A thorough understanding on how to apply the rules of the Petroleum System to evaluation methodology and decision making
Innovative Report Writing and Presentations
Assist in the evaluation of exploration opportunities in West Africa (2004-2006)
Plan and manage a multi-disciple team in Venezuela to evaluate mature fields (2003-2004)
Design and layout 2D and 3D seismic programs in deepwater West Africa (1997-2002). In excess of 7,500 sq km of 3D data acquired, processed and interpreted by small (max. 9) team of staff and consultants
Prospect Generator with successful acquisitions in Tunisia (1991 and 1993)
Consultant and Advisor to various small independents looking to invest internationally (1987-1997)
Prospect Generator and Team Supervisor for Down Dip Yegua Trend, onshore Gulf Coast, Texas, 1983-1986, including major gas discovery
Manager of Geology for Latin America, 1980-1983; geological staff of fourteen in Houston and the Region
Regional New Ventures/Operations Office, Singapore, 1977-1980, with exploration successes in Pakistan and major basin evaluation project management in Malaysia
Regional Operations Office, Singapore, 1974-1977, with successful drilling operations in Indonesia (onshore helirig) and Thailand (offshore)
Technical Service Group participant, 1970-1974, covering reservoir description work on clastic and carbonate reservoirs
Bachelor and Post-graduate Degrees in Geology (University of Southampton, England)
Ph.D. Topic - Carbonate Sedimentology of the Ravenstonedale Limestone and its Correlatives in Northwestern England (published 1970)
Manage and direct rapid growth cycle - portfolio, budget and staff (West Africa, 1997-2002)
Open, manage and direct subsidiary company/office (London, 1993-1997)
Manage exploration staff function (Latin America, 1980 to 1983, West Africa 1997-2002)
Project manager for major multi-discilpine evaluations (Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, 1980, Onshore Texas 1983-1986, West Africa 1997-2002)
Plan and conduct geological fieldwork (Sulawesi, 1975, Tunisia 1993)
Decision making applied to a range of problems, including:
Budget and Portfolio Management - maximizing available resources and putting them to work effectively
Drilling and Field Operations - timely decision making with clear guidelines and delegation of authority
Personnel Motivation and Team Building - using individual's skills to the best advantage of the team
Negotiating Skills
Negotiations with Governments for the acquisition of licenses and permits in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Skilled approach to dealing with cultural differences and the avoidance of misunderstandings. Achievements include:
Negotiated new exploration licenses in several West African nations, most particularly Morocco, Senegal and Equatorial Guinea. In Morocco handled the conversion of Reconnaissance Licenses to full Exploration Permits. Made the first approach to Senegal for negotiations covering the Dakar Offshore Profond License and maintained close contact with the authorities through a change of Government. In Equatorial Guinea assisted in the application and work program negotiations for Corisco Deep Block K and subsequently worked to support the resolution of the Equatorial Guinea - Gabon offshore territorial boundary
Introduced independent exploration companies to Colombia, Tunisia and UK and participated in successful negotiations for acreage in all three countries
Negotiations with partners and potential partners resulted in the formation of several industry groupings, including:
The Vanco Gabon Group, a five company group formed in 1998 for deepwater exploration in Gabon. Assisted in obtaining Government Approvals and successfully handed over operations to Total
Farmed out the Siliana Block, Tunisia to Monument Oil
Negotiated for Mosbacher UK in the UK 16th Licensing Round, resulting in participation within Chevron operated Block 205/10
Assisted Ameritex Minerals in forming a partnership to explore the Serj Block, Tunisia
Technical (Computer) Skills
Computer Systems (In-House)
Macintosh G4 computers running OS X (version 10.4)
Film and paper scanners
CD and DVD burners
Epson and Apple printers
High speed network and broadband internet
Computer Systems Experience (Other)
Windows operating system (user, various applications)
Unix operating sytem (user, Geoquest and Landmark)
Microsoft Office X (PC compatible) - Industry standards - Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Apple iWork (Mac compatible) - Keynote and Pages
Adobe Photoshop (PC compatible) - Photo manipulation software
Adobe Illustrator (PC compatible) - Graphic design software, for montage preparation
Adobe GoLive (Web compatible) - Web design program
Adobe Acrobat (PC and Web compatible) - For generating pdf files
Apple OS X tools - Including Quicktime Movie capability
Custom printing
Report Binding
Color Copies
PC Compatible – files can be accessed by clients using Windows
Web Compatible – files can be accessed by multiple platforms
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