Leadership
Frank A. Lodzinski
Investor / Managing Member
Frank A. Lodzinski is an investor and Managing Member of Partners Petroleum, with over 50 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has a strong history of organizing, building, managing, and successfully exiting upstream oil & gas companies.
Most recently, Mr. Lodzinski served as Executive Chairman of Earthstone Energy Inc. from 2020 until its sale to Permian Resources Corporation in November 2023. He organized the predecessor entity, Oak Valley Resources, LLC in 2012, merged it into Earthstone in 2014, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer until 2020.
In a similar manner, Mr. Lodzinski served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of GeoResources, Inc. from 2007 until its sale to Halcón Resources Corporation in 2012, after acquiring control of the company through a reverse merger.
Prior to 2007, he organized, managed, and successfully sold several public and private upstream companies, generating substantial returns for investors.
He holds a BSBA degree in Accounting and Finance from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and is a CPA (retired) in both Michigan and Texas.
Anthony C. "Tony" Schnur
President
Anthony C. “Tony” Schnur is President of Partners Petroleum. He brings more than 35 years of professional experience, with deep expertise in developing and implementing strategic plans, executive management, finance and operations.
In 2021, Mr. Schnur was selected to lead the formation of Fortify Energy, which was established to consolidate the assets of six distressed E&P portfolio loans of a U.S. based high yield credit fund. He successfully drove operational optimization, cost reductions, and meaningful returns of capital to investors.
His prior experience includes serving as Chief Restructuring Officer of BJ Services Inc., a $1 billion privately held oil field services company with operations throughout the United States and Canada. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer of two publicly traded E&P companies and as Chief Financial Officer of four companies, both private and public. Earlier in his career, Tony served as Director of Structured Transactions at Aquila Energy Capital Corporation, a mezzanine lender in the oil and gas sector.
He has served as an Advisory Board Member of the Gutierrez Energy Management Institute (GEMI) at the C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, and as a Director on the boards of two public companies and six private E&P companies.
Tony earned a BSBA in Finance from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio.
Leadership
Frank A. Lodzinski
Investor / Managing Member
Frank A. Lodzinski is an investor and Managing Member of Partners Petroleum, with over 50 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has a strong history of organizing, building, managing, and successfully exiting upstream oil & gas companies.
Most recently, Mr. Lodzinski served as Executive Chairman of Earthstone Energy Inc. from 2020 until its sale to Permian Resources Corporation in November 2023. He organized the predecessor entity, Oak Valley Resources, LLC in 2012, merged it into Earthstone in 2014, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer until 2020.
In a similar manner, Mr. Lodzinski served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of GeoResources, Inc. from 2007 until its sale to Halcón Resources Corporation in 2012, after acquiring control of the company through a reverse merger.
Prior to 2007, he organized, managed, and successfully sold several public and private upstream companies, generating substantial returns for investors.
He holds a BSBA degree in Accounting and Finance from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and is a CPA (retired) in both Michigan and Texas.
Anthony C. "Tony" Schnur
President
Anthony C. “Tony” Schnur is President of Partners Petroleum. He brings more than 35 years of professional experience, with deep expertise in developing and implementing strategic plans, executive management, finance and operations.
In 2021, Mr. Schnur was selected to lead the formation of Fortify Energy, which was established to consolidate the assets of six distressed E&P portfolio loans of a U.S. based high yield credit fund. He successfully drove operational optimization, cost reductions, and meaningful returns of capital to investors.
His prior experience includes serving as Chief Restructuring Officer of BJ Services Inc., a $1 billion privately held oil field services company with operations throughout the United States and Canada. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer of two publicly traded E&P companies and as Chief Financial Officer of four companies, both private and public. Earlier in his career, Tony served as Director of Structured Transactions at Aquila Energy Capital Corporation, a mezzanine lender in the oil and gas sector.
He has served as an Advisory Board Member of the Gutierrez Energy Management Institute (GEMI) at the C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, and as a Director on the boards of two public companies and six private E&P companies.
Tony earned a BSBA in Finance from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio.
Frank A. Lodzinski
Investor / Managing Member
Frank A. Lodzinski is an investor and Managing Member of Partners Petroleum, with over 50 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has a strong history of organizing, building, managing, and successfully exiting upstream oil & gas companies.
Most recently, Mr. Lodzinski served as Executive Chairman of Earthstone Energy Inc. from 2020 until its sale to Permian Resources Corporation in November 2023. He organized the predecessor entity, Oak Valley Resources, LLC in 2012, merged it into Earthstone in 2014, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer until 2020.
In a similar manner, Mr. Lodzinski served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of GeoResources, Inc. from 2007 until its sale to Halcón Resources Corporation in 2012, after acquiring control of the company through a reverse merger.
Prior to 2007, he organized, managed, and successfully sold several public and private upstream companies, generating substantial returns for investors.
He holds a BSBA degree in Accounting and Finance from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and is a CPA (retired) in both Michigan and Texas.
Anthony C. "Tony" Schnur
President
Anthony C. “Tony” Schnur is President of Partners Petroleum. He brings more than 35 years of professional experience, with deep expertise in developing and implementing strategic plans, executive management, finance and operations.
In 2021, Mr. Schnur was selected to lead the formation of Fortify Energy, which was established to consolidate the assets of six distressed E&P portfolio loans of a U.S. based high yield credit fund. He successfully drove operational optimization, cost reductions, and meaningful returns of capital to investors.
His prior experience includes serving as Chief Restructuring Officer of BJ Services Inc., a $1 billion privately held oil field services company with operations throughout the United States and Canada. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer of two publicly traded E&P companies and as Chief Financial Officer of four companies, both private and public. Earlier in his career, Tony served as Director of Structured Transactions at Aquila Energy Capital Corporation, a mezzanine lender in the oil and gas sector.
He has served as an Advisory Board Member of the Gutierrez Energy Management Institute (GEMI) at the C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, and as a Director on the boards of two public companies and six private E&P companies.
Tony earned a BSBA in Finance from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio.