Experienced Leadership Team

CURTIS COHEN

Chairman of the Board

45 years of international oil & gas experience
45 years of international oil & gas experience

  • ExxonMobil Senior Exploration Geoscientist in Esso Exploration Inc. affiliates Nigeria, Spain, Turkey, Somalia; Esso Australia, Esso Norway, Esso France, Strategic Planning, Upstream, Exxon Company Int’l, NJ.

  • Pogo Producing Co (NYSE-FCX) Chief Geophysicist, Thailand, North Sea, discovering 500million stb,ca. 500 wells, 36 platforms, FPSO, FSO.

  • Exploration Manager, Argentina, Terralliance, ExxonMobil Vaca Muerta private sale.

  • Brittania U Nigeria, Managing Director, Lagos, Nigeria.

  • Alberta Oilsands, Board of Directors (TSXV-AOS).

  • Sahara Group, COO Upstream, Lagos, Nigeria.

  • Western Energy East Africa Ltd., COO, Comoros.

  • Faculty Fellow, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory.

PARVEZ TYAB

Board Member & Director

25 years of international project finance experience
25 years of international project finance experience

  • Co-Founder, Director & Board Member Griffiths Energy Chad.

  • Raised project finance, equity and debt for natural resource projects in the private and public markets.

  • Extensive international experience in exploration and developing assets in Asia, Africa and South America.

JEFF RATCLIFFE

Chief Financial Officer

20 years international resource experience
20 years international resource experience

  • CPA with over 14 years’ experience in private and public companies.

  • CFO for several Canadian energy companies with international operations including the United States and Africa.

  • B.A in Economics from the University of Victoria.

GLENN LOVITZ

Chief Operating Officer

45 years experience international geoscience in ExxonMobil and independents
45 years experience international geoscience in ExxonMobil and independents

  • Senior Geoscientist, ExxonMobil affiliates: Esso Australia, Saudi Aramco, Exxon Co USA , Exxon Exploration Co - Upstream Technology

  • Senior Geoscientist, Pogo Producing Company, Thailand, Vietnam, New Zealand, China, North Sea

  • Senior Geoscientist, Plains Exploration (NYSE:PXP) then Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) Vietnam, New Zealand, Morocco

  • Chief Geoscientist, Western Energy East Africa Ltd. - Comoros Islands exploration

  • B.S., Geoscience, Penn State University

ADINANI TOAHERT AHAMADA

Country Director

Respected advisor to Comoros Republic and African oil & gas industry
Respected advisor to Comoros Republic and African oil & gas industry

  • Country Director, Western Energy Indian Ocean, Comoros.

  • Lake Albert Oil project Interpreter, Uganda & Republic D Congo.

  • Deputy Director, French Cultural Center in the Union of Comoros.

  • Deputy Director, French Cultural Center, Uganda and Comoros.

  • Country Director, Tanzanian Group Bakhresa, Burundi.

  • Deputy Director, Safari Petroleum Offshore, Comoros.