Experience

New European Offshore

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2023



Garbeth Energy Limited

• Wales, UK

• Managing Director

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2019

  Providing transition management support to ensure business continuity at transfer of ownership as well as establishing operational and business improvement opportunities to support the integrated business . - Transition Manager for Tailwind Energy Limited ‘s acquisition of EOG Resources UK. - Interim COO NEO Energy in support of acquisition of portfolio of Total assets into Petrogas NEO joint venture and integration of Verus Petroleum into NEO Energy Providing transition management support to ensure business continuity at transfer of ownership as well as establishing operational and business improvement opportunities to support the integrated business . - Transition Manager for Tailwind Energy Limited ‘s acquisition of EOG Resources UK. - Interim COO NEO Energy in support of acquisition of portfolio of Total assets into Petrogas NEO joint venture and integration of Verus Petroleum into NEO Energy



Nexen Petroleum USA Inc.

• Houston Texas

• President

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  Reporting to the CEO of Nexen as member of Executive Leadership Team for Nexen Energy with direct responsibility for the US Gulf of Mexico Business Unit. Responsible for management of all the company’s US Gulf of Mexico interests and operations; ensuring safe, efficient and reliable production, moving forward short and long-term strategies within the region Reporting to the CEO of Nexen as member of Executive Leadership Team for Nexen Energy with direct responsibility for the US Gulf of Mexico Business Unit. Responsible for management of all the company’s US Gulf of Mexico interests and operations; ensuring safe, efficient and reliable production, moving forward short and long-term strategies within the region



CNOOC International

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President - Project Development and Execution

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Vice President for Project Development and Execution for Nexen Energy. with direct responsibility for Project Development and Execution of Major Capital Projects for Canadian and International Divisions combined with Global Project Governance role.

• Development Director Major Projects

  • Feb 2011 - Dec 2014

  Reported to the UK Managing Director as Major Developments Director with direct responsibility for all Major Capital Projects. Integral role within UK Leadership Team for the strategic management of the UK Business and delivery upon the Annual Operating Plans and Business Strategies.



NEXEN PETROLEUM U.K. LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Manager - Golden Eagle Development

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2014

  Development Director with single point accountability for delivery of $3.5 Billion Golden Eagle Development from initial concept selection through to start-up and steady state production. Development Director with single point accountability for delivery of $3.5 Billion Golden Eagle Development from initial concept selection through to start-up and steady state production.



CNOOC International

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager- Buzzard Enhancement Project

  • Jan 2007 - Sep 2010

  Responsible for the Management of the £500MM Buzzard Enhancement Project through its concept selection phase into production.

• Project Engineering Manager - Buzzard Development

  • Nov 2002 - Jan 2007

  Held multiple roles within the development initially as Topsides Design Manger through the Concept Selection and FEED phases of Development. At project sanction took over new role as Project Engineering Manager with responsibility for the offshore elements of the Development including Subsea, Installation, Hook Up & Commissioning and Start-Up. In addition, took up the role of Construction Manager at the 4,000 tonne Wellhead Deck fabrication site, and Hook-Up manager at Offshore location through to first production. Show less



Kerr-McGee UK Limited

• Project Manager – Gryphon Expansion Projects

  • Nov 2002 - Mar 2004



Kerr-McGee UK Limited

• Snr Project Engineer - Leadon development

  • Sep 2000 - Mar 2001



BHP Petroleum

• Project Engineer - Liverpool Bay Development

  • Jun 1999 - Oct 2000



Genesis Oil and Gas Consultants

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Study Manager / Facilities Engineer

  • Oct 1997 - May 1999



kvaerner Oil & Gas

• Principal Process Engineer - Sakhalin Island Development

  • Feb 1997 - Oct 1997



Hamilton Oil / BHP Petroleum

• Process / Commissioning Engineer

  • Dec 1994 - Feb 1997



Brown & Root

• Process Engineer

  • 1990 - 1994