Board of Directors

Alexander  Yu. Djaparidze

BoD Chairman

Head of Strategic Planning and Compensation Committee, Member of Finance and Audit Committee

Chairman of the Board of Directors of BKE since 2005. One of Eurasia Drilling Company  founders in 2002 and CEO of EDC.

From June 1995 to February 2007  Mr. Djaparidze served as President of PetroAlliance Service Company.

Since 05.02.2007 holds position of the Executive BoD chairman of PetroAlliance.

Prior to that Mr. Djaparidze held various executive positions at Central Geophysical Expedition (CGE), served as Managing Director of JV MD SEIS.

Mr. Djaparidze graduated from the Gubkin Moscow Institute of Oil and Gas. He is a Candidate of  Technical Science.

Mr. Djaparidze was awarded the Russian Federation Government prize for special achievements in science and technology.

Alexander  Ye. Putilov

Board Director

Member of Strategic Planning and Compensation Committee

From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Putilov held the position of the General Director of Uraineftegas Production Union in the Tyumen region.

From 1993 to 1995, he held the position of the President of the Rosneft state enterprise; from 1995 to May 1998 — the position of the President and BoD Chairman of ÎÀÎ Rosneft.

He was a member of Boards of Directors of Nefteprombank, Promstroibank and AO Transneft.

Mr. Putilov graduated from the Tyumen Industrial Institute with the specialty of «mechanic of oil and gas field machines and equipment». He is awarded with a People?s Friendship Order.

Douglas Stinemetz

Board Director

Is a a member of  BKE BoD since 2007.

Primary outside counsel to EDC since 2003.

From 1997 to 2007 Mr. Stinemetz was a member of Haynes and Boone company.

From 1994 to 1997 he served as General counsel  of PetroAlliance Service Company.

Mr. Stinemetz holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Harvard University and has his law degree from New York University School of Law.

Anatoly G. Kozyrev

Advisor to the LUKOIL President

From 1998 to 2007 Vice President, Head of Corporate, Budget, Economic Planning and Investment Department

From 1993 to 1998 Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy and a Board Director of OAO LUKOIL.

In 1991 he headed the Department for Financial Control under the RF Ministry of Fuel and Energy.

From 1986 to 1992 Senior Analyst, Head of Division under the Department for Fuel and Energy Complex of the USSR Council of Ministries.

In 1982 he was appointed Deputy Head of Financial Department under the USSR Ministry of Energy and Electrification.

In 2003 according to the RBC rating he was rated the fifth most efficient director amongst commercial directors in Russia.

In 2006 he was recognized one of the most professional managers in Russia.

Murray Vasilev

Board Director

Member of Finance and Audit Committee

• Senior Vice President Business Development of EDC since June 2007
• 34 years in oilfield services sector
• From 2000 to May 2007, Senior Vice President  of the Well Services Division in PetroAlliance Services Company Limited