Steven C. Harding, (Hon) B.Sc. & M.Sc. Geology
President, CEO and Director

With almost 27 years experience, Steven C. Harding has occupied various senior positions within EnCana Corporation, its predecessor Alberta Energy and Husky Energy. His experience includes positions of Vice President Northern Canada and Vice President Alaska/MacKenzie Delta at EnCana and Chief Geoscientist at Husky Energy.

Mr. Harding has extensive experience with oil and gas exploration and development within numerous geological basins, both within and outside of North America. Included in his accomplishments is developing the geological model which lead to the discovery of the giant White Rose field, offshore Newfoundland. The White Rose field has total reserves currently estimated at about 450 to 500 Million bbls and from 3 to 4 Tcf of gas. It is a major field currently producing about 125,000 bbls/day.

While at EnCana, Mr. Harding and his team negotiated and secured the largest exploration position in the US and Canadian Arctic, leading to the discovery of the Umiak field and receiving an MMS corporate citizen award for outstanding cultural and environmental efforts in Alaska.

Mr. Harding’s Bachelor of Science degree in Geology is from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and he earned his Masters degree in Geology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Mr. Harding is a Registered Professional Geologist by APEGGA (Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta).

Herb Dhaliwal
Director

Beginning in 1997, Herb Dhaliwal became a Federal cabinet minister appointed by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. He successively held the portfolios of National Revenue, Fisheries & Oceans and Natural Resources in Ottawa, Canada until 2004.

During his illustrious career he was involved with leadership in numerous Canadian national projects as well as projects abroad. Serving as Natural Resources Minister, Mr. Dhaliwal was involved with large-scale energy projects including the Mackenzie Delta gas pipeline, as well as projects designed to improve existing energy infrastructure. He also spear headed efforts to develop alternative energy sources for North America, which included wind, solar and tidal energy sources, and has been involved with advancing the electricity grid within Canada as well as addressing climate change.

While serving in the Canadian House of Commons, Mr. Dhaliwal also chaired the Ministerial Section of the United Nations Environment Program (100 countries) and co-chaired with the U.S. Energy Secretary, a bilateral study of the August 2003 North American electrical blackout.

Prior to entering politics, Mr. Dhaliwal's career as a businessman and entrepreneur spanned more than 25 years in the private and public sectors. As an entrepreneur, he held the positions of vice-chair on the Board of Directors for the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and chair of British Columbia Hydro's Budget and Audit Committees.

Mr. Dhaliwal has the rare distinction of being the first South Asian to hold a Cabinet position anywhere in a Western democracy.

Mr. Dahliwal has a bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia.

Mr. M.S. (Moni) Minhas (B.Sc. Eng.)
Director

Moni Minhas is a professional engineer and entrepreneur with more than 26 years experience. Moni is a Board of Director of American Oil & Gas Inc. (AOGI), a public oil and gas company based in Denver, Colorado, an active oil and gas exploration and development company in the Rocky Mountain region of the USA, with a market capitalization of almost $200 million. Since 2002 He has also served as President of Daroli Khurd Investments Inc., a privately held real estate investment company based in Alberta.

Moni was employed at Encana Corp. and its predecessor Pan Canadian Petroleum for more than 13 years. During this time he was involved with the successful development of oil and gas properties resulting in capital expenditure in excess of $250 million. These projects added gas production of 175 mmscf/day and oil production of 10,000 bbl/day, contributing almost 300,000 BOE in reserves. Moni’s depth of experience and expertise encouraged Pan Canadian to appoint him leader of the Reserves Task Force, whereby he was responsible for reviewing and evaluating the company’s portfolio of petroleum reserves.

Moni is a highly respected author and instructor, designing and teaching numerous oil and gas seminars worldwide.

Moni Minhas graduated with B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1980. He also completed first years of Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) and MBA, both from the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Minhas is a Registered Professional Engineer by APEGGA (Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta).