BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$10.6M
- Private
- US
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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 TerwilligerNumber of Employees 3
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction: 211111
Recent Events
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Houston American Energy HUSA Beats Q3 Views by 1c
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Houston American Energy Finalizes Farmout And Joint Operating Agreement With SK Energy - Quick Facts
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Houston American Energy Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
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Friday, January 19, 2007 TULSA, OK FireStocks.com announces a Corporate Report for Houston American Energy Corp. AMEX symbol: HGO.
M2 PRESSWIRE-19 January 2007-Firestocks.com: Friday, January 19, 2007 TULSA, OK FireStocks.com announces a Corporate Report for Houston American Energy Corp. AMEX symbol: HGOC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:19012007 Firestocks.com Publisher Mike Morrisett presents a Corporate Report and Houston American Energy Corp....
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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 |
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Houston American Energy Corp Announces Completion of Farmout in Colombia
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Houston American Energy Corp Announces Completion of Farmout in Colombia
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