joining the industry from Russia, China, SE Asia etc.; ‘global’ companies, whether Majors or the bigger oil field service companies, are best positioned to access this new source of talent.
In the ‘global’ companies “attrition” rates are quite low, reward levels are high. Good petrotechs are in demand and feel more able to say “No thanks!” to postings to the back-of-beyond.
There is a lot of interesting work in the world – a lot of oil still to be found, a lot of reserves still to be converted to production, lots of exciting projects! Demand for staff is exceeding supply?
Andy Inglis, Upstream CEO of BP, has described what he refers to as the ‘capability challenge’, pointing to an interesting study by CERA that estimated the overall effect of the above pressures as a potential 10-15% “people deficit” by 2010, compared to the estimated number of staff need to deliver projects.
It seems as though the ‘global’s – the Majors, the bigger Independents, the bigger sevice contractors – have taken a number of steps to adjust to these realities and are not ‘feeling the crunch’…..but then who is? Which companies will find it difficult to attract and retain good people; and therefore be the ones whose projects suffer, who do not get developments completed on time, who drill dry holes through lack of
Investors have become pretty accomplished at figuring out where an ambitious company’s funds are going to come from; a pertinent question for this year might be “What is your capability strategy?”
For our November Forum, we have put together an agenda to help everybody ask the right questions and find the right solutions.
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9:30
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Welcome & Introduction
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9:45
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Oswald Clint - Senior Analyst - Bernstein Research
Picking Long-Term Exploration Stocks: The importance of people
Dr Clint joined Sanford C. Bernstein in 2004 and was part of the Energy Team with Neil McMahon covering the Global Integrated Oil sector.
Currently he is the Senior Research Analyst covering the European E&P and Russian Oil & Gas sectors. The Bernstein Energy franchise has become well known due to both the provocative commentary on the commodities and oil stocks, as well as the innovative research that forms the core of their frequent publications. Previously, he worked as an accountant and consultant for KPMG covering energy, gas, and chemical sectors. Dr Clint received his PhD in Geophysics from University College London where he specialised in sub-surface rock physics and is also a Chartered Accountant.
Bernstein Research
Sanford C. Bernstein is widely recognized as Wall Street's premier sell-side research firm. Their research is sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and they are annually ranked at the very top of acknowledged arbiters. In independent surveys of major institutional clients, Bernstein's research is ranked #1 for overall quality, industry knowledge, most trusted, best detailed financial analysis, major company studies, most useful valuation frameworks, best original research, and most willing to challenge management. In Institutional Investor's 2008 annual client survey, the leading survey by which analysts in our industry are evaluated, 100% of our U.S. Analysts were recognized as among the best in their respective fields -- more than any other firm on Wall Street.
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10:20
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Gordon Headley - Chief Human Resources Officer - Tullow Oil
Tullow Oil's approach to building its teams
Tullow Oil
Tullow Oil plc is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration companies in Europe. The Group has operations in Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America. Tullow is headquartered in London and employs nearly 2000 people world-wide. Current production is ~90,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). The company drills tens of exploration, appraisal and development wells annually, included multi-well campaigns in Ghana, Uganda and Kenya, with high exploration success rates.
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11:20
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Andrew Lodge - Principal - StrategicFit
How Premier Oil finds the right people
Andrew is now a Principal at StrategicFit and a Non-Executive Director at Egdon Resources.
Previously, he joined Premier Oil plc’s Board as Exploration Director in April 2009 from Hess where he was Vice President, Exploration, responsible for Europe, North Africa, Asia and Australia for nine years. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Exploration, Asset Manager and Group Exploration Advisor for BHP Petroleum, based in London and Australia. Prior to joining BHP Petroleum, Andrew worked for BP as a geophysicist. He has an honours degree in Mining Geology from the University of Wales and a Masters in Applied Geophysics from the University of Leeds. He is a fellow of the Geological Society.
He retired from Premier Oil in June 2015.
StrategicFit
StrategicFit is a strategy consulting firm specialising in the upstream oil and gas industry.
We help companies, licence partnerships and stakeholders make difficult decisions they can be confident in.
Through decision analysis, a collaborative strategy process and sector expertise, we'll give you
a clearer way forward.
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11:55
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Rob Pinchbeck - - Petrofac
Petrofac - how the company works; what it offers
Petrofac
Petrofac aims to generate sustainable growth in value for its shareholders by leveraging its core competencies, being the ability to engineer, build and operate oil & gas infrastructure, and the ability to create and deliver value-adding investments.
