Gran Tierra Energy Inc

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc engages in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in Colombia and Ecuador. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and currently employs 431 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2005-07-06. The firm is focused on international oil and natural gas exploration and production with assets in Colombia and Ecuador. The firm has interests in approximately 22 blocks in Colombia, three blocks in Ecuador, and is the operator of 24 of these blocks. Its assets in Colombia represent approximately 97% of its production with oil reserves and production located in the Middle Magdalena Valley (MMV) and Putumayo Basin. In MMV, the Company’s field is the Acordionero field, where it produces approximately 17-degree American Petroleum Institute (API) oil, which represents 52% of total company production. The Putumayo production is approximately 27-degree API for Chaza Block and 18-degree API for Suoriente Block, representing 25% and 13% respectively, of total company production. The company also has production base in Canada's hydrocarbon region, the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and appraisal assets in the North Sea.