Market Intelligence
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Informed articles from the go-to people in the oil and gas industry
Jarl Pedersen, Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Corpus Christi Authority
I have always had a fascination for the energy industry and I received my Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Energy Systems.
Tim Duncan, President & CEO, Talos Energy
My Dad was an engineer with Amoco early in his career and as a child we travelled the world on his job assignments, which led to my interest in not only the oil and gas business industry, but also the global reach of the business.
Emeliana Rice-Oxley, Vice President, Exploration, PETRONAS
Natural progression – PETRONAS offered a scholarship for me to study geology in the US. Joining the oil and gas industry seemed a natural fit after I graduated.
Oscar Roldán Flores, Head of the National Data Repository, CNH
It happened in 2006 when received an invitation to work in the Ministry of Energy to start defining a possible reform in the hydrocarbons sector.
Sanjay Joshi, Head of Customer Management, Asia Pacific Aker Solutions
I started in this industry as a process engineer in 1992. In my early days, I worked on both greenfield and brownfield projects in the North Sea and the Middle East.
Shaun Gregory, SVP and Chief Technology Officer, Woodside Energy
Accidentally. In my third year of Mathematics at University I took a vacation job with a Company that turned out to be Oil and Gas. Loved the real world application of Mathematics and became a Geophysicist.
Mark Richardson, North Sea Projects Chief, Apache
I left the military to change careers, and intended to study law at Aberdeen University, but with a back ground in engineering and diving I got sucked into oil and gas.
Bill Lafferrandre, CEO, Sea Dragon Resources
After working on an architecture degree and watching some very talented colleagues fail to find decent jobs, I changed direction and received my undergraduate degree in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Oklahoma.
Mark Payton, SVP Strategy and Development, SNC-Lavalin
I joined MW Kellogg (predecessor to KBR) after I graduated from business school in 1979, and have been in the oil business ever since.
Jeff Lobao, President, South East Asia, AAG Energy
I wanted to be a geologist since I was 10 years old. Between undergraduate and graduate studies I was a mineral exploration geologist, but decided to go to graduate school to break into the O&G business.
John Bigham, Managing Director, Head of Oil & Gas, EMEA, Nomura
As a banker, I have advised and raised capital for oil and gas clients at several stages, and across a variety of geographies, throughout my career which started in the early 1990s.
Cederic Cremers, Shell Eastern Petroleum
I joined the energy business because of the massive impact it has on our world and way of life, whilst also realizing the large challenges and dilemmas we would face in the energy sector.