By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, June 9 -- Tri-Valley Corp., Bakersfield, has appointed Michael P. Stark as vice-president of exploration. The position has been vacant since 2008.
Stark will be responsible for exploration, including land management. He has more than 35 years’ experience with oil and gas producers in increasingly responsible positions.
Most recently he was vice-president of exploration and land for Ivanhoe Energy (USA) Inc., where he worked for 12 years. Before that he spent 20 years at Occidental Oil & Gas Corp.