First Reserve Promotes Anastasia Deulina

First Reserve Corp., a private equity firm focused on the energy sector, has promoted Anastasia Deulina to director. She joined the firm in 2007, after having served as a vice president with both Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch.

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First Reserve Corporation, the largest and leading energy industry private equity and infrastructure investor, today announced the promotion of Anastasia Deulina to Director. Ms. Deulina is one the firm’s 71 investment professionals whose collective expertise covers all of the sub-sectors of the energy industry, on a global basis.

Ms. Deulina joined First Reserve in 2007. Her responsibilities range from deal origination and structuring to due diligence, execution and monitoring, with particular focus on the reserve sectors of the energy industry. Prior to joining First Reserve, Ms. Deulina was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs and previously a Vice President at Merrill Lynch. Earlier experiences include positions with the World Bank Moscow Resident Mission and the All-Russian Foreign Trade Academy in Moscow.

William E. Macaulay, Chairman and CEO of First Reserve, said, “Anastasia has been an active member of our team looking at reserves opportunities, where she contributes both a geological and commercial dimension throughout our investment process. She has served an important role in the advancement of our global reserves portfolio that includes recent investments such as Midstates Petroleum, a exploration and production company with an emphasis on tight sand oilfields, operating primarily in central Louisiana, United States, and KrisEnergy, an oil and gas company aimed at building a portfolio of exploration, development and production assets in Asia Pacific. Anastasia is a great example of the high quality, international team that makes First Reserve so successful”.

Ms. Deulina holds an MA degree in Energy & Mineral Resources from the University of Texas and a
BSc degree in Economics and Management from the Moscow State Geological Prospecting Academy.

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About First Reserve

First Reserve is the world’s leading energy industry investor, making both private equity and infrastructure investments throughout the energy value chain. For more than 25 years, it has invested solely in the global energy industry, and has developed an unparalleled franchise, utilizing its broad base of specialized energy industry knowledge as a competitive advantage. First Reserve invests strategically across a wide range of energy industry sectors, developing a portfolio that is diversified across the energy value chain, backing talented management teams and building value by building companies. Further information is available at www.firstreserve.com.

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