Management Team
Management Team
Craig D. HopkinsChief Executive Officer, President
Craig Hopkins has over 30 years of exploration and production experience in western Canada with extensive technical expertise in all facets of the business. Craig was instrumental in the acquisition of the Twining asset in 2018 and served as President & COO of the Canadian operations since 2020 and has been President & CEO of Barnwell Industries, Inc. since April 2024. He was previously a founder of privately held start-up which was successfully built to over 3000 boe/d entirely through the drill bit and sold to a Canadian major. Craig has also held various leadership and technical roles at Talisman Energy, Altas Energy Ltd, Crestar Energy, and Canadian Occidental Petroleum. Craig holds a B.Sc. In Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary and is a Professional Member with APEGA.
Philip F. Patman, Jr. Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Philip F. Patman Jr. brings nearly three decades of global finance, operations, and capital markets leadership across oil and gas, power and renewables, industrial technology, and digital infrastructure. His background includes public and private-company CFO roles, board-level advisory work, execution of equity and debt financings, restructurings, asset sales, joint ventures, and cross-border M&A. He has built and led finance organizations, overseen FP&A, treasury, investor relations, risk management, and multi-jurisdictional reporting, and has partnered with operating teams to drive cost discipline and cash-flow generation. Mr. Patman's background includes senior roles at Pantheon Resources plc, MacroFab, Soluna Holdings, VAALCO Energy, PTT Exploration & Production, Ameresco, earlier work in independent power and project finance, and private equity/infrastructure investing. Mr. Patman holds a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin Plan II Honors program, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center. He is a licensed attorney in the State of Texas.