With more than 30 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 was the founder of Pacific Asia Petroleum, Inc., (later known as CAMAC Energy Inc.), a $500 million market cap energy company listed on NYSE. Since the Company’s inception in 2006, Mr.Ingriselli served as CEO, President and Director, a position he retired from in late 2010. CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE Amex: CAK) has operations in Africa and China.
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.