Stephen Birrell
CEO
Stephen is highly experienced geoscientist who has worked in the upstream oil and gas industry for over 35 years with a particular focus on gas developments across multiple jurisdictions with Britoil, BP and Elf and Sterling Resources, where he discovered and initiated the development of the Black Sea gas field complex, Ana/Doina in Romania.
Previously he was Managing Director for operating businesses in Romania, the Netherlands and France with Sterling Resources. During that time being responsible for operations and business development activity, including holding the honorary role of President of the Romanian Oil and Gas Operators Association (ROPEPCA) between 2018 and 2020.
Stephen has a BSc Honours in Applied Geology (Mining and Petroleum) and is a long-standing member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIEN) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
