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

Gareth Roberts – Denbury Resources Inc (dnr)

GARETH ROBERTS has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Denbury Resources Inc. since 1992. Mr. Roberts founded Denbury Management, Inc., the former operating subsidiary of the company in April 1990. Mr. Roberts has more than 28 years of experience in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties with Texaco, Inc., Murphy Oil Corporation and Coho Resources, Inc. His expertise is particularly focused in the Gulf Coast region where he specializes in the acquisition and development of old fields with low productivity. Mr. Roberts holds Honors and Master's degrees from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University, where he has been elected to an Honorary Fellowship. Mr. Roberts also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Genesis Energy, LP, and as a Director for Belden & Blake Corporation. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of Denbury Resources.

Mr. Roberts: Denbury started out as a traditional acquire and exploit

exploration and development company in the 1990s, but gradually we