Let's look at ERHC 's technical team, each of whom has a career of experience. They have tremendous experience and can certainly guide exploration of ERHE Kenya Block 11A, the three ERHE Chad blocks and the two blocks in the EEZ of São Tomé and Príncipe . Combined they have 156 years of experience in the Oil and Gas exploration business.
ERHC has hired a Senior Geoscientist and Exploration manager, Rertjan van Mechelen, with more than 35 years experience in oil and gas exploration.He worked previously in Africa, Southeast Asia, China, Europe and North America with ConocoPhillips and TransAtlantic Petroleum.
Van Mechelen is in charge of formulating and implementing the Company's exploration strategies as well as planning, budgeting and executing all aspects of the exploration phases for ERHC’s exploration licenses. His expertise includes interpretation, prospect generation and farm-in evaluation. Van Mechelen earned a Masters Degree in Structural Geology and Exploration Geophysics from Rijks University Utrecht.
Peter Thou, PhD, Dr. Thuo is a highly qualified exploration geologist and geochemist. His 26 years with the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) provides invaluable knowledge and experience for ERHC Energy, particularly on the exploration potential of basins in East and Central Africa. Prior to early retirement from the NOCK in 2011, Dr. Thuo served as Exploration Team Leader, leading the Exploration and Production department. In addition to sitting on the National Fossil Fuels Advisory Committee, which negotiates terms of the Production Sharing Contracts, Dr. Thuo had extensive experience working as a senior geologist and geochemist in the NOCK. Dr. Thuo earned his Postgraduate Diploma in Exploration Geology from the University of London, Masters of Science Degree in Geology from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a PhD from the Université de Bretagne Occidentale in France. He has authored many technical papers and presentations on African E&P, especially on the petroleum prospectivity of the Mesozoic and Tertiary Rift Basins of Kenya.
Geosientist Martin Wensrich, Martin Wensrich is an experienced geoscientist whose skills and experience are being applied to ERHC's Chad exploration program in particular. With more than 36 years in the industry, Mr. Wensrich has a strong background in applied Geology and Geophysics, and his advanced technical skills include sequence stratigraphy, seismic facies analysis, quantitative fault seal analysis, structural, stratigraphic and velocity modeling, prestack and post stack data processing, AVO and complex seismic attribute analysis. His geographic experience includes North America, Africa and Australasia, both onshore and offshore. Mr. Wensrich is a proven oil finder, credited with more than 150 MMBOE in discoveries and reserve additions. Mr. Wensrich earned a Masters of Science Degree in Geology from San Diego State University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
And Dr. Ken Seymour, Senior Petroleum Engineer.
Dr. Ken Seymour is a highly experienced petroleum engineer who has worked in E&P for over 30 years. He has extensive experience in Africa, particularly in Angola and Nigeria. His key competencies include E&P deal creation and asset acquisition, portfolio management, joint venture and asset management, drilling, development and production management and well engineering. Dr. Seymour previously worked with E.ON, Shell, BP, ExxonMobil and CNR International, among other companies. He earned a First Class Honours Degree in Mining Engineering and a PhD in Rock Mechanics at University of Leeds. He also earned an MBA at Aberdeen/Robert Gordon’s University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Petroleum Institute. He has authored many technical papers and presentations on African E& P including, “The True Value of Marginal Field Developments,” “Signpost to the Deepwater ~ A Technology Road Map,” and “Scenarios for Deep Water Intervention and Completions,” and “Nigerian Gas – The Entry Challenge.”
And Michael Shalfie, Senior Geoscientist
Michael Shafie is a Technical Consultant and Senior Geoscientist for ERHC Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries. Mr. Shafie has 29 years of experience in exploration and development of oil and gas fields throughout the shelf and deep water provinces of West Africa, the U.S., Malasia, Vietnam, Egypt, Venezuela and Black Sea. He worked for major, independent and national exploration and production companies such as El Paso, Unocal, Petronas, PDVZA, OXY USA and Vanco Energy, contributing to discovery of significant volumes of oil and gas reserves. Mr. Shafie is experienced in evaluation and acquisition of oil and gas producing properties and expert in offshore lease sales projects. A member of Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Geophysical Society of Houston and Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society, Mr. Shafie earned Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science degrees from Florida State University.
Let's look at ERHC 's technical team, each of whom has a
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