Ameriwest Energy, a company focused on producing underdeveloped oil resources, has appointed Jon Nicolaysen as a director of the company.
Mr Nicolaysen brings over 40 years of experience in business, mineral development and agriculture to Ameriwest. He has served as president of JK Minerals, a private oil company, for 19 years. Under his leadership, JK Minerals consolidated ownership and increased production in the Cole Creek Oil field northeast of Casper, Wyoming, US.
In 2001, he became the unit operator of the Cole Creek Oil field. He also is a founding member of Wyoming Mineral Exploration and Muddy Mineral Exploration. Mr Nicolaysen practiced his particular expertise in land title and acquisition to consolidate other productive fields in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming including the South Glenrock Block ‘C’ unit and the Big Muddy Oil field, the company said.