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Steve Bailey
Director
Revenue Royalty
stevebailey@mossadams.com
(713) 294-9559
My Profile

Industry Expertise

Oil & Gas

Practice Focus

Business Tax Credits & Incentives Outsourced Finance & Accounting Reviews & Compilations Technical Accounting

Biography

Steve has practiced upstream oil and gas accounting since 1985. He worked directly for upstream producers for 36 years in the revenue and compliance fields.

Steve brings significant experience in federal, state, and Indian royalties as well as severance taxes in service to oil and gas upstream companies.  

He is based in Houston, Texas.

External Publications

  • New Mexico Sets an Example with Effective Oil and Gas Royalty Reform (Albuquerque Journal, December 2024)
  • I Hid My Secret for Years and Did Conversion Therapy. The Truth Set Me Free (Newsweek, October 2024)

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Hidden Costs in Upstream Compliance
    (North American Petroleum Accounting Conference, May 2025)
  • State Royalties and Common Issues
    (Petroleum Accountants Society of Houston, April 2025)
  • Severance Tax Basics
    (Petroleum Accountants Society of Oklahoma, March 2025)
  • Putting the I in inclusion
    (Houston Association of Division Order Analysts, June 2022)

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Council of Petroleum Accountants (COPAS)
  • Mentor, Women’s Energy Network of Houston
  • Vice President of Scholarships, Board of Directors, Women Advancing Women Foundation

Education

  • BS, accounting, East Central University of Oklahoma

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