RNS Alastair Ferguson8 Apr 2019 15:12
He spent 25 years with BP plc and a further 8 years with the TNK BP joint venture, based in Moscow. He started his career in 1978 and as drilling and petroleum engineer with BP and took up the role of Operations Manager at Wytch Farm in 1987. From there, he progressed to hold a wide variety of senior operational and business roles globally during the 1990s, before, in 2000, being appointed Chief Executive of BP's PetroChina joint venture, negotiating the JV framework agreement, gas marketing initiative and leading the integrated team which worked on the evaluation and negotiation of the West-East Pipeline project. Following roles as business unit leader in China, Middle East, East Mediterranean and India, he moved to Moscow at the time of the TNK BP merger in 2003, progressing to Executive Vice President for Gas and Power. He was responsible for leadership and development of TNK BP's gas and power business in Russia and Ukraine; strategy and planning, trading, major new gas projects and associated gas business. He has considerable commercial management experience and has specific expertise in business development and managing projects in complex political environments. Mr. Ferguson was an Independent Non-Executive Director of JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production since October 22, 2013 until May 2018. Mr. Ferguson is developing his own energy advisory business to advise clients on Russian and Ukrainian Energy Business. He holds an BSc. (Hons.) in Mining Engineering from the University of Strathclyde and an MBA from the University of Warwick. He is a member of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
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