A highly accomplished and motivated well engineer, with a proven record of exceptional performance levels and rapid career progression with international operators spanning West Africa, South America, the North Sea and the Middle East. An individual who is comfortable operating at senior levels, utilising significant oilfield experience, a robust engineering background and a practical hands-on approach to engage all stakeholders and drive optimum efficiencies. Possesses advanced planning and management expertise and excels in the leadership of diverse teams comprising all levels of seniority and a wide array of nationalities and cultures.

Senior Drilling Engineer - New Ventures @ Joined Global New Ventures Team as part of Tullow reorganisation – Suriname Project cancelled Responsible for planning and operational support of ultra-Deepwater (>2,900m) frontier exploration wells in Guinea Provide well engineering support for Tullow block applications, license farm outs/ins and new country entries From March 2015 to Present (10 months) London, United KingdomWell Engineering Manager @ Manage the planning of an ultra deepwater frontier exploration well, offshore Suriname, in ±2000m water depth using 6th gen dual activity drillship and supporting a Non Operated Joint Venture (NOJV) partner with planning an exploration well with a new build jack up offshore Suriname. From January 2014 to Present (2 years) London, United KingdomSenior Drilling Engineer - Deepwater @ Planning and operational support for ultra-Deepwater (>2,000m) frontier exploration wells in remote locations in West/East Africa (Ghana, Mauritania,Cote D'Ivoire and Mozambique) and South America (French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana) Planning and operational support for deepwater (>1,200m) development wells in Ghana (Jubilee & TEN developments) Led Well Engineering due diligence for Tullow Oil acquisition of Spring Energy. Well Engineering representative for GOIA (Greenland Oil Industry Association) and member of GOIA DWE (Drilling Expert Workgroup) From May 2011 to Present (4 years 8 months) London, United KingdomDrilling Engineer @ Planning and operational support for wells in Algeria and Libya land: Exploration, development and Underbalanced Drilling (UBD) campaigns. From July 2010 to May 2011 (11 months) London, United KingdomSenior Drilling Engineer @ Planning for high rate sour gas wells (6% H2S / 7% CO2) with an over-pressured fractured carbonate reservoir overlain by a high pressure (20ppg) mobile salt layer.Turkmenistan land: South-Yoloten Field From February 2010 to July 2010 (6 months) Senior Drilling Engineer @ Planning and operational support for wells offshore Dubai; Jack-Up drilling horizontal wells over platform, standalone exploration wells using mud line suspension systems, platform slot recoveries, cased hole sidetracks, slim-hole RSS, geosteering, multilateral wells, ESP installations, well abandonment and completion workovers From August 2007 to February 2010 (2 years 7 months) Drilling Engineer @ Offshore operational support (Night Drilling Supervisor & Wellsite DE) for High Pressure-High Temperature (HPHT) re-instatement development wells on Shearwater platform and new drill Extended Reach (ERD) High Pressure-High Temperature well in Southern NS using a Jack-up rig (GSF Magellan). Offshore operational support on Nelson and North Cormorant platforms performing conventional side tracks and Thru Tubing Rotary Drilling (TTRD) Completed Shell Round 1 and Round 2 exams From October 2005 to August 2007 (1 year 11 months) Underbalanced Drilling Engineer @ Planning and operational support) for Underbalanced Drilling (UBD) campaign of short radius well in a depleted reservoirs onshore Algeria using cryogenic and membrane N2 drill string injection with native crude oil fluid system Planning and operational support for UBD wells onshore Mexico in H2S environment using membrane N2 drill string injection and foam fluid systems From August 2003 to October 2005 (2 years 3 months) Graduate Engineer @ Completed Halliburton Graduate Engineering Training scheme which involved completing training courses in various disciplines combined with practical field experience in the North Sea and North America. After completing Graduate Scheme joined the Welltesting/DST and TCP department working on various operations in the North Sea (Shell Penguin Subsea Development) and Saudi Arabia. From August 2001 to August 2003 (2 years 1 month)

Grad Dip, Computing @ University of Limerick From 2000 to 2001 BEng (Hons), Mechanical Engineering @ University of Limerick From 1997 to 2000 Mechanical Engineering @ Institute of Technology, Tralee From 1995 to 1997 Sean Gibson is skilled in: Deepwater, Jack-Up operations, Remote Operations, Advanced Well Control, Offshore Drilling, Casing Design, HPHT, ERD, AFE