Oregon operator adds vice-president of operations

April 19, 2005
Tom Kerestes has agreed to join the Methane Energy Corp. subsidiary of Torrent Energy Corp., Vancouver, BC, as vice-president operations, effective May 1. Kerestes, a 25-year veteran of the industry, has managed multiple drilling and completion programs for companies such as Gulf Oil, Pennzoil, Beau Canada, Husky Energy, Keywest Energy, Atlas Energy, and Compton Petroleum.

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, Apr. 19 � Tom Kerestes has agreed to join the Methane Energy Corp. subsidiary of Torrent Energy Corp., Vancouver, BC, as vice-president operations, effective May 1. Kerestes, a 25-year veteran of the industry, has managed multiple drilling and completion programs for companies such as Gulf Oil, Pennzoil, Beau Canada, Husky Energy, Keywest Energy, Atlas Energy, and Compton Petroleum.

Kerestes will manage Torrent's pilot coalbed methane well program at Coos Bay, Ore.

Environmental Partners Inc., Issaquah, Wash., will deal with environmental facets of the drilling program.