Mr. Salomone began his association with Gulf Exploration, L.L.C.’s predecessor companies in 1987 as a shareholder/VP of Operations in Coastal Oils, Inc. and Gulf Production Corp. Today, Mr. Salomone manages and jointly owns Gulf Exploration, L.L.C. and its related companies focused on exploration projects in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming.  Mr. Salomone began his career in 1982 working as a Drilling and Production Foreman and later Operations Manager for Ratliff Exploration, Inc. in Oklahoma City. In 1988 following 3 years of consulting for independent oil and gas firms Mr. Salomone became a partner in the “Gulf” companies. Over the past 30 years Mr. Salomone has supervised exploration and production activities in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska and New Mexico.  

Mr. Salomone graduated from the University of Tulsa (1982) with a Bachelor of Science in Biology/Chemistry.