Experience

DeNovo Energy Limited

• Trinidad and Tobago
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  Provides technical and commercial peer reviews and monthly progress reports for upstream oil & gas projects. Provides technical and commercial peer reviews and monthly progress reports for upstream oil & gas projects.



The CEPEP Company Limited

• Trinidad and Tobago
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Strategically leads the company to achievement of its corporate objectives, growth, and fulfillment of all stakeholder obligations within the policy framework of the shareholder and the board. Strategically leads the company to achievement of its corporate objectives, growth, and fulfillment of all stakeholder obligations within the policy framework of the shareholder and the board.



The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited

• Trinidad and Tobago
• Oil and Gas
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jun 2020 - Oct 2020

  Member of a team of consultants that conducted and produced a Due Diligence Report for Acquisition of Heritage Assets namely NCMA Area 1 & Block 9 Unitized Area 1, NCMA 4 and Block 22 for the National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago. Member of a team of consultants that conducted and produced a Due Diligence Report for Acquisition of Heritage Assets namely NCMA Area 1 & Block 9 Unitized Area 1, NCMA 4 and Block 22 for the National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago.



Ministry of Energy & Energy Industries

• Trinidad and Tobago
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Advisor to Minister of Energy

  • Jan 2016 - Oct 2016

  Provide technical advisory support for the Minister as part of the substantive activities in preparation of the strategic plan for the Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and the monitoring of action plan deliverables. Advise the Minister on Development of policy/strategy for the management of the upstream petroleum industry Act as a knowledge based advisory services provider within the area of energy policy development and implementation regarding underutilized and open… Show more Provide technical advisory support for the Minister as part of the substantive activities in preparation of the strategic plan for the Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and the monitoring of action plan deliverables. Advise the Minister on Development of policy/strategy for the management of the upstream petroleum industry Act as a knowledge based advisory services provider within the area of energy policy development and implementation regarding underutilized and open acreages. Prepare comprehensive position papers and recommendations outlining policy options/choices in regulating the surveying, exploration, drilling, mining, production, development, processing, transportation and marketing operations of the petroleum and other mining industries to ensure that existing laws are observed. Provide advice to the Minister on approved exploration work programs and budgets, appraisal work programs, development plans, work-over programs, and financial obligations. Facilitate constant dialogue with the Government and other key partners to provide knowledge based advisory services: liaise with national stakeholders and ensure proper coordination and partnership in common development efforts in energy policy development and implementation. Provide technical support to the ministry charged with the foreign affairs portfolio (e.g., cross border, law of the sea). Provide the professional platform for networking and partnership building with the government, local authorities, non-government, private sector, and international development organizations or projects. Liaise with the key stakeholders including local and regional Chambers of Commerce and business associations. Participate and contribute towards the development of the Ministry Diversification strategy. Support the Minister as required. Show less Provide technical advisory support for the Minister as part of the substantive activities in preparation of the strategic plan for the Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and the monitoring of action plan deliverables. Advise the Minister on Development of policy/strategy for the management of the upstream petroleum industry Act as a knowledge based advisory services provider within the area of energy policy development and implementation regarding underutilized and open… Show more Provide technical advisory support for the Minister as part of the substantive activities in preparation of the strategic plan for the Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and the monitoring of action plan deliverables. Advise the Minister on Development of policy/strategy for the management of the upstream petroleum industry Act as a knowledge based advisory services provider within the area of energy policy development and implementation regarding underutilized and open acreages. Prepare comprehensive position papers and recommendations outlining policy options/choices in regulating the surveying, exploration, drilling, mining, production, development, processing, transportation and marketing operations of the petroleum and other mining industries to ensure that existing laws are observed. Provide advice to the Minister on approved exploration work programs and budgets, appraisal work programs, development plans, work-over programs, and financial obligations. Facilitate constant dialogue with the Government and other key partners to provide knowledge based advisory services: liaise with national stakeholders and ensure proper coordination and partnership in common development efforts in energy policy development and implementation. Provide technical support to the ministry charged with the foreign affairs portfolio (e.g., cross border, law of the sea). Provide the professional platform for networking and partnership building with the government, local authorities, non-government, private sector, and international development organizations or projects. Liaise with the key stakeholders including local and regional Chambers of Commerce and business associations. Participate and contribute towards the development of the Ministry Diversification strategy. Support the Minister as required. Show less



