(Source: Business Wire)
Ridgewood Energy (www.ridgewoodenergy.com),
a leading energy private equity firm, today announced the appointment of
Joe Morris as Vice President, Exploration. Morris will be responsible
for shapingand delivering Ridgewood's exploration strategy for the Gulf
of Mexico.
"Joe brings more than 30 years of experience and leadership in
exploration to this position," said Kenny Lang, President and Chief
Operating Officer of Ridgewood Energy. "He will play a key role in our
exploration strategy in the Gulf, which identifies opportunities that
can be tied back to existing infrastructure, ultimately facilitating
rapid development."
Ridgewood Energy has a 23-year history of partnering directly in major
Gulf of Mexico oil and gas projects with leading exploration and
production companies.
Morris comes to Ridgewood Energy after spending eight years with BP in
key roles and having led a strategy focused on the definition and
exploitation of infrastructure-led' exploration opportunities, both on
shore and in the Gulf of Mexico. Prior to BP, Morris worked for firms
including Arco Oil and Gas Company and Vastar Resources. He also
established a successful individual exploration consulting business.
"Joe is a great addition to our already talented team in Houston," said
Bob Swanson, CEO and founder of Ridgewood Energy. "Hisdepth
ofknowledge in Gulf of Mexicodeepwater explorationwill further
advance Ridgewood'sstrategy to drill and developoil fields inthis
high potentialregion."
Morris lives in Houston, and he will be based in Ridgewood Energy's
Houston office. He holds BS and MS degrees in geophysics from Texas A&M
University.
About Ridgewood Energy
Ridgewood Energy Corporation (www.ridgewoodenergy.com),
founded in 1982, manages private equity funds for high net-worth
individual and institutional investors that invest in major oil and gas
projects in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico in partnership with
industry leading energy companies, such as Newfield Exploration, Apache
Corp., BP, Chevron, BHP Billiton, LLOG Exploration, Devon Energy,
Mariner Energy and Anadarko Petroleum. Ridgewood Energy and its joint
venture partners seek to develop and produce significant new oil and gas
reserves in projects with multi-billion dollar revenue potential.
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