Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> August 2, 2001

T.paul Bulmahn – Atp Oil & Gas Corporation (atpg)

T. PAUL BULMAHN is Chairman and President of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation. Mr. Bulmahn founded ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, a Houston-based offshore development company active in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea, in 1991. He was Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year in Energy in 2000. He has served as Chairman of the Houston Bar Association's oil, gas and mineral law section, has chaired industry seminars on such topics as marginal offshore field development in the Gulf of Mexico, oil and gas law and e-business technology, and prior to forming ATP was the President of Harbert Oil & Gas Corporation. Earlier in his career he represented Tenneco in Washington, DC, and, prior to that time, was an Administrative Law Judge for the Railroad Commission of Texas. In May 2002, he addressed the Royal Bank of Scotland Energy Conference in London regarding the utilization by ATP of advanced technology in the North Sea. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a history and overview of the company?

Mr. Bulmahn: ATP Oil & Gas Corporation was incorporated in 1991. We're

an offshore development and production company, which