Energean Oil & Gas is pleased to announce that
James Efstathiou joins the company as its new Exploration Director.
Mr. Efstathiou is a seasoned Geoscientist with 35
years of oil industry experience, previously working as Global Exploration
Manager (2014-2016) and Exploration Manager (2012-2014) at Mubadala Petroleum,
responsible for all captured assets and Exploration New Ventures.
Prior to Mubadala, Mr. Efstathiou worked with Statoil
in UAE (2008-2012) as Middle East New Venture Manager responsible for all
exploration and development projects in the region.
He also worked with Statoil Hydro (2007-2008, as
Middle East explorationist responsible for Iraq G&G, licensing rounds and
farm-in / farm-out opportunities) and Norsk Hydro (1993-2007 as Senior
Geophysicist offshore West Africa, Chief Geophysicist working in Brazil and
Gulf of Mexico, Manager of Global Volume and Risk Group, and, finally, as
Subsurface Manager).
During 1983-1993, James Efstathiou worked as
Geophysicist with BP (London, Holland, Glasgow) after
having started his professional career working as a secondee to Saudi Aramco in
London.
James Efstathiou holds a BSc (Hons) at Geophysical
Science for the Southampton University. He was born in 1958 and speaks English,
Greek, Norwegian and Dutch.