Mr Jewell is a Canadian and has some thirty years of experience in the international oil and gas industry, having worked in the Middle East, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Educated at the University of Alberta, Mr Jewell holds a B. Sc in geophysics.
Mr Jewell has held a variety of technical and senior executive roles in previous positions with Amoco and Santos. Most recently he has been responsible for the strategic planning and execution of building an offshore exploration business in Australia and prior to that was responsible for a $100 million per year exploration and appraisal budget of Amoco in the Deep Water Gulf of Mexico. Thompson was also the President of Amoco Oman. |