Robin Rindfuss
Head of Subsurface at Afentra PLC- Claim this Profile
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Stephen Marshall
Robin is the type of guy that grabs life by the scruff of the next and makes things happen. His enthusiasm and commitment are contagious and he is as passionate about the people he works with as he is the business results. A pleasure to partner with!
Stephen Marshall
Robin is the type of guy that grabs life by the scruff of the next and makes things happen. His enthusiasm and commitment are contagious and he is as passionate about the people he works with as he is the business results. A pleasure to partner with!
Stephen Marshall
Robin is the type of guy that grabs life by the scruff of the next and makes things happen. His enthusiasm and commitment are contagious and he is as passionate about the people he works with as he is the business results. A pleasure to partner with!
Stephen Marshall
Robin is the type of guy that grabs life by the scruff of the next and makes things happen. His enthusiasm and commitment are contagious and he is as passionate about the people he works with as he is the business results. A pleasure to partner with!
Credentials
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edX Verified Certificate for Climate Change: Carbon Capture and Storage
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Experience
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Afentra PLC
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Subsurface
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يونيو 2021 - - الحالي
Undertaking technical screening and due diligence processes to enable selection of assets for a buy and build model as outlined in the companies investor presentation and strategy. Undertaking technical screening and due diligence processes to enable selection of assets for a buy and build model as outlined in the companies investor presentation and strategy.
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Technical Consultant
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يناير 2021 - مايو 2021
Short term contracts providing technical support to various organisations looking to build, expand or enhance their oil and gas portfolios. Short term contracts providing technical support to various organisations looking to build, expand or enhance their oil and gas portfolios.
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Tullow Oil
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Subsurface Manager and Chief Petroleum Engineer
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يناير 2020 - ديسمبر 2020
Dual delivery role focused on both business unit delivery for non operated West Africa assets and corporate delivery in the Petroleum Engineering and Reserve & Contingent Resources spaces. West Africa Portfolio Subsurface Manager - accountable for appraisal & development activities across Tullows CWA portfolio comprising circa 30 fields in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Cote Ivoire which deliver circa 1/3 of the companies production. Leading a team of 8 technical professionals from geoscience through to development engineering to optimise value and manage this diverse non-operated portfolio through a period of uncertainty driven by Covid19 and an unprecedented oil price crash. Building and sustaining strong joint venture relationships and open engagements is a key deliverable to secure this growth area. In addition from April 2020 took on the role of Chief Petroleum Engineer accountable for PE manpower planning and deployment through material re-organisation processes across the company, and reserves and contingent resource process definition and reporting of the companies assets.Left Tullow end 2020 to pursue new opportunities.
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Dev & Explo Manager - Kenya
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نوفمبر 2017 - ديسمبر 2019
Accountable for all Subsurface and Well Engineering related activities from exploration through to development well delivery with 4 teams comprising operational and desktop study delivery (team of circa 30 professionals). Execution of exploration, late appraisal strategy and development definition of phase 1 to progress various Tullow assets in Kenya. Member of the Kenya Leadership team and TCM representative for operator including host government technical engagement. Team member delivering startup of the EOPS project at 2000 bopd leading to first cargo sale and introducing Kenya as a small scale oil exporter in August 2019.
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Kenya Development Manager
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أبريل 2017 - أكتوبر 2017
Leadership role focused on Subsurface appraisal and development planning work (operational including drilling and testing campaigns and desktop). Accountable for resource build of South Lokichar basin including value proposals. Leadership of geoscience and petroleum engineering teams (22 technical experts). Building and maintenance of robust internal stakeholder network in Nairobi and London, partnership relationships (TCM representative for Tullow) and interfaces within host government. All assets taken through early select process to define way forward in challenging industry environment . Involved in organisational change to align with business environment.
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Additional Development Opportunities (ADO) Manager, TEN area Ghana
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نوفمبر 2016 - مارس 2017
Accountable for review and opportunity assessment of discoveries within the Development and Production Area acreage with potential to tie-back into TEN FPSO / subsea architecture. Led team of 8 G&G&RE with well engineering and subsea engineering support. Discoveries all in early appraise / discovery life cycle - full preliminary review undertaken by year end 2016. Potential identified - support to progress assets through value chain. Set up work programme / budget and commenced in January 2017 - handed over end March - defined work scope for early select phase.
