Experience

Sunstone Energy Advisory Services (SEAS)

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director & Principal Consultant

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Husky Energy

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President - Exploration

  • Apr 2020 - Jan 2021

• Director - Frontier Exploration

  • Dec 2017 - Apr 2020



Nexen

• Argentina
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President - Global New Ventures

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

• GM Exploration - East Coast Canada -

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

• Asset Manager - Guyana Exploration & Appraisal

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  Responsible for the evaluation, maturation and drilling of the Guyana exploration and appraisal wells campaign, consisting of the Liza discovery. responsible for the planning and evaluation of the Stabroek exploration wells of the 2015 & 2016-17 drilling campaign - including 4 Liza wells, Skipjack, Payara, Snoek, Ranger and the Turbot area.

• New Venture Manager S. America & Asset Manager - Alaska & Guyana Exploration

  • May 2013 - Mar 2016

  Responsible for New Venture in South America and West Africa as well as exploration assets in Guyana and Alaska for CNOOC-Nexen. Since taking over the Calgary Regional group, initiated and established a new Strategy for South America, leveraging a group of 20+ G&G and RE. Helped CNOOC Nexen establishing and shaping new core assets in Brazil and in Guyana, and successfully established a new operationnal exploration bussiness unit.Alaska Asset manger responsible for 50 OCS Alaskan offshore blocks in the Chuckchi Sea. Guyana Discovery - initiated, evaluated and drilled the recent Liza-1 discovery in Deep-water Guyana in partnership with ExxonMobil. This opportunity was evaluated, recommended and drilled in about 12 months. Currently responsible for the Guyana Asset - Exploration & Appraisal program for CNOOC-Nexen, as well as South America and West Africa New Ventures.

• Geoscience Advisor - International Exploration

  • Dec 2012 - May 2013



Oryx

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Geoscience Advisor/ Technical Manager

  • Oct 2010 - Nov 2012

  Oryx Petroleum was a start-up in E&P, and part of the Addax & Oryx Group, with a major focus in acquiring assets in Africa and the Middle East. To date Oryx is participating in 7 blocks in AGC(Senegal), Congo, Nigeria, Iraq & Kurdistan.In less than 2 years with Oryx we have evaluated more than 150 different opportunities, spanning from bidding on major production assets, to exploration block to buying oil & gas companies.Was a key contributor in helping building the company from 4 employees to more than 40, and negotiating and acquiring PSC's - building a balanced exploration portfolio, and setting up some of the operations. Helped setting-up the company with early in-country contacts and connections, consultancy contracts, hiring staff, software & hardware, etc...Another large part of my duties consisted in interacting with Oil Ministries and regulatory bodies; I actually spend a fair amount of time representing the company with partners, government officials and Oil Ministry (PSC negotiation, JOA, Shareholder Agreement, etc), and representing the company at TCM & OCM.Managed all of Oryx Geophysical Operations (Acquisition & Processing) with preparation, tendering, logistics and acquisition of 2 large seismic programs, 2D and 3D acquisition in Senegal and Iraq. First-line Approver for all New Ventures & Geophysical Operations, such as budget, AFE, expences, invoices...



Addax

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Geophysicist

  • Jan 2010 - Nov 2010

  Deepwater Nigeria - OPL 291Processing PSTM & PSDM Quality control. Pore pressure Study. 3D interpretation, prospect mapping and maturation, well planning.

• Sr Geophysicist

  • May 2009 - Jan 2010

  Nigeria Shelf - OPL 2272D and 3D mapping, 2D lead mapping, G&G block evaluation. 3D seismic acquistion design & planning.Nigeria Deep-water OPL 2913D seismic prospect-scale interpretation, well planning, 3D prospect generation, prospect mapping & assessment, sub-regional study. Seismic processing QC, 1D & 3D Regional Basin Modeling.

• Sr Exploration Geophysicist

  • Sep 2008 - May 2009

  Northern IrakSangaw PSC Acquisition, Seismic processing and re-processing QC (both time & Depth), 2D interpretation, volumetrics and risking, well planning. Regional geology.Following drilling of KC-1 well, in Kurdistan.Deep-water Nigeria - OPL 291 3D seismic Interpretation, and PSTM processing QC, lead maturation, volumetrics and risking, 2 wells planning and design.

