BNET Industries

Market Cap:$1.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$617.9M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Since its inception in March 2002, Bill Barrett Corporation has assembled a portfolio of development and exploratory properties in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. After securing financing from private equity investors, in 2002, the Company commenced operations by acquiring properties and acreage primarily in the Wind River, Uinta, and Williston Basins. In 2003 the Company began to drill on those properties along with acquiring Powder River Basin CBM properties. In 2004, the Company made its largest acquisition to date when it spent $137 million for Piceance Basin properties. The Company continues to develop its properties with active drilling in three core areas - West Tavaputs (Uinta Basin), Piceance Basin and Powder River Basin CBM. The company sees 25-35% production growth in the coming year from these development properties. In December 2004, the Company closed on its Initial Public Offering and raised nearly $347 million. The Company has a track record of exploration discoveries, the following of which are in the process of delineating: Wind River Basin deep, West Tavaputs deep and Lake Canyon (both Uinta Basin). The Company has significantly grown production, reserves and cash flow as a result of its drilling program over the last several years. Production has grown from 24 MMcfe/d in 2002 to 156 MMcfe/d in the fourth quarter of 2006. Year end 2006 reserves were 428 Bcfe, up from 58 Bcfe in 2002. Discretionary cash flow has grown to $239 million in 2 ...

Board of Directors
Jeffrey A. Harris
Number of Employees 274
Contact Information

1099 18th St Ste 2300

Denver, Colorado 80202

billbarrettcorp...

(303) 293-9100

NAICS Code Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction: 211111

Recent Events

  • WRAPUP 1-Bill Barrett, Cimarex Q3 profit lag estimates

    11/03/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman upgrades Apache & Forest Oil, cuts SandRidge

    9/25/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bill Barrett names Edmund P. Segner III to board

    8/13/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story

  • Bill Barrett Corporation Announces Appointment of Ed Segner to

    8/13/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Bill Barrett Corporation Announces Appointment of Ed Segner to Its Board of Directors

    8/13/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • Bill Barrett Corporation Announces Appointment of Ed Segner to Its Board of Directors

    8/13/09 - Mgmt. Change - Entering - View Story

  • Bill Barrett Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

    8/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • BRIEF-Moody's assigns B1 rating to Bill Barrett notes

    6/24/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BRIEF-Goldman upgrades Devon Energy, Anadarko Petroleum

    5/11/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bill Barrett Corporation Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

    5/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • BRIEF-Goldman Sachs revises ratings, targets on U.S. oil & gas cos 

    3/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bill Barrett Corporation Reports 2008 Results: Another Record Year

    2/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Bill Barrett Corporation Announces That 2008 Proved Reserves Increased 47%, First Gas Sales at Yellow...

    1/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Morgan Keegan Downgrades Bill Barrett BBG to Market Perform

    12/05/08 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bill Barrett, K-Swiss Gain, Foster Wheeler Drops

    11/05/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Bill Barrett 2Q profit more than triples

    8/05/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Bill Barrett Corporation Reports Record First Quarter 2008 Results and Updates Guidance

    5/06/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Energy stocks dip ahead of inventory data as crude falls

    3/19/08 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bill Barrett Corporation Announces New Senior Vice President of Operations and Upcoming Presentation at SunTrust...

    4/05/07 - Mgmt. Change - Entering - View Story

  • Bill Barrett Names Bob Howard As Chief Financial Officer to Replace Thomas Tyree, Jr.

    2/22/07 - Mgmt. Change - Leaving - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Francis B. Barron Chief Financial Officer
Robert W. Howard Chief Financial Officer
Brian Barron Francis Executive Vice President
Kurt M. Reinecke Executive Vice Presidentexploration
Boone Lynn Senior Vice President
Duane J. Zavadil Senior Vice President
Huntington T. Walker Senior Vice President
Lynn Boone Henry Senior Vice Presidentplanning and Reserves
R. Scot Woodall Senior Vice President, Operations
Terry R. Barrett Senior Vice President, Exploration, Northern Division
Wilfred R. Roux Senior Vice Presidentgeophysics
David R. Macosko Vice President
Kevin Finnegan Vice President, Info Sys
William M. Crawford Vice President
Jennifer Martin Investor Relations Director
Michael E. Wiley Director of the Company
Michelle Springfield

