Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> October 25, 1999
ROBERT L.G. WATSON, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, received a Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering degree from Southern Methodist University (1972)
and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of
Texas at San Antonio (1974). In 1977 Mr. Watson formed Abraxas Petroleum
Corporation, a San Antonio-based producer of oil and natural gas.
Previously, Mr. Watson was associated with the petroleum-consulting firm
of DeGolyer and MacNaughton and for six years was associated with Tesoro
Petroleum Corporation in various engineering, operations, administrative
and management positions. Profile
the company, just to kind of set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Watson: The company was founded in 1977 and went public
