Company
Led by a management team that has drilled over 200 wells within South Texas since 1981, Nexera Energy is utilizing their deep industry knowledge and expert perspectives to assemble a solid land position across multiple prospects in South Texas.
Management
Shelby Beattie, President and CEO
Mr. Shelby D. Beattie has over 35 years industry experience specializing in exploration, production, and project management. He has been involved in the oil and gas business as a director or member of executive management since 1980. Working as a landman from 1980 to 1982, he was Vice President of mineral leasing for Newport Oil & Gas, Inc., a private oil and gas company. From 1982 to 1992, he was Director and Vice President of Phoenix Oil and Gas, and project-managed the development of over 200 oil and gas wells and associated mineral leases. He has served as a Director of the Corporation since 1997, as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation from 1997 to 2005, as President since September 2001 and CEO since February 2005.
Mike Rice, CFO, VP and Secretary
Mr. Michael L. Rice has over 20 years of industry experience specializing in energy financing and production operations. Mr. Rice started working for the Corporation at the Company’s inception and has held a variety of positions such as Secretary and Treasurer during this time. Mr. Rice has specialized in compliance and operations management for over 13 years. Mr. Rice graduated from the University of Utah with a B.Sc. in Economics and Consumer Studies, and has managed the Company’s day-to-day operations for more than 13 years.
Board of Directors
Shelby Beattie
Mr. Shelby D. Beattie has over 35 years industry experience specializing in exploration, production, and project management. He has been involved in the oil and gas business as a director or member of executive management since 1980. Working as a landman from 1980 to 1982, he was Vice President of mineral leasing for Newport Oil & Gas, Inc., a private oil and gas company. From 1982 to 1992, he was Director and Vice President of Phoenix Oil and Gas, and project-managed the development of over 200 oil and gas wells and associated mineral leases. He has served as a Director of the Corporation since 1997, as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation from 1997 to 2005, as President since September 2001 and CEO since February 2005.
Kendall Dilling
Kendall Dilling has 20 years of progressive technical and management experience in the oil and gas industry and has BSc, BA and MBA degrees from the University of Calgary. He began his career at TransCanada Pipelines where he oversaw the regulatory approval process for numerous pipeline projects in Canada and the United States. Mr. Dilling then moved into the upstream oil and gas industry where he has worked for several energy companies including both large multi-nationals and Canadian juniors in regulatory and business development roles. Mr. Dilling has been responsible for regulatory approvals, HSE and stakeholder relations for several major oil sands developments. Mr. Dilling is currently Vice President of Regulatory and Community Relations with Cenovus Energy.
GRAHAM CARTER
Graham Carter has over 20 years of progressive technical and management experience in the oil and gas industry and has a BSc. in Engineering from the University of Calgary. He began his career at ATCO Midstream working in various oil and gas facilities and in business development. Mr. Carter then moved to ConocoPhillips and worked in natural gas fields around Grande Prairie, Alberta. Mr. Carter joined Apache Canada in 2007 and worked in progressively senior management roles which included Manager of the Joint Venture department and Manager of the Facilities Engineering Group. In 2015 Mr. Carter joined Athabasca Oil and worked as the Engineering Manager in the Light Oil and Heavy Oil groups.