• Sr Exploration Geophysicist

  • Oct 2006 - Sep 2008

  Nigerian Deep- Water (JDZ 1, 2, 3, 4 and OPL 291):Working on a large 5 well exploration program in Deep-water Nigeria and Sao Tome. Actively participated in well proposal and well design (Bomu-1). Participated in large 3D seismic survey design in OPL 291. Extensive 2D and 3D seismic mapping, prospect generation, volumetrics and risking, regional mapping and seimic stratigraphy and reservoir prediction.Participated in various Licencing rounds and block or Company evaluation/acquistion in Deep-Water West Africa (West and East Nigeria, Sao Tome, Equatorial Guinea and Ghana) but also on the Nigerian Shelf.Northern Iraq :2D seismic interpretation and structural reconstruction in Kurdistan. 1 Exploration Well proposal and design. Participated in Blocks evaluation and acquisition.Miscell. :Assumed various roles in interacting with foreign partners and officials. Involved in hiring process of Jr and Sr technical staff (CV screening, interviews and assessment)



ExxonMobil Australia, Regional - New Venture SE Asia

• Sr Petroleum Geophysicist

  • Nov 2002 - Nov 2006

  Sr Geophysicist in the Regional & New Ventures Group in SE Asia, area of responsability were Indonesia and Philippines, other work included acreage acquisition, lease sales, regional to prospect study, & Proprietary Plate Tectonics reconstruction of all of SE Asia. Main Achievement: acquisition and establishment of a major US$M 400 Exploration program in Makassar (Pasangkayu and Surumana) and Sandakan Basins (SC 56-51).

• Sr Geophysicist

  • Oct 2000 - Oct 2002

  Gulf of Mexico Business Unit, Mississippi Canyon Exploration Group.Developped prospect portfolio following the Thunder Horse Discovery in the Subsalt Mid Miocene Play. Extensive 2D & 3D mapping, PSDM reprocessing.Responsible for Sub-regional Mapping and prospect mapping, mainly involved in acreage acquisition through lease sale or farm-ins.Main achievement built a large portfolio of subsalt prospects on 2D and 3D time and depth data for the Mississipi Canyon, Atwater Valley and Walker Ridge area.

• Sr Geophysicist

  • Dec 1998 - Oct 2000

  Technical Coordinator for Mer Profonde Sud, Responsible for technical evaluation of Mer Profonde Sud, prospect mapping and regional mapping on 3D of Mer profonde Sud and Mer Tres Profonde Sud. Involved in a 4 wells exploration program (Muhanga, Andromede, Punda, Tembo). Extensive 3D interpretation, Avo Interpretation, Seismic stratigraphy, Reservoir Prediction, well planning, geological ops.



ExxonMobil Exploration - Esso REP France

• Geophysicist

  • Nov 1997 - Dec 1998

  Geophysicist in The Aquitaine Basin, Onshore and Offshore 2D and 3D mapping on the Lège permit and on the Aquitaine Maritime Permit. Involved in well planning and drilling (les Pins 5, Courbey, Pegase, Tamaris, Mimosa). Regional 2D Depth Cross-section using wells and Seismic. Complex Regional 3D and 2D Time-depth conversion. Geophysicist in The Aquitaine Basin, Onshore and Offshore 2D and 3D mapping on the Lège permit and on the Aquitaine Maritime Permit. Involved in well planning and drilling (les Pins 5, Courbey, Pegase, Tamaris, Mimosa). Regional 2D Depth Cross-section using wells and Seismic. Complex Regional 3D and 2D Time-depth conversion.



CS Resources Ltd

• Australia
• Human Resources Services

• Geophysicist (seconded by IFP)

  • Jul 1996 - Nov 1997

  Heavy Oil Development Project:Main development G&G in a heavy oil project (Steam assisted) at Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan. 3D seismic interpretation, Regional well log correlation, core description, 3D seismic inversion modelling, well ties, 2D seismic modelling, well planning (30 some wells) geological ops and drilling (4 horizontals and 10 verticals).Southern Foothills Deep Gas Project:Main geophysicist in a Deep Gas Exploration program (Wabamum and Mississipian) at Pincher Creek. 3D seismic Interpretation, Regional well log correlation and mapping, 2D structural reconstruction, Well planning (4000 +m well), Complex time-depth conversion.



Institut Francais du Petrole - Processing Department

• Geophysicist

  • Feb 1996 - Jul 1996

  Junior GeophysicistWorked for IFP, at their Research Lab. in Paris, in the Geophysics & Processing Department, getting familiar with their latest processing technologies and softwares before being seconded to CS Resources Ltd in Calgary as a Specialty Geophysicist in Seismic Inversions. Junior GeophysicistWorked for IFP, at their Research Lab. in Paris, in the Geophysics & Processing Department, getting familiar with their latest processing technologies and softwares before being seconded to CS Resources Ltd in Calgary as a Specialty Geophysicist in Seismic Inversions.