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jeffrey A. Harris Board of Directors
Fred Barrett CEO, and Chairman
Joseph N. Jaggers Board of Directors
William J. Barrett Board of Directors
Edmund P. Segner Board of Directors
Henry Cornell Board of Directors
J. Frank Keller Vice Chairman & Executive Vice President
James M. Fitzgibbons Board of Directors
Jim W. Mogg Board of Directors
Randy A. Foutch Board of Directors
Randy Stein Board of Directors
Richard Aube Board of Directors
Roger L. Jarvis Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Spectraseis AG Managing Director of The Private Equity Firm Warburg Pincus Current
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. Senior Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Current
Warburg Pincus, LLC Managing Director, Energy Current
Warburg, Pincus, LLC Managing Director Energy, New York Current
Columbia Business School Adjunct Professor Current
Spectraseis AG Board of Directors Current
Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. Director Current
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. Director Current
Emgs Board Member Current
Knoll, Inc. Director Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
Proxim Corporation Director Current
Kosmos Energy LLC Director Current
Warburg Pincus, LLC partner Former
Latigo Petroleum, Inc. Former
Nuance Communications, Inc. Director Former
Newfield Exploration Company Board Member Former
Spinnaker Exploration Company Director Current
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania BS In Economics Former
Warburg Pincus, LLC Member Former

Fredrick J. Barrett Mr. Barrett has served as Chief Executive Officer since March 2006 and Chairman of the Board since May 2006. He has been a Director of the Company since its inception in 2002 and had previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Barrett served as senior geologist of Barrett Resources and its successor in the Rocky Mountain Region from 1997 through 2001, and as geologist from 1989 to 1996. From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Barrett was a partner in Terred Oil Company, a private oil and gas partnership providing geologic services for the Rocky Mountain Region. From 1983 to 1987, Mr. Barrett worked as a project and field geologist for Barrett Resources.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. CEO, and Chairman Current
Bill Barrett Corp. President Current

Joseph N. Jaggers Mr. Jaggers, President and Chief Operating Officer, was appointed to the Board of Directors effective December 11, 2006. Mr. Jaggers was hired as Chief Operating Officer and President in July 2006. He is an experienced executive with a 25-year career managing oil and gas operations. Mr. Jaggers has significant experience operating in the Rocky Mountains in both conventional and unconventional resources, such as basin-centered, tight gas, and coal bed methane. He was recently Regional Vice President, Exploration and Production, for Williams Companies, where he was responsible for Rocky Mountain operations that included extensive drilling and completions, along with gas processing and gathering operations. Previously, Mr. Jaggers served as Chief Operating Officer and President at Barrett Resources Corporation from 2000 until its sale to Williams in 2001. From 1981 through 2000, Mr. Jaggers worked for Amoco and BP Plc in various domestic and international operational assignments with increasing managerial responsibility.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
Terralliance Technologies, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
The Williams Companies, Inc. Regional Vice President, Exploration and Production Former
Amoco Corporation Former
BP plc Former
Milagro Exploration Director Former

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Chief Financial Officer Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Senior Vice President Former
Patton Boggs Llp Partner Former

Mr. Howard has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since March 30, 2007. He served as Chief Financial Officer for Quantum Resources, a private oil and gas company headquartered in Denver, from May 2006 until March 2007. Previously, Mr. Howard served from January 2002 through May 2006 in various executive positions for us, including Executive Vice President — Finance and Investor Relations and Treasurer from February 2003 until May 2006 and as Chief Financial Officer from January 2002 until February 2003. From August 2001 until December 2001, Mr. Howard served as Vice President — Finance and Administration and a director of AEC Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Alberta Energy Company, Ltd., an oil and gas exploration and development company that subsequently was merged into PanCanadian Energy Corporation and then renamed EnCana Corporation. Mr. Howard served in various positions at Barrett Resources Corporation, including as Senior Vice President — Investor Relations and Corporate Development and Senior Vice President Accounting and Finance and Treasurer.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Chief Financial Officer Current
Quantumresources Chief Financial Officer Former
Bill Barrett Corp. Treasurer & Executive Vice President, Finance, Investor Relations Former

