Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> July 27, 2009
Warren Verbonac, an Energy Analyst with Octagon Capital Corporation, has over 25
years experience in the energy industry and financial markets. He has a B. Comm.
degree from the University of Alberta. His experience in the oil industry was
acquired at Gulf Canada and Chieftain International. In the financial markets,
he has worked both sides of the street - as an analyst at sellside firms
including Richardson Greenshields and Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon. His buyside
experience was managing resource and utility sector pension funds at Alberta
Treasury for almost 10 years. In 2006, he was ranked the number two stock picker
in his sector by Starmine and National Post. Profile
TWST: How has business been in the Canadian E&P space so far this year relative to what you anticipated?
Mr. Verbonac: Relative to what anybody anticipated it's down, although having