Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> March 1, 2004

PETER HILL – HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES INC (HNR)

PETER J. HILL has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., since July 10, 2000. From 1998 until 2000, Dr. Hill was an Executive Director of Hardy Oil & Gas in London, UK, and the Technical Director of British Borneo Plc following its merger with Hardy in 1999. From 1995 until 1998, Dr. Hill served as Managing Director of Deminex and was responsible for its worldwide production and exploration activities, including projects in Russia and Venezuela. Prior to 1995, Dr. Hill spent 22 years with British Petroleum in a range of senior positions in Australia, Egypt, New Zealand, the North Sea and South America. Dr. Hill served as Chief Geologist for the BP Group, and from 1989 to 1991 served as Chief of Staff for BP Exploration, sitting on the Board. From 1991 to 1994, he was the President of BP Venezuela and Regional Director for Central and South America. Dr. Hill holds a BS Degree in Geology from Southampton University, England, and a shared Doctorate of Philosophy in Sedimentology from Southampton University and Trinity College, Ireland. Profile
TWST: Could you begin with a brief overview of Harvest Natural

Resources?

Dr. Hill: Harvest Natural Resources is a New York Stock Exchange

company. We are a small, independent oil company that