Philip Kessler Email and Phone Number

Barzan EPCI Pipeline Project

South Caucasian Expansion Project (BP)

February 2016 - present Senior Contracts Manager 4 staff - SPCX Pipeline EPC (Baku, Azerbaijan) 500km Onshore trunk pipeline between Baku and Georgia. Sept 2012 - December 2015 Senior Contracts Manager (5 staff) - ICHTHYS GEP Project (Western Australia)Role: Large EPCI offshore subsea project. In charge of establishing claims, variation orders, contractual correspondence, general contract administration, legal assistance to Project Team, subcontractor and supplier management and administration of subcontracts and/or purchase orders, overseeing all project interfaces to ensure adherence to main contract terms and conditions. Client liaison and negotiation.Value: $1.8 Billion USDMar 2008 - Sept 2012Contracts Manager (3 staff) - TOTAL USAN SURF Project (France)Value: $2.1 Billion USDJan 2007 - Sept 2012Parallel Function: Contract Coordination Manager (Corporate)Role: Oversee the legal and contractual administration of all offshore projects (bid and project phases) plus hiring and training junior members.Feb 2003 - Mar 2008Contracts Manager (2 staff) - TOTAL ROSA SURF Project - EPIC (Angola) and associated BLOCK 17 GEP ProjectValue: $600 Million USDJuly 2002 - Feb 2003Contract Legal Advisor (Corporate)

Jan 2001 - July 2002Contract Legal Advisor (Corporate)Role: Based in Legal Dept performing as International Legal Counsel on offshore and onshore oil and gas industry tenders/projects and contractual negotiations. Also directly involved in Power Gen tendering and negotiation of projects in a new business joint venture partnership with Black & Veatch.Dec 1999 - Jan 2001Subcontract Manager - SHELL ODIDI GAS GATHERING Project - EPIC (Nigeria)Role: Management and administration of all major subcontractors.Value: $300 Million USDFeb 1998 - Jan 2001Contracts Engineer (Corporate)Role: Based in France - Subcontracts Dept. Responsible for drafting tenders and subcontract documentation for bids and projects including: MOBIL ZAFIRO 2B, SHELL OBIGBO, TOTAL SOUTH PARS (Iran). Also actively involved in setting up new Subcontracts Dept.

Role: Involved in all major offshore projects from bid stage to completion as follows:Mar 1992 - Feb 1994: STATOIL STATFJORD Project (Norway) including 1 month offshore IPBL - BUKHA OMAN and NPCCBOMBAY HIGH Project (India) Paris based NAM LI 3 Project (Netherlands) - Hydrate removal subseaFeb 1994 - Oct 1995: ELF PETROLAND K5 - EPIC (Netherlands) and WINTERSHALL K2 - EPIC (Netherlands)Oct 1995 - July 1996: ELF PETROLAND K4 - Dutch sector North Sea - EPIC contract: 9.5” flexible pipeline electro-fibre optic umbilical and subsea wellhead, and protection frame fabrication and installation (OnJuly 1996 - Feb 1998: SHELL NIGERIA FTIP - EPIC Project (Senior Contract Manager). Contract for a duplex gas flexible pipeline from estuary platform to Forcados Terminal in Niger Delta (Nigerian Base)

Role: Administration of NAM AMELAND - Dutch sector North Sea - EPIC contract: 16km 12” gas pipeline and hydroelectric umbilical.

Role: Tendering, approving and supervising the maintenance and refurbishment of 250 branches over South East England region.

Role: Estimating, inspecting and supervising public works projects including housing and industrial/public building works.