Study Group: Oil and Gas Industry Deepwater Operations Experts(?)

Fred Aminzadeh, PhD, is the President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists with 32000 members and chairman of Advisory Board of Western Standard (ticker WSEG). Dr. Aminzadeh worked for Unocal (now Chevron) in E&P. He has consulted on risk, reserves and other investment issues in the petroleum...

Dennis Fagerstone is an independent consultant in the oil and gas industry. Prior, Mr. Fagerstone was an Executive Vice President of International Operations at Pioneer Natural Resources. He began as Executive Vice President following the August 1997 merger of Parker & Parsley with Mesa to form Pioneer....

Eric Smith is a Professor and Associate Director of the Entergy-Tulane Energy Institute at A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Mr. Smith has experience in conducting market and economic analysis of offshore construction and drilling operations world wide and directing feasibility studies...

Jens Rasmussen is the Owner of Raza Service. Mr. Rasmussen has 28 years of professional experience in the marine and offshore industry. He is site manager for Floatel International's newbuilding of two deep water semisubmersible accommodation units in Singapore. Mr. Rasmussen has held executive management...

Roger Vernon is the Founder of Vernon Associates; a firm providing consulting services in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Vernon has more than 33 years of experience in managing offshore drilling operations. He specializes in sub sea exploration and production projects in the North Sea and has extensive...

Philip Hyatt is the Managing Partner of Petronomics Partners of Texas, a consulting firm providing economic analyses to oilfield service providers, and exploration and production (E&P) operators. Mr. Hyatt has more than 30 years of experience at various executive levels, primarily in line management...

Bob Alford is a Global Energy Consultant, providing strategic planning and analysis of large investments in the upstream/midstream oil and gas sector. Mr. Alford also consults on the valuation, acquisition and divestment of new oilfield services technologies. His technical and commercial expertise covers...

James Ritter is a Subsea Manager at Chevron. Mr. Ritter is responsible for the Tombua Landana Deepwater Project in Angola, West Africa. He has experience in design, installation, and operation of offshore pipeline systems. Mr. Ritter also has experience in oil and gas pipelines and subsea systems for...