John Girgis - Managing Partner

John@geopetra.com

• 32 years of industry experience
   
• Management and technical leadership in exploration, development and production both domestically and internationally. 

• GeoPetra (2004 - Present)

           ~ Founder, President, Partner,  Dallas TX

• Repsol YPF / Maxus / Diamond Shamrock  (1981 – 2003)

            ~ Director, Deep Water Gulf of Mexico, Houston (2000-2003)

           ~  Manager, Emerging Core Areas: Bolivia, Venezuela, Russia and Indonesia.
            Dallas  TX (1997-2000)

           ~ Business Unit Manager / Development Manager Southeast Sumatra Jakarta
            Indonesia (1991 – 1997)

            ~Exploration Manager / District Geophysicist / Geophysicist. Dallas, Midland,
            Amarillo, Denver (1981 – 1991)

• Cities Service Oil Co. Oklahoma City, Denver (1977 – 1991)

• BS Geology - University of Illinois, Graduate work in Geophysics Colorado School of Mines, Executive Program Wharton School of Business (AMP). Fluent in Arabic

Terry W. Carter - Partner

tcarter@geopetra.com

• 33 years of industry experience
   
• Senior executive level experience at public and private equity-backed entities
   
•  Ascent Energy Inc. (2003 -2007)

            ~President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

• Range Resources Corp. (2001 – 2003)

           ~ Executive VP – Exploration & Production

• Independent Industry Consultant and Investor (1999 – 2001)
   
• Oryx Energy Co. / Sun Exploration & Production Co. (1976 – 1999)

             ~Succession of technical and management positions in most major oil &
             gas producing basins in the continental United States

• BS Petroleum Engineering - University of Tulsa