Mr. Oldham has been an Operating Partner of Mountain Capital, LP since 2015.  He has also been a Manager and Advisor of Gateway Royalty V LLC (“Gateway V”) since 2019.  Gateway V is the fifth entity of the Gateway Royalty companies, which were founded by Mr. Oldham’s son and have been successful in acquiring oil and gas minerals and royalties in the Utica Shale since 2012.  Mr. Oldham has also been a Manager of Gateway Royalty III LLC since 2016 and Gateway Royalty IV LLC since 2018 and has been actively advising Gateway Royalty II LLC and Gateway Royalty I LLC since 2014 and 2012, respectively. Mr. Oldham also serves as Manager of Oldham Properties, Ltd. since 1990. 

 

In 1979, Mr. Oldham founded Parallel Petroleum Corporation (“Parallel”), an independent energy company headquartered in Midland, Texas, which is engaged in the acquisition, development and production of long-lived oil and gas properties, primarily in the Permian Basin.  Parallel was taken public in 1980 and in December 2009 was acquired by affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC (“Apollo”), which was sold to Samsung C&T Corporation in December of 2011.  Prior to being acquired, Mr. Oldham served as Parallel’s President from 1994 to 2009, CEO from 2004 to 2009 and director from 1979 until 2009.

 

Prior to Parallel’s formation, Mr. Oldham was employed by Dorchester Gas Corporation from 1976 to 1979 and KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP from 1975 to 1976.

Mr. Oldham earned a B.B.A in Accounting from West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University) in 1975 and was a 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.

 

Mr. Oldham is a CPA and is a member of the Permian Basin Landman’s Association and the Permian Basin Producers Association.