Houston, Tx., USA - June 17, 2010, Houston, Tx., USA - Endeavour International Corporation, an oil and gas company, announced that it has named three vice presidents to lead U.S. operations.
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Chandler A. Oakes has joined the company as vice president of geosciences; Eric Kolstad will serve as vice president of operations; and David K. Davenport has been named vice president of land. The three individuals will report to James J. Emme, executive vice president - North America, who assumed his position earlier this year.
Mr. Oakes has 28 years of industry experience with Forest Oil Corporation, Oryx Energy Company and Sun Exploration and Production. Most recently, he served as managing director for new ventures for Forest Oil where he established a new operations group to facilitate entry into unconventional plays.
Mr. Oakes previously held a variety of international and domestic exploration management assignments with Oryx and Sun. He has a bachelor of arts in geology from Middlebury College and masters in geology from the University of Texas.
Mr. Kolstad has an extensive engineering background in all aspects of drilling, completions and production operations. He has specific expertise in both vertical and horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracture stimulation of unconventional reservoirs.
Previously, Mr. Kolstad was vice president of western operations for New Tech Engineering LP where he was responsible for managing the company's Rocky Mountains business. He began his career with Texaco Exploration and Production as a field production engineer in the Green River Basin.
Mr. Kolstad worked in a variety of technical and management roles at Union Pacific Resources, Anadarko Petroleum, Williams Production RMT Company and Newfield Exploration Company. He is a registered petroleum engineer with a bachelor of science from Colorado School of Mines.
Mr. Davenport has experience in acquiring large leasehold positions and negotiating significant joint ventures in major shale and resource plays across the U.S. Prior to joining Endeavour, he was vice president, land and business development for Exco Resources (PA), Inc. overseeing their Appalachian Marcellus play.
Mr. Davenport has performed similar duties in the Rocky Mountains with Orion Energy Partners, Elk Resources, Encana Oil & Gas and Tom Brown. He began his career with Marathon Oil Company where he held various roles of increasing responsibility in land management. He holds a bachelor of science in business from the University of Colorado.
Mr. Emme spent 23 years with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation where he served as worldwide vice president of exploration and business development and headed the company's Canadian operations. ■