Energy and renewables including gas production and carbon capture and storage

Responsible for team management, project execution and new venture development working with multi-disciplinary teams. Key role in global leadership team: frequent offsite project reviews, strategic planning and reporting to executive management. Participation in leadership training and coaching, team building, multi-discipline collaboration, liaison with partners and government agencies, incident management, new office establishment. Our team captured highly valuable new projects, upgrading the portfolio and working with much larger partner companies leading project strategy and development. We fulfilled and surpassed all obligations with all stakeholders including government regulators, peak fishing and environmental bodies, contractors and built a reputation for the highest levels of professionalism and ethics. Murphy is now the fourth largest acreage holder in Australia.

Responsible for an expert advisory team evaluating global conventional and unconventional projects for many companies. Leading project planning, integration of multi-disciplinary teams, business development (particularly in India) and part of the management team. Frequently worked in London office. Achievements• Delivered on time results and achieved a wide range of work scope targets on many Australian and international projects for small and large company clients, • Provided advice and reports on asset and portfolio evaluations, reserves certifications, competent person reports, independent audits, valuations, corporate advice, • Major contributor to report on Australian unconventional potential.

Executive Director for a listed company and engaged by a number of Perth and International exploration and financing companies in business development, project and corporate advice, subsurface evaluation, project logistics, acquisitions, and farmins for conventional and unconventional projects and alternative energy projects.Achievements• Introduced an Australian listed company into USA projects and provided project evaluation,• Advised financial groups on E&P projects.

As CEO and Director, transformed the company from an Australian only asset base to projects on four continents under a balanced portfolio approach including conventional and non-conventional assets. Responsibile for technical strategy, new country entries, deal finding, cross discipline team building, interfacing with broker and financiers. Focus included acquiring international production and exploration assets, bidding for projects in Australia, India and UK.Achievements• Established offices in the UK and India. • Presided over the most significant share price value accretion in the company’s history• Brought large Indian companies into joint ventures in Australia and the UK.• Ground floor establishment of unconventional operations in the US.• Completed Australian Institute of Company Directors course.

Exploration Manager then Technical Director & General Manager for Nido Petroleum Exploration Advisor for Novus Petroleum.Managed Nido’s assets in the Philippines, coordinated search for new ventures worldwide including China, Indonesia, India, Tunisia, USA. Implementation of onshore Bohai Basin, China field redevelopment project.Exploration Advisor & Negotiator, Novus Petroleum New Ventures Group, Australia & Asia – reviewed many opportunities in a team environment

In-country management of a combined commercial/technical team of Myanmar nationals. Technical review and strategy development of two large exploration/development blocks. Maintained close liaison with Myanmar government to Ministerial level. Developed cost effective techniques for managing the project.

Mobil New Exploration and Producing Ventures Team Leader (1996-1997) evaluated potential of Bangladesh for bid round. Responsible for head office representation, bid formulation and submission. Formulated proposal for Mobil upstream activity in India, gained approval and funds to proceed. Negotiations with government and national oil company leaders. Worked on confidential new business assignments focusing on potential mergers, technical opportunities, economic feasibility and strategic planning.Ampolex Senior Explorationist (1990 to 1996), Asia/Africa Team with complete responsibility for new business in Indian Sub-Continent project. Responsible for assets in Gulf of Thailand and offshore Cambodia, including high temperature high pressure drilling programs. Projects in Australia, China, PNG and New Zealand. Advisor for projects in Indonesia, North Africa and Middle East. Major role in strategic review of over 130 countries investigating geological potential, politics, security, markets, business practices, access to deal. Mentor in technical programs.

Senior Geologist working on regional studies, field development, reservoir characterisation and stratigraphic studies, geochemical studies, wellsite geology, drilling programs. Review of New Venture Opportunities throughout Australia and Papua and New Guinea. Manager of Brisbane Office in 1990.

Field and office geology in petroluem, coal, oil shale and minerals