People

The tutor group of over 40 experienced staff members and close associates work from AGR offices in Aberdeen, Oslo, London, Houston, Moscow, Almaty, Dubai and Perth. The profiles below introduce a selection of the group currently involved in the development and delivery of new course material and in the organisation and maintenance of the course portfolio.

Key course tutors are presented in the Series-specific outlines.

 

 

 

Mark Graham BSc

Main Series tutoring: Master Class
Industry experience: 31 years, petroleum engineering and economics
Career background: Schlumberger, Shell and TRACS
Personal: Author, ‘Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production’, AGR Director

Mark Cook BSc, MBA

Main Series tutoring: Early Development, Business & Risk
Industry experience: 27 years, reservoir engineering
Career background: Shell and TRACS
Personal: Author, ‘Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production’, SPE Distinguished Lecturer, AGR VP

Mark Bramwell PhD

Main Series tutoring: Reservoir, Early Development, E&P Overview, Open Air
Industry experience: 24 years, geoscience
Career background: Shell, KUFPEC and TRACS
Personal: Programme manager for the Early Development Series

Mark Bentley PhD
Main Series tutoring: Reservoir, E&P Overview, Open Air and Master Class
Industry experience:23 years, geoscience
Career background:Shell and TRACS
Personal: SPE and EAGE Distinguished Lecturer, AGR TRACS Training Director

Runar Gundesø MSc
Main Series tutoring: Reservoir
Industry experience: 25 years, geoscience
Career background: Norsk Hydro, PGS, RES and AGR
Personal: New business development, Scandinavia

Eivind Damsleth MSc
Main Series tutoring: Business & Risk, Master Class
Industry experience: 35 years, statistics, risk and project management
Career background: Norwegian Computing Centre, Norsk Hydro, Saga and AGR
Personal: Statistics advisor

Gudmund Olsen MSc
Main Series tutoring: Reservoir, E&P Overview
Industry experience: 25 years, reservoir engineer
Career background: Norsk Hydro, AGR
Personal: Project and section manager

Mahmood Akbar MSc
Main Series tutoring: Reservoir, Wells, Master Class
Industry experience: 21 years, reservoir engineering
Career background: Phillips Petroleum, Total, Saga Petroleum and AGR
Personal: SPE-Oslo board director

Frank Jahn BSc
Main Series tutoring: E&P Overview, Early Development, Reservoir
Industry experience: 29 years, geoscience
Career background: Shell, TRACS, WorleyParsons, Woodside
Personal: Author, ‘Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production’, new business development, Middle East

Jon Suller BSc
Main Series tutoring: Early Development, Business & Risk
Industry experience: 28 years, commercial, petroleum engineering
Career background: BP, Gas Strategies and TRACS
Personal: Course development and new business development, SE Asia

Jonathan Bellarby MSc
Main Series tutoring: Wells, Early Development
Industry experience: 23 years, well technology
Career background: BP, ICE and TRACS
Personal: Author, ‘Well Completion Design’

 

John Gallivan PhD
Main Series tutoring: Reservoir, Business & Risk, Master Class
Industry experience: 30 years, reservoir and petroleum engineering, economics
Career background: BNOC, Britoil, BP, Heriot-Watt and TRACS
Personal: AGR Director, Moscow