Curtis Cohen brings over 45 years of global oil and gas experience, spanning exploration, development, and executive leadership across multiple continents. He began his career as a Geoscientist with Exxon, where he spent 15 years working on major discoveries throughout Europe and Africa. As Chief Geophysicist at Pogo Producing Company (now Freeport-McMoRan), Cohen helped grow the company’s market value fourfold to $3 billion through the discovery of over 500 million barrels of oil. Later, as Exploration Manager at Terralliance, he led the pioneering of the Vaca Muerta unconventional oil shale play in Argentina. His leadership continued across Africa as Managing Director of Brittania-U Nigeria Ltd. and COO of Sahara Group, where he doubled proven reserves and production in both onshore and offshore assets. Most recently, as COO of Western Energy East Africa Ltd., he oversaw the development of an 11-billion-barrel exploration prospect in the Comoros. A published author of over 20 technical papers, Curtis Cohen is fluent in English and French and is recognized for his deep geoscientific insight and proven ability to unlock high-value resources across frontier basins