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Australia

Se Asia And Australia

Generating Prospects | Promoting Excellence | Delivering Energy — Seamount Energy leverages extensive, global experience and Asia-Pacific expertise to provide exploration and new ventures advisory, technical assurance, geophysical interpretation and integrated geoscience consulting services to the international upstream petroleum, renewable energy and mineral exploration industries.

Adelaide, Australia

Individual contributor (senior-staff-level) in prospect generation and evaluation, portfolio and technical assurance with a focus on Australian basins.✔︎Generated new 2D/3D seismic interpretations, prospects and technical evaluations to refresh the Otway Basin prospect and lead portfolio (onshore and offshore), and understand competitor acreage prospectivity.

Sydney, Australia And Port Moresby, Png

Exploration manager reporting to SVP Subsurface & Exploration responsible for exploration/NV, operated/non-op assets.✔︎Led two teams (Sydney, PNG) and all geoscience in PNG Eastern Fold Belt and offshore✔︎Proactive collaboration with partners (Total, XOM, Santos, Kina) and government regulators to advance geologic understanding and exploration programs✔︎New reprocessing and 2D/3D seismic acquisition (onshore and offshore, respectively) to define several material carbonate prospects… Show more Exploration manager reporting to SVP Subsurface & Exploration responsible for exploration/NV, operated/non-op assets.✔︎Led two teams (Sydney, PNG) and all geoscience in PNG Eastern Fold Belt and offshore✔︎Proactive collaboration with partners (Total, XOM, Santos, Kina) and government regulators to advance geologic understanding and exploration programs✔︎New reprocessing and 2D/3D seismic acquisition (onshore and offshore, respectively) to define several material carbonate prospects (e.g., Wildebeest, as yet undrilled)✔︎Competitor acreage evaluations✔︎Prospect portfolio refreshed and optimised✔︎Managed exploration commitments to lessen impact of industry downturn in early 2020 prior to OSH acquisition by Santos. Show less

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Reporting to VP Global Exploration and responsible for all operated exploration in country.✔︎Prospects matured and exploration well approved leading to LDT oil discovery in 15-1 (LDH-1X yet to drill) ✔︎Highly-prospective block 15-2/17 captured (HSV-1X now drilling)✔︎Cuu Long Basin studies completed collaboratively with the Vietnam Petroleum Institute (PetroVietnam)✔︎Paper published (Morley et al., 2019)✔︎Helped to solidify new strategic partnership (SK… Show more Reporting to VP Global Exploration and responsible for all operated exploration in country.✔︎Prospects matured and exploration well approved leading to LDT oil discovery in 15-1 (LDH-1X yet to drill) ✔︎Highly-prospective block 15-2/17 captured (HSV-1X now drilling)✔︎Cuu Long Basin studies completed collaboratively with the Vietnam Petroleum Institute (PetroVietnam)✔︎Paper published (Morley et al., 2019)✔︎Helped to solidify new strategic partnership (SK Innovation)✔︎Established sustainable business for Murphy in Vietnam. Show less

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Responsible for growth of the business across the region.✔︎Developed and executed growth strategy for the region✔︎Built high-performing NV team and led regional geoscience, play-based exploration, prospect generation, petroleum systems analyses, SE Asia acreage evaluation✔︎Fostered close collaborations with regional BD and exploration teams✔︎Captured Cuu Long 15-1/05 (with LDV field), shallow water Sarawak SK405B, SK314A annex, and deep water Sarawak 2A, 2C, all with EMV+… Show more Responsible for growth of the business across the region.✔︎Developed and executed growth strategy for the region✔︎Built high-performing NV team and led regional geoscience, play-based exploration, prospect generation, petroleum systems analyses, SE Asia acreage evaluation✔︎Fostered close collaborations with regional BD and exploration teams✔︎Captured Cuu Long 15-1/05 (with LDV field), shallow water Sarawak SK405B, SK314A annex, and deep water Sarawak 2A, 2C, all with EMV+ drillable prospects✔︎Completed comprehensive SE Asia regional studies (Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam), which drove a Sarawak and Cuu Long Basin focus✔︎New strategic partnerships forged (MOECO, Ophir, Sapura Kencana)✔︎Sarawak prospects were matured and then sold to PTTEP (resulted in the Chenda, Mong, Mong Merah, Serdam and Sirung oil/gas discoveries offshore Sarawak)✔︎Cuu Long appraisal success in 15-1 (Lac Da Vang field now in development)✔︎Multi-Tcf Kertang prospect matured in DW Block 2A (remains untested; now operated by INPEX). Show less

Jakarta, Indonesia

Responsible for all operated exploration in country.✔︎Completed Indonesia regional studies and JSAs✔︎Two legacy exploration commitment wells planned (drilled under budget).

