RENATO TADEU BERTANI



Renato T. Bertani holds a PH. D. in Sedimentary Geology and Geochemistry from the University of Illinois, USA. He has
over 33 years of international experience in exploration and production projects, acquisitions and divestments in several
Latin American countries, (particularly Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina), West Africa, UK, and the
USA Gulf of Mexico.
Mr. Bertani just took over as the CEO of Barra Energia, a new E&P company with focus in oil and gas industry of Brazil
that started operation in May of 2010.
Prior to his current position he served as President and CEO of Thompson & Knight Global Energy Services, LLC, a
subsidiary of Thompson & Knight dedicated to render business development and portfolio management services to the
energy industry. A large list of projects completed includes:
• Technical and economic evaluation of over 130 fields, discoveries and exploration prospects located in 15
countries for a large Asian client evaluating a potential acquisition opportunity with an approximate value of US$
12 billion;
• Technical and economic evaluation of E&P assets and companies in several Latin American countries for Asian
and Middle East clients interested in participating in competitive bids or direct negotiations to acquire such
properties, each one with an approximate value of US$ 1 billion;
• Strategic advice, preparation and assistance in the implementation of a business plan for a large company
seeking to build a significant portfolio of exploration assets offshore Brazil and abroad;
• Life cycle evaluation of the investment returns for the whole Gulf of Mexico oil and gas industry, as well as
comparison of the fiscal and contractual terms of the GoM with other jurisdictions.
He also developed and delivered the E&P Business Management short course, which consists of a series of
presentations, debates and real life simulations of companies competing for oil and gas assets while managing
exploration risks, market volatility, tax and finance issues. The program was already delivered, with huge success, in
Houston (five times), Rio de Janeiro (four times), China and Uruguay.
He previously served for 31 years in various technical and high level managerial positions with Petrobras, the Brazilian
state oil company. Among such positions were President of Petrobras America, Inc., a subsidiary of the Brazilian state
company based in Houston, where he was responsible for a very successful investment plan and the construction a
valuable portfolio of exploration and production assets (2001-2006), Managing Director of Petrobras UK (1998-2001) and
Director of International E&P activities for the Petrobras Group (1992-1997).
In these various assignments he was directly responsible for the innovative strategies and team leadership that led to
major oil and gas discoveries, including San Alberto and San Antonio gas fields of Bolivia, Akpo and Agbami oil fields
offshore Nigeria, and Cascade, Chinook and Saint Malo in the Lower Tertiary play of the Gulf of Mexico. Cascade and
Chinook are on track to become the first fields ever to be brought onstream in the GoM with a floating, production, storage
and offloading development concept.
Among his many achievements while with Petrobras he repeatedly implemented investment plans which led to substantial
increase in reserves and production, and creation of significant value, in all the E&P jurisdictions that came under his
responsibility.
Mr. Bertani is Vice President of the World Petroleum Council, responsible for the technical program for the next World
Petroleum Congress that will take place in Doha, Qatar, in 2011. He also serves in the advisory board of the Center for
International Studies of the St. Thomas University and in the advisory board of the Maguire Energy Institute of the
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. He served as a trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston from 2003 to
2006, as President of the Brazil Texas Chamber of Commerce from 2002 to 2007, and as Director of the Brazilian
Petroleum Institute from 1995 to 1997.

Mr. Bertani has dual Brazilian and Italian citizenship, and is a resident (green card holder) in the United States. He is
fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.