DENVER and HOUSTON, April 7,
2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Escalera Resources Co. is pleased
to announce the appointment of Mr. Neil
Bush to the Company's Board of Directors effective
April 3, 2014.
Mr. Neil Bush
Mr. Neil Bush is the son of
President and Mrs. George H.W.
Bush. Mr. Bush has been involved in both the energy
industry and international business development for three decades.
He began his career in 1980 with Amoco Production Company (now BP)
in Denver, Colorado. Later in the
1980's he formed two independent E&P companies that explored
for oil in various locations, both domestically (Wyoming, Colorado, California, and Michigan) and internationally (Argentina).
For the last 15 years, Mr. Bush has been engaged in a variety of
international development activities with a focus on China and the Middle East. He first
visited China in 1976, following
his father's service as U.S. Chief Liaison Officer in
Beijing. Currently, Mr. Bush has varied business interests in
Hong Kong, Singapore and China, including ties to companies active in
oil and gas exploration and exploitation, real estate development
and property management.
Mr. Bush graduated from Tulane
University with a bachelor's degree in International
Economics and from the Tulane
University Freeman School of Business with a Master's in
Business Administration. He serves as Chairman of Points of
Light, Chairman of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation,
and serves on the boards of the Houston Salvation Army and the
Bush School of Government and Public
Service. Mr. Bush, his wife and children live in
Houston, Texas.
Management Comments
Mr. Charles F. Chambers, Chairman
and CEO of Escalera Resources Co. said; "We are very fortunate to
have Mr. Neil Bush join our Board.
He brings a fresh outlook along with a vast array of skills and
contacts that we intend to put to good use as we grow Escalera both
domestically and in the international arena."
About Escalera Resources Co.
Escalera Resources Co. will have offices in Houston, Texas, Denver, Colorado and Casper, Wyoming. The Company has historically
explored and developed natural gas and crude oil properties in the
Rocky Mountain region. The Company currently has development
activities and opportunities in Wyoming, in both the Atlantic Rim and on the
Pinedale Anticline. Also, exploration potential exists in its
Niobrara acreage in Wyoming and Nebraska, which totals over 70,000 net acres,
and in its acreage in Nevada,
which totals over 6,000 net acres. The Company is actively pursuing
new focus areas, including international and midstream
opportunities.
Company Contact:
John Campbell, IR
(303) 794-8445
www.dble.com
SOURCE Escalera Resources Co.