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Michael J. FitzGerald
Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production
Michael J. FitzGerald, 56, joined Toreador in late 2001
as part of the merger of Madison Oil Company and Toreador.
He had been vice president, exploration of Madison Oil
since 1992 and was one of the founders of the company.
Mr. FitzGerald’s oil-business career began in 1972
when he joined Texaco (now ChevronTexaco) as an exploration
geologist in New Orleans. In 1975, he began work for
Consolidated Natural Gas Corporation in Clarksburg, West
Virginia, as an exploration geologist in the Appalachian
region.
From 1976-1978, Mr. FitzGerald was an exploration geologist
with the General American Oil Company of Texas, focusing
on U.S. Gulf Coast activities.
In 1978, Mr. FitzGerald joined Dallas-based Triton Energy
(acquired by Amerada Hess Corporation in 2001), an international
oil and gas exploration and production company, as an
exploration geologist. At Triton, Mr. FitzGerald was
the chief geologist and exploration manager in Europe
from 1981-1988, leading the exploration team in major
French oil-field discoveries including the Villeperdue
Field. From 1988-1990, Mr. FitzGerald served as Triton’s
director of investor relations and corporate development
until he returned to the technical side as manager in
charge of frontier exploration from 1990-1991.
Mr. FitzGerald is a 1972 graduate of the University of
Notre Dame with a bachelor of science degree in geology.
He is a member of the American Association
of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and a Certified Petroleum
Geologist as recognized by the Division of Professional
Affairs of the AAPG.
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