Background
Betz, Dieter Karl Ludwig was born on April 20, 1927 in Backnang, Germany. Son of Ludwig Georg and Mathilde (Baeurle) Betz.
Betz, Dieter Karl Ludwig was born on April 20, 1927 in Backnang, Germany. Son of Ludwig Georg and Mathilde (Baeurle) Betz.
Diploma in geology, Tech U., Stuttgart, Germany, 1949; Doctor of Science, Tech U., Stuttgart, Germany, 1951.
Petroleum geologist, Brigitta, Hannover, Germany, 1951-1955; operations manager, Brigitta, Hannover, Germany, 1956-1959; chief petroleum manager, BEB Erdgas und Erdoel GmbH, Hannover, 1959-1977; exploration director, BEB Erdgas und Erdoel GmbH, Hannover, 1977-1989; Chief Executive Officer, NLFB-KTB, Hannover, 1989-1995; consultant, NLFB-KTB, Hannover, Germany, since 1996. Professor petroleum geology Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitaet, Frankfurt am Main. Chairman, vice-chairman World Petroleum Congresses, 1971, 87.
With German Army, 1944-1945. Member Academy Geosci. Lower Saxony.
Married Elfriede Maria Weber, August 12, 1955. 1 child, Manuela.