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Executive Vice President Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Senior Vice President Former

Kurt M. Reinecke . Mr. Reinecke has served as Executive Vice President Exploration since February 2009. He served as our Senior Vice President Exploration, Southern Division from March 2006 until February 2009 and previously served as Vice President Exploration, Southern Division from our inception in January 2002 through February 2006. From 1985 to 2001, Mr. Reinecke served as a Senior Exploration Geologist or Operations Geologist in numerous Rocky Mountain and Mid-Continent basins for Barrett Resources Corporation and its successor, The Williams Companies.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Executive Vice Presidentexploration Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Senior Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Senior Vice President Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Vice President Former

Duane J. Zavadil . Mr. Zavadil has served as Senior Vice President Government and Regulatory Affairs since February 2009. He served as Vice President for us from January 2005 until February 2009. From the time that he joined us in July 2002 until January 2005, Mr. Zavadil served as our Government and Regulatory Affairs Manager. From 1994 until July 2002, Mr. Zavadil served as the Environmental, Health and Safety Manager with Barrett Resources Corporation and its successor, The Williams Companies. Mr. Zavadil was a consultant providing environmental and regulatory services to the oil and gas industry from 1984 through 1994.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Senior Vice President Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Vice President Former

Mr. Walker has served as Senior Vice President — Land since March 1, 2006 and previously served as Vice President — Land from our inception in January 2002 through February 2006. From June 1981 through December 2001, Mr. Walker was self employed in the oil and gas industry as an independent landman performing consulting work for various clients, including Barrett Resources, and investing in oil and gas properties for his own account. From May 1979 through June 1981, Mr. Walker was employed by Hunt Energy Corporation in its Denver office.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Senior Vice President Current

Lynn Boone Henry . Ms. Henry has served as Senior Vice President Planning and Reserves since February 2009. She served as Vice President for us from January 2005 until February 2009. From October 2003 until January 2005, Ms. Henry served as our Reservoir Engineering Manager. From January 2003 until October 2003, Ms. Henry served as the Senior Reservoir Engineer for our Wind River Basin team. From January 2002 until January 2003, Ms. Henry was an independent consultant on reservoir engineering projects for various Rocky Mountain exploration and production companies. From 1998 until 2002, Ms. Henry served as a Reserves Manager and Project Manager for Cody Energy, LLC in Denver, Colorado.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Senior Vice Presidentplanning and Reserves Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Vice Presidentplanning and Reserves Former

Organization Position Status
Forest Oil Corporation Senior Vice President, Western Region Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Amoco Corporation Operations and Engineering Manager Former
Forest Oil Corporation Drilling and Production Manager Former
Amoco Corporation Senior Operations Engineer Former
Louisiana State University Bachelor of Science In Mechanical Engineering Former

Mr. Barrett has served as Senior Vice President — Exploration, Northern Division since March 1, 2006 and previously served as Vice President — Exploration, Northern Division from our inception in January 2002 through February 2006. From 1989 to 2001, Mr. Barrett served as Senior Geologist or Project Geologist in numerous Rocky Mountain basins for Barrett Resources Corporation, prior to the acquisition of that company by The Williams Companies. He served as Senior Geologist for approximately five months with The Williams Companies from August through December 2001. From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Barrett was a general partner in Terred Oil Company, a private oil and gas partnership providing geologic services for the Rocky Mountain Region. From 1983 to 1987, Mr. Barrett worked as a contract project and field geologist for Barrett Resources.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Senior Vice President, Exploration, Northern Division Current
The Williams Companies, Inc. Senior Geologist Former

