Andy is a successful explorer with 35 years of global experience in senior executive roles in upstream oil and gas and geoscience technology businesses.
Most recently, Andy was Vice President Exploration & Geoscience at Mitsui E&P Australia following the company's 2018 acquisition of ASX-listed AWE Limited where he served as GM Exploration & Geoscience. Andy was responsible for leading the team that lead to the discovery, appraisal and development of the Waitsia Gas Field in the North Perth Basin, one of Australia's largest onshore gas discoveries.
Following a 10-year career with global E&P company, Chevron, Andy joined Paradigm Geophysical where, as Global Technical Director, he led a team of geoscientists across the globe to innovate exploration workflows and was directly involved in the world's largest discovery of 2002, the 14 Tcf KG-D6 Gas Field operated by India's Reliance Industries.
He is Fellow of Geological Society of London and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Society of Petroleum Engineers and Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
Phil Thick
Non-Executive Chairman
Phil has over 35 years’ experience as a senior executive in oil and gas, mining and chemical processing spanning small to multi-national public and private companies. He also has extensive experience on many boards and has chaired many of them for extended periods.
He enjoyed a 20-year career with Shell, both within Australia and overseas and for the last three he was on the board of Shell Australia as Downstream Director. This was followed by five years as a director and CEO of Coogee Chemicals, then four as CEO of New Standard Energy drilling exploration and production wells in the Canning Basin in WA and in Texas.
He is a Non-Exec Director of ASX listed companies Lithium Australia and Patriot Lithium and Chairs the board of private mineral sands company TiGa Minerals and Metals.
Rance Dorrington
Executive Director - Commercial
Rance has worked within the resources industry for over 24 years with experience in the petroleum and minerals industries globally, including acting as CFO & Co-Sec for Extract Resources Ltd from it’s ASX junior listed inception up until being taken over by Chinese interests for over A$2B.
Predominantly working in capital markets, financial and governance roles within a small team environment where having the constant exposure to all facets of exploration and commercial operations has given Rance substantial knowledge from the coal face and at all other levels of the exploration business. Rance is now using his broader skill set in taking up the position of CEO to run all aspects of a rapidly emerging dual focus energy business.
Trinity Nofal
Non-Executive Director
Trinity gained her experience in Corporate Finance as an Associate Director at RFC Ambrian Limited (RFC Ambrian). With a specific focus on the natural resources sector, Trinity has demonstrated exceptional expertise in analysing and advising on various aspects of the industry. Throughout her tenure at RFC Ambrian, Trinity was involved in strategic reviews, IPO’s and mergers and acquisitions within the natural resources space. She excelled in conducting comprehensive market research, due diligence, and financial analysis to evaluate investment opportunities and provide insightful recommendations to clients.
Trinity is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Silfia Morton
Company Secretary
Silfia is a Chartered Accountant who holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Commerce in Accounting and Finance, specialises in financial management, financial reporting and risk compliance and management.
Silfia has served as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for a number of ASX listed and unlisted public companies. Prior to her current role, she has spent twelve years as senior audit manager at one of the leading international Audit, Tax & Advisory firms where she was focused on engagements across the mining, technology and manufacturing sectors.
Silfia's experience includes expertise in matters of corporate governance and compliance support, as well as managing and executing corporate transactions including assets acquisitions and disposal, capital raisings, IPOs, and ASX listings.
Jeff Schrull
Manager Petroleum Projects
Jeff has over 30+ years in all aspects of the upstream E&P industry with a strong focus on delivering growth through the drill bit. Most recently Jeff was the Group Executive of E&A at Beach Energy in Adelaide during the transformational years of 2017-2021. Prior to this he held the position of GM of E&P at Cue Energy in Melbourne.
Jeff previously held several senior international roles with Chevron over a 19 year period, and was subsequently at Addax Petroleum as the Corporate GM of Exploration. He has a strong track record in creating and delivering growth through exploration, development, operations and M&A.
Callum McIntyre
Business Operations Manager
Callum has extensive experience in the finance and technology industries, both in Australia and overseas. Previously based in London with internationally renowned group Thomson Reuters, he started his career in Product Management. He relocated back to Australia in 2019 working in Sydney and now Perth. He has broad experience with operational strategy and optimisation as well as product design and digital marketing.
Callum holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Australia majoring in Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics. He completed a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance majoring in Corporate Finance, and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
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