About

Seasoned lawyer in the Canadian energy sector, Peter Volk holds both an MBA qualification and an LL.B degree from York University in Toronto. Volk’s strong commercial background allows him to combine his duties of general counsel at the Canadian oil company Pacific Exploration & Production, formerly known as Pacific Rubiales, with the role of vice president of communications for North America. Most recently, Volk oversaw the legal elements of the potential sale of Pacific to a large Mexican company in a transaction that would have amounted to $7bn, with the transaction ultimately being rejected by shareholders in July 2015. Alongside his role at Pacific Exploration & Production, Volk also serves as the general counsel of Caribbean Resources Corporation, until recently known as Pacific Coal, a business operation in Colombia.