Experience

New Zealand Oil & Gas

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  Leading New Zealand's largest (and smallest) NZX listed E&P company. A unique Kiwi company well positioned at a time of opportunity in the Oil and Gas industry. Having used our technical skills to work up the reserves in our largest asset by over 50% and then turning these into riskless cash; we now have the challenge to buy something new and do it again. Leading New Zealand's largest (and smallest) NZX listed E&P company. A unique Kiwi company well positioned at a time of opportunity in the Oil and Gas industry. Having used our technical skills to work up the reserves in our largest asset by over 50% and then turning these into riskless cash; we now have the challenge to buy something new and do it again.



New Zealand Oil and Gas

• VP and GM Exploration and Production

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Production, HSE, Facilities, Drilling and Petroleum Engineering and Exploration. Listed company on the NZX and ASX. Production from 2 NZ developments (Tui and Kupe), non-operated ventures in New Zealand, Tunisia, and Indonesia, and operated exploration ventures in New Zealand and Tunisia. Still ensuring maximum extraction of Petroleum bounty, in a safe and environmentally responsible manner; for our shareholders, and over specific blocks in varied parts of the world. Production, HSE, Facilities, Drilling and Petroleum Engineering and Exploration. Listed company on the NZX and ASX. Production from 2 NZ developments (Tui and Kupe), non-operated ventures in New Zealand, Tunisia, and Indonesia, and operated exploration ventures in New Zealand and Tunisia. Still ensuring maximum extraction of Petroleum bounty, in a safe and environmentally responsible manner; for our shareholders, and over specific blocks in varied parts of the world.



New Zealand Govt Petroleum and Minerals

• Manager Petroleum Production

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

  Regulator of New Zealands Petroleum Mining Permits. Ensuring maximum extraction of New Zealand's Petroleum bounty, in a safe and environmentaly responsible manner. Regulator of New Zealands Petroleum Mining Permits. Ensuring maximum extraction of New Zealand's Petroleum bounty, in a safe and environmentaly responsible manner.



Tuatara Energy Limited

• Career Break

  • Apr 2012 - Sep 2012

  Currently taking a break. When I get back to working I will be operating through Tuatara Energy offering Petroleum Engineering, Project management and Business Management services. Currently taking a break. When I get back to working I will be operating through Tuatara Energy offering Petroleum Engineering, Project management and Business Management services.



OMV

• Austria
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations and Engineering Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Mar 2012

  Reporting: GM Responsible: Management of Reservoir Engineering, Production Geoscience, Drilling, Surface and Subsea engineering, and Production Operations. Company had 2 non-op ventures (Maui and Pohokura) and the Maari Operated Oilfield with waterflooded ESP field, FPSO, tied back to Wellhead Platform. Outcomes: Maari field into production Feb 2009 (FPSO >99% uptime, 2 years LTI free), built up organisation from 2 technical staff to over 100 including contractors. Drilled basin record exploration well with Semi sub (Moane 1). Initiated further development activites on Maari. Involved in stakeholder engagements Iwi, Government, JVPs, and a television interview on TV One). Deepwater exploration support for drilling the GSB. Commercial negiotiation including drafting and implementing JVOAs, acerage valuation, farmin/out, major contract tenders and renegotiations (FPSO operations, Heli, supply boat, engineering, rig contracts).



NAM

• Production Technologist and Development Lead

  • 2002 - 2007

  Value realisation Lead: Production optimisation, forecasting and well integrity across the SNS (49 platforms, 200 + wells, EUR 70 mln OPEX).Development Lead: L09 Area Development (2 Monotowers tied back to existing compression platform); L02FB HPHT ERD drilled into new gas field utilising Gas Jet compressor to restart older wells; L05 Oil potential waterflood oil field exited as result of study. Value realisation Lead: Production optimisation, forecasting and well integrity across the SNS (49 platforms, 200 + wells, EUR 70 mln OPEX).Development Lead: L09 Area Development (2 Monotowers tied back to existing compression platform); L02FB HPHT ERD drilled into new gas field utilising Gas Jet compressor to restart older wells; L05 Oil potential waterflood oil field exited as result of study.



Shell

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineer

  • 1990 - 2002

  Began downstream in Refining/LNG (Australia), then into upstream, onshore sour/tight gas (Germany), offshore pipeline gas (UK SNS), onshore oil (Thailand). Began downstream in Refining/LNG (Australia), then into upstream, onshore sour/tight gas (Germany), offshore pipeline gas (UK SNS), onshore oil (Thailand).