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Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continental Shelf region of the North Sea, announces the appointment of Dr Chris Haynes, OBE FREng CEng FIMechE FIEAust, as a Board Adviser to the Company.
Mr Haynes (pictured above) is a non-executive director of Woodside Petroleum Limited and Worley Limited. Chris has a wealth of experience gained from a 39-year career with the Shell Group of Companies and their affiliates where, in 2008, Chris assumed responsibility for the delivery of Shell's major upstream projects worldwide. He retired from Shell in August 2011.
Subsequently, Chris has worked in oil and gas exploration and production, LNG and chemicals businesses, primarily in project development and delivery, and in operations. Chris graduated from the University of Manchester with a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours in Mechanical Engineering and obtained his Doctorate in Applied Sciences from the University of Sussex. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the United Kingdom and also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Chris was appointed to the Order of the British Empire in June 2009 for his services to the British oil and gas industry in Nigeria and is also a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in the United Kingdom.
Andrew Benitz, CEO of Jersey Oil & Gas, commented:
"We are very pleased to welcome Chris to the Company as a Board Adviser. His wealth of project development experience, forged over a diverse 39-year career with Shell, will be of great benefit to JOG as we progress through the next stage gates of our highly exciting Greater Buchan Area development project. We look forward to working closely with Chris and benefitting from his oversight and advice."
Malcolm Graham Wood (Malcy's Blog) comment:
I don’t normally write up board advisory appointments but the news today that Dr Chris Haynes has joined JOG is more than worth it. Highly respected in the industry, a NED of both Woodside and Worley after his long career at Shell and more letters after his name that I can shake a stick at I have no doubt that he will be a significant addition to JOG. With such a massive project at the Greater Buchan area his will be invaluable advice over the next few months.