Solo Oil appoints Alastair Ferguson as non-executive director
Staff Writer |
London, United Kingdom - Solo Oil, a natural resources investment company, announced the appointment of Alastair Ferguson as a non-executive director.
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Mr. Ferguson 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, Mr. Ferguson 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.
From 2011 until 2014, Mr. Ferguson was Senior Adviser to Xenon Capital Partners, advising Russian and International clients on investing in Russia.
He was also an independent non-executive director of JKX Oil & Gas plc from 2011 - 2014.
In 2014, Mr. Ferguson was appointed as an independent non-executive director and, subsequently, executive chairman, of Zoltav Resources Inc.
He was substantially involved in the company's turnaround and the appointment of a new board and management team whereupon he stood down from his role in September 2016.
From 2013, he was an independent non-executive director of JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production ("KMG EP") until it delisted from the London Stock Exchange in May this year.
Mr. Ferguson is a Chartered Engineer and holds an BSc. (Hons.) in Mining Engineering from the University of Strathclyde and an MBA from the University of Warwick. ■