Peter Nicol

Mr. Nicol has over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas sector in both industry and investment banking. He founded and has been the Chief Executive Officer of Locin Energy Ltd. (energy consulting firm) since March 2012. Mr. Nicol is currently a Director and member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd., a public company dual listed on the TSXV and AIM. He also serves as a Director of ERC Equipoise Limited and Thorogood Associates Ltd., both private companies.

He has worked with and advised a number of small-medium cap and private-equity financed companies in the United Kingdom, Canada and Norway on mergers and acquisitions, financing and as a Director. Mr. Nicol was formerly a partner in GMP Securities Europe as the Head of the Oil and Gas Research, researching and raising capital for international oil and gas exploration and production companies. Mr. Nicol also previously held positions with Tristone Capital as Executive Managing Director for International Oil and Gas Research, ABN AMRO as Global Sector Director of Oil and Gas Research, as Head of European Oil and Gas Research at Goldman Sachs and was involved in the flotations of Petrobras, Petrochina, Repsol and ENI. Mr. Nicol started his career with British National Oil Corporation in a variety of commercial roles.

Mr. Nicol holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and economics.