Neil Evans

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Chief Technical Officer @ Firstelement Exploration
United States
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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.

Neil Evans's Current Company Details
Firstelement Exploration

Firstelement Exploration

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Chief Technical Officer
United States
Neil Evans Work Experience Details
  • Firstelement Exploration
    Chief Technical Officer
    Firstelement Exploration
    United States
  • Bhp
    Head Of North America Metals Exploration
    Bhp Apr 2022 - Mar 2024
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    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.
  • Bhp
    Practice Lead Exploration Excellence
    Bhp Sep 2018 - Apr 2022
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    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.
  • Bhp
    Head Of Gulf Of Mexico Exploration (Usa And Mexico)
    Bhp Sep 2013 - Aug 2018
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    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.
  • Bhp
    Regional Exploration Manager Gulf Of Mexico
    Bhp Jul 2012 - Aug 2013
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    Led an experienced geoscience team to re-evaluate the basin and set the exploration strategy for the following 10+ years.
  • Bhp
    Senior Exploration Manager South East Asia
    Bhp 2007 - Jun 2012
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    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.
  • Bhp
    Team Leader Regional Caribbean
    Bhp Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    Team leader responsible for lease acquisition and business development in the Caribbean region.
  • Bhp
    Senior Project Geologist/Principal Interpreter Trinidad
    Bhp Jan 2002 - Dec 2004
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    Exploration and appraisal activities and assessment in and around the Angostura Field in Trinidad. Including drilling the first Delaware and Ruby discoveries.
  • Bhp
    Project Geologist West Africa
    Bhp Dec 1997 - Dec 2001
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    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.
  • Reunion Mining
    Consultant Geologist
    Reunion Mining May 1997 - Dec 1997
    West African Mineral Exploration and Potash Exploration in Ethiopia.
  • Royal Holloway, University Of London
    Post Doctoral Research - Salt Tectonics Research Group
    Royal Holloway, University Of London Jun 1996 - May 1997
    Englefield Green, England, Gb
    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.
  • University Of Ottawa
    Post Doctoral Research
    University Of Ottawa Jan 1996 - Jun 1996
    Ottawa, On, Ca
    Field studies of the South Mountain Batholith, Nova Scotia. Relationship between structure and mineralization. Resulting in several publications on the region (see publications).
  • University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France)
    Post Doctoral Research
    University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France) 1994 - Dec 1995
    Fr
    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).

Neil Evans Skills

Structural Geology Petroleum Geology Petroleum Geology Earth Science Geophysics Mineral Exploration Sequence Stratigraphy Sedimentology Seismology Geological Mapping Stratigraphy Petrophysics Logging Geochemistry Mineralogy Upstream Petra Oil And Gas Drilling

Neil Evans Education Details

  • Imperial College London
    Imperial College London
    Geology
  • University Of Leeds
    University Of Leeds
    Structural Geology

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Neil Evans attended Imperial College London, University Of Leeds.

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Neil Evans has skills like Structural Geology, Petroleum Geology, Petroleum, Geology, Earth Science, Geophysics, Mineral Exploration, Sequence Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, Seismology, Geological Mapping, Stratigraphy.

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