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B.Sc. Geology (Bristol University, UK)

M.Sc. Geophysics (Imperial College, UK)

Bill was born in Monmouthshire, South Wales, emigrated to Canada in 1980. Approaching  40 years in the oil industry, starting as  a ‘mudlogger’ with Baroid Ltd (in the UK, Nigeria & Iran), four years as a  Geoscientist with BP (in London  and The Netherlands) and then as a Geoscientist with Imperial Oil Limited in Calgary. Over half the time with IOL has been on assignment with ExxonMobil - in  S. E. Asia, Eastern Canada (the family home is now in Nova Scotia), Houston, and currently, Australia.

Bill is a career generalist with focus on structural, stratigraphic & fluid seismic interpretation and reservoir connectivity analysis.  Bill has experience in field development & production (Malay Basin, Sable Subbasin, Jeanne d’Arc Basin, Western Canada Basin) and exploration (Southern North Sea, Western Canada Basin, Beaufort-Mackenzie, offshore Indonesia and most recently Papua New Guinea Highlands).