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GTE Corp.

Market Cap:$1.2B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$32.2M
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

Gran Tierra Energy was inaugurated in May 2005 as a private international oil and gas exploration and production company. Today, Gran Tierra Energy is a public U.S. company holding both producing and exploration acreage in Colombia, Argentina and Peru.

President & CEO
Dana Coffield
Number of Employees 126
Contact Information

300, 611-10th Avenue S.W.

Calgary, Alberta T2R 0B2

www.grantierra....

(403) 265-3221

NAICS Code : 517310

Recent Events

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-UBS raises Canadian Natural, EnCana to buy

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

    11/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-UBS starts WesternZagros, 6 others

    10/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • UBS Initiates Coverage on Gran Tierra Energy GTE with a Buy

    10/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Energy Inc names Duncan Nightingale as vice president of exploration

    9/25/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • Gran Tierra to open office in Rio de Janeiro

    9/03/09 - Planned Site Openings - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Energy Provides Update to Costayaco Field Reserves and Results of Logging...

    8/31/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • BMO Capital Downgrades Gran Tierra Energy GTE to Market Perform

    8/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Energy slides to loss in Q2

    8/10/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Gran Tierra cuts oil output due to pipeline damage

    7/16/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Raymond James Upgrades Gran Tierra GTE to Strong Buy

    7/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Energy completes logging operations and initiates production testing of Costayaco-8 Gran Tierra Energy...

    6/29/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Gran Tierra signs exploration contracts in Colombia

    6/22/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Dana Coffield President & CEO
Edgar Dyes President, Gran Tierra Energy Colombia
Rafael Orunesu President, Gran Tierra Energy Argentina
Martin H Eden CFO
Max Wei Vice President Operations

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
William Scott Director and Chairman
Jeff Scott Chairman of the Board of Directors
Nadine C. Smith Board of Directors
Nick Kirton Board of Directors
Verne Johnson Board of Directors
Walter Dawson Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. President & CEO Current
G S A Current
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. Director Current
Aapg Board of Directors Current
Cspg Board of Directors Current
Cspg Member Current
Aapg Member Current
Explorers Club Fellow Current
EnCana Corporation President Middle East Business Unit Former
Arco International Former
University of South Carolina PhD In Geology Former
University of South Carolina Msc Former
Colorado School of Mines Bsc In Geological Engineering Former

Edgar Dyes, President Argosy Energy / Gran Tierra Energy Colombia. Mr. Dyes joined our company through the acquisition of Argosy Energy International L.P., where he was Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer. His experience in the Colombian oil industry spans twenty-one years, with the last six years in charge of Argosy Energy s planning, management, finance and administration activities. Mr. Dyes began his career with Union Texas Petroleum as a petroleum accountant, where he eventually advanced into supervision and management positions in international operations for the company. He subsequently worked for Quintana Energy Corporation; Jackson Exploration, Inc.; CSX Oil and Gas; and Garnet Resources Corporation, where he held the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dyes has worked in various financial and management roles on projects located in the United Kingdom, Germany, Indonesia, Oman, Brunei, Egypt, Somalia, Ecuador and Colombia. Mr. Dyes holds a Bachelor s degree in Business Management from Stephen F. Austin State University, with postgraduate studies in accounting.

Organization Position Status
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. President, Gran Tierra Energy Colombia Current

Rafael Orunesu, Vice President, Latin America. Mr. Orunesu joined Gran Tierra in March 2005 and brings a mix of operations management, project evaluation, production geology, reservoir and production engineering as well as leadership skills to Gran Tierra, with a South American focus. He was most recently Engineering Manager for Pluspetrol Peru, from 1997 through 2004, responsible for planning and development operations in the Peruvian North jungle. He participated in numerous evaluation and asset purchase and sale transactions covering Latin America and North Africa, incorporating 200,000,000 barrels of oil over a five-year period. Mr. Orunesu was previously with Pluspetrol Argentina from 1990 to 1996 where he managed the technical/economic evaluation of several oil fields. He began his career with YPF, initially as a geologist in the Austral Basin of Argentina and eventually as Chief of Exploitation Geology and Engineering for the Catriel Field in the Nuequen Basin, where he was responsible for drilling programs, workovers and secondary recovery projects. Mr. Orunesu has a postgraduate degree in Reservoir Engineering and Exploitation Geology from Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires and a degree in Geology from Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina.

Organization Position Status
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. President, Gran Tierra Energy Argentina Current

Mr. Eden has over twenty-six years experience in accounting and finance in the energy industry in Canada and overseas. He was most recently Chief Financial Officer of Artumas Group Inc. and has served as CFO of Chariot Energy Inc., Assure Energy Inc. and Geodyne Energy Inc., all publicly listed Canadian oil and gas companies. He was Controller and subsequently CFO of Kyrgoil Corporation and spent nine years with Nexen Inc. including three years as Finance Manager of the company's operations in Yemen and six years in Nexen's financial reporting and special projects areas in its Canadian head office. Martin has worked in public practice including two years as an audit manager for Coopers & Lybrand in East Africa. He holds a B.Sc. in Economics from Birmingham University, England, an MBA from Henley Management College/Brunel University, England, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Organization Position Status
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. CFO Current
Eden & Associates, Inc. President Former
Artumas Group Inc Chief Financial Officer Former
Nexen, Inc. Finance Manager Former
Birmingham university Bachelor of Science Degree In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. Vice President Operations Current
EnCana Corporation Team Leader Former
Petroliam Nasional Berhad Team Leader Former
Shell Canada Limited Former
Occidental Petroleum Corporation Former
University of Alberta Bsc In Petroleum Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. Director and Chairman Current

Organization Position Status
Postell Energy Co. Ltd. President Current
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Sable Energy Ltd. Director Current
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vgs Seismic Canada Inc. Board of Directors Current
High Plains Energy Director Current
Saxon Energy Services Inc. Director Current
University of Calgary Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Smith & Company Inc. Principal Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Investment Banker Former
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. Director Former
Yale University Masters of Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Saxon Energy Services Inc. President Current
High Plains Energy Director Current
Action Energy Corporation Director Current
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Saxon Energy Services Inc. Chairman & CEO Former
Vgs Seismic Canada Inc. Director Former
Saxon Energy Services Inc. Director Former

Executive News

  • Gran Tierra Energy Announces Opening of Office in Brazil and Appointment of President...

    Reuters - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Energy Announces Opening of Office in Brazil and Appointment of President for Brazil Business Unit

    Canoe Money - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Gran Tierra to open office in Rio de Janeiro

    Stockwatch - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Energy Provides Update to Costayaco Field Reserves and Results of Logging...

    Reuters - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Energy Provides Update to Costayaco Field Reserves and Results of Logging Operations at Costayaco-9

    Canadian Business Magazine - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Energy Provides Update to Costayaco Field Reserves and Results of Logging Operations at Costayaco-9

    Canada NewsWire - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Provides Financial Results for 2Q 2009

    Rigzone - 8/10/09 - View Story

  • Gran Tierra Energy Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 8/10/09 - View Story

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GTE $5.60 -0.12 (-2.1% )
Volume 2,574,598
Shares Outstanding 216.2M
Market Cap 1.2B
Year High 5.90
Year Low 1.96
Earnings Per Share -0.14
P/E Ratio 0.00
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
IndustryTop Rated
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