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

Stephen Fischer – Beta Oil & Gas Inc (beta)

STEPHEN L. FISCHER, Vice President of Capital Markets, has been Vice President of Beta Capital Group, Inc., since March 1996, and from April 1996 through March 1998 he was also a registered representative of Signal Securities, Inc., a registered broker-dealer. Between 1991 and before joining Beta Capital Group, Inc., in 1996, Mr. Fischer was a Registered Representative of Peacock, Hislop, Staley & Given, an Arizona-based investment banking firm. Since 1983, Mr. Fischer has held various positions in the financial services industry in investment banking, retail, and institutional sales, with a special emphasis on the oil and gas exploration sector. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a history and overview of Beta Oil & Gas, Inc.?

Mr. Fischer: We started the company in 1997 with our initial efforts

focused in the Gulf Coast areas of Texas and