Charles Taylor

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Asset Director @ Navitas Petroleum
Aberdeen, GB
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Charles carries a dual role: Asset Manager for all Ping's UK New Developments, currently 3 active developments and managing Ping's UK Business Development: expanding Ping’s portfolio, setting up a collaborative approach with key service partners and reviewing opportunities to diversify into the renewable sector as part of Energy Transition.Over 25 years Charles has consistently delivered success in any project he has worked on.Charles has had a diverse career, mostly in oil and gas, now including Energy Transition & Floating Wind• Working in the food industry, running and transitioning newly acquired factories • Completed the BT Global Challenge, the world’s toughest round the world yacht race - 30 000 miles• Major and minor service companies in oil and gas• Major and minor operators in oil and gas• Worked onshore, offshore in the UK and InternationallyCharles has focused on planning and delivering work with a passion for optimising execution, always with the resources he has been given and making it work. He shows high emotional intelligence and is as comfortable speaking with the Executive Management or the execution team offshore.By challenging the normal practice, taking the best from his experience and being able to quickly see the best solution, Charles has delivered some exceptional results through his career.

Charles Taylor's Current Company Details
Navitas Petroleum

Navitas Petroleum

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Asset Director
Aberdeen, GB
Website:
navitaspet.com
Employees:
50
Charles Taylor Work Experience Details
  • Navitas Petroleum
    Asset Director
    Navitas Petroleum
    Aberdeen, Gb
  • Ping Petroleum Limited
    Business Development Director
    Ping Petroleum Limited Jan 2023 - Present
    Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
    3 Areas of focus:- Adding new assets to Ping's North Sea portfolio.- Building partnerships with Service providers- Looking at opportunities for Ping to diversify into the renewable market
  • Ping Petroleum Limited
    Asset Manager
    Ping Petroleum Limited Jul 2023 - Present
    Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Looking after all Ping's operated New Developments:- Avalon & Glenn- Pilot- HuttonAdvising on Ping's non-op development Fyne and assisting Ping Malaysia with redevelopment at Abu and other field development opportunities.
  • Ping Petroleum Limited
    Wells Manager & More
    Ping Petroleum Limited Nov 2018 - Jan 2023
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
    Working the Field Development plan for Avalon Subsea Development: Wells, Subsea layout, FPSO selection & acquisition and leading the energy transition floating wind for FPSO power supply. All associated regulatory approvals working with NSTA, HSE & BEIS to gain Concept Select No Objections for Development.
  • Anasuria Operating Company Limited
    Wells Manager
    Anasuria Operating Company Limited Nov 2018 - Jan 2023
    Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Out sourcing Well Operatorship, working with HSE to ensure safe running of operations, drilling a development well, well interventions and well planning. Detailed review of the Well Operatorship market and transitioning Well Operator, assisting with Appendix C and all associated HSE requirements in 2022.
  • Enquest
    Wells Technology Lead
    Enquest Aug 2018 - Nov 2018
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
  • Enquest
    Wells Manager
    Enquest Nov 2016 - Jul 2018
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Charles is managing an extensive well intervention programme, focusing on sand clean out, water shut off, perforating to increase production. In 2016-2017 Charles worked with PETRONAS on new contracting strategy to reduce cost and share risk. This resulted in a well intervention cost reduction of 50%, working 2 intervention vessels, arresting decline and increased overall production.In 2017 Charles built a more efficient idle well restoration programme, maximising production and minimising excessive cost of topside repair until production gain proved.Charles also established a new Well Integrity Management System in 2017, written and implemented in house for EnQuest Malaysia.
  • Enquest
    Asset & Wells Manager
    Enquest Nov 2015 - Nov 2016
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Charles took the responsibility as Asset Manager initially as a 2 month stop gap during an EnQuest restructure. This took longer than anticipated and ended up being for 12 months. 2016 Transpired to be EnQuest’s toughest in Malaysia with a disgruntled offshore work force and the fall out of a PETRONAS Integrity audit. Charles dealt with both these situations making several trips offshore, managed 2 shutdowns, held workshops to ensure offshore crews were enthused, managed a change in offshore operations structure and total change in the control of work offshore. Concurrently Charles worked well interventions on a limited budget, due to oil price drop, with a new subsurface team, arresting decline and increased overall production overall.A tough but hugely satisfying year.
  • Enquest
    Wells Manager
    Enquest Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Charles managed to establish all Well Services contracts, built Well Services Team and delivered an immediate start of well intervention work on Seligi PM8, bringing a barrel gain within a month of EnQuest managing the asset. 2015 Saw the start of the full well intervention vessel including coil tubing and slickline programme. This 10 month programme was safely executed giving dramatic increases in production. All managed during a falling oil price with limited resources.Well integrity programme established and all 260 trees visited and establish baseline.
  • Enquest
    Transition Team
    Enquest May 2014 - Nov 2014
