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Steven Courteney C.Geol., FGS, CPG, BSc.

Steven Courteney, Director of Wairarapa Geological Services (Limited) and Technical Director of GeoProfessionals Limited, has over 25 years international experience, predominately with European independents. Since graduating with a BSc in Geology from the University of Wales in 1977, he has travelled extensively in the oil and gas industry and his assignments have included America, Argentina, Australia, France, Germany, Indonesia and New Zealand. He has presented technical papers at venues in America, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and New Zealand, and was chairman of the Pertamina - IPA Oil & Gas Fields Atlas Project for the final three years of the project. Steven has specialised in the study of petroleum systems and the application of sequence stratigraphy. During his career he has contributed directly to the discovery of many fields and several billion barrels of oil equivalent. Steven has very wide industry experience and has considerable expertise in South East Asia, particularly in the basins of Indonesia and surrounding countries, where he worked for many years in such positions as Project Leader (Total Indonesie) and Technical Manager (Enterprise Oil).


Career Summary

1995-Present Principal, Wairarapa Geological Services Clients:
  • Fletcher Challenge Energy
       (3 Contracts)
  • GeoSphere Exploration
       (2 Contracts)
  • Genesis Power
       (3 Contracts)
  • JOB Pertamina-Saga
       (1 Contract + 5 Extensions)
  • JOB Pertamina-Cue
       (1 Contract)
  • Masterton District Council
       (2 Contracts)
  • Orion (NZ) Limited
       (3 Contracts)
  • Saga Petroleum Indonesia
       (2 Contracts)
  • Swift Energy
       (1 Contract)
  • Wellington Regional Council/
       Masterton District Council
       (1 Contract)
  • Westech Energy (NZ)
       (1 Contract)
  • Woodside Energy Limited
       (3 Contracts)
  • 10 Private clients
       (Fault Hazard Mapping)
1991-1995 Independent Consultant Wood MacKenzie
Fletcher Challenge Group
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences
 
1988-1991 Project Leader Total - Indonesie
 
1984-1988 Representative, Technical Manager, Head of Exploration Indonesia
 
Enterprise Oil
(ICI Petroleum Limited)
1980-1984 Senior Geophysicist,
Senior Explorationist
 
Deminex Erdölversörgungs GmbH
1979-1980 Party Manager/QC Fairfield Industrias Argentinas
 
1977-1979 Trainee Geophysicist,
Junior Geophysicist
 
Prakla-Seismos GmbH


Summary of Professional Affiliations

Active member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists since 1981 and Certified Petroleum Geologist since 1995. Country coordinator and session chairman for the 2000 AAPG International Conference and Exhibition.

Active member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists from 1980 until 1991 and reinstated in 1996.

Member of the Indonesian Petroleum Association 1983 - 1992 and 1995 to date:

  • Co-ordinator of Exploration Papers for the Lecture Committee and Chairman of Exploration Judges of the 1986 and 1987 Annual Conventions. Senior Judge for the Exploration Best Paper Award at the 1988 and 1990 Annual Conventions.
  • Chairman of the PERTAMINA - IPA Oil and Gas Fields Atlas Project from December 1987 until July 1991. During this period the complete set of six atlases covering some 385 fields was published. In addition to supervising the project also authored, or co-authored, many of the technical sections of the atlases.
  • Chairman IPA Lecture Committee for the 1989 Convention and instigator of the first ever IPA poster sessions. Participant in the Technical Poster Session (as co-author of a regional seismic line across the Central Sumatra Basin).

Fellow of the Geological Society of London since 1983. Chartered Geologist since 1995 and participant in the Geological Society's continuing professional development (CPD) scheme.

Member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain since 1994.

Associate Member of the Petroleum Exploration Association of New Zealand.

Updated: 04.02.2004


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