Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> August 21, 2000
STEPHEN C.M. KO is President and CEO of Best Pacific Resources Ltd. Mr.
Ko founded Best Pacific Resources in 1992. He is a reservoir engineer
with more than 26 years of experience in a variety of countries,
including Venezuela, Peru, China, France, Indonesia, the United States
and Libya. He also has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry
in western Canada, where he worked for Shell Canada Limited, Ultramar
Oil and Gas Canada Limited, Scientific Software Intercomp and Computer
Modeling Group. Mr. Ko is an acknowledged pioneer in the application of
horizontal drilling and enhanced oil recovery techniques and, while at
Ultramar Oil and Gas Canada Limited, managed a professional group
responsible for economic evaluation, development and management of oil
and gas fields in Western Canada. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees
from the University of Calgary, and won the Gold Medal of the
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of
Alberta. He has written 19 technical papers based on his practical field
experience and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers,
Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, the Petroleum Society of CIM
and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Profile
Best Pacific Resources?
Mr. Ko: Best Pacific was founded by me in 1992, so we've been around for
a few years. Initially