Pi Consultants Limited

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Managing Director

  • Nov 2007 - Dec 2015

  Advised the government of Equatorial Guinea on monetizing their natural gas reserves by utilizing the country gas reserves to construct a Petrochemical complex consisting of Ammonia, Urea, NGL and a NPK plant. Provided advice on CNG Bus project and conversion of their power generation to use LNG. Negotiated and signature executed a twenty-year Gas Sales Agreement for 100MMSCFD on behalf of the government of Equatorial Guinea with Noble Energy USA – A US$1Billion over the life of the… Show more Advised the government of Equatorial Guinea on monetizing their natural gas reserves by utilizing the country gas reserves to construct a Petrochemical complex consisting of Ammonia, Urea, NGL and a NPK plant. Provided advice on CNG Bus project and conversion of their power generation to use LNG. Negotiated and signature executed a twenty-year Gas Sales Agreement for 100MMSCFD on behalf of the government of Equatorial Guinea with Noble Energy USA – A US$1Billion over the life of the contract Member of small multidisciplinary team that developed an ‘Outline Gas Strategy’ for Equatorial Guinea Executive Director for Sorgenia International B.V., with head office in the Netherlands negotiated and brokered the acquisition of the Goudron Field by Sorgenia from Cameron Oil & Gas – US$ 5 million. Responsible for the evaluation, technical and commercial due diligence for onshore and offshore assets in Trinidad, Africa, Suriname, and Guyana. Responsible for the final decision on acquisition of assets Prepared brief and made representations to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago on behalf of an international joint venture seeking equity in Phase 1 and financing Phase 2 of Energy Port at Galeota – A planned US$ 200 million capital investment. Preparation and submission of Expression of Interest (EOI) to Government of Trinidad and Tobago for construction of Port of La Brea by international consortium – A planned US$ 500 million capital investment Conducted technical and financial analysis on CNG Vehicle Industry in Trinidad and Tobago. Show less Advised the government of Equatorial Guinea on monetizing their natural gas reserves by utilizing the country gas reserves to construct a Petrochemical complex consisting of Ammonia, Urea, NGL and a NPK plant. Provided advice on CNG Bus project and conversion of their power generation to use LNG. Negotiated and signature executed a twenty-year Gas Sales Agreement for 100MMSCFD on behalf of the government of Equatorial Guinea with Noble Energy USA – A US$1Billion over the life of the… Show more Advised the government of Equatorial Guinea on monetizing their natural gas reserves by utilizing the country gas reserves to construct a Petrochemical complex consisting of Ammonia, Urea, NGL and a NPK plant. Provided advice on CNG Bus project and conversion of their power generation to use LNG. Negotiated and signature executed a twenty-year Gas Sales Agreement for 100MMSCFD on behalf of the government of Equatorial Guinea with Noble Energy USA – A US$1Billion over the life of the contract Member of small multidisciplinary team that developed an ‘Outline Gas Strategy’ for Equatorial Guinea Executive Director for Sorgenia International B.V., with head office in the Netherlands negotiated and brokered the acquisition of the Goudron Field by Sorgenia from Cameron Oil & Gas – US$ 5 million. Responsible for the evaluation, technical and commercial due diligence for onshore and offshore assets in Trinidad, Africa, Suriname, and Guyana. Responsible for the final decision on acquisition of assets Prepared brief and made representations to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago on behalf of an international joint venture seeking equity in Phase 1 and financing Phase 2 of Energy Port at Galeota – A planned US$ 200 million capital investment. Preparation and submission of Expression of Interest (EOI) to Government of Trinidad and Tobago for construction of Port of La Brea by international consortium – A planned US$ 500 million capital investment Conducted technical and financial analysis on CNG Vehicle Industry in Trinidad and Tobago. Show less



BG Group

• India
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Area Manager

  • Apr 2006 - Nov 2007

  Managed and delivered all business development and commercial objectives for onshore BGTT Central Block Asset in the overall LNG gas chain – A US$ 100 million capital investment with a forecasted daily production of 60 MMSCFD and 500 barrels of condensate Managed government, technical and commercial ministerial team, BG Group UK head office and joint venture relationships Directed and managed the multidisciplinary project teams in areas of Project Management, Drilling, Legal, HSSE… Show more Managed and delivered all business development and commercial objectives for onshore BGTT Central Block Asset in the overall LNG gas chain – A US$ 100 million capital investment with a forecasted daily production of 60 MMSCFD and 500 barrels of condensate Managed government, technical and commercial ministerial team, BG Group UK head office and joint venture relationships Directed and managed the multidisciplinary project teams in areas of Project Management, Drilling, Legal, HSSE, Finance, Communications and Community Relations.

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2004 - Jul 2006

  Directed transition team post Central Block Asset acquisition Managed all areas of the US100MM Central Block project from Conceptual Design to delivery of the new Central Block gas plant and facilities Established and managed the BG T&T project team and managed EPCM contractor, Worley Trinidad Limited Directed Technical team in proving that the TurboExpander technology will be better suitable for the new plant with a resulting savings in both Capex and Opex. This was the first use of… Show more Directed transition team post Central Block Asset acquisition Managed all areas of the US100MM Central Block project from Conceptual Design to delivery of the new Central Block gas plant and facilities Established and managed the BG T&T project team and managed EPCM contractor, Worley Trinidad Limited Directed Technical team in proving that the TurboExpander technology will be better suitable for the new plant with a resulting savings in both Capex and Opex. This was the first use of this technology in an upstream development in Trinidad and BG Group PLC Directed negotiations on all issues related to community relations Focal point for all Central Block Assets business with co-venturers, government, and customers - local area employment, sporting activities and environmental issues.

