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Appointment of Exploration Ma
Appointment of Exploration Ma.
About this update from Petro Matad Limited
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 0878J Petro Matad Limited 24 March 2010 \n \n\n \n \nPetro Matad Limited (\"Petro Matad\" the \"Company\")\n \nAppointment of Exploration Manager\n \nPetro Matad is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr James Coogan to its senior management team in the position of Exploration Manager. Dr Coogan is a petroleum geologist with 28 years of experience in industry, government and academic settings. That experience has been gained in the United States and internationally and has involved providing technical leadership in frontier plays and prospect development, marketing, and drilling, including discoveries in the US, North Africa, and South America. \n \nDr Coogan has extensive experience in geological terrains that are analogous to the North Asian basins in which Petro Matad operates. He has served in large international oil companies, smaller specialised explorers and developers, consultancies and academia. He is the author of over 30 publications, principally concerning frontier exploration.\n \nFor the past eight years Dr Coogan has served as the Rady Chair in Petroleum Geology at Western State College of Colorado where he founded the Petroleum Geology Program. In this capacity he was also instrumental in designing the College's Professional Land and Resource Management curriculum and integrating industry-standard petroleum technology in geoscience and business education. At the same time, Dr Coogan undertook significant assignments for ExxonMobil Corp, Anadarko Petroleum Co, Samson Resources Co, Talisman Energy Inc and Ansbro Petroleum Co, among others. Prior employment assignments include staff positions with Sohio Petroleum Co, Mobil Exploration and Production US, Anschutz Exploration Corp as well as six years heading his private consultancy with a variety of national and international clients.\n \nPetro Matad's Head of Operations, Rod Graham, and Dr Coogan are currently completing arrangements for the formation of an in-house exploration team for the Company, recruiting international and Mongolian professionals. The Company's business plan involves creating a small, dedicated and focussed team of exploration professionals to progress both the advanced prospect of Block XX and Petro Matad's less developed PSCs, Blo...