John Gdula

Experienced Consultant in the Upstream E & P Business.

Greater Glasgow Area

About

Experience

  • Retired at Akita oil and gas
    Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

  • Director Akita Oil and Gas Ltd at Akita Oil and Gas Ltd
    Mar 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 4 mos

    Providing Upstream E&P Business Strategy, Venture & Asset Management advisory services.

  • General Manager Well and Reservoir Management. at Shell International E and P
    Sep 2007 - May 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Accountable for the developed and implemention of a global program to improve Shell’s performance in well and reservoir management, enhance production performance and improve the management of producing assets.

  • Regional Technical Director at Shell E and P Africa
    Jan 2005 - Aug 2008 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Accountable for the performance and technical aspects of Shell’s development activities in the African region (mainly based in Nigeria) including vetting/approval of investment proposals, robustness of reserve estimates, and technical robustness of development plans through decision gates.

  • General Manager and Managing Director. at Badr El Din Petroleum Company (BAPETCO)
    Jan 2001 - Dec 2004 · 4 yrs

    Managed, together with the EGPC appointed chairman the day-to-day running of the joint venture including stakeholder management (shareholders EGPC and Shell, industry partners Apache). Key achievements during this period included the resolution on the Obaiyed field contractual dispute with KBR and increasing the production performance of the mature Bed 3 and Bed 2 fields.