Vaughn Hulleman

Senior Associate

Services

Vaughn has more than 30 years of experience helping organizations across the oil industry value chain address strategic challenges and strengthen operational capabilities.

He began his career in oil exploration and corporate planning at ExxonMobil, followed by over two decades in management consulting, where he specialized in strategy and business transformation services.

Since joining Stillwater Associates in 2014, Vaughn has led engagements in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Strategy service lines, supporting clients with insight-driven solutions across upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors.

Vaughn holds a BSc in Geophysics, a Master’s in Economics, and is a CFA charterholder.

Contributions

Policy

Trans Mountain Pipeline: Déjà Vu all Over Again?

August 5, 2025

Last April, we published an article on the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) which was built on the premise that it would provide Canadian producers with access to Asian markets. In that article, we predicted that some of the heavy Canadian crude transported on TMX would be placed in California to supplement the state’s declining...
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Policy

TMX at One Year: Why the West Coast Is Not the End of the Line

August 5, 2025

By Eric Lingman and Vaughn Hulleman When the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project launched in May 2024, it marked a long-awaited milestone for Western Canadian crude producers. The expectation was that with an additional 590,000 barrels per day (bpd) of pipeline or takeaway capacity, Canadian heavy crude[1] prices would strengthen, new markets would open, and...
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