About Us

Who We Are

MI3 Energy Partners was founded on a simple idea: the future of U.S. oil isn’t in drilling more wells — it’s in reviving the fields we already have.

Legacy oilfields across America still hold billions of barrels of untapped reserves. While the shale model is running out of steam, our team has developed a smarter, cleaner, and lower-risk way to bring this hidden value back to life.

Our mission is to deliver America’s most profitable barrels by combining proven CO₂-EOR technology with disciplined asset acquisition, operational excellence, and long-term investor alignment.

Our Team

Behind MI3 Energy Partners is a leadership group with over 100 years of combined CO₂-EOR experience. Together, we’ve executed dozens of successful projects, consistently delivering results within 10% of forecast models.

Manuel Amaro – Chief Financial Officer

Expert in fund management, financial strategy, and corporate development.

Carlos Pereira – Chief Executive Officer

20+ years in reservoir engineering and operations leadership.

Mahmood Ahmadi – Chief Technology Officer

Technical leader in CO₂-EOR with more than 30 projects executed.

Ed Pearson – Vice President Operations

Hands-on leader in field operations, execution, and production growth.

Trina Medina – Vice President Reservoir Engineering

Specialist in reservoir optimization, recovery forecasting, and field strategy.

Brian Black – Vice President Geosciences

Expert in subsurface evaluation, field development, and project management.

MI3 Management Team

An Experienced Team Executing The Vision

MI3 Co-Founders

Carlos Pereira, M.Sc.

President

25+ Years
Golden, CO

Mahmood Ahmadi, Ph.D.

Vice President

18+ Years

Golden, CO

Senior Management

Brian Black, M.Sc.

Manager Geosciences

20+ Years
Golden, CO

Edward Pearson

Director of Operations

40+ Years

Oklahoma City, OK

Trina Medina, M.Sc.

Director of Reserves
30+Years
Golden, CO

Manuel Amaro, M.Eng.

VP | Corporate Development

18+ Years

Golden, CO

Ryan Ahlstrom, CPA

Controller

15+ Years

Golden, CO

Oil & Gas engineering excellence with decades of experience designing, executing and operating the industry’s most complex projects across major basins in the U.S. and Internationally for marquee names in the Industry

Why MI3

Our advantage comes from more than just technical expertise. It’s the combination of:

Proven Results

Case studies like Beaver Creek, where we transformed 337 bopd into 5,500 bopd and created $500M+ in value.

Technical Depth

A team that spans geoscience, reservoir engineering, operations, finance, and project execution.

Execution Discipline

Decades of delivering CO₂-EOR results on time, on budget, and within forecast.

Investor Alignment

Focused on stable, long-life returns that outperform shale and align with today’s policy incentives.

At MI3 Energy Partners, we don’t just see opportunity in forgotten oilfields — we have the team, the model, and the proven results to unlock it.