Management

Paul Colborne is the President and CEO of Surge Energy Inc., a 17,000 boepd, publicly traded, dividend paying oil and gas company. He is also the President of StarValley Oil and Gas Ltd., a private, Calgary-based oil and gas company founded in November 2005. Mr. Colborne currently serves on the Board of Directors of Red River Oil Inc., a private oil and gas company.

In 1993, after nine years practicing securities, banking and oil and gas law, Mr. Colborne directed his focus to the oil and gas industry and founded an oil and gas company called, Startech Energy Ltd., which grew to a 15,000 boepd, publicly traded company. Eight years later in 2001, Startech was acquired by ARC Energy Trust for more than C$500 million. From September 2003 to January 2005, Mr. Colborne was the President and CEO of StarPoint Energy Trust, a 36,000 boepd publicly traded energy trust.

From 1996 to May of 2013, Mr. Colborne was on the Board of Crescent Point Energy, a 140,000 boepd, publicly traded, dividend paying oil and gas company. Until its sale in July of 2009, Mr. Colborne served as Chairman of TriStar Oil & Gas Ltd. He was also a Director for Westfire Energy Ltd., Twin Butte Energy Ltd., Cequence Energy, and Chairman of Seaview Energy Ltd. Until its sale in December of 2009, he also served as a Director of Breaker Energy. Mr. Colborne was also Chairman and a Director of Mission Oil and Gas Inc. until its sale in February 2007. In May of 2014, Paul stepped down from the Board of Legacy Oil and Gas. In June of 2014 Paul completed his term as Chairman of New Star Energy, and stepped down as a Director. Most recently, until its sale in January 2018 Paul was on the Board of Directors of Red River Oil Inc, a private oil and gas company.