Our Experts

Richard Parker, Technical Advisor

Richard is a London-based Reservoir Engineer with over 15 years of international experience in the upstream oil & gas industry. Currently, Richard works at Shell where he is responsible for evaluating new business opportunities and delivering field development plans. Richard joined Shell in the UK, where he worked in Aberdeen on producing North Sea assets. Prior to this, he worked for an international energy consultancy that provides a wide range of services to upstream energy companies, banks and investors.

Richard graduated from Imperial College, with an MSc in Petroleum Engineering and has a BSc in Geology from the University of London.

Pierre Follea, Finance Advisor

Pierre is an Austin-based Investor with a background in structured deb, mostly in the Energy & Natural Resources sector. In addition, he is involved in the development of proprietary software related to the valuation oil & gas assets.

Pierre graduated from Lancaster University, with a BSc in Finance and Economics and has a Master in Energy Management from ESCP Europe Business School.