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Rodney Lewis is an American oil and natural gas industrialist and rancher. He was born in 1954 in Laredo, Texas, United States. He is the founder and CEO of Lewis Energy Group, a privately held oil and gas exploration and production company. He is also the owner of the Lewis Ranch, a large ranch in South Texas.
Lewis is a graduate of Texas A&M University, where he earned a degree in petroleum engineering. He began his career in the oil and gas industry in the late 1970s, working for several major oil companies. In 1983, he founded Lewis Energy Group, which has grown to become one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the United States.
Lewis is a philanthropist and has donated millions of dollars to various charities and causes. He is also an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He is married and has two children. As of 2021, Rodney Lewis's net worth is estimated to be around $1.5 billion.
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Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA |
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Rodney Lewis Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Rodney Lewis's Wife?
His wife is Kimberly Annette Spicer Lewis (married c. 1978)
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Kimberly Annette Spicer Lewis (married c. 1978) |
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Four children |
Rodney Lewis Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Rodney Lewis worth at the age of 69 years old? Rodney Lewis’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated
Rodney Lewis's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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As of March 2018, he is the 1,756th richest person in the world. He is worth US$1.3 billion. He collects World War II-era planes, and he owns 30, including Glacier Girl, which he bought for $10 million.. Since 2012 or 2013 he is the owner of M5, the largest single-masted yacht ever built.
In August 2014, Lewis was named recipient of the annual Angel of Hope Award for his work in providing Christmas gifts to needy children in Webb County. Angel of Hope was originated by the constable's office of Webb County Precinct 1.
In March 2013, Mrs. Lewis filed for divorce in the Bexar County Courthouse. There is no mention of a pre-nuptial agreement, and Texas is a community property state. At least thirteen lawsuits are involved in the Lewis' marital squabbles. Mrs. Lewis is asking that her husband pay her legal fees in the dispute. Rod Lewis stated in an interview that he loved his wife and that he had no intention of divorcing her. Lewis and she later reconciled and continue to attend public events together.
The Rod and Kim Lewis Foundation donates grants to charitable organizations. Lewis provided the furnishing of the three-story Lewis Energy Academic Center, which opened in January 2012 on the campus of Laredo Community College.
He started his career in the oil industry by working for Stampede Energy and for the R.L. Burns Corporation. He purchased his first oil well for $13,000 in 1982 and launched Lewis Energy the next year. In 1995, he borrowed $5 million from Enron Capital & Trade and repaid the loan in eight months. Alongside drilling in South Texas, he has drilled in Mexico for Pemex, and in Colombia for Hupecol Caracara and Solana Resources. In 2003, he sold much of his Texas pipelines to Dan Duncan, the CEO of Enterprise Products Partners. He is the first American wildcatter to drill in Mexico since former President Lázaro Cárdenas made it illegal for anyone but the Mexican government to do so. Forbes magazine called Lewis "the only gringo allowed to drill in Mexico." He can collect as much as $350 million annually from Pemex for drilling on 80,000 acres near the border. He does not own the oil or natural gas but is compensated for drilling the land. Lewis owns at least 350,000 acres of the Eagle Ford Shale property. In 2010, British Petroleum began drilling on 80,000 acres of Eagle Ford Shale property that Lewis owns.
Lewis and his wife, the former Kimberly Annette Spicer (born c. 1958), have four adult children. He also owns a ranch in Encinal north of Laredo. Lewis is a survivor of esophageal cancer but lost his salivary glands in treatment.
Rodney Ray Lewis, known as Rod Lewis (born 1954), is founder, president, and chief executive officer of Lewis Energy, an oil and natural gas drilling company based in Texas, US.
