Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> August 2, 2002

Financing Independant Oil & Gas Producers: John Falbo – Credit Lyonnais

JOHN M. FALBO received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas in 1980 and is a 1987 graduate of The Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at SMU. He worked in various production and reservoir engineer capacities with Amoco in Houston before entering commercial banking in 1983 with Mercantile Texas, now part of Bank One. Mr. Falbo performed oil and gas property valuations for the bank through 1987 and assumed a commercial lending role in 1987. He joined Credit Lyonnais in 1989 and now serves as First Vice President and Manager of its Independent Oil and Gas Producers Group located in Houston. Profile
TWST: Can you give us a brief overview of what your group does in the

energy area?

Mr. Falbo: My group specifically manages the bank's relationships with

independent oil and gas producers in