President
Van Meurs Corporation

Born:	February 14, 1942 in The Netherlands
Education:	1970 PhD (Cum Laude) Economic Geology State University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Languages:	English, French, Dutch, Spanish and some German and Russian
Professional Associations:	Royal Geological and Mining Society of the Netherlands Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Petroleum Section
Employment History:	1974 - to date, President of Van Meurs & Associates Limited and subsequently, Van Meurs Corporation 1970 - 1973, Chief, International Petroleum Developments Division, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Federal Government of Canada 1967 - 1970, Assistant Professor, State University, Utrecht The Netherlands
Honorary Appointment:	Honorary Lecturer with the University of Dundee Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy
Books:	1971, "Petroleum Economics and Offshore Mining Legislation" 1981, "Modern Petroleum Economics"
Publications:	Most recent publication: "World Fiscal Systems for Oil" - 2002
Training Courses:	Provides yearly a course in London and Singapore for CWC in World Fiscal Systems for Oil and Gas. Also provides yearly in-house courses for Shell and Statoil.
Conference Organization:	Organized and co-authored publications for several conferences: "Natural Gas Clauses in Petroleum Arrangements", UNCTC 1985, Bangkok, Thailand "Fiscal and Administrative Strategies for Petroleum Exploration and Development", UNCTC, 1991, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Major Accomplishments:	Negotiated terms and conditions of the provincial offshore leases of Newfoundland (1974-80) and is currently assisting in developing new fiscal terms for gas Negotiated Inuvialuit Final Agreement (1976 - 84), one of Canada's largest aboriginal land claims settlements Was key advisor to the Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) (1980 - 84), in preparation of model contract and organization of bidding rounds. Was main author of the first comprehensive Canadian energy policy document "An Energy Policy for Canada", 1974 Was main consultant in Thailand for the redrafting of the Thai petroleum law and fiscal system (1979 - 1987) Was chief consultant on the reorganization of the petroleum sector in Guatemala (1975 - 80) Was key contributor to the petroleum diagnostic study for Gabon (1991 - 1993) Was advisor with respect to the drafting of the Law on Concessions and Production Sharing Contracts in Russia (1992 - 1993) Was President of IPC, a small Alberta petroleum company, increasing production from 350 to 4000 barrel of oil per day equivalent between 1987 and 1993, entirely from cashflow. Was main advisor with respect to the new petroleum law in Bolivia (1994 - 1996) and the related capitalization of YPFB Is currently chief economic advisor to KOC with regard to determining fiscal terms for the North Kuwait oil fields Was main economic consultant for PEMEX on the Multiple Services Contracts. Was lead economic advisor on the Alaska Pipeline Project and PPT legislation. Was senior economic advisor on the implementation of the PRT law in Algeria. Was key advisor to the revision of the Alberta royalties.

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