Salamander Energy is an independent exploration and production company that was founded in 2005 and is focused exclusively on Asia.
Since inception, the company has built a portfolio of production, development and exploration assets concentrating on Indonesia, Thailand, Lao PDR and Vietnam).
The scale of the business was transformed during 2007 through the addition of several new licences and in March 2008 the Company completed the acquisition of GFI Oil and Gas. The development of the business in the past year provides a portfolio with current cash flow, significant near term production growth and an active high impact drilling programme.
As at 30 June 2008, on a proforma basis for the additional 15% equity interest in Glagah-Kambuna TAC acquired in August 2008, Salamander had approximately 64 million barrels of oil equivalent in proved plus probable reserves and in the first half of 2008 produced an average of around 8,200 barrels of oil equivalent per day. A fast-growing company, it has over 65 employees, including a senior technical and management team with deep experience of the region, and has offices in London, Singapore, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and Lao PDR.
