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Dr. Pete Stark is vice president of Industry Relations for IHS in Englewood , Colorado. In 1969, Stark joined Petroleum Information Corporation (PI), which is now part of IHS Group. He has served in senior management positions in Technical Services, Technical Marketing and International operations. Prior to joining PI, Stark was geological computing coordinator for Mobil Oil.
Stark's primary responsibility is to enhance IHS's presence and reputation as the leading supplier of global information and consulting services to the petroleum industry. Stark has authored papers concerning hydrocarbon shows, horizontal drilling, U.S. natural gas productivity, industry activity perspectives, petroleum GIS/mapping, E&P databases, information management trends and industry data standards.
He currently serves on the board of the Public Petroleum Data Model Association (PPDM), and was a lecturer on geologic computer applications for the AAPG Continuing Education Program. He has also served as chairman of the Alumni Advisory Board for the University of Wisconsin Department of Geology and Geophysics. Stark is a member of the AAPG, HGS, RMAG and the Denver International Petroleum Society. In 1958, he received his BSc, geology, from the University of Oklahoma and he earned his MSc and Ph.D. degrees in geology from the University of Wisconsin. | 