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Chief Technical Officer
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Firstelement Exploration
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@bhpbilliton.com
2 phones found area 713
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Neil Evans is listed as Chief Technical Officer at Firstelement Exploration, based in United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at bhpbilliton.com, phone signal with area code 713, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Neil Evans.
Neil Evans previously worked as Head of North America Metals Exploration at Bhp and Practice Lead Exploration Excellence at Bhp. Neil Evans holds Bsc (Hons), Geology from Imperial College London.
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About Neil Evans
A uniquely experienced senior exploration leader in both metals and oil and gas, with over 26 years at BHP, the world's largest natural resource company, and a track record of discovery (oil, gas and copper). A highly engaged and collaborative leader that has run large multi-functional teams, set exploration strategies, executed multi-million-dollar work programs, and drilled over 50 wells. Possessing a strong strategic and operational background from working both domestically in North America and around the world. A systems-based geoscientist who believes that understanding earth processes from first principles is essential to successful exploration. With a strong post-doctoral academic/research background is driven to testing and adopting innovative technologies and workflows. One of the pioneers in ML/AI driven global endowment studies for both oil and gas and copper.Also collaborating with the UNESCO International Geoscience Programme on a top-level initiative to explore the future of Geoscience set against a background of declining student numbers at university.
Listed skills include Structural Geology, Petroleum Geology, Petroleum, Geology, and 16 others.
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13 roles · 33 years
Neil Evans work experience
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Head Of North America Metals Exploration
Led exploration teams in both Tucson and Saskatoon in the search for copper, nickel, and uranium across the North America continent. Recently led the team to the Ocelot copper discovery in the Globe-Miami district of Arizona.
Apr 2022 - Mar 2024
Practice Lead Exploration Excellence
Lead geoscientist in Petroleum advising staff and management on exploration and appraisal activities across the entire group. Developing and communicating best practice workflows. Working across the Corporation with the Resource Center of Excellence in Perth and Metals Exploration. External engagements also include working with UNESCO on IGCP685 on the future of geoscience. Coordination of all research consortia and data subscriptions.
Sep 2018 - Apr 2022
Head Of Gulf Of Mexico Exploration (Usa And Mexico)
Led a large multi-functional group (60+ staff) in Petroleum’s Heartland area of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Successfully refocused BHP’s lease position in alignment with a new strategy. Acquired the world’s first exploration focused Ocean bottomed node seismic survey in the Western Gulf of Mexico. Drilled multiple successful subsalt wells including Shenzi North, Caicos, Wildling and Samurai. Successfully entered Mexico on acquisition of the Trion discovered resource.
Sep 2013 - Aug 2018
Regional Exploration Manager Gulf Of Mexico
Led an experienced geoscience team to re-evaluate the basin and set the exploration strategy for the following 10+ years.
Jul 2012 - Aug 2013
Senior Exploration Manager South East Asia
Managed deepwater exploration acreage (including executing seismic acquisition and exploration drilling programs) in Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Brunei. Set up offices and ran teams in KL, Manila and Ho Chi Minh City as well as a central team in Houston.
2007 - Jun 2012
Team Leader Regional Caribbean
Team leader responsible for lease acquisition and business development in the Caribbean region.
Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
Senior Project Geologist/Principal Interpreter Trinidad
Exploration and appraisal activities and assessment in and around the Angostura Field in Trinidad. Including drilling the first Delaware and Ruby discoveries.
Jan 2002 - Dec 2004
Project Geologist West Africa
Worked deepwater oil and gas exploration acreage in Gabon (Otiti and Tolo Blocks) and Angola (Blocks 21 and 22, Kwanza Basin). Including drilling the first Padouck discoveries.
Dec 1997 - Dec 2001
Consultant Geologist
Reunion Mining
West African Mineral Exploration and Potash Exploration in Ethiopia.
May 1997 - Dec 1997
Post Doctoral Research - Salt Tectonics Research Group
First Salt Tectonics research group in Europe funded by BP, Shell, and Ranger Oil. Studies included looking at North Sea Cores, sand box modeling, field studies in N. England and the Carpathians.
Jun 1996 - May 1997
Post Doctoral Research
Field studies of the South Mountain Batholith, Nova Scotia. Relationship between structure and mineralization. Resulting in several publications on the region (see publications).
Jan 1996 - Jun 1996
Post Doctoral Research
Detailed field structural analysis of granite aureoles in the Haute Pyrenees combined with magnetic susceptibility studies of the intrusives. Resulting in several publications on the geological origin of the Pyrenean orogenic belt (see publications).
1994 - Dec 1995
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Neil Evans education
Bsc (Hons), Geology
Imperial College London
Phd, Structural Geology
University Of Leeds
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Neil Evans works for Firstelement Exploration.
What is Neil Evans's role at Firstelement Exploration?
Neil Evans is listed as Chief Technical Officer at Firstelement Exploration.
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AeroLeads has found 2 work email signals at @bhpbilliton.com for Neil Evans at Firstelement Exploration.
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AeroLeads has found 2 phone signal(s) with area code 713 for Neil Evans at Firstelement Exploration.
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Neil Evans is based in United States while working with Firstelement Exploration.
What companies has Neil Evans worked for?
Neil Evans has worked for Firstelement Exploration, Bhp, Reunion Mining, Royal Holloway, University Of London, and University Of Ottawa.
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What schools did Neil Evans attend?
Neil Evans holds Bsc (Hons), Geology from Imperial College London.
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Neil Evans is listed with skills including Structural Geology, Petroleum Geology, Petroleum, Geology, Earth Science, Geophysics, Mineral Exploration, and Sequence Stratigraphy.
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