With more than 36 years experience in the energy industry, Frank Ingriselli is a seasoned leader and entrepreneur with wide-ranging E&P experience in diverse geographies, business climates and political environments.

Mr. Ingriselli is the founder of Pacific Energy Development (NYSE MKT: PED) and Pacific Asia Petroleum, Inc.

Prior to Pacific Asia Petroleum, Inc., Ingriselli spent 23 years at Texaco in diverse senior executive positions involving in power and gas operations, merger and acquisition activities, pipeline operations and corporate development.

Positions Mr. Ingriselli held at Texaco included:

President of Texaco Technology Ventures

President and CEO of the Timan Pechora Company

President of Texaco International Operations Inc.
 

Mr. Ingriselli led Texaco’s global initiatives in exploration and development in key new countries at that time, including China and Russia.  Among Ingriselli's achievements at Texaco was the signing of the first successful international oil contract in China in 1983, which today is still generating over $1 billion a year in revenues.