Resident in Almaty, Kazakhstan, KZ mobile=7-777-235-7407, US
phone=970-672-0227, sam_barrows yahoo
An
entrepreneurial executive with twenty-five years of meeting or exceeding
objectives in leadership roles in international business development,
marketing, transportation, and asset operations (rail, pipelines, and
terminals).
Senior Advisor Oct
2006 – Oct 2007
Karachaganak
Petroleum Operating B.V. – London, England, and Almaty,
Kazakhstan
Was a member of the team
that developed new rail export routes for crude oil and LPG in two major
field expansion projects.
Director of Supply and
Logistics Jan
2003 – Jul 2006
Was responsible for the
operation of all Marketing routes (8 MTA) including company’s export pipeline,
3 rail terminals, rail car fleet, locomotives, short line operations, LPG
trucks, export quotas, plus use of 3rd party rail, pipelines,
terminals, ports, vessels.
·
Directed the rail transportation of over 25
million tons or 200 million barrels of crude oil, refined products, and LPG
from Kazakhstan to world markets, to most countries in the Former Soviet Union,
and to China, Afghanistan, and Iran.
·
Was responsible for the crude oil supply purchases at company refinery
for 2 years (prior to tolling implementation).
·
Managed a department of over 500 people at multiple locations and an
annual budget of $ 250 million.
·
Was responsible for the procurement, tendering, and contracting for
equipment, goods and services required for work scope.
·
Was responsible for the management of company’s rail car fleet that was
increased from less than 500 cars to over 5000 in two years including the
purchase of 900 rail cars. The fleet was
one of the largest private fleets operating in the FSU.
·
Negotiated export rail tariff rate discounts that reduced route costs
by 26% in
Kazakhstan and by similar amounts in Russia.
·
Negotiated 6-year exclusive arrangements at Aktau facilities that reduced Aktau
transhipment costs by over 40%.
·
Reduced operating costs on the company’s 177 km (16 inch) export
pipeline by 20% after 1 year and by 47% after 2 years.
Director Jan
2001 – Dec 2001
Texaco ETCA Limited (
Directed the start-up and
operation of a joint venture that moved crude oil from Kazakhstan across the
Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia to the Black Sea
using vessels, rail, terminals, ports through direct contracts with transport
providers.
Director of Business
Development Jan
1998 – Jan 2001
Developed
and operated the initial crude oil export routes from Texaco’s North Buzachi field in western
·
Negotiated the initial crude oil processing agreement at an adjacent
field.
·
Worked with London Trading staff to generate the commercially-optimal
export blend and grow the Caspian trading book by augmenting equity volumes
through the acquisition of crude oil along the export routes.
Various Commercial and
Project Positions Apr 1983 – Jan 1998
Was
a member of the team that managed the commercial development and operation of a
50,000 km pipeline network.
·
Negotiated 15-year joint tariff and market share agreements in the
Mid-Continent that generated $ 7.5 million in annual revenue to Texaco Pipeline
and provided Texaco’s Refining and Marketing Group direct access to local
markets.
·
Created a $ 5 million / year crude oil blending and storage business in
·
Worked on the analysis and creation of a
market-based quality bank for the Poseidon Oil Pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico.
·
Worked with the company’s marketing unit to
analyze and perform location trades on various pipeline systems.
·
Designed and developed computer systems for Texaco’s crude oil trading
and transportation businesses.
BS in Business Administration from Colorado State University, 1983. MBA from University of
Phoenix, 1996.
Founder
and President of www.CyclingHallofFame.com,
an internet site geared toward cycling enthusiasts.
Served
as President of the Denver Texaco Employees Credit Union for 1 year and was on
the Board of Directors for 4 years.
Holder
of Permanent Resident Visa in Kazakhstan (no Kazakhstan work permit required).