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Expert time served and trained for several years as a marine engineering officer gaining hands marine engineering experience and knowledge of a ships engine room, notably as a 2nd engineering officer on at that time pone of the world most modern Anchor handling and supply vessels in the world. He then elected for a step-life-changing oil field drilling career and trained for a further six more years in rig based drilling contractors positions gaining the knowledge and experience needed for the company mans drilling role he applied to be developed for. He then applied all knowledge, expertise and working skill for 15 more years in this position with two of the world's major oil companies, both onshore but mainly in offshore drilling projects. He then furthered his offshore operational, exploration, appraisal and development drilling supervisory skills for 12years "cherry picking" as a global drilling consult, leading the forefront of new drilling areas, technology projects and drilling development with the Majors. Notably world-wide exploration in deepwater, subsea, horizontal and high pressure high temperature operations theatres.

In recent years he has complimented his extensive 'hand on' skill set working in a step-change and more dominant technical well engineering and specialist drilling support role namely with medium operating sized companies. Now being more intimately involved in the well design construction and engineering of wells before during and after execution he supports and mentors the drilling personnel in the team s that he currently involved with.

Expert offers a unique balance of operational hands on and well design and engineering expertise. He has the knowledge and experience to apply, implement and elected to use alternative, novel and creative drilling processes, has introduced and adapted new technologies in more than one operating environment, often setting new operating benchmark standards, instructions and operating procedures in several world projects all successfully delivered over the last two decades.
Expert has explored, appraised and directly involved in the forefront of offshore drilling projects notably from semi-submersible and drillship projects since 1988 both in supervisory, consultancy and more recently in a well engineering and specialist drilling role.

Having worked in several world-wide offshore operating environments, (Offshore Uk, Norway, Black Sea, North South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, SE Asia, West Africa, North America etc.). Well that included remote exploration, deep and ultra deepwater locations. He is thus well versed in key drilling hazards, knowledge, drilling experience, to the issues aspects and challenges that are faced and exits in such areas.

Being selected to develop the world's first deepwater training workshops and seminar he has also continued to develop this area of expertise from 1998 and to date has presented and transferred this to many of the world operating and national oil companies. e.g. Pemex, PDVSA, ONGC, Petronas, Statoil, Petro Vietnam, BP Norge, Saga Petroleum, Sonangol, Occidente Cupit, Respsol, CNOC, CNOOC and other Chinese consortiums.

In more recent years he has been exclusively involved in offshore subsea horizontal well development in both chalk and sandstone reservoirs, deepwater and high pressure high temperature exploration and field development wells, and drilling optimization in aging and depleted offshore reservoirs.

Expert was hired in by various operating oil companies based on previous 'harsh environment' operating drilling experience gained in such areas in the 90's. Here as a Deepwater consultant drilling supervisor for the operators he delivered the Uk's first subsea horizontal deepwater field development. The initial phase one wells that he was responsible for supervising being drilled and completed so far ahead of the planned project schedule with little drilling difficulties experienced that the rig had to be relocate to another area. Deepwater drilling consultant for BP on Wildcat Ultra deepwater wells drilled offshore Faeroes islands. Hired by cleint due to his previous expertise in this area. Well delivered on time and budget.Hired as a Deepwater drilling consultant/specialist to a client who who had no previous Ultra deepwater experience, on the worlds first surface BOP wells to be drilled with a subsea seabed safety device. i.e. ESG 'Environmental safe guard' that was built by Cameron Oil tools in Singapore for this project. Well was drilled and delivered without major incident.He worked as an offshore drilling advisor to ONGC on their first deep and Ultra deepwater well campaigns drilled in the Bay of bengal and Arabian sea. Assisitng operator to becpome familiar with all aspects of deepwater and Ultra deepwater exploration drilling operationsDeepwater drilling consultant for Saga Petroleum's Ultra deepwater well drilled offshore Norway on the Voring plateau. Despite picking up a vessel that had never drilled in deepwater and one that required signficant upgrades to work ion this Ultra deep well, Assisted operators team in setting a new drilling benchmark in this area.