Apr 152 min
Noble Helium appointed Mr Dermot O’Keeffe as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Mr O’Keeffe brings 40 years of international experience in the oil and gas industry, having worked with major operators such as Texaco, bp, and Shell, and founding IPS (Australasia), which was later acquired by Add Energy Group. He served as COO of Add Energy until 2019 and has been a consultant to Noble Helium and other industry firms.
Press Release:
Noble Helium Limited has appointed experienced petroleum engineer Mr Dermot O’Keeffe as Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective immediately.
Mr O’Keeffe has 40 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, working internationally for major operators, including Texaco, BP, Sun Oil, Shell, Woodside, Premier Oil, and Ophir Energy. In 1999, he founded IPS (Australasia), a professional services firm providing engineering, management and operational solutions to exploration, appraisal, and development drilling and completion projects in Australia, Africa, and south-east Asia in onshore, offshore, and deep-water operations.
After IPS’ acquisition by Norwegian Add Energy Group in 2011, Mr O’Keefe continued with the company as COO until 2019.
Prior to joining Noble Helium full-time, Mr O’Keeffe provided management and engineering consulting services to Noble Helium and several companies in the oil and gas and minerals industries.
Noble Helium Managing Director and CEO, Mr Shaun Scott, said the Company was extremely lucky to be able to secure the services of such highly skilled and experienced operator for the very important COO role.
“As we move to appraise the probable free gas gap at Mbelele and then towards monetisation, being able to utilise Mr O’Keefe’s extensive skill set and experience puts the Company in a strong position to extract maximum value from this opportunity,” Mr Scott said.