Officers & Management

 

 

Ronald Pantin (Chief Executive Officer)

Ronald Pantin has worked in the Venezuelan oil industry for 23 years. Ronald has held a number of senior positions within Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), most recently being President of PDVSA Services. Previously, Mr. Pantin was President of Enron Venezuela. He began his professional career with Maraven where he held a variety of positions including Exploration & Production Planning Manager, Petroleum Engineering Manager, Treasurer, Operations Manager in the Production Division, and Corporate Planning Manager.

Jose Francisco Arata (President)

Mr. Arata has over twenty-six years of experience in mineral and oil exploration in a number of countries in South America. He began his professional career with Maraven, an affiliate of Petroleos e Venezuela, where he held a variety of positions within the Exploration & Production Department. He has been working in the Colombian Oil Industry since 1996 and he was co-founder of Pacific Stratus Energy Corp. during 2004.

Carlos Perez (Chief Financial Officer)

Mr. Perez is a Certified Public Accountant with over 28 years experience in the Oil and Gas sector.  Prior to joining the company, Mr. Perez held a number of executive positions with Venezuelan companies including Petrolago, S.A. (Oil and Gas Contractor) and Vengas S.A. (Leading LPG Venezuela Distributor).  He also held senior positions within PDVSA including Corporate Comptroller and Finance Manager of Maraven, S.A. (PDVSA's affiliate).

Peter Volk (General Counsel & Secretary)

Mr. Volk has been a lawyer for 20 years focusing on the resource sector in the past 11 years. Previously, he was General Counsel and Secretary of Bolivar Gold Corp. Mr. Volk worked in the Securities Group at Blake, Cassels & Graydon and then at Anderson Mori, Japan's largest law firm.

Eduardo Lima (Sr. Vice President, Projects Development)

Mr. Lima has 25 years experience in the oil and gas sector.  He has held a number of senior positions within PDVSA including Corporate Planning, Business Development  for heavy oil projects in the Orinoco Belt, joint ventures with Conoco, Total and Chevron and Managing Director of PDVSA SOFIP. Mr. Lima also served as Senior Technical Vice President of ENRON Venezuela. 

Luis Andres Rojas (Sr. Vice President, Production)

Mr. Rojas is a Petroleum Engineer with over 29 years experience in the Venezuelan energy sector.  He has held a number of executive positions including President of PDVSA Intevep (Research and Development Institute), Vice President of PDVSA Gas and President of CADAFE, Venezuela's main power generation and distribution company.  Mr. Rojas also served as Managing Director of Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), Venezuela's state owned corporation for mining and hydro-power generation.

Nelson Lee (Sr. Vice President, Financial)

Mr. Lee has over 12 years experience as a Chartered Accountant. He has held senior financial positions for TSX and NASDAQ publicly listed multinational companies. Mr. Lee is experienced in regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions and the raising of capital. Prior to joining Pacific Rubiales Energy he was Controller for Coalcorp Mining Inc.

Marino Ostos (Sr. Vice President, New Areas)

Dr. Ostos received his degree in geological engineering from the Central University of Venezuela and his MA and PhD from Rice University in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ostos has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, focusing on exploration projects in fold and thrust belts. He has been a professor of geology at the Central University of Venezuela, is one of the founders and a director of Litos CA, a Venezuelan oil and gas service company, and was a member of the board of Fairfield Industries in Venezuela.

Jairo Lugo (Sr. Vice President, Exploration)

Dr. Lugo is a basin and a petroleum system analyst with 25 years experience in the South American oil industry. His strengths focus on basin analysis and prospect evaluation. He has wide experience in analyzing complex tectonic areas in folded belts and other geological environments.

Daniel Loureiro (Sr. Vice President, Geosciences)

Mr. Daniel Loureiro holds a Ph.D in Geology from the University of New York. He has more than 28 years of experience in the oil industry and his experience allowed him to develop a thorough knowledge of the oil basins of Central and  northern South America, particularly those in Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad and Mexico. He worked for PDVSA INTEVEP, and was Technical Manager for PDVSA CVP. In September 2005 he joined Pacific Stratus Energy in the position of Vice-President of New Business. He is also professor at the Geology Department of the Universidad Central de Venezuela. 

Luis Pacheco (Sr. Vice President, Planning)

Dr. Pacheco has over 27 years of experience in the energy industry, including 17 years in the Venezuelan oil industry.  While in PDVSA, he held a number of senior positions including Managing Director of BITOR and Executive Director for Corporate Planning.  He holds a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Imperial College, University of London (1981).  Prior to joining the company he was special advisor on strategy and energy to the Presidency of CANTV (2005-2007).  For a number of years Dr. Pacheco lectured at Uiversidad Simon Bolivar and he is presently Visiting Lecturer at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA) and UNIANDES.