Presenter

Mark A. Patterson

Managing Partner, Calypso Energy, LLC

Mark A. Patterson is a Managing Member of Calypso. His responsibilities are primarily focused on sourcing potential acquisitions, geological and geophysical review of projects, technical due diligence, economic evaluation and modeling, and oversight of exploration and production operations. Mr. Patterson has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in the Americas. During his 13 years with Maxus Energy Corporation and its predecessor company Diamond Shamrock, he occupied positions of increasing responsibility including Offshore Exploration Manager, Exploration & Development Manager for North America and General Manager for Maxus Bolivia, Inc. Mr. Patterson is the former Chief Executive Officer of Compañía General de Combustibles (CGC), one of Argentina’s largest independent oil and gas companies with over $620 million in upstream and midstream assets. Under his direction, CGC generated record earnings and increased its net worth by more than 70%. Prior to joining CGC, he was Division Manager for Argentina’s YPF in charge of 90,000 barrels of oil per day of non-operated production. Mr. Patterson and his U.S. exploration teams are credited with the discovery of more than 55 million barrels of oil and 300 billion cubic feet of natural gas, worth more than $1.6 billion in today’s market. Since 1997, Mr. Patterson has participated in the successful completion of over $410 million in energy-related transactions and arranged financing for an additional $120 million. Mr. Patterson serves on the Board of International Family AIDS Program. He is a member of The Council of Energy Advisors and holds a BA in Geology from the University of California Santa Barbara, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Houston Baptist University.

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