Mr. Roux has served as Senior Vice President — Geophysics since March 1, 2006 and previously served as Vice President — Geophysics from February 2002 through February 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Roux was employed by Barrett Resources and The Williams Companies from July 1995 until January 2002, including as Senior Geoscientist and Senior Geophysicist. Mr. Roux's responsibilities with us include overseeing our implementation and use of technology and geophysical data.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Senior Vice Presidentgeophysics Current
The Williams Companies, Inc. Former

Mr. Macosko has served as Vice President — Accounting since May 17, 2006. In this capacity, Mr. Macosko will serve as our Principal Accounting Officer and our Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Macosko previously served as our Controller since June 2005 and as Manager Operations Accounting from 2003 until May 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Macosko owned and operated his own franchise business from 2000 until 2002 and served in various accounting capacities at other oil and gas companies.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Vice President Current

Mr. Finnegan has served as our Vice President — Information Systems since March 1, 2006. He previously served as our Director of Information Systems from July 2002 through February 2006. Mr. Finnegan served as IT Project Manager and IT Network Manager for AT&T Wireless Services Corporation from September 1996 until July 2002, and previously served as the IT Network and Telecommunications Administrator for Barrett Resources Corporation and as Electronic System — Test Engineer and Technician for Martin Marietta Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Vice President, Info Sys Current
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. It Network Manager Former
Martin Marietta Corporation Technician Former

William M. Crawford . Mr. Crawford has served as Vice President Finance since February 2009. He previously served as Director Finance, financial analyst and in other functions in the finance department since joining the Company in 2004. From 1994 through 2003, Mr. Crawford held various domestic and international positions in accounting and finance with various subsidiaries of Schlumberger Limited, a U.S. and international oilfield services company.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Investor Relations Director Current

Michael E. Wiley has been a director of the Company since January 2005. Mr. Wiley served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Baker Hughes Incorporated, an oilfield services company, from August 2000 until October 2004. He also served as President of Baker Hughes from August 2000 to February 2004. Mr. Wiley was President and Chief Operating Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company, an integrated energy company, from 1998 through May 2000. Prior to 1998, he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vastar Resources, Inc., an independent oil and gas company. Mr. Wiley is a director of Spinnaker Exploration, Tesoro Corporation and Post Oak Bank, NA, a trustee of the University of Tulsa and a member of the National Petroleum Council. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Riverstone Holdings LLC.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Director of the Company Current
The University of Tulsa Trustee Current
National Petroleum Council Member Current
The University of Tulsa Board of Directors Current
National Petroleum Council Board of Directors Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
Baker Hughes Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Former
Vastar Resources Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Atlantic Richfield Company President Former
Vastar Resources Inc. President Former
Baker Hughes Incorporated President Former
Atlantic Richfield Company Chief Operating Officer Former
Vastar Resources Inc. Chairman Former
Baker Hughes Incorporated Chairman of the Board Former
Spinnaker Exploration Company Director Former

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Manager Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Chairman & CEO Former

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Current

Organization Position Status
Rice University Professor, Engineering Management, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
EOG Resources, Inc. President Former
EOG Resources, Inc. Chief of Staff Former
EOG Resources, Inc. Senior Executive Vice President Former
EOG Resources, Inc. Vice President Former
EOG Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Former
EOG Resources, Inc. Vice Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Vice Chairman & Executive Vice President Current
Berry Petroleum Company Board of Directors Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Chief Operating Officer Former
Bill Barrett Corp. Founder Former
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Former
Colorado State University MBA Former
Kansas State University BS Former
Bill Barrett Corp. Team Member Former

Mr. Fitzgibbons has been a director since July 2004. Mr. Fitzgibbons also has served as a Director/Trustee of Dreyfus Laurel Funds, a series of mutual funds, since 1994. From January 1998 until 2001, Mr. Fitzgibbons served as Chairman of the Board of Davidson Cotton Company. From January 1994 until it was sold in August 2001, Mr. Fitzgibbons served as a director of Barrett Resources, for which he also served as a director from July 1987 until October 1992. From October 1990 through December 1997, Mr. Fitzgibbons was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Duke Energy Corporation Chief Development Officer Current
Duke Energy Corporation Group Vice President Current
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC Current
ONEOK, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ONEOK Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
Defs Chief Executive Officer Former
DCP Midstream, LLC chief executive officer Former
Defs President Former
Gas Processors Association President Former
Defs Chairman Former
DCP Midstream Partners, LP Chairman Former
DCP Midstream Partners, LP Board of Directors Former
Southwestern Oklahoma State University bachelor's degree in mathematics Former
Harvard University Advanced Management Program Former

