Areas worked

North Sea (Viking Graben, Moray Firth, southern North Sea etc.), Norway (Viking Graben and far north), offshore Holland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Skye (on and offshore), Egypt (Gulf of Suez and Western Desert), onshore Spain, offshore Greece, onshore Namibia, onshore Sarawak, offshore Papua/New Guinea, Tunisia, Oklahoma, East China Sea,  Nigeria, Libya,  Gabon, Syria, India, Pakistan, Armenia, Georgia and West Siberia.

Companies worked for

Armenian American Exploration Company (AAEC), Aminoil, Getty, Agip, Placid International, British Petroleum, Hamilton Brothers Oil and Gas, Agypetco (Egypt), Norwich Union Hydrocarbons Ltd., Pentex Oil Ltd., Century Power and Light, Louisiana Land and Exploration, Norsk Hydro (Norway and Egypt), Conoco UK, Denison Mines, Enterprise Oil, Trend Energy Suez Ltd., Overseas Petroleum Investment Corporation, Tullow Oil, Arco British, Fugro Robertson, Equator Petroleum, Restek AS, Statoil, Pedco, Soco, Parexpro/Partex, High Arctic Energy Services and Blackstairs Energy

List of projects undertaken

Interpretation offshore UK Moray Firth, West Shetlands, Viking Graben, southern  North Sea, Morecambe Bay for several UK licensing rounds.

Project management of  complete seismic and geological re-evaluation of offshore Netherlands gas field blocks.

Onshore Spain seismic interpretation and prospect evaluation.

Data  processing  supervision of several projects.

Complete  appraisal  of  open acreage in southern North Sea for major oil company involving  very detailed  velocity studies and depth conversion.

Consultant  Chief  Geophysicist  for oil company  in   Western   Desert,   Egypt;  work   resulted  in  several  successful oil  wells and eventually full development. 

Detailed interpretation of several North Sea oil fields (mainly Brae area).

Management of two phases of an experimental  seismic  program for North Ireland  government,  partly over basalt covered areas.  Designed  and supervised similar program on Isle of Skye.

Detailed  interpretation of area in far north, offshore Norway.

Several interactive depth migration and modelling projects in southern North Sea and other areas.

Monitoring and independent evaluation of exploration data and interests of major (non-oil) UK company for over four years.

Consultant  responsible  for geophysical activities  of small oil company, on and offshore UK.

Detailed interpretation of several areas on and offshore Gulf of Suez, Egypt.     

Detailed  assessment of North Greece oil field and surrounding areas.

Comprehensive  speculative exploration studies  using seismic, gravity and well data  on several  areas in Tunisia, both on  and offshore,  developing  new  play concepts and ideas.

Complete assessment  of onshore Namibia basin  integrating  seismic, gravity, magnetic and well data.

Detailed seismic  interpretation of some North Sea blocks for 12th UK round.

With assistance of partners, set up Landmark workstation bureau in Cairo (since closed), as well as computer mapping (and related services) centre. Initiated and supervised complete seismic exploration location database for all Egypt. In charge of training of personnel, centre operation  and client demos.

Detailed seismic interpretation and complete exploration evaluation of onshore  Malaysia  block.  During second phase performed sequence  stratigraphic study using Petrosystems workstation.

Promotion  of  acreage  from Tunisia and Libya for Canadian oil company.

Detailed  seismic  interpretation study offshore Papua/New Guinea.

Planning, supervision and interpretation of small exploration  program, Oklahoma, resulting in small oil discovery. Follow up updating work in 2001 and 2005.

Seismic interpretation of block in Western Desert, Egypt, identifying new deep Jurassic prospects.

3D  seismic  interpretation of gas  discovery offshore Norway, using Charisma workstation.

Seismic data processing  supervision for oil company in Syria and Pakistan; some interpretation.

Assessment of geophysical data  (seismic and gravity) and preparation  for Cuban licensing round.

Seismic interpretation of much of the East China Seas basin, as part of major study.

Supervision of seismic data acquisition and processing, and  detailed  velocity study and inversion processing, for Tunisian venture.

Seismic interpretation of Indian data.

Resident Senior Geophysicist (in Yerevan) on EU Tacis (Technical Assistance to the C.I.S.) project assessing the hydrocarbon potential of Armenia. Data gathering, training, advising, liaising with government as well as performing technical tasks, under quite difficult conditions. An extension to this project, involving promotion of exploration acreage to IOCs, and seismic reprocessing, followed.

Deputy Project Manager (and Senior Geophysicist) on Tacis project, ‘New Oilfield Development in South Tyumen’, 1996-7, which entailed social, legal and environmental aspects as well as a large technical component. Particular involvement in data gathering, geological and seismic interpretation.

General Manager and Chief Geophysicist for AAEC from April 1997 to July 2003. Responsible for setting up and supervising of office, organising seismic and geological exploration program, day-to-day liaison with Armenian government officials and ministers, also drilling operations with AAEC’s own drilling rig. Technical work continued following well completion July 1998. Wrote a detailed business plan and created other materials to attract a new investor, which eventually resulted in licence re-assignment to a Canadian oil company.

Spring 2005 agreed with the Armenian Ministry of Energy an eighteen month review of blocks 4, 5 and 6 (SE Armenia Project) with subsequent exclusive rights to negotiate PSAs in any area of interest. In April 2007 a PSA was signed for the total area, for an Irish / Canadian consortium.

Senior Interpreter on 3D seismic surveys offshore Gabon, and more recently on major 3D survey over gas discovery in Bangladesh, using Seisworks and ZMap software.

Senior Interpreter on  major 3D seismic interpretation in NW India.

General Manager for Armenian branch office of Irish company since 2007,  supervising exploration operations in three blocks in the Republic of Armenia.