Erin Energy Corporation
Erin Energy Corporation () is a United States based company involved in exploration, development and production of oil and gas. It was formerly known as CAMAC Energy. Its principal assets are in Africa comprising nine licenses across 4 countries, with current production and exploratory projects offshore of Nigeria, as well as exploration licenses offshore of Ghana, Kenya, and Gambia, and onshore in Kenya. In addition, through its Pacific Asia Petroleum subsidiaries, it has operations in China.

Corporate 
The Chairman and CEO is African-American businessman, Kase Lukman Lawal. John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Company, is on the board and will become the Chairman in 2016.

It was founded in 2005 as CAMAC Energy and has offices in Houston, Texas, Beijing, China, and Lagos, Nigeria.

Ownership 
Erin Energy was listed on the NYSE Amex Equities until 2018 when it moved its stock to the OTC Markets Group.

Operations 
On 4 August 2014 the company announced it had discovered 4 new oil and gas reservoirs in its Oyo-8 development well located offshore Nigeria. Erin had already drilled Oyo-7 in October 2013. The company said in its 4 August 2014 statement it was one step closer to bringing the two wells into production.

In July 2018, it was announced that Erin Energy went into liquidation.

References

External links
 Erin Energy website

Companies formerly listed on NYSE American
Companies traded over-the-counter in the United States
Oil companies of the United States
Non-renewable resource companies established in 2005
Non-renewable resource companies disestablished in 2018