Mr Paul has 28 years of experience in oil and gas exploration, including 17 years in Indonesia. He has worked in various geophysical exploration capacities with Lundin Oil and Gas, Santa Fe Energy Resources, Petromer Trend, Halliburton, Esso Australia and BP Canada.
He will be based in Continental’s Jakarta office where he will be the lead geophysicist and part of a technical team dedicated to identifying, evaluating and acquiring new oil and gas properties.
Continental said that its new ventures team is currently evaluating new opportunities in Indonesia and the surrounding region.
Mr Paul’s duties will also include evaluation of new block acquisitions in Indonesia within a defined area of mutual interest covered by Continental’s CGX joint venture group. He will also advise Continental on 3D seismic acquisition planned for the Bengara-II Block.
Drew Eriksson, Continental’s exploration manager, said: With current oil prices the oil and gas exploration and production business is booming worldwide and competition is heating up for talent and for properties. Robert is a welcome addition to the Continental team. He brings a vast amount of relevant and recent experience that greatly expands our knowledge of Southeast Asian regional oil and gas opportunities.
