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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$10.6M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Houston American Energy Corp. is an oil and gas exploration and production company. Our oil and gas exploration and production activities are focused on properties in the U.S. onshore Gulf Coast Region, principally Texas, and development of two concessions in the South American country of Colombia. We seek to utilize the contacts and experience of our sole executive officer, John F. Terwilliger, to identify favorable drilling opportunities, to use advanced seismic techniques to define prospects and to form partnerships and joint ventures to spread the cost and risks to us of drilling. Exploration Projects Our exploration projects are focused on existing property interests, and future acquisition of additional property interests, in the onshore Texas Gulf Coast region, Colombia and Louisiana. Each of our exploration projects differs in scope and character and consists of one or more types of assets, such as 3-D seismic data, leasehold positions, lease options, working interests in leases, partnership or limited liability company interests or other mineral rights.

Chairman, President, CEO & Treasurer
John Terwilliger
Number of Employees 3
Contact Information

801 Travis St Ste 1425

Houston, Texas 77002

houstonamerican...

(713) 222-6966

NAICS Code Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction: 211111

Recent Events

  • Houston American Energy HUSA Beats Q3 Views by 1c

    11/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Houston American Energy Finalizes Farmout And Joint Operating Agreement With SK Energy - Quick Facts

    10/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Houston American Energy Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    8/10/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

houston american energy corp. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
James J. Jacobs Chief Financial Officer
Jay Jacobs Cfo
Lee Tawes Tawes Is Executive Vice President and Head of Investment
O. Lee Tawes Tawes Is Executive Vice President and Head of Investment
Michelle Stojanik Manager, Admin
John P. Boylan Financial Consultant
Michael S Chadwick Motherrock Energy Master

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John Terwilliger Chairman, President, CEO & Treasurer
Edwin C. Broun Board of Directors
Lee Tawes Orrie Board of Directors
Stephen P. Hartzell Board of Directors
Ted Broun Board of Directors

John F. Terwilliger is the Company s Chairman & CEO. Mr. Terwilliger has been the Company s President, Secretary and Treasurer since its inception in April 2001. Since 1988, Mr. Terwilliger has served as the Chairman of the Board and President of a Houston Texas based company named Moose Oil & Gas Company. Prior to 1988, Mr. Terwilliger was the Chairman of the Board and President of Cambridge Oil Company, a Houston, Texas based oil exploration and production company.

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Chairman, President, CEO & Treasurer Current
Houston Producer's Forum Board of Directors Current
Houston American Energy Corp Director and Officer of Our Company Former

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Chief Financial Officer Current
Houston American Energy Corp Board of Directors Current
Sanders Morris Harris Associate Former
Duke Capital Partners, LLC. Financial Analyst Former
The University of Texas Masters of Professional Accounting Former
The University of Texas at Austin Masters In Professional Accounting Former

Jay Jacobs has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July 2006. From April 2003 until joining the Company, Mr. Jacobs served as an Associate and as Vice President - Energy Investment Banking at Sanders Morris Harris, Inc., an investment banking firm, where he specialized in energy sector financing and transactions. Previously, Mr. Jacobs was an Energy Finance Analyst at Duke Capital Partners, LLC from June 2001 to April 2003 and a Tax Consultant at Deloitte & Touch , LLP. Mr. Jacobs holds a Masters of Professional Accounting from the University of Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Cfo Current
Duke Capital Partners, LLC. Energy Finance Analyst Former
The University of Texas Masters of Professional Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Tawes Is Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Current
GSE Systems, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Northeast Securities Inc. Executive Vice President Current
GSE Systems, Inc. Board Member Current
Northeast Securities Inc. Head of Investment Banking Former
Houston American Energy Corp Board of Directors Current
Northeast Securities Inc. Director Current
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Former
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration MBA Former
Princeton University Former

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Tawes Is Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Current
Houston American Energy Corp Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Manager, Admin Current

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Financial Consultant Current
Houston American Energy Corp Compensation Committee Chair Current
Houston American Energy Corp Board of Directors Current
New York University MBA Degree In Finance, Economics and International Business Former
The University of Texas Bachelors Degree In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Motherrock Energy Master Current

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Board of Directors Current
University of Alaska M.S. In Engineering Management Former
University of Alaska M.S. In Engineering Management Former
The University of Texas B.S. In Petroleum Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Board of Directors Current

Mr. Hartzell has over 28 years of experience as a petroleum geologist. Since 2003, Mr. Hartzell has been an owner / operator of Southern Star Exploration, LLC, an independent oil and gas company head quartered in Houston Texas. From 1986 to 2003, Mr. Hartzell served as an independent consulting geologist. From 1978 to 1986, Mr. Hartzell served as a petroleum geologist, division geologist and senior geologist with Amoco Production Company, Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, Moore McCormack Energy and American Hunter Exploration. Mr. Hartzell received his B.S. in Geology from Western Illinois University and an M.S. in Geology from Northern Illinois University.

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Board of Directors Current
Amoco Corporation Division Geologist Former

Mr. Broun is the owner/operator of Broun Energy, LLC, an oil and gas exploration and production company head quartered in Houston Texas. From 1994 to 2003 Mr. Broun co-founded and was Vice President and Managing Partner of Sierra Mineral Development, L.C., an oil and gas exploration and production company where he was responsible for reserve and economic evaluation of acquisitions, drill site selection and workover design. From 1992 to 1994 he was a partner and consultant in Tierra Mineral Development, L.C., where he evaluated, negotiated and structured acquisitions, workovers and divestitures of oil and gas holdings. From 1975 to 1992, Mr. Broun served in various petroleum engineering capacities, beginning as a petroleum engineer with Atlantic Richfield Company from 1975 to 1979 and Tenneco Oil Company from 1979 to 1982, rising to serve in various management capacities. From 1982 to 1990 he served in various management capacities for General Atlantic Resources including Acquisitions Manager, Vice President, Engineering, and Vice President, Houston District. From 1990 to 1992 Mr. Broun served as Vice President, Engineering and Acquisitions for West Hall Associates, Inc. Mr. Broun received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas and an M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Alaska.

Organization Position Status
Houston American Energy Corp Board of Directors Current
University of Alaska M.S. In Engineering Management Former
University of Alaska M.S. In Engineering Management Former
The University of Texas B.S. In Petroleum Engineering Former

Executive News

  • Houston American Energy Corp Announces Completion of Farmout in Colombia

    Reuters - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • Houston American Energy Corp Announces Completion of Farmout in Colombia

    PR Newswire - 6/24/09 - View Story

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