Edward T Story, Jr

Mr. Edward T. Story, Jr., also known as Ed, is the Founder of SOCO International PLC and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Story also serves as Honorary Consul of Mongolia in Houston. He has over 40 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry. He served as President of the international subsidiary of Snyder Oil Corporation. He served as Vice President of International at Snyder Oil Corp. He was the Founder and served as the Chairman of Thaitex Petroleum Company from 1990 to 1991. He was Co-founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Conquest Exploration Company from 1981 to 1990. He served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Superior Oil Company from 1979 to 1981. Mr. Story held the positions of Exploration and Production Controller and Refining Controller of Exxon Corporation from 1975 to 1979. He held various positions in Esso Standard's international companies from 1966 to 1975. Mr. Story has been a Director of Soco International PLC since April 1997. He has been Director of Hallwood Realty LLC, the General Partner of Hallwood Realty Partners, LP since June 1994. He serves as Director of Hallwood Realty Corporation. He serves as Director of Sen Hong Resources, an oil and gas company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He serves as a Non-Executive and Independent Director of Cairn Energy India Pty Limited. He has been a Director of First Banks America Inc., since 1987. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director for Cairn India Limited since March 18, 2009. Mr. Story served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Cairn Energy PLC from 1997 to January 15, 2009. He served as a Director of Devon SFS Operating, Inc. since 1999, Hi-Lo Automotive, Inc. since January 1988 and Snyder Oil Corp. since 1996. He is a science graduate from the Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas and holds an MBA from the University of Texas. He has been conferred an Honorary Doctorate degree by the Institute of Finance and Economics of Mongolia.