• Vice President Of Technical Services

  • Apr 2002 - Apr 2004

  Manage and deliver all business development, commercial and technical objectives and provide strategic direction for the ECMA, NCMA and Central Block producing assets. Achievement on a continuous basis of all key performance indicators (KPI) and HSSE targets Driving and ensuring that local content opportunities were available for Trinidad & Tobago Contractors Provided leadership and management across the NCMA and Central Block Assets for delivery of all financial, and production… Show more Manage and deliver all business development, commercial and technical objectives and provide strategic direction for the ECMA, NCMA and Central Block producing assets. Achievement on a continuous basis of all key performance indicators (KPI) and HSSE targets Driving and ensuring that local content opportunities were available for Trinidad & Tobago Contractors Provided leadership and management across the NCMA and Central Block Assets for delivery of all financial, and production targets including annual revenue in excess of US$ 1 billion and production of 600 MMSCFD Responsible for Engineering, Procurement, Drilling, and IT departments for BG Trinidad and Tobago Managed the BG T&T US$ 100MM Hibiscus Drilling program Managed the capacity expansion of the Dolphin and Hibiscus natural gas production platforms for a total increase in gas production of 150 MMSCFD Developed and managed the implementation of the BG T&T IT helpdesk Directed the Hibiscus Pipeline Debottlenecking Project that culminated in the approved capacity of the NCMA Pipeline being increased by 30% from 400MMSCF to 525 MMSCFD Development within the Contracts and Procurement function and ongoing cost savings exercise on all projects Developed a technical and financial study for future offshore gas compression activities.

• Engineering Manager

  • May 2001 - Apr 2002

  Lead role in assembling the first BG T&T engineering department with responsibility for efficiently managing the engineering and maintenance activities to ensure ongoing asset integrity. Developed and managed Opex and Capex budgets for BG T&T production assets Recruited and trained engineers to support multi-platform operations Completed asset integrity plan and work programs for all BG T&T assets Represented BG T&T at Technical Meetings with Government, Partners and External… Show more Lead role in assembling the first BG T&T engineering department with responsibility for efficiently managing the engineering and maintenance activities to ensure ongoing asset integrity. Developed and managed Opex and Capex budgets for BG T&T production assets Recruited and trained engineers to support multi-platform operations Completed asset integrity plan and work programs for all BG T&T assets Represented BG T&T at Technical Meetings with Government, Partners and External Parties Conceived and negotiated ‘Settlement Agreement’ with Petrotrin Ltd. to facilitate early gas flow through NCMA pipeline routed through the Point Fortin Tank Farm resulting in annual Opex savings of US$ 1million Contingent on the ‘Settlement Agreement’, secured additional gross additional income of US$ 300 million for NCMA partners from sales of ‘Commissioning LNG’ over the period August to December 2002 Analyze and forecasted the forward three-year supply of and demand for natural gas in Trinidad and Tobago in order to forecast opportunities for growing BG T&T business Contributed to the preparation of the corporate annual Work Programs, Budgets and Business Plans.

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2000 - May 2001

  Achieved lowest cost/boe in BG Group International Portfolio Directed the safe and economic production of the ECMA Dolphin gas field and managed the logistics supply base Managed the Dolphin 24” pipeline internal and external inspection and repair. The repair was conducted by ROV and this was a first for Trinidad and Tobago offshore industry.

• Senior Operations Engineer

  • Jul 1997 - Jan 2000

  Responsible solely for all engineering activities within the BG T&T asset Duty Manager on Incident Response Team Monitored daily production figure to ensure any critical engineering issues that may adversely affect production would be treated with immediately Investigated and developed a technical engineering solution for DAP 7 well on the Dolphin platform which had a faulty gravel pack job – effectively increasing the daily production rate from 0 to 50 MMSCFD in 1997 Monitored all… Show more Responsible solely for all engineering activities within the BG T&T asset Duty Manager on Incident Response Team Monitored daily production figure to ensure any critical engineering issues that may adversely affect production would be treated with immediately Investigated and developed a technical engineering solution for DAP 7 well on the Dolphin platform which had a faulty gravel pack job – effectively increasing the daily production rate from 0 to 50 MMSCFD in 1997 Monitored all gas/condensate wells to adhere to the depletion program Planned, executed, and trained junior engineers to perform the gas/condensate wells data gathering programs.



Petrotrin

• Trinidad and Tobago
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Drilling Engineer

  • 1991 - 1997

  Preparation of detailed drilling programs for Petrotrin onshore fields. Monitor the results and apply solutions to problems arising from the drilling activities. Preparation of Detailed drilling programs. Preparation of detailed drilling programs for Petrotrin onshore fields. Monitor the results and apply solutions to problems arising from the drilling activities. Preparation of Detailed drilling programs.



Halliburton

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

• Field Engineer

  • 1988 - 1991

  Design and executed well enhancement programs for Amoco, Petrotrin, and Trinmar. Design and implementation of cementing, stimulation, gravel packing, coiled tubing and hydraulic fracturing programs. Design and executed well enhancement programs for Amoco, Petrotrin, and Trinmar. Design and implementation of cementing, stimulation, gravel packing, coiled tubing and hydraulic fracturing programs.