Steven A. Kranker

Mr. Kranker has over 25 years of broad oil and gas experience with major and large independent E&P companies in roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to joining EER, he served as the Corporate Engineering Manager for Forest Oil Corp., with expertise in acquisition and divestiture evaluation, petroleum property optimization and valuation studies, SEC reserve reporting and associated bank credit facilities. Mr. Kranker was responsible for the oil and gas reserves and economic evaluations in $4 billion in acquisition transactions and $3 billion in divestitures during the past five years, with recent emphasis on the assessment of horizontal drilling in unconventional gas plays. Previous service includes Senior Reservoir Engineer in numerous locations with exposure to a variety of petroleum reservoirs with Brunei Shell Petroleum, Arco Alaska, Maxus Exploration, Conoco and Shell. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.