Careers Angel Profile: Peter Wood
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| Name | Peter Wood |
|---|---|
| Email Address | peter.daniel.wood@gmail.com |
| Industries/Sectors | Abroad; Mining, Oil & Materials |
| Employer | Shell |
| Position | Petroleum Engineer |
| Experience | 25-30 years (approx.) |
| Degree | Physics (graduated in 1997) |
| Other Qualifications | MBA in 2006 from IMD |
| Internships | Various I worked every summer whilst at Durham - my family’s farm, the Philips factory near the A1 (if its still open) and GEC-Marconi (now dead!). The internships helped develop 'workplace skills' and demonstrated a commitment to getting things done which the oil industry appreciates. I still make reference to these experiences |
| Information | I joined Shell straight from Durham and moved to The Netherlands where I lived for 5 years before moving on to live and work in Damascus, Syria for a further 3yrs. Following my MBA I returned to Shell and worked in New Business Development, mainly in the Middle East (but based in The Hague) and then transfered to Saudi Arabia in mid 2009. My areas of experience lie in Petroleum Engineering / Economics and how to find & develop petroleum resources. I've spent the 13yrs since graduation working overseas, living in The Netherlands, Syria, Switzerland & Saudi Arabia / Bahrain and conducting business additionally in the USA, Russia, the UAE & Qatar, so happy to be contacted about pro's and con's of working overseas. |
| Things I Wish I'd Known | If you are targeting the oil & gas industry for a future career, join the Society of Petroleum Engineers (www.spe.org) and/or the Energy Institute (http://www.energyinst.org.uk/) and start reading the industry magazines like World Oil (http://www.worldoil.com) or the Oil & Gas Journal (http://www.ogj.com). If you want to go beyond oil & gas read this book http://www.withouthotair.com/, the transition to renewables will be very exciting! |