About Armen Nahabedian
In 2011, Armen Nahabedian founded Citadel Exploration, Inc. (CEI), an oil and natural gas exploration company located in Ojai, California. After educating himself about public financing and securities, and with the help of a veteran legal team, he founded CEI as a publicly traded corporation. As such, Armen Nahabedian and his company strive to use the most productive business resources to maximize shareholder value. Mr. Nahabedian and the newly appointed chief financial officer of CEI, Phil McPherson, have recently opened an satellite office for CEI in Newport Beach, California.
Before Armen Nahabedian founded CEI, he grew up around and worked in the oil industry through his family’s business as a fourth-generation explorer. From 2003 until January 2011, he worked as an Operations Manager for his family’s oil exploration company, also located in Ojai. As such, Mr. Nahabedian was responsible for managing operations, employees, and contractors for the business.
While supervising the logistics and organization of drilling operations, he played a critical role in several oil discoveries in the San Joaquin and Salinas Basins. Armen Nahabedian has continued to assist his family’s oil and gas operations as a member of BlackHawk Oil Company LLC (Blackhawk), another family owned oil company located in Ojai, California. He has assisted Blackhawk and its JV partners in the acquisition of approximately 100,000 acres of mineral leases to date and continues to assist in additional lease acquisitions.
When Mr. Nahabedian is not busy with his work, he enjoys spearfishing, jiu jitsu, hiking, body surfing, and golf.
Before Armen Nahabedian founded CEI, he grew up around and worked in the oil industry through his family’s business as a fourth-generation explorer. From 2003 until January 2011, he worked as an Operations Manager for his family’s oil exploration company, also located in Ojai. As such, Mr. Nahabedian was responsible for managing operations, employees, and contractors for the business.
While supervising the logistics and organization of drilling operations, he played a critical role in several oil discoveries in the San Joaquin and Salinas Basins. Armen Nahabedian has continued to assist his family’s oil and gas operations as a member of BlackHawk Oil Company LLC (Blackhawk), another family owned oil company located in Ojai, California. He has assisted Blackhawk and its JV partners in the acquisition of approximately 100,000 acres of mineral leases to date and continues to assist in additional lease acquisitions.
When Mr. Nahabedian is not busy with his work, he enjoys spearfishing, jiu jitsu, hiking, body surfing, and golf.