Jakarta, Indonesia

Technical new ventures role.✔︎Regional studies (geophysical interpretation, petroleum systems) completed✔︎Prospect generation and acreage evaluations completed✔︎Initiation and execution of joint studies (JSAs).

Perth, Australia

Lead Australia, Indonesia and Thailand exploration and business development including strategic new ventures, regional geoscience and seismic interpretation including:✔︎Bedout sub-basin play/prospect generation✔︎Capture of a basin-master acreage position resulting in the Phoenix South and Roc play-opening oil/gas discoveries and material upside, now proven (Dorado, Pavo)✔︎These core assets are the basis for the company's entire value today.

Jakarta, Indonesia

SE Asia new ventures.✔︎Completed regional studies, 2D/3D seismic interpretations, onshore field sampling and prospectivity analyses for Indonesia bid round, farm-in and competitor acreage evaluations✔︎Completed 3D seismic interpretation of new Australian asset.

Perth, Australia

Australia, New Zealand and Philippines exploration.

Jakarta, Dehradun, Mumbai, Perth, Tokyo

Technical consultant to the upstream petroleum industry across the region.✔︎Multiple 3D seismic interpretation and QI projects (exploration to development) for small-to-major IOCs and NOCs across SE Asia, India, Japan and Kuwait✔︎LNG scale Abadi gas/cond discovery (INPEX Masela) — mapping and reservoir characterisation; generated new depth model predicting >3 times volume increase (from INPEX's 5 Tcf model to >15 Tcf) successfully tested by large step out of first appraisal wells… Show more Technical consultant to the upstream petroleum industry across the region.✔︎Multiple 3D seismic interpretation and QI projects (exploration to development) for small-to-major IOCs and NOCs across SE Asia, India, Japan and Kuwait✔︎LNG scale Abadi gas/cond discovery (INPEX Masela) — mapping and reservoir characterisation; generated new depth model predicting >3 times volume increase (from INPEX's 5 Tcf model to >15 Tcf) successfully tested by large step out of first appraisal wells (Abadi-2,-3)✔︎Taught industry courses in advanced 3D seismic interpretation, visualisation, neural network seismic facies analysis and QI (AVO, Inversion)✔︎Business development and geophysical software sales assistance. Show less

Perth, Australia

Technical consultant to the upstream petroleum industry in Australia.✔︎Multiple 2D/3D seismic interpretation and QI projects (onshore and offshore Australia, Mauritania) completed for Australia-based operators✔︎Taught industry courses in advanced 3D seismic interpretation and facies analysis.

Perth, Australia

Fellowship awarded for research in global tectonics and marine geology/geophysics • Guest lecturer in tectonics and geophysics, student mentoring.

Geological Survey Of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Fellowship awarded for tectonics, marine and solid earth geophysics research • Canadian Shield • Chicxulub Crater, Mexico • East Pacific Rise • Puerto Rico Trench.

Narragansett, Rhode Island, Usa

Field (deep sea) and laboratory research in marine geophysics, plate tectonics, plate boundary processes, geodynamics and oceanography.

Alberta, Canada

Land seismic acquisition (N. Alberta) and processing (Calgary). Seconded to Dome Petroleum for final year of contract.

Phd, Oceanography (Geological)

Dissertation written as six journal articles (three required); all published (in Nature, Geology, JGR, MGR, J. Geol. Soc. London, EPSL)..

Ms, Oceanography (Geological)

In addition to research and thesis, comprehensive course work in all disciplines of oceanography with a concentration in marine geology.

Bsc (Hons), Geology

Four-year natural science, hard and soft-rock geology curriculum. Petroleum geology honours thesis (Grade: A, 1st Class)