    Charles transferred to Malaysia as part of the acquisition team for the Seligi PM8 field. Involved in the acquisition, part of small team managing the transition from Exxon to EnQuest. Working on all aspects: HSE, Operations, Wells, Finance and Supply Chain. Building a relationship with PETRONAS, setting up new office and safe transition of the asset from Exxon to EnQuest. The fastest ever asset transition in Malaysia achieved in 3 months, 3 months ahead of plan.
  • Enquest
    Operations Superintendent, Thistle Platform
    Enquest Feb 2014 - May 2014
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
    Working to bring together Operations, Maintenance, Well Services and Projects on and offshore to run Thistle platform in the best way to maximise Production Efficiency. Significant improvements made in a short period of time.
  • Enquest
    Senior Advisor To Aberdeen Leadership Team
    Enquest Nov 2012 - Feb 2014
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
    Working directly for the Managing Director and Executive Team of EnQuest. Huge learning experience in non-technical issue. Responsible for all Board and Executive coordination.Key side project was to set up EnQuest’s Operations Excellence programme for North Sea
  • Enquest
    Wells Team Lead
    Enquest May 2011 - Nov 2012
    Working for Wells Manager, Projects Manager and Subsurface Manager in a cross disciplinary role. Delivering:• Basis of design for 2 projects Alma Galia and Kraken• Building the delivery team for projects• Drill rig contracting: John Shaw, Ocean Princess & Stena Spey• Managed 3 rig shipyard ensuring rigs delivered on time • Core to building the EnQuest Well Delivery ProcessThis role covered every aspect of subsea project from acquisition to execution and first oil.
  • Enquest
    Drilling Superintendent
    Enquest Nov 2010 - May 2011
  • Spd Group
    Drilling Superintendent
    Spd Group Jan 2008 - Nov 2010
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
    Transferred from SPD Petrofac to EnQuest November 2010Managed the entire John Shaw project: built the team, tendered and awarded all relevant contracts, worked with subsurface on optimal well locations and subsea tree placement, drilled and completed 11 subsea wells. Managed to reduce the drilling time to an average of 70 days a well with the best well coming in at 33 days. Achieved the longest ever well, 18000 feet, with the John Shaw.
  • Spd Group
    Drilling Engineer
    Spd Group Aug 2007 - Jan 2008
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
    Only engineer planning the Don development wells. Full offset review and alternative slim hole well design, which ultimately cut 50% off the well times.
  • Shell
    Wellsite Drilling Engineer & Ndsv
    Shell Oct 2005 - Aug 2007
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
    Concurrently worked offshore and in Holland training for Round 1&2 exams, achieved in 2 years. Worked with GSF Magellan from contract award, working rig and platform modifications, followed by Cormorant Alpha. Offshore experience:• 7500m ERD Gas well off jackup GSF Magellan, Dutch sector, for NAM• HPHT Side tracks on jack up GSF Magellan over Shearwater platform• Multiple side tracks on Cormorant Alpha
  • Halliburton
    Cement Engineer
    Halliburton Jun 2003 - Oct 2005
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
    Worked for mid sized operators (Paladin, ADTI, BG Group, Talisman, Lundin) designing and responsible for successful execution of all cement work. Working mainly in customer’s office proved a fantastic learning opportunity to see drilling operations managed onshore.
  • Hess Corporation
    Optimisation Engineer
    Hess Corporation Dec 2002 - Jun 2003
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
    Secondment from Halliburton.Optimisation Engineer onshore and offshore for Amerada Hess working on Scott Platform TTRD campaign. Main focus on:• Platform modification for TTRD• Crew training for TTRD• Well execution, working offshore• Implementation of the Technical Limit processFantastic opportunity to see how operations were run offshore, working directly for Hess DSV.
  • Halliburton
    Graduate Trainee Cement Engineering
    Halliburton Aug 2001 - Dec 2002
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
    Halliburton’s Engineer Training programme. Consisted of:• Cementing, coil tubing, stimulation, fluids• Offshore North Sea on various installations: platforms, jack ups and semi-submersibles• Onshore North Sea job design & execution planning, mainly cementing• Halliburton School, Duncan Oklahoma: 6 months combination of classroom and working in the field on coiled tubing, acid and hydraulic stimulation, cementing and drilling fluidsThis programme is designed to give a huge amount of experience in short space of time.
  • Bt Global Challenge 2000
    Crew
    Bt Global Challenge 2000 Jun 2000 - Jul 2001
    Competed in the BT Global Challenge – I sailed over 30,000 miles round the world against the prevailing winds and tides, from East to West. A feat completed by fewer than 750 people. I raised £25,000 to take part in the 10 month race. I gained vast experience in leadership and management skills, living and working in some of the harshest environments in the world with 17 other people during the Challenge. I have presented to several groups and businesses on my experiences to share the leadership lessons I learnt. Personally, I use these lessons in business and everyday life.
  • Grampian Country Food Group
    Technical Manager
    Grampian Country Food Group Jul 1997 - May 2000
    Buckie & Edinburgh
    Grampian Country Food Group was a fast and hard business, which relied on their factories delivering high quality product every day. As Technical Manager it was my job to ensure this happened across 2 factories, delivering to all the major supermarkets in the UK. This jobs was a baptism of fire starting straight from University, however it taught me a huge amount about working with people, finance, efficiency and managing senior management from the super markets as well as Government agencies.

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Offshore Drilling Onshore Operations Oil And Gas Petroleum Upstream Onshore

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Charles Taylor attended The University Of Edinburgh, Robert Gordons College.

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