Management

Ivar Siem  - Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Director

Since October 1989, Mr. Siem has served as Chairman of Blue Dolphin Energy. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Siem served on the Board of Directors of Grey Wolf Inc., during which time he served as Chairman from 1995 to 1998 and interim President (1995) during it’s restructuring. He has served as a Director of Business Development for Norwegian Petroleum Consultants and as an independent consultant to the oil and gas exploration and production industry based in London, England. 
 
Mr. Siem started his career as a petroleum engineer for Amoco, followed by seven years with the Fred. Olsen Group. During this time he established Fred. Olsen Inc., a US oil and gas exploration company and became President for Dolphin International, Inc. which was Fred. Olsen’s drilling company at that time.  He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and has completed an executive MBA program at Amos Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth University.
 

David McCarver – SVP & Chief Operating Officer

Mr. McCarver has been associated with the energy industry since 1973, when he joined Amoco Production Company as a Permian Basin landman after receiving a BBA degree from the University of Texas.  In 1977, he joined LOFCO, which was later combined with several other limited partnerships, with McCarver serving as General Partner. In 1985, the assets of those limited partnerships were combined to form American Coastal Energy, Inc.

As Vice President Land for American Coastal Energy he assembled land positions, onshore and offshore, for over 50 prospects in the Gulf Coast and East Texas basins. He teamed with company geoscientists to promote each prospect to industry partners, generating over $100,000,000 in capital expenditures. He negotiated all company participation agreements, joint venture agreements, consulting agreements, employment contracts, and marketing agreements. After being promoted to President and COO in 1998, he helped change the company profile from a pure generating shop to an operating, acquisition, and exploitation company. Between 1998 and 2004, he headed up the company team in dealing with commercial lenders and equity investors in four separate transactions totaling over $40,000,000. He also oversaw the monetization of American Coastal Energy’s assets, resulting in a $25,000,000 sale.   

Hernan Bermudez – Vice President Operations

Mr. Bermudez has over 23 years experience in the oil and gas industry.  He graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1979 at which time he went to work for Lagoven S.A.  Mr. Bermudez gained extensive experience in the fields of drilling, workover and production, and in senior management in land and offshore operations.  These operations included both Lake Maracaibo as well as offshore Venezuela. During his service to Lagoven, Mr. Bermudez managed operations on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, including 12 Lagoven owned and operated barges.  In 1995, Mr. Bermudez worked for Baker Hughes as Managing Director for E&P Solutions, Latin America.  Mr. Bermudez’ responsibilities included all projects involving Integrated Solutions (multiple product lines), field development services and performance contracts.  During his tenure with Baker Hughes, he also was responsible for implementing innovative technology contracts such as offshore under balanced coil tubing drilling.

Haavard Strommen – Chief Financial Officer

Mr Strommen has served as CFO of Drillmar since 2004. Prior to this he served as Manager of Finance for Blue Dolphin Energy Company from 2000 to 2004 with responsibilities for investment and financing activities as well as public relations. While working for Blue Dolphin from 2003 to 2004, Mr. Strommen was engaged as a valuation expert witness for the law firm Locke Liddell & Sapp on behalf of BP Exploration and Production, BP America Production Company, ConocoPhillips Company, Inc, Chevron Texaco Inc, The Atlantic Richfield Company and Oxy USA Inc. in the Panaco, Inc bankruptcy.  From 1997-2000 Mr. Strommen worked for Den Norske Bank's Energy Department in Oslo, Houston and New York. He also worked as an executive officer for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. He worked for Dyno Industries ASA with assignments in France, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Mr. Strommen holds a Sivilokonom/Bachelor degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and a CEMS Master (Community of European Management Schools) in Finance from Universite Catholique de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium.  

Ron Keller – Vice President Exploitation
 
Mr. Keller has 40 years experience in the oil and gas industry.  Mr. Keller began his career as a geologist with Amoco Production Company serving in various technical and management capacities from 1962 through 1976. From 1982 until 1990, he served as Senior Vice President – Exploration for Sandefer Oil and Gas Company, managing a $300 million drilling program over a nine year period.  He served as Vice President and Division Manager for Florida Exploration Co. from 1976 to 1980 before he became Vice President - Exploration and Production for Volvo Petroleum, Inc. in 1981.
 
Mr. Keller has served as Executive Vice President – Exploration and Production of Blue Dolphin Energy since September 1990. He has served as Vice President of American Resources Offshore, Inc. since December 1999.  Mr. Keller holds  Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Geology from the University of Florida.
 
 

Fredy Gonzales – Vice President Engineering

Mr. Gonzalez has over 25 years experience in the oil and gas industry. He graduated from the University of Wyoming at Laramie, Wyoming, USA with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1979 at which time he went to work for Santa Fe Drilling International. During his services to Santa Fe, Mr. Gonzalez managed operations of two Lake Maracaibo drilling barges, three drilling land rigs and one workover land rig in west Venezuela. In 1988, Mr. Gonzalez worked for Lagoven S.A and managed operations on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, including 4 owned Lagoven barges and three contracted Jack Up rigs. In 1996, Mr. Gonzalez worked for Geoservices as Integrated Services Manager for Venezuela. Mr. Gonzalez’ responsibilities included the provisions of engineering services to PDVSA and all projects involving Integrated Solutions.
 
In 1998, Mr. Gonzalez worked for Baker Hughes as Integrated Solutions Manager for Venezuela. Mr. Gonzalez responsibilities included all projects involving Integrated Solutions (multiple product lines), field development services and performance contracts. In 2001, Mr. Gonzalez worked for Precision Drilling International as General Manager for Venezuela. Mr. Gonzalez was responsible of managing the operation of five pad drilling rigs working in the area of Orinoco Belt in east Venezuela.