Calum McGregor has over 28 years of experience leading teams and delivering industry firsts in the oil and gas sector. Some of his accomplishments include leading a cross-industry team to produce a vision for maximizing economic recovery in the Northern North Sea, managing infrastructure access projects, and overseeing a seamless transition for gas nominations. He has a track record of creative problem-solving, developing effective teams, and implementing solutions that have broad buy-in. Outside of work, McGregor values family, music, football, and cooking.

1. Calum McGregor MBE
Extracts from Statement of Suitability
Over the course of my career I have been either led, or played a central role, in delivering a
number of industry “firsts” through territory with no pre-determined route map available:
• Delivering an MER (Maximise Economic Recovery) compatible Northern North Sea (NNS)
Rejuvenation analysis (June 2014) (co-chair with Oonagh Werngren MBE, Oil & Gas UK)
by leading a cross industry team (from upstream operating companies) through 28
meetings over 2013 / 2014, navigating competition law complexities, to produce an
updated vision for this mature area bought into by all stakeholders. Co-ordinated delivery
of interim and final report. Presented findings to Managing Directors, at inaugural Oil &
Gas UK Conference 2014 and to Treasury, with findings being considered in upstream
fiscal review.
• Central role in Infrastructure Access Group work 2012 / 2013. Created the definition of
“critical infrastructure”, designed process to determine same, co-ordination of external
consultants to complete analysis, evaluation / preparation of output, assessment of late life
domino effect, consideration of “transformational options”.
• Managed Conoco’s Hydrocarbon Accounting team which delivered a seamless transition
when changing from historic volume to thermal gas nominations at Theddlethorpe gas
terminal (where c. 20% of UKCS gas production was processed) – such change being
necessary to enable off specification gas to be blended to an acceptable level to enter the
national grid. Task necessitated the accurate modelling of technical allocation and
commercial attribution of gas to over 50 companies with associated management of gas
substitution balances.
• Personally recognised via MBE for my contribution in influencing, drafting and delivering
the revised Oil & Gas UK / DECC Code of Practice governing access to UKCS
infrastructure (2004); and in changing widely held industry perceptions for inaugural
“Stewardship” process. Dealt directly with senior directors of the DECC and executives
from other oil companies during both processes – shaping direction of end products.
• Proactively, and independently, developed the tool used by the gas marketing team of
Talisman in Calgary to tackle the challenges of preparing system compliant transaction
codes to transport / store and sell gas through gas transmission system in British Columbia,
Canada.
28 years’ experience of the practicalities and realities of personally undertaking, or leading high
performing teams to undertake: extensive upstream oil and gas economic evaluations (often of a
complex, inter-dependent nature); strategic reviews; portfolio assessment; careful examination and
distillation of key findings from such analysis; and preparation and presentation of relevant output
to Chief Executives, Government Departments, Industry bodies, peers, and investment analysts
provides evidence of my characteristics to deal with the analytical challenges consistent with the
role.
As demonstrated above, I believe that I am a creative thinking, problem solver with experience
gained from a broad range of analytical, commercial and leadership roles both as individual

2. contributor or team leader / manager with the ability to reduce complex tasks and processes to
simple building blocks.
I have been able to change perceptions of unwilling or non co-operative counterparts to achieve
optimal solutions by delivering proposals with conviction. I have delivered improved outcomes by
proactively addressing under-lying organisational and structural issues, identifying root causes,
developing and examining alternative options for consideration prior to proposing / implementing fit
for purpose solutions that have collective buy in. I also have a track record of building highly
effective teams and of actively developing, mentoring and coaching individuals to help them
achieve their full potential and have resourced / delivered “new” strategic planning / economic
analysis teams at each of TAQA Bratani, Maersk Oil North Sea (UK) Limited and Talisman Energy.
Whilst work is important to me, I value the importance of a good life : work balance both for myself
and my colleagues. My family is more important than work – I have been married for 32 years with
2 sons (both in their twenties) and 19 year old twin daughters adopted from Romania while
working in Canada back in 1999. In my spare time I will be immersed in music, football and
playing guitar ... this week playing with my sons on Sunday morning as they lead worship at our
local church. Food is also important to me.