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CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME : ALLAN GIBSON
DESIGNATION : Well Engineering Manager
NATIONALITY : British
AGE : 56 (D.O.B. 7th
Aug 1960)
TELEPHONE : +44 (0)797 947 6141
EMAIL : gibsona7@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS : Bsc Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Glasgow University.
CERTIFICATES / : Du Pont Operations Safety Management.
COURSES ATTENDED International Well Control Forum Drilling Supervisor.
High Pressure / High Temperature drilling school.
BP Well Productivity & Stuck Pipe Awareness schools.
BP Casing Design school.
Hostile Environment Training (Control Risks)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY :-
Sept 12 – Feb 16 BP / Statoil / Sonatrach Wells Engineering Manager
Wells Engineering Manager for BP joint venture with Statoil and Sonatrach in Algeria. Managed
culturally diverse team of 26 x Drilling, Completion and Frac Engineers. Drilling was mainly horizontal
development wells on 4 x land rigs and a Fraccing / Well Testing spread. Also was Technical Authority
for Well Interventions Team. Drilling Managers were Keith Coghill (BP) and Sven Reber (Statoil).
Mar 11 – Sept 12 Tullow Well Engineering Supervisor
Well Engineering Supervisor for deepwater (1,000 – 2,000m water depths) exploration, appraisal and
development wells in Ghana, Jubilee field. Supervised team of expat and local Drilling, Completion and
Well Testing engineers. Managers : Alan Dowokpor, Anthony Clark, Chris Roos and Brian Teggart.
Feb 04 – Feb 11 BG Snr Drilling Engineer
Operations Drilling Engineer then Technical Contracts Engineer in Well Operations Department,
Kazakhstan. Previously Regional Well Engineer supporting BG’s well operations in Kazakhstan and
India. Managers : Dave Brittan, Chris Murphy, Ilter Soylemezoglu and Andrew Swale.
June 03 – Jan 04 CAIRN Snr Drilling Engineer
All preparatory work and operations for deepwater, semi-submersible, drilling operation. Drilling
hazards included prolific “shallow water flow”. Prepared tenders for rig, all associated services and
subsequent Bid evaluation. Specified equipment, ordered tangibles. Prepared drilling programme, well
reports, casing design and cost estimates. Reported to John Dwyer.

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Dec 97 – Jun 03 WINTERSHALL Snr Drilling Engineer
Russian drilling campaign in Urengoy, Siberia. Moscow - Prepared Technical Specs for construction of
2 rigs and planned 35 extended reach horizontal wells for Prirazlomnoye project, a gravity based,
offshore, ice resistant, platform in Barents Sea, Russian Arctic. Germany, Dieksand field - Extended
reach horizontal wells with >8,000m departure. North Sea – supporting jack-up rig operations. Libya -
supporting 3 land rigs. Reported to John Gerstenlauer.
Jun 94 – Dec 97 BP Ops Drilling Engineer
Operations DE for Foinaven field – deepwater (500m), extended reach horizontal wells. Planned first
dual lateral well for Foinaven - reported to Dave Howes and Don Forbes. Prepared report entitled
“Feasibility of dual lateral well in Marnock HPHT reservoir”. Prepared Front End Engineering Design
Drilling work for Foinaven - reported to Carl Mountford and Graham Prentice. Prepared Design and
Ops Safety Case submissions for Foinaven. Prepared Multi-well application to HSE for Foinaven
development - reported to Alan Nelson. Created system to produce AFEs and track Daily Drilling Costs
for Forties field - reported to Bill Kirton.
Dec 93 – Jun 94 AGIP Drilling Supervisor
Drilling Supervisor aboard Jack-up rig. Drilled exploration wells in Southern sector North Sea -
Zechstein formation, encountered overpressured dolomite raft. Reported to Antonio Toniato Drlg Supt,
Antonino Galletta Drilling Manager and Danielle Polignano Snr. Drilling Engineer.
Sept 93 - Dec 93 PREMIER Drilling Supervisor
Drilling Supervisor aboard Jack-up rig. Drilled exploration wells in Southern sector North Sea.
Reported to Graham Burgess, Ian Williamson, and Paddy Burns.
Feb 91 - Sept 93 AGIP Drilling Supervisor
Drilling Supervisor aboard Semi-Sub “Santa Fe 140”. Drilled directional wells in Toni Field, Northern
North Sea. Drilling Supervisor aboard Semi-Sub “Henry Goodrich”. Drilled HPHT exploration wells in
Central Graben North Sea. Drilling Supervisor aboard Semi-sub “Borgsten Dolphin”. Drilled appraisal
wells in Block 16/17 of the North Sea, now known as Thelma Field. Reported to Antonio Toniato Drlg
Supt, Antonino Galetta Drilling Supt, Paolo Nunzi and Francesco Illari, Drilling Managers.
Feb 88 - Feb 91 HALLIBURTON Field Engineer
Performed electric logging surveys. Locations : Egypt, Dubai and Oman.
Dec 86 - Feb 88 JOHN WOOD GROUP Project Engineer
Engineering team leader from inception of project through to production and sales. Product was high
reliability pressure / temperature sensor for permanent downhole installation.
Jan 86 - Dec 86 CHARTERHOUSE Drilling Supervisor
Night Drilling Supervisor aboard jack-ups, "Ocean Benarmin" and "Apollo V". Locations:- Southern
sector North Sea and Irish Sea. Reported to Paddy Barber, Drilling Manager.
Nov 80 - Jan 86 BAKER ATLAS Field Engineer
Performed electric logging services. Locations : U.S.A., Saudi Arabia, and North Sea.
HOBBIES and INTERESTS
Learning Russian language, Squash, Sailing, Snowboarding, Kite Surfing, learning to play guitar.