Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> August 1, 2004
JAMES A. WATT is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Remington Oil
and Gas Corporation. He has over 32 years of exploration and production
experience. Mr. Watt spent three years with Amoco Production Company as
a Geophysicist followed by 17 years with Union Texas Petroleum
Corporation working the majority of the US basins. From 1991-1993, he
served as Vice President Exploration and Exploitation for Nerco Oil &
Gas Corporation and from 1993-1997 as Vice President Exploration for
Seagull Energy Exploration. He joined Remington Oil and Gas Corporation
in 1997 as President. In 1998, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer
of the company, and in 2003 was named Chairman of the Board of
Directors. Mr. Watt holds a BS degree in Physics from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Profile
TWST: Can you start with a quick overview of Remington and how you seethe company today?
Mr. Watt: Remington is focused on the offshore Gulf of Mexico shelf. We
develop our own prospects,