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

Larry Oldham – Parallel Petroleum Corporation (plll)

LARRY OLDHAM is President, Chief Executive Officer and a Founder of Parallel Petroleum Corporation, and has served as an officer and Director since the company was formed in 1979. Before Parallel's formation, Mr. Oldham was employed by Dorchester Gas Corporation from 1976 to 1979 and KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP, during 1975 and 1976. Mr. Oldham became President of Parallel in October 1994, and served as Executive Vice President before that time. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from West Texas State University in 1975. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Parallel

Petroleum and give us an idea of the things the company is doing at the

present time?

Mr. Oldham: Basically, Parallel was