Eric Streitberg has been a director of Buru Energy since its formation via a demerger from ARC Energy subsequent to its takeover by AWE Limited in 2008. He was the executive chair of Buru Energy from 2014 and became non-executive chair in January 2023.
Mr Streitberg was previously managing director of ARC Energy for 10 years and managing director of Discovery Petroleum for seven years (both ASX-listed companies he founded and developed into significant oil & gas production companies prior to their acquisition by AWE and Premier Oil respectively). He was also a founding non-executive director of Adelphi Energy, an early participant in the Eagle Ford unconventional gas and oil play in Texas. He has previously worked in South America, Canada, Libya, the UK, the US and Australia with BP and Occidental Petroleum in a variety of technical and managerial roles.
Mr Streitberg is a member and former chair of the APPEA Council, and former chair of the WA Marine Parks and Reserves Authority.