Mr Fraser brings over 30 years of exploration and production industry experience and has held roles in production, reservoir engineering, business development and new venture areas.
He has a background in unconventional resource play development and operations acquired via tenures in the Rockies, the San Juan Basin and, more recently, in the mid-Continent and east Texas areas.
Mr Fraser was previously vice president for operations of the southern division at Chesapeake Energy. In this role, he was responsible for all operations across Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico.
Ron Eckhardt, executive vice president of North American operations at Talisman Energy, said: Jim will play a key role on the senior management team of North American operations. His depth of experience in unconventional resource plays will be instrumental in assisting Talisman achieve its strategic goal of developing the natural gas potential within its 2.5 million net acres of unconventional land in North America.
