Community relations

Corporate social responsibility and community relations

As a partnership which operates worldwide, Ratio Petroleum places great importance on and is deeply committed to conducting activities which support local communities and businesses in the countries in which it operates, from social, academic-educational, and business aspects.

In Israel

Ratio Petroleum is a proud Israeli partnership and it therefore places great importance on in active involvement in the community, including by all employees. Since its founding, the Partnership been involved community volunteering on an annual basis. In recent years, our employees have volunteered, among other things, at a day center for the elderly and at daycare centers for children with disabilities.

Around the world

Seeking to integrate members of the various communities in the countries in which we operate into the industry, we, together with our partners, support the local educational and employment systems, by establishing and deepening technical-professional knowledge [of local populations], dispersing scholarships for relevant professions, employing local workers, and more.

Furthermore, we take part in projects with social importance in the countries in which we operate – such as establishing a facility for at-risk children and assisting people with physical and mental disabilities, establishing a blood bank, promoting technological, mathematical and scientific knowledge for youth, and more.

Activities in Suriname

As part of its operations in Suriname, Ratio Petroleum, together with its partners, helped to finance the new trauma room in the Academic Hospital Paramaribo in the country’s capital. The hospital serves as a central hub for emergency care in the country, and is a treatment center for approx. 60% of the population. The construction of the project took around 18 months. In addition to the renovation of the trauma room, a state-of-the-art X-ray machine was purchased which connects to the hospital’s “cloud” and allows the hospital’s various specialists immediate access to the patient’s medical status, enabling faster and more efficient diagnoses and treatments. For years, Suriname has desperately needed a modern trauma room, and we are happy that we, together with our partners, were able to make this happen.

Academic relations

Ratio Petroleum views the development of close ties and collaborations with academic institutions as an important element of its operations, and it strives to preserve and strengthen them in recognition of their value and significant mutual contribution.

Collaborations enable Ratio Petroleum to be at the global forefront of research and to also be exposed to technological developments in various relevant scientific areas such as geophysics, geology, and various engineering fields. Furthermore, collaboration allows researchers and students to be exposed to the Partnership’s operations and experience in the industry, while creating a horizon for future work in the industry, and research with relevant and useful characteristics.

Ratio Petroleum supports and maintains an ongoing relationship with leading researchers and outstanding students in a number of universities and research centers in Israel and worldwide.

Examples of collaborations with academic institutions

Haifa University

Ratio Petroleum maintains an ongoing relationship with the School of Marine Sciences at Haifa University, and particularly with the Marine Geosciences and Marine Technologies departments. The collaborations include the support and supervision of students in the doctorate track, as well as joint research with leading researchers and post-doctoral students. The joint areas of research are relevant to the operations of the Partnership, and are concurrently at the forefront of research, in areas such as modeling of oil and gas systems, specification of fault systems and deep-sea sedimentary processes, as well as advanced geophysical analyses.

Tel Aviv University

Ratio Petroleum maintains an ongoing relationship with expert research from the geophysics department at Tel Aviv University. Collaborations include advanced applications which are at the scientific forefront of seismic processing and analysis, such as pre-stack depth migration (PreSDM), methods of mapping direct hydrocarbon indicators (DHI) including AVO Fluid Factor, seismic diffractions for faults and fractures analyses and much more.

Offers for collaboration

We welcome any offer for collaboration and would be happy to maintain professional contact with researchers, students, universities, and other research facilities. For further information and inquiries, please contact us: [email protected]

Eran Cario - General Counsel

An attorney serving as the General Counsel of the Partnership, with over ten years of legal experience in securities law, the capital market, corporate law, and commercial law. Holds an LL.M from Haifa University. Before entering the position, worked as an attorney at the law offices of Agmon & Co. Rosenberg Hacohen & Co.

