Corporate Officers
Executives responsible for managing daily operations, executing the strategic vision, overseeing key business functions, and making critial decisions that drive growth and efficiency.
Angel Da Silva, Chief Executive Officer
Over 22 years of experience in assets valuation, field development planning, oil and gas contracts negotiation, and project finance. Petroleum engineer, MBA, Master in Banking, and Doctorate in Business Administration. CEO at Wayra Energy. Technical Lead of Integrated Asset Management at Halliburton. Managing Partner at ADS Advisors.
Matthew Beinke, Chairman
Licensed attorney and successful businessman. Managing Partner of Blackhawk Properties and United Global Group, Partner in several oil and gas operations in North America. Board member at The Wheelchair Foundation, and the John Muir Hospital Foundation.
Luis Urrea, Chief Business Officer
Over 20 years of experience across a variety of industries, including commodities, trading, oil & energy, and business brokerage. Managing Partner at United Global Group. Unparalleled network of relationships with business and government leaders around the world.
Strategic Advisors
These advisors strengthen the platform by adding technical judgment, regulatory and compliance perspective, financial and commercial sophistication, and additional institutional reach. Their role is to reinforce the platform’s ability to evaluate opportunities rigorously, engage the right counterparties, structure credible transactions, and support execution through a disciplined and scalable operating model.
Victor Gomez
Strategic Advisor | Government Affairs
50+ years in the oil industry.
Founder and President of Tecnopetrol.
Arthur VanDesande
Strategic Advisor | OFAC Compliance
30+ years in compliance and U.S. OFAC sanctions.
Former Senior Special Agent with the IRS.
Clifford Grossman
Strategic Advisor | Finance
30+ years in financial services and project finance.
Chairman and CEO at Ford Allen.
Dennis Flynn
Strategic Advisor | Commodity Trading
40+ years in commodities trading.
CEO at DT Fund Management.
Gabriel Oliveros
Strategic Advisor | Refining
50+ years in refining.
Former Vice President of refining at PDVSA.
Williams Carrasquel
Strategic Advisor | Field Development
35+ years in field development and operations management.
General Manager at Tecnopetrol.
Gusman Castro
Strategic Advisor | Power Generation
37+ years in power generation (steam, gas, and combined cycles).
Power generation Director at Secvenca.
Hugo Luna
Strategic Advisor | Operations
20+ years in well drilling, well reactivations, and enhanced oil recovery.
Manager for Eastern Venezuela at Tecnopetrol.
Jose Paez
Strategic Advisor | Drilling
37+ years in well drilling, completion, workover, and well services.
Independent Advisor