| Children | Terry H. Dittman Michael Huffington |
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
| Alma mater |
Southern Methodist University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Oilman; Geologist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
Roy Michael Huffington (October 4, 1917 – July 11, 2008) was an American oilman originally from Tomball in Harris County, Texas, who later served as United States Ambassador to Austria.
Huffington was born in Tomball, Texas. He graduated from Southern Methodist University where he was a brother of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He earned both Master of Arts and Ph.D. degrees in geology from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After serving as, first ensign and then lieutenant commander in the United States Navy from 1942–1945, he returned to Texas in 1946 and worked as a field geologist for Humble Oil, now known as Exxon, U.S.A.
In 1956, he set up his own oil and natural gas exploration company known as Roy M. Huffington, Inc. (Huffco). Huffco grew to be a major independent international oil company active around the world. In 1966 HUFFCO signed production sharing contract with Pertamina to explore oil in the Kutai Basin of the Mahakam River delta in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Initially the exploration object was oil, but finally Huffco discovered a giant natural gas reserve in 1972 at Badak Field. Then Huffco and Pertamina initiated to build an LNG plant in Bontang. First shipping was in August 1977, only five years after discovery.
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