Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> May 31, 2010

Saratoga Resources, Inc. – Andy Clifford

Andy Clifford is President and Director of Saratoga Resources, Inc., an independent oil and gas producer with operations focused in the inshore transition zone of Louisiana state waters. With offices in Houston, Texas, and Covington, La., the company operates 14 fields, including Grand Bay. Mr. Clifford has more than 30 years of experience in domestic and international exploration, development and production, and a proven track record of exploration and acquisition success in practically every important basin in the world. He is credited with the discovery of over 1 billion BOE of reserves in Africa, Alaska, Asia, Gulf of Mexico, Latin America and the U.K.'s North Sea, having worked for Exxon Mobil, Kuwait Oil Company and BHP Billiton. Mr. Clifford holds a B.Sc. in geology from London University, and he is a frequent speaker and published author on a variety of energy-related topics. Profile
TWST: Please begin with a historical sketch of Saratoga Resources and an overview of what the company is doing now.

Mr. Clifford: Saratoga Resources (SROE) is a small, publicly traded company on the