Groppe, Long & Littell Biographies

HENRY GROPPE
Henry Groppe founded Groppe, Long & Littell in 1955. He has 55 years of experience in the oil, natural gas and petrochemical industries, including positions with Arabian American Oil Company, Dow Chemical, Monsanto and Texaco.

He is a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and has served as a charter member of the Texas Governor’s Energy Council and a director of the United States Energy Association (the U.S. member committee to the World Energy Council).

Mr. Groppe is a distinguished engineering graduate of the University of Texas and is a former officer in the U.S. Navy.

GEORGE S. LITTELL
George Littell joined the firm in 1975 after nine years of service with Mobil Oil Corporation during which he held various positions in the natural gas, refining, supply and distribution, and gas liquids departments of the company.

He graduated summa cum laude from Yale and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He also holds degrees from New York University (M.B.A.) and LaSalle Extension University (L.L.B.). He received a Bronze Star for his service as an officer in the US Army, Vietnam in 1968-1969.

Mr. Littell is an Eagle Scout and director of the Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. 

E.W. LONG
E.W. Long is a chemical engineering graduate of Rice University. His corporate experience encompassed process engineering, engineering economics and financial planning with Amoco, Arco, Arabian American Oil Company and Coastal Corporation. He joined the predecessor firm, Mares & Groppe, in 1968 and brings 47 years of industry experience to Groppe, Long & Littell’s clients.

Mr. Long serves as vice president of development and is a member of the executive committee of the Houston Symphony Orchestra. He serves on the executive committee of the Houston Philosophical Society and Rice University's Shepherd Society Governing Council. He is a member of the Houston Committee on Foreign Relations and of the Houston Foreign Affairs Council.

RUSSELL WRIGHT
Russell Wright is a partner with Groppe, Long & Littell.  Before joining the firm, he worked 30 years in oil and gas publishing, most recently as Publisher of World Oil magazine.  He holds a BS in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University, and began his career with Amoco Production Co., where he worked in offshore platform installation, drilling, production, reservoir engineering and economic evaluations.  

Mr. Wright is a 25-year member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers; the Houston Engineering & Scientific Society (serving as vice president-treasurer and board member; TIPRO; Texas Alliance of Energy Producers; and NOMADS (formerly Houston chapter president and chairman-National Board of Regents).  He became a registered professional engineer in Texas in 1974.