- Integrated week
- Denis FRANCOIS
- Conventional Energies, Oil & Gas Exploration-Geosciences
Language: English
Planned duration: 15 to 18 hours in 5 half days
Denis FRANCOIS
CV
Experiences
Started with Elf Aquitaine in 1981 as Operations Geologist, then as Subsurface Manager till 1984, Area Geologist in Paris for both Congo & Angola from 1984 to 1988. Appointed Exploration Manager in Syria from 1992 to 1996. Head of project based in Paris in 1997, then appointed in Nigeria as Geosciences Deputy General Manager from 1997 till 2001. Portfolio Exploration Manager for Total America assets from 2001 to 2003. Vice President Geosciences for Total E&P US in Houston from 2003 to 2007. Back to Paris in 2007 as New Ventures Manager for Americas till 2010 and for Africa till 2012. Geosciences Director for Total E&P Norway based in Stavanger from 2012 to 2015.
Degrees
Technical Degree in Geology, Nancy 1976
Master of Sciences in 1979, Lyon
French Petroleum Institute Degree in Geology in 1980, Rueil Malmaison
teaching
Various congresses especially in Jussieu University (Paris-France) in 1990
Teach Petroleum Geosciences in several universities worldwide since 2015
Activities
Just retired after 30 years of experience in Oil & Gas Exploration and Subsurface Development in various countries: Morocco, Angola, Nigeria, Syria, USA and Norway. Started as Operations Geologist and then evolved towards Geosciences managerial positions with teams up to 90 people. In charge of New Ventures, Portfolio Exploration and Subsurface Development in Africa, Middle East, North and South Americas and North Sea. Now teach Petroleum Geosciences in several universities worldwide.
Expertise domains:
– Evaluate assets for Oil & Gas Exploration and Subsurface Development
– Organize Exploration & Subsurface Development work, plan & budget
– Manage Geosciences team: organization & sizing, career development, recruitment, local contents
– Teach Geosciences: logging, reservoir and O&G asset évaluation
Major career achievements:
– Led or participated to major New Ventures acquisitions in Africa, America and North Sea
– Discovered/worked on several major fields and assets in Angola, Syria, Nigeria, USA and Norway
– Managed Exploration and Geosciences teams in Syria, Nigeria, USA, France and Norway
Courses & Talks
- Integrated week
- Denis FRANCOIS
- Conventional Energies, Oil & Gas Exploration-Geosciences
Language: English
Planned duration: Five half days, or a total of 15 to 18 hours.Duration and content of the course can be adapted and customized to the participants’ technical background, requirements, interests and needs.
