Ex-Goldman Analyst Jeff Currie Is Getting Into the Oil Business

Jeff Currie, the one-time Goldman Sachs Group Inc. commodities strategist known for shaping investor views on energy markets, has co-founded an oil and gas company.

The new business, 1947 Oil & Gas Plc, has struck its first deal, agreeing to acquire small Gulf of Mexico producer Renaissance Offshore LLC, according to a statement Friday. Currie founded the new company alongside Ivan Murphy, a natural resources investor and former Cove Energy Plc director.