Malcolm Pattinson has 30 years + in the oil and gas industry and most of it at Senior Management positions in companies operating in the UK and Netherlands sectors. As Vice President of Exploration for Hamilton Oil and Gas he was instrumental in the exploration, appraisal and development, as operator, of the Esmond, Forbes, Gordon, Ravenspurn North and Johnson Gas Fields in the UK Southern North Sea and for Exploration and appraisal of the K4/K5, F/16 and G/17 blocks in the offshore Netherlands. Whilst at Hamilton he was also responsible for the success in Bruce, Keith, Innes, Duncan and Liverpool Bay operations. In 1990 Malcolm was awarded UK Explore of the Year by his peers in the industry. Malcolm in recent years has been active in a broad international arena working in senior roles for Ranger/CNR, Tullow Oil and Falcon Oil and Gas in Europe and Africa. Malcolm is a proven deliverer of exploration and development success, with a background in Geophysics and a degree.
Mike Jones - Managing Director
Mike has worked for almost 30 years in the petroleum industry. As a geologist he worked extensively in the UK and Netherlands sectors of the North Sea and was instrumental in the exploration and appraisal success of the Ravenspurn North, Johnson and K4/K5 gas fields, and for the exploration of numerous permits across the UK and Netherlands sectors for Hamilton Oil and Gas. More recently he was Exploration Manager for BHP Biliton and had responsibility for the exploration and appraisal success of a major oil field in the Berkine Basin, Algeria. Whilst at BHP Biliton he also gained extensive international experience as New Ventures Manager and in business development throughout Africa and the Middle East. Recent success has been with GTO back in the UK Southern North Sea, Netherlands and 24th Round CNS.
Malcolm Groom - Commercial Director
Malcolm Groom is an experienced energy lawyer having previously been head of both Denton Hall and Norton Rose energy groups. He was a co-founder and Managing Director of Corporate Affairs for Consort Resources. He is now also a consultant to a number of foreign governments on legal matters concerning the oil industry.
Graham Williams - Technical Director
Graham Williams is Professor of Structural Geology at Keele University, UK. He has worked as a consultant to the oil industry in North and South America, Africa, the Middle East and widely in Europe. He has published extensively on structural geology aspects of the petroleum industry and has directed numerous internationally sponsored research projects. Graham's expertise is in structural geology, seismic interpretation, GIS, and basin analysis. He has a Batchelor's degree from Leicester University, a PhD from Cardiff University, is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London and is a Chartered Geologist.
