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A team with experience delivering profitable projects

Juan Peralta-Vargas

 Juan Peralta Vargas is an accomplished petroleum geologist and subsurface leader with over 25 years of international experience in exploration, reservoir management, field development, and production optimization across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he is the Founder and Managing Di

 Juan Peralta Vargas is an accomplished petroleum geologist and subsurface leader with over 25 years of international experience in exploration, reservoir management, field development, and production optimization across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he is the Founder and Managing Director of Nakhal Energy, helping operators and private investors to unlock sustainable value from the subsurface through technical excellence and data-driven insight. 

Sherif Farag

Patricia Porcelli

Felix Gonzalez

Advisor Petrophysicist

25+ years worldwide experience

Schlumberger, Masar Petroleum

Based in Dublin, Ireland

BSc American University Cairo - Egypt

Felix Gonzalez

Patricia Porcelli

Felix Gonzalez

Principal Reservoir Engineer

25+ years worldwide experience

PDVSA, KOC, OMV, Masar Petroleum

Based in Madrid, Spain

MSc Texas A&M

Patricia Porcelli

Patricia Porcelli

Patricia Porcelli

Advisor Reservoir Simulation

25+years worldwide experience

Bridas, Pan American, Petrobras Schlumberger, Aramco, Masar Petroleum

Based in Manama, Bahrain

PhD Universidad de La Plata, Argentina

Jaime Perez D'Armas

Jaime Perez D'Armas

Jaime Perez D'Armas

Advisor Quantitative Seismic Interpretation & CCUS

25+ Years Worldwide Experience

Hampson-Russell, El Paso, ENI & Tallgrass

Based in Houston, TX, USA

PhD Rice University 

Carlos Gomez

Jaime Perez D'Armas

Jaime Perez D'Armas

Principal Production Technologist

25+ Years worldwide experience

Petrobras, PDO & Daleel Petroleum

Based in Maturin, Venezuela

B. Eng Mech Engineering - Universidad del Zulia

Edwin Gonzalez

Jaime Perez D'Armas

Edwin Gonzalez

Principal Reservoir Simulation

20+ Years experience

PDVSA, Schlumberger & Aramco

Based in Bogota, Colombia

MSc  Institut Français du Pétrole 


Arie de Weerd

Erick Calderon

Erick Calderon

Advisor -  Drilling & Well Engineering

35+ Years Worldwide Experience

SHELL Qatar, UK, Nigeria, Syria, Brunei, Oman

Based in Colombo, Sri Lanka

BSc Mechanical Engineering -  Technical University s’ Hertogenbosch - The Netherlands 

Erick Calderon

Erick Calderon

Erick Calderon

Principal - Operations and Geosteering Geologist

20+ Years Worldwide Experience

Schlumberger, NESR and OXY-ADNOC

Based in Caracas, Venezuela

BSc Geological Engineer - Universidad Central de Venezuela

Amrit Madhoo

Erick Calderon

Amrit Madhoo

Senior Geologist - Geomodeler

10+ Years Europe, West Africa and SE Asia Experience

Cuadrilla Resources, Schlumberger

Based in Devon, United Kingdom

MSc Petroleum Engineering - Heriot Watt University &   MSc Petroleum Geoscience -Royal Holloway University of London
 


Advisory Team

Heimo Muckenschnabl

Heimo Muckenschnabl

Heimo Muckenschnabl

   Senior Executive with 25 years of experience across Schlumberger, OILSERV, and LDC. Heimo has held executive leadership roles for over two decades, including growing OILSERV from start-up to a leading regional oilfield services company, backed by private equity and operating across the Middle East and North Africa. Currently, he is the

   Senior Executive with 25 years of experience across Schlumberger, OILSERV, and LDC. Heimo has held executive leadership roles for over two decades, including growing OILSERV from start-up to a leading regional oilfield services company, backed by private equity and operating across the Middle East and North Africa. Currently, he is the CEO in Libya Development Company (LDC). He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Simón Bolívar and is based in Vienna and Tripoli

Robert Kröner

Heimo Muckenschnabl

Heimo Muckenschnabl

Senior Executive with over 30 years of experience delivering consulting projects for Schlumberger and managing subsurface studies and business operations across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He combines a strong technical background in geology and geophysics with robust project management expertise and currently serves as co-owner an

Senior Executive with over 30 years of experience delivering consulting projects for Schlumberger and managing subsurface studies and business operations across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He combines a strong technical background in geology and geophysics with robust project management expertise and currently serves as co-owner and business advisor to a geotechnical company in Germany. He holds an MSc in Geology and Geophysics from Technische Universität Braunschweig and is based in Brunswick, Germany.


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