Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> October 25, 1999

Gary R. Christopher – Petrocorp Inc (pex)

GARY R. CHRISTOPHER, President and CEO, has been a director of PetroCorp, Inc. since August 1996. He is also a director of Middle Bay Oil Company, a publicly traded oil and gas production company located in Houston, Texas. Kaiser-Francis Oil Company currently owns 25% of Middle Bay. He has been acquisitions coordinator for Kaiser-Francis Oil since 1996 and also held that position from 1985 until 1991 when he became Senior Vice President and Manager of Energy Lending for Bank of Oklahoma. Bank of Oklahoma is 78% owned by George B. Kaiser. Prior to 1985, Mr. Christopher held various engineering and management positions at Texaco, Amerada Hess and the First National Bank of Tulsa. He received a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1973. Profile
TWST: Could we start with a brief overview and history of the company,

just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Christopher: PetroCorp was formed in July of 1983. I've only been

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