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12:30
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Roger Clark - Senior Lecturer - Earth Sciences, Leeds University
The flow of geoscience graduates from UK universities
Took a Combined Honours BSc in Earth Sciences and Physics at Leeds, then did a seismology PhD on the upper mantle structure beneath the British Isles, at Leeds and MOD Blacknest. Following this he spent some years developing and applying, with Graham Stuart, new approaches in processing of land seismic data and operating a small consultancy/contracts group working on a large fraction of all UK land exploration. At the same time he has pursued global seismology interests, especially in the monitoring of underground nuclear explosions. In 1988 a UK University group, organised from Leeds, deployed the first modern seismic station in the former USSR allowed to record nuclear explosions at close (less than 1000-2000 km) range, facilitating a major new area of study which will be pivotal in verifying arms control treaties. Further interest (partly in collaboration with the Applied Mathematics Department), are: computation of synthetic seismograms which allow correct representation of small, complex structures which are important in hydrocarbon and coal exploration; and quantitative analyses of reflected wave amplitudes especially their use to determine attenuation, and their variation with angle of incidence.
Earth Sciences, Leeds University
Experts within the School study the Earth from its core to the atmosphere, with expertise ranging from geophysics and surface processes to atmospheric science, climate change and environmental sustainability. Leeds is in fact, one of just a few universities that has brought the complete range of disciplines from geology and geophysics, environmental science, meteorology and climate science, to environmental social science together under one banner. We also have one of the largest research clusters of Earth, environmental and social scientists in the UK and internationally. Our research is organised across four School Institutes and two national research centres. This means we are at the forefront in tackling global issues such as climate change, energy, water and sustainable development.
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13:05
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Prize Raffle followed by Lunch, more Coffee & Tea
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Opus Executive Partners is a specialist advisory firm serving the energy, mining and natural resources industries.
Opus Executive Partners act as a strategic advisor and provider of Board-level resourcing solutions to national and multi-national companies helping them overcome key business challenges by meeting critical leadership and governance needs.
Whether you are looking for advice, or to fill Board-level (Executive or Non-Executive) or Senior-level Management positions Opus can help you unlock new growth and value across your business.
Sanford C. Bernstein is widely recognized as Wall Street's premier sell-side research firm. Their research is sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and they are annually ranked at the very top of acknowledged arbiters. In independent surveys of major institutional clients, Bernstein's research is ranked #1 for overall quality, industry knowledge, most trusted, best detailed financial analysis, major company studies, most useful valuation frameworks, best original research, and most willing to challenge management. In Institutional Investor's 2008 annual client survey, the leading survey by which analysts in our industry are evaluated, 100% of our U.S. Analysts were recognized as among the best in their respective fields -- more than any other firm on Wall Street.
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Tony Grindrod
Trustee
AAPG Europe
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Karl Jeffery
Editor
Finding Petroleum
United Kingdom
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Danny van Schie
Director
Pacific Oil Ltd
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Anthony Cooke
Business Development Manager
Baker RDS
United Kingdom
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Richard Hail
MD
FirstEnergy Capital LLP
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Robin Pinchbeck
Petrofac
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Eleonora Zanderigo
Project Leader
BCG
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NADIA BELABED
Translator - Interpreter (English-French-Arabic)
Freelance Translator-Interpreter (English-Arabic-French)
United Kingdom
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Temitope Adeyinka
Energy Analyst/Economist
Petroleum Development Consultants
United Kingdom
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OLIVER WHITFIELD
Buried Hill
United Kingdom
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Thomas Graf
Fugro Robertson
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David Bamford
Petromall Ltd
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Murdo Mackay
Head of HR
Cairn Energy
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Lisa Barnes
Marketing Geologist
Fugro Robertson
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John Clure
Managing Director
Phoenix Hydrocarbon Resources Ltd
United Kingdom
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Aidar Amanbayev
aidar.amanbayev@canamens.com
Canamens Energy Limited
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Clova Bullen
Manager
Gas Strategies
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Alan Seymour
Europe Manager
Pinemont Technologies Inc
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Gabit Bekakhmetov
Intern
Canamens Energy Limited
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George Walker
Consultant
GEOCOM
United Kingdom
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Graham Woodcock
Senior Key Account Manager
Pole Star Space Applications ltd
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Chris Gumm
Business Development
CGX
United Kingdom
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Peter Raymant
Director
Geomodelling Services Ltd
United Kingdom
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Jerry Lunn
Group Information Manager
Premier Oil
United Kingdom
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Lesley Cripps
Sales Manager
Chapman Freeborn AirChartering Ltd
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Andrew Mann
Managing Director-International
Gerad Daniels
United Kingdom
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David Lloyd
Partner / MD
Preng & Associates
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Richard Smith
Senior Buyer
Chicago Bridge & iron
