Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> May 6, 2002

Donald Wolf – Westport Resources Corporation (wrc)

DONALD D. WOLF is Chairman and CEO of Westport Resources Corporation. He has a diversified 30-year career in the oil and gas business. Mr. Wolf spent various parts of his career with Sun Oil Company and Bow Valley Exploration in Canada, moving to Denver in 1974, where he was employed by Tesoro Petroleum and Southland Royalty Company. In 1977 he co-founded Terra Marine Energy Company, which was sold in 1980 to Southport Exploration. In 1981 Mr. Wolf founded General Atlantic Energy Company ("General Atlantic"), where he was Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until its merger with UMC Petroleum in 1994, at which time he became President and Chief Operating Officer of UMC. Mr. Wolf resigned from UMC in May 1996 to maintain his Colorado residence and in June 1996 he joined Westport Oil and Gas Company, Inc., a privately held oil and gas company, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wolf currently serves as Director of MarkWest Hydrocarbons, Inc., and Aspect Resources, LLC. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of the

company and then a picture of what you're doing at the present

time?

Mr. Wolf: The company is approximately 11 years old. It was