Hilcorp Energy Company
- Employees in region:
- 335
- Sector:
- Manufacturing
- HQ location:
- Houston, TX
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Health
About Hilcorp Energy Company
Hilcorp, founded in 1989, is one of the largest privately-held independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States. Headquartered in Houston, TX, Hilcorp has approximately 700 employees and 9 operating areas including the Gulf Coast region, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Rockies. Operating across the United States, Hilcorp continues to grow by actively acquiring and exploiting conventional assets while expanding its footprint into a number of new resource plays. When you work at Hilcorp, seeing our Core Values in action every day inspires you to be a part of our “Vision” to be the industry's premier private energy company.
Our Core Values are, Ownership – “Work Like You Own the Company,” Urgency – “Act Today, Not Tomorrow”, Alignment – “When Hilcorp Wins, We All Win”, Improvement – “Get Better Every Day”, and Integrity – “Do the Right Thing”.
What employees say
“Moving more forcefully into exploration, secondary and tertiary recovery projects as strategic growth opportunities.”
“My manager facilitates access to a myriad of training opportunities. Moreover, he rewards me for capitalizing on them.”
“The company is cautiously aggressive. The status quo is not good enough. I am working for a winning company and happy to be a part of it.”
“I have never really worked for a company that not only allows its employees to help make decisions for the company, but in a way, expects it. That really makes me feel like I am part of this company.”
“Open communication, great business decisions and, when goals are met, everyone is awarded equally.”
“He shares his company wealth with his employees, his integrity is outstanding, he genuinely cares about his employees, he keeps all of us well informed of the status of the company.”
“Everyone, regardless of level, is treated with equal importance. My work is important to the success of the company.”
“At Hilcorp you really do feel like you make a difference. You feel like an owner.”