Randy Foutch, 52, is founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Latigo Petroleum, Inc. Prior to forming Latigo in September 2002, Mr. Foutch was Rocky Mountain Regional Manager for Anschutz Company and Vice President of Exploration for Dyco Petroleum. An experienced oil and gas executive with prior successes in his own former privately held companies, he founded Colt Resources in 1991 and sold it in 1996. Also in 1996, Mr. Foutch founded Lariat Petroleum, Inc. and served as President until January 2001 when it was sold to Newfield Exploration, Inc. He then served as President and CEO of Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent Inc. and Vice President of Newfield Exploration Inc. Among many other awards, Mr. Foutch received the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' Public Service Award at its 1999 convention. Foutch holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Texas and a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston. He is currently serving on the board of directors of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, Leadership Oklahoma, Gryphon Exploration Company, and The Catholic Foundation of Eastern Oklahoma. He is also a board member and Vice President of Finance and Administration of the Thomas Gilcrease Museum Association, Chairman and board member of The Philip Neri Newman Center, and has served as Chairman of the Board of the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board, Chairman of the OERB Scholastic Outreach Committee and as Chairman of the International Society of Energy Advocates.

Organization Position Status
Latigo Petroleum, Inc. Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Current
Reformxt Founder Current
Strategic News Service LLC Current
Reformxt Board of Directors Current
The Catholic Foundation Board of Directors Current
National Petroleum Council Board of Directors Current
Leadership Oklahoma, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The University of Tulsa Board of Directors Current
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent Inc. CEO Former
Newfield Exploration Company CEO Former
Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent Inc. President Former
Newfield Exploration Company President Former
Newfield Exploration Company Vice President Former
Colt Resources Inc. Founder Former
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. Founder Former
Anschutz Corporation Regional Manager Former
Gryphon Exploration Chairman of the Board Former
Broad Oak Energy, Inc. Chairman of the Board Former
Gryphon Exploration Board Member Former
Broad Oak Energy, Inc. Board Member Former
The University of Houston Master of Science In Petroleum Engineering Former
The University of Texas Bachelor of Science In Geology Former

Mr. Stein has served as a director and the chair of our audit committee since July 2004. Mr. Stein is a self-employed tax and business consultant. From July 2000 until its sale in June 2004, Mr. Stein was a director of Westport Resources Corporation, a Denver based oil and natural gas exploration and development company, where Mr. Stein served as the chair of the audit committee. Mr. Stein served from 2001 through 2005 as a director of Koala Corporation, a Denver based public company engaged in the design, production and marketing of family convenience products, where he served on the audit and compensation committees. Mr. Stein has served as a director and co-chairman of the audit committee of Denbury Resources Inc., a Dallas based, publicly traded, independent oil and gas company, since January 2005. He also was a principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, formerly Coopers & Lybrand LLP, from November 1986 to June 30, 2000.

Organization Position Status
Denbury Resources Inc. Chairman Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
Denbury Resources Inc. Director Current
Ronald Evans Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Quality Tubing Chairman and CEO Current
Spinnaker Exploration Company Chief Executive Officer Current
Ctes, Ltd. Chairman and CEO Current
Rolligon Corp Chairman and CEO Current
Spinnaker Exploration Company President Current
Bill Barrett Corp. Board of Directors Current
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Director Current
Spinnaker Exploration Company Director Current
Ctes, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
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     BBG $30.94 +0.52 (1.71% )
Average Volume 536,587
Shares Outstanding 45.48M
Market Cap 1.4B
Year High 37.81
Year Low 17.08
Earnings Per Share 1.01
P/E Ratio 30.63
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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