InterOil names new chairman
InterOil has appointed former BG Group chief executive officer and Shell executive Chris Finlayson as chairman-designate.
Finlayson, 58, will replace Dr Gaylen Byker.
Finlayson, who is a director of Lloyd’s Register, was former chief executive of FTSE 100 company BG Group and a former executive vice-president and managing director with Royal Dutch Shell.
He has 40 years’ global experience and has led exploration and production ventures in Russia, Nigeria, Brunei, UK North Sea, Europe and Asia with BG Group and Shell, overseeing production of more than one million barrels of oil equivalent a day and directing several major capital projects.
With more than 15 years’ senior level experience in LNG industry, Finlayson has worked successfully with customers, joint venturers, national oil companies, and governments, particularly in major LNG-importing countries such as China, Japan and Korea.
Finlayson said he was excited to join InterOil as it moved into development of Elk-Antelope.
“This is one of the most significant upstream LNG projects globally and I look forward to working with the board, management, shareholders, and the government of Papua New Guinea to continue the transformation of InterOil into a major Asian energy player.”
Finlayson, 58, will replace Dr Gaylen Byker.
Finlayson, who is a director of Lloyd’s Register, was former chief executive of FTSE 100 company BG Group and a former executive vice-president and managing director with Royal Dutch Shell.
He has 40 years’ global experience and has led exploration and production ventures in Russia, Nigeria, Brunei, UK North Sea, Europe and Asia with BG Group and Shell, overseeing production of more than one million barrels of oil equivalent a day and directing several major capital projects.
With more than 15 years’ senior level experience in LNG industry, Finlayson has worked successfully with customers, joint venturers, national oil companies, and governments, particularly in major LNG-importing countries such as China, Japan and Korea.
Finlayson said he was excited to join InterOil as it moved into development of Elk-Antelope.
“This is one of the most significant upstream LNG projects globally and I look forward to working with the board, management, shareholders, and the government of Papua New Guinea to continue the transformation of InterOil into a major Asian energy player.”
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