Our team

Piers is an experienced petroleum engineer with 30 years’ experience. He holds a B.Sc.(Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nottingham University, and is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Darrell has more than 20 years’ detailed experience of all aspects of reservoir engineering including operated field experience. He excels at leading multi-disciplinary reservoir studies, operational and functional reservoir management and reserves reporting.

Ian Hancock is the Lead Engineer within OPC’s London Technical Team and has extensive practical and theoretical reservoir and petroleum engineering knowledge gained through working on numerous projects over the last 35 years.

Nolwenn Perzo has broad experience in all E&P stages, from exploration to field development, reservoir management and cessation of production. She has broad knowledge of production data analysis, reservoir modelling, simulation and reserve estimation methodologies

Toby Gledhill is a Senior Geoscientist (Geologist) in OPC’s London technical team. Toby has 14 years’ oil industry experience, with over 12 at operating companies working as geologist and geophysicist in all aspects of G&G: exploration, drilling, development, production, and gas storage.

Fergus Robson is the International Business Director at OPC. He has 15 years’ experience within a range of roles in the oil and gas industry, initially in commercial operational roles and moving into financial and strategic consulting for upstream operators and financial institutions.

Edna Travers (nee Golboodaghians) is the senior consultants and training services advisor for OPC. Edna has significant experience of supporting NOCs and IOCs in resource management, building and developing teams and establishing companies and partnerships internationally

Max Richards is the Energy Transition Services Lead. Max obtained his MSci in Environmental Geoscience from University College London. His masters project, a preliminary study working alongside CarbFix in Iceland, and Aramco focused on the development and implementation of a novel Carbon Capture and Storage technology. A key tool being used globally to bridge the Energy Transition. Max is a specialist focusing on managing the Energy Transition for OPC’s clients.

Bill is an expert in well test analysis. I have always had first class results from him even on very difficult well tests. I recommend him and OPC.

Riley has expertise in the provision of tailored solutions to NOC’s, IOC’s and Independents delivering a wide range of services including outsourced studies, project teams, training and resource solutions.

Almas has more than 10 years’ broad experience working with many oil companies within Kazakhstan in a service and technical capacity..

Daniyar Maukenov is Operations Manager & Petroleum Engineer at OPC Kazakhstan. Daniyar is responsible for managing all technical and consultants services projects as well as assisting in Business Development assignments in the area.