Panelist

Mr. Paul Ching

Mr. Ching has forty-five years of experience working in energy exploration and production and serving on various boards of directors of several energy companies.  In March 2017, Paul and his son, Brian, formed Bainbridge Energy Partners, LLC (“Bainbridge Energy”), an energy exploration and production company focused on acquiring undervalued, onshore production-based oil and gas assets in the United States. 

Prior to forming Bainbridge, Mr. Ching served as Chief Operating Officer of KJ Energy from August 2014 to December 2016.  From June 1973 to July 2007, Paul was employed by Royal Dutch Shell, plc (“Shell”) and, during his tenure, Paul served in various technical and senior executive positions with experience working in Texas (East Texas, South Texas and West Texas basins), Michigan Silurian Reef trend, Rockies, Belridge Oil Field (California heavy oil), Gulf of Mexico, offshore Cameroon, China, offshore Malaysia and Yemen.  During his last five years with Shell, he served as Shell’s global Vice President of Research and Development. 

Mr. Ching currently serves on the board of directors of All American Oil & Gas Inc. (May 2014 to present) and World Energy Systems, Inc. (2010 to present).  Paul has previously served on the Board of Directors of Meridian Resource Corporation (NYSE: “TMR”) (2008-2010 and as Chairman, CEO & President for the last one and half years), 11308 Inc. f/k/a Monitor Corporation (2004-2016), Ingrain, Inc. (2007-2014), Oilsands Quest, Inc. (NYSE: “BQI”) (2010-2012), NanoDynamics, Inc. (2007-2009), Advisory Boards of Multi-Chem (2010-2013) and Energy Ventures (2014-2016), and Advanced Energy Consortium, Executive Advisor (2007-2009).  Paul has been an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers for 45 years and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists for 40 years. 

Mr. Ching received a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics in 1969 from Northern State College and a Master of Science in geological engineering in 1973 from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.