03-29-2008
Teton Energy Corporation
announces the appointment of E. Russell Koeniger to the position of Director of
Land. Mr. Koeniger will be responsible for all leasing of land and related land
administration functions for Teton. The appointment is effective March 17, 2008.
Mr. Koeniger has over 33 years of land leasing and administration experience in
the energy business in Denver. Russ served as a Senior Landman for Bill Barrett
Corporation since 2003. During that time, Russ was responsible for all land
administration activities in the Big Horn and Wind River Basins and the
tri-state area of Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Prior to Bill Barrett
Corporation, Russ was District Landman for nine and one-half years with Barrett
Resources Corporation and Williams Production RMT Company. Previously he spent
approximately 19 years with several oil and gas companies in the Denver area
managing land administration activities in Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, Utah
and New Mexico.
Mr. Koeniger has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the
University of Northern Colorado. He is a member of the Denver Association of
Petroleum Landmen.
"Russ is a very experienced landman who has numerous contacts and extensive
knowledge of many oil and gas basins in the Rocky Mountain region," said Dominic
Bazile, Executive Vice President and COO. "He is an excellent addition to our
management team as we position Teton to grow to the next level."