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Subsurface Manager TEN Project, Ghana
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مايو 2013 - أكتوبر 2016
Subsurface manager TEN, accountable for Subsurface delivery team for TEN Project (Ghana) Execute phase and member of Project Leadership team, Subsurface Leadership Team. Management of 17-20 Subsurface professionals across G&G and RE & PT skill sets/ Planning and delivery of all development wells (drilling & completion, SMART). Start-up / ramp-up planning and execution with first oil achieved in Aug 2016, on time and budget. Long term production forecasting in line with CAPEX / OPEX phasing. Reserve and Resource booking responsibility, external auditors, technical banks. Accountable for partner and host government engagements pertaining to Subsurface. Project successfully handed over to Ghana team / closed out by end October 2016 .
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Subsurface Manager Uganda
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نوفمبر 2010 - مايو 2013
Preparation and execution of appraisal programs and field development plan preparation for multiple discoveries in Uganda - appraise and select phase. E&A a team of circa 15 - 20 subsurface discipline members. Responsibilities included government and partner engagements. Multiple rig drilling and testing campaigns undertaken in this period. Accountability for subsurface and resource aspects of material farm down delivered - including transition / handover of technical and resource scope operator-ship of several assets to CNOOC and Total in 2012.
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Subsurface Team Lead - Uganda Appraisal & Development
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يناير 2009 - نوفمبر 2010
Subsurface team lead - Uganda Appraisal & Development. Built subsurface resource capacity (G&G, PP&PE) in CT, planned, achieved approval and executed appraisal programmes, submission of development plans and license extensions as required, 5 wells drilled, partner&host government interfaces. Transition team to London end 2010 - project move. Support Uganda exploration. Responsible for all Uganda external auditor processes and results. Subsurface accountability for early definition of first Basin Wide development plan, integrating discoveries and exploration potential in 2009 - appraise and early select phase.
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Subsurface team lead / Petroleum engineering lead - Africa
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2005 - ديسمبر 2008
Principle PE / Subsurface Team Lead / PE leadership role for African assets run out of the Cape Town office, EG, Gabon, Congo, Ivory Coast production. Responsible for resource and reserve management, technical planning (including costing for several projects) feeding commercial evaluations / business planning / technical audits and technical banks evaluations. Material involvement in Uganda, operationally and technically - operatorship from Hardman resources during this period. Technical review and feed into material Equatorial Guinea development investment decision - successful first oil December 2006, 2 x TLP's, shallow water platforms across several fields. Accurate prediction of investment driven production levels and reserves / future opportunities. Towards end of period successful handover of all non-op assets to new team members - included fit for purpose resourcing levels. Material exploration and New Venture opportunity screening / support during this period. Lead for various teams including geoscience, petroleum engineering and well delivery professionals. Projects ranged from early appraise through production phases across a host of Tullow assets in Africa.
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Petroleum Engineering Lead - Africa
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مارس 2004 - مارس 2005
Principle PE - responsible for robust transition and monitoring of EA reserves & resources and project knowledge into new parent company portfolio, including technical banks engagements and external auditors. Petroleum Engineering lead. Team of 7 PE professionals. Projects ranged from define through production phases.
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Senior - Principle Petroleum Engineer
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مارس 1998 - مارس 2004
Various roles with responsibilities in development projects in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo and Ivory Coast. Included reserve and resource audits, operational planning and execution across petrophysical and petroleum engineering disciplines. Multiple E&A projects including acquisitions and commerciality evaluation support. Involved in recruitment and manpower planning for Petroleum Engineering team. Supported and provided operational execution of exploration drilling in Angola and Gabon. Various roles with responsibilities in development projects in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo and Ivory Coast. Included reserve and resource audits, operational planning and execution across petrophysical and petroleum engineering disciplines. Multiple E&A projects including acquisitions and commerciality evaluation support. Involved in recruitment and manpower planning for Petroleum Engineering team. Supported and provided operational execution of exploration drilling in Angola and Gabon.
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Junior - Senior Reservoir Engineer
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يناير 1993 - مارس 1998
Junior to Senior Reservoir Engineer - responsibilities included Petrophysics and Reservoir engineering (Analytical through to production allocation / simulation scope). Operated Projects included Mossgas (FA and FAH/FAR satellites Gas Condensate production and development ), Oribi/Oryx (oil with water flood) and exploration support). Mossgas - well delivery & reservoir management / plateau timeline / forecasting, Material offshore work. Oribi / Oryx, reservoir management, reserve evaluations and partner engagements (Engen).
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Education
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1989 - 1991
University of Cape Town
Bsc & Bsc Hons, Physics / Mathematics -
1986 - 1988
University of Port Elizabeth
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Statistics, Zoology
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