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James Hill CEO of MCF Energy ⁠

Website: MCFEnergy.com ⁠

BIO:

James Hill is a leader in global energy - specializing in exploration projects across Europe and North America. He holds over four decades of combined professional and technical experience and has led many successful projects, including a massive exploration campaign across six countries.

A geologist by trade, James earned his Master’s of Science in Geology from California State University and holds his P.Geo designation and is a Chartered Member of the London Geological Society.

To date, he has led the growth of several companies and scaled energy businesses through the M&A process and the development of strong go-to-market strategies.

He has a strong track record in European exploration, and is well-known for having grown the continent’s largest heavy oil field by 40x. He is responsible for leading one of Europe’s largest exploration projects and increasing oil production by 2000%.

James served as the President of Professional Affairs for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). He joined MCF Energy as President and CEO in December 2022.

James is working to drive change and through MCF Energy, a gas and oil exploration and production company, he is dedicated to strengthening Europe’s energy security in light of the Russia-Ukraine War. MCF is working to create a lasting impact in Europe by working to develop its internal resources and infrastructure. The company currently has two exploration projects underway in Austria and Germany.

Prior to MCF, James was VP of Exploration for both BNK Petroleum and Bankers Petroleum.