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Susan Warhurst
Senior Researcher
Gerard Daniels
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Federico Filippi
Research Associate
Preng & Associates
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Paul Rosier
Consultant
Consultant
United Kingdom
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Alexander Chalke
Partner
Grosvenor Clive & Stokes
United Kingdom
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RICK MOORE
DIRECTOR
QUAD OPERATIONS
United Kingdom
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Micky Allen
consultant
consultant
United Kingdom
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Paul McCarthy
Manager EMEA
GTS-Geotech
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Kes Heffer
Director
Reservoir Dynamics Ltd
United Kingdom
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Diwin Amarasinghe
Geophysical Specialist
Consultant
United Kingdom
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Mike Simmons
Technology Fellow (Geosciences)
Halliburton/Neftex
United Kingdom
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Robert Snashall
Consultant
RGSConsult
United Kingdom
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Peter Allen
Consultant
Consultant
United Kingdom
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jerrard winter
HSE director
haztek inetrnational
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Felicite Robertson
Robertson & Co - Translation & Interpreting
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Stephen Hilder
Consultant
Consultant
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Alex Matthews
Head of HR
Ikon Science Ltd
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Robert Waterhouse
Director
Rosha Resources Ltd
United Kingdom
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Robert (Bob) Parker
Consultant
Consultant
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Alexander Voake
Student
Imperial College
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Chris Calodoucas
SAIC
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Dan Kunkle
Director
Count Geophysics
United Kingdom
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Paul D 'Arcy
Independant Consultant
United Kingdom
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Shabbab Khan
Senior Manager
SAP
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Bilal Malik
Masters in Business Administration
Cranfield School of Management
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Mike Ames
Independent
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Tanya Pang
Consultant
SBC
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Vikram Chandrashekar
Consultant
Cranfield University School of Management
United Kingdom
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Chris Boulter
Analyst
Infield Systems
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Rolf Sohner
Schlumberger
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William Lacon
Partner
Curzon Partnership
United Kingdom
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Robert Winsloe
Global Business Development Manager
Kestrel IDM
United Kingdom
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Neil Ritson
Chairman
Solo Oil
United Kingdom
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Michael Stoner
Oil & Gas Headhunter
DRS-London
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Tom Nigg
Sales Manager
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies
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Chris Wheaton
Director
Stifel
United Kingdom
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Christopher Larvin
Oil & Gas Researcher
DRS-London
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Roger Clark
Leeds University
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Andrew Lodge
Principal
Strategic Fit, Egdon Resources
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Catherine Xu
Student
Durham University
United Kingdom
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David Dugdale
Analyst
Manulife Asset Management
United Kingdom
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Jan Paul van Driel
Partner
StrategicFit
United Kingdom
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Julian Dawson
MD
Durler Consulting
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Azzurra Cillari
Geologist
Middlesex University
United Kingdom
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James Harding
MD
TEC Group
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Geoffrey Turner
VP Industry Alliances
Eira Ltd
United Kingdom
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S R
Reservoir Engineer
N/A
United Kingdom
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Robert Cernik
Professor
The University of Manchester
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Sam Botterill
Carbon Capture and Storage Technical Manager
Energy Institute
United Kingdom
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Ed Evans
MD
NDB Ltd
United Kingdom
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Andy Cooper
Sales Director
thyssenkrupp
United Kingdom
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Nigel Bradburn
Energy Institute
United Kingdom
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Helen Turnell
Principal Consultant
NR Global Consulting Ltd
United Kingdom
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Gordon Headley
Tullow Oil
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Tony Wood
CEO
Ensights Limited
United Kingdom
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Andrew Wells
Director
One Point Three Limited
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David Steen
Director
UOP NV
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Martin Riddle
Technical Manager
Envoi
United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Lloyd
OPC Ltd
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Richard Schembri
Recruitment Director
Upstream Technical Consultants
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ivar Schroder
explorationist
euroscan exploration
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Adam Waterhouse
Director of Research
Opus Executive Partners
United Kingdom
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Bryn Williams
williams
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Glenn Nevill
Principal
fcp Architects & Interior Designers
United Kingdom
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Oxana Bristowe
Partner
Opus Executive Partners
United Kingdom
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Hugh Ebbutt
Associated Director
WSS Energy Consulting
United Kingdom
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Adam Marmaras
Event Organiser
Finding Petroleum
United Kingdom
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