Shiri Moskovich CFO

CPA who holds a B.A. in Accounting and Information systems from “Lev Academic Center” and an M.B.A. from the College of Management. Prior to this position, worked as CFO in a Medical Devises Hi-tech company

Gal Hartman - Exploration Manager

a geophysicist and geologist with over ten years of experience in the areas of geological and geophysical research and in the oil and gas industry. As part of his experience, engaged in operating geophysical surveys, interpretation, and assessment of seismic data including advanced geophysical analyses. Gal is also involved in academic research and collaborations with universities in Israel and worldwide. He works extensively in formulating and implementing the decisions in Ratio Petroleum regarding exploration. Holds a PhD degree in Geophysics from Tel Aviv University.

Eitan Aizenberg SVP Exploration & Production

Co-founder of Ratio Petroleum, SVP Exploration & Production. An entrepreneur and manager, with decades of geological and technical experience in exploration, development and production of oil and gas. Among other things, located the Leviathan gas field in the Mediterranean and the Alma field in the Gulf of Suez initiated the establishment and operations of Ratio Petroleum. In addition, in 2011 Mr. Aizenberg analyzed and identified the potential of the Guyana-Suriname Basin, prior to the significant oil discoveries which were later made by ExxonMobil, and he worked to acquire Ratio Petroleum’s interests in Guyana (Kaieteur Block). Holds an MSc in Geology from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, focusing on minerology-petrography and chemistry.

Itay Raphael - CEO

one of the entrepreneurs of Ratio Petroleum’s operations, with over ten years of business, commercial and legal experience in the area of oil and gas exploration. Works vis-à-vis various international entities in the oil and gas industry, including business and commercial bodies and government entities. Holds an LL.B and a B.A. in Business Management from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.

Rinat Gazit- External Director

Has held the office of outside director since 2017. In recent years, worked as a manager of mergers and acquisitions and as a manager of investment operations in leading corporations in the Israeli market in the energy, natural resources, security, real estate, and finance industries. Holds a B.A. in Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology from Haifa University, and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University.

Amos Sapir-Eternal Director

Has held the office of external director since 2017. Serves as a director in a number of public companies. In recent years, held the offices of Chairman of the Board of Migdal Insurance Ltd. and Migdal Holdings Ltd., director of Bank Leumi, outside director of Hot Telecommunication Systems Ltd. and in a number of private companies. Holds a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University, New York, and undertook PhD studies in Finance and Banking at Columbia University, New York.

Giora Romm- Independent Director

Has held the office of independent director since 2017. Held the office of Chairman of the National Road Safety Authority until 2019, and CEO of the Civil Aviation Authority until 2014. After retiring from the IDF with the rank of Major General, he held the office of CEO of the Ministry of National Infrastructure, and afterwards of CEO of the Jewish Agency. Holds a B.A. in Economics from Bar Ilan University and an M.B.A. from UCLA University.

Zorik Rotlevy – Director

Has held the office of director since the establishment of the Partnership. Serves as a director in Rotex (1980) Ltd., CEO of Lodzia-Rotex Investment Ltd. and also as a mediator attorney in court cases. Holds an LL.B from the Interdisciplinary Center, a B.A in Psychology and History from Tel Aviv University, and an M.B.A from Columbia University, New York.

Yuval Landau – Director

Co-founder of Ratio Petroleum, has held the office of director since the establishment of the Partnership. Also holds the office of director in Ratio Oil Exploration-LP, Ratio Oil Exploration (Finance) Ltd., and in several other public and private companies.

Yigal Landau -Director

Co-founder of Ratio Petroleum, has held the office of director since the establishment of the Partnership. Also holds the offices of CEO and director in Ratio Oil Exploration-LP and of director in Ratio Oil Exploration (Finance) Ltd. and in a number of other public and private companies.

Yair Rotlevy – Director

Co-founder of Ratio Petroleum, has held the office of director since the establishment of the Partnership. Also holds the office of director in Ratio Oil Exploration-LP and in Ratio Oil Exploration (Finance) Ltd., and of director in several other public and private companies.

Ligad Rotlevy – Chairman of the Board

Co-founder of Ratio Petroleum, has held the office of director and Chairman of the Board since the establishment of the Partnership. Also holds the office of Chairman of the Board of Ratio Oil Exploration (Finance) Ltd., and of director in a number of other private and public companies.