Leadership
Traders, engineers and transaction people
Careers spent on crude supply and offtake, refinery operations and startups, marine and terminal logistics, and energy finance.
01
Vinko “Victor” Barcot Jr.
Founder & Director
Capital Markets & Energy Transactions
Based — Houston, Texas
25+ Years Experience
Investment Banking & M&A
Advisory • M&A • Capital Markets • Cross-Border Transactions
Victor Barcot founded Texmar Energy in 2010 and directs the firm's crude trading, transaction structuring and capital coordination.
He has more than 25 years in oil and gas investment banking, covering M&A, capital markets and cross-border energy transactions, including work with national oil companies.
He led a global oil and gas advisory practice at a major international bank and oversaw a multibillion-dollar energy portfolio.
His sector coverage spans upstream, midstream, LNG, renewables and low-carbon fuels across multiple jurisdictions.
Selected experience
- 25+ years in oil and gas investment banking, M&A and capital markets
- Cross-border energy transactions, including work with national oil companies
- Former leader of a global oil and gas advisory practice at a major international bank
- Oversight of a multibillion-dollar energy portfolio
02
Teodoro “Ted” Diaz
Country Head
Downstream, Supply & International Operations
Based — Caracas, Venezuela
40+ Years Experience
Mobil / ExxonMobil
Supply • Marketing • Chartering • Logistics • Project Leadership
Ted Diaz leads Texmar's downstream, supply and international operations.
He brings more than 40 years of global energy experience, including senior roles with Mobil and ExxonMobil.
His background includes experience involving PDVSA, CITGO, Lagoven and international downstream operations, covering supply, marketing, chartering, logistics and project leadership.
He has operated across Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Germany and the United States.
Selected experience
- 40+ years in global energy
- Senior experience with Mobil / ExxonMobil
- Experience involving PDVSA, CITGO and Lagoven
- Operating experience across Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Germany and the U.S.
03
Steve Wilson
Technical Lead
Refining & Downstream Engineering
Based — New Braunfels, Texas
40+ Years Experience
28 Plant Startups
Refining • Trading • Engineering • Operations
Steve Wilson leads Texmar's refining and downstream technical work.
He has more than 40 years in refining and marketing, with extensive refinery commissioning, startup, trading, engineering and operating experience.
He is founder and chief executive of TexSyn Energy, which processed approximately 80,000 barrels per day of specialty crude oils with a 223-person team.
His historical project experience includes work involving Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, Pemex, Tesoro and ARCO, across crude trading, refinery operations, pipelines, gas processing and NYMEX hedging.
Selected experience
- 40+ years in refining and marketing
- Leadership on 28 refinery and plant startups worldwide
- Founder and CEO of TexSyn Energy
- Crude trading, pipelines, gas processing and NYMEX hedging experience
04
William “Bill” Stills
Senior Executive — Latin American Operations
Business Development & Infrastructure
Based — Latin America
30+ Years Experience
Infrastructure & Project Development
Business Development • Infrastructure • Finance • Government Relations
Bill Stills leads Texmar's Latin American business development and infrastructure activity.
He has more than 30 years of international business, infrastructure, project development, finance and commercial experience.
His focus covers major Latin American energy and infrastructure projects, including government relations, infrastructure strategy and international project execution.
His career includes experience with Reliance Rail International, Renewable Development Trust and Pan American World Airlines.
Selected experience
- 30+ years in international commerce and infrastructure
- Latin American energy and infrastructure business development
- Government relations and infrastructure strategy
- Experience with Reliance Rail International, Renewable Development Trust and Pan American World Airlines
Representative Leadership Experience
Organizations associated with the historical experience of Texmar's leadership team. These references describe individual career experience and do not indicate a current commercial relationship with Texmar.
- JPMorgan / Major Global Banks
- Mobil / ExxonMobil
- PDVSA
- CITGO
- Shell
- Chevron
- Phillips 66
- Pemex
- Tesoro
- ARCO