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Didier Legros - Work Experience |
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2001-… |
Energy Consultant, DL Energy
Consulting Limited ( Senior Associate, Gas Strategies
Consulting Limited Partner, Arclès_Conseil de
Direction Advising
integrated oil and gas companies, traders, regional energy distributors,
energy consumers, on the new opportunities arising from privatisation,
deregulation, and market liberalisation being implemented across Recent
achievements: Advised on the structural and regulatory changes and on the entry
opportunities in the French gas and power markets (UK-based energy trader);
Alternative gas purchasing strategies (Scandinavian district heating and
natural gas distributor); Gas purchasing strategy (major cogeneration project
in France); Report on status and anticipated evolution of the French gas
market (financing pool of a large LNG project); Assessment of leading oil and
gas majors and their possible interest as a strategic partner (European energy
major); Competition and pricing strategies in the UK gas market (UK arm of a
European gas major); Launching of a new entrant in the French gas market
(European gas major); Design and running of gas & power training
programmes (associated with Alphatania); Restrucfturing of gas sector in
Bangladesh and potential for private sector participation (an ADB project) |
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1997-2000 |
Chairman and Chief Executive, Elf
Gas and Power Limited (London) Chairman,
Elf Connect Limited and Elf Pipelines Limited (Cardiff) Achievements: Developed
successfully a cluster of Trading/Marketing businesses and ground-breaking
private gas distribution networks in highly competitive markets, promoting
the strategic rationale of energy trading and end-user marketing for the
shareholder, developing the market share under controlled economic criteria,
to finally become market leader in its businesses, driving a rapidly growing
staff (400) through change, handling effective process changes resulting from
market liberalisation Elected Chief
Executive of the Year 2000 by the Institution of Gas Engineers and the
Society of British Gas Industries |
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1996-1997 |
Region Manager,
North-West Europe, Natural Gas Division, Elf Achievements: Management of all
Gas Marketing activities of Elf in NW Europe; Acquisition of equity stake in
a power generator (IPP) in England, with innovative operating and commercial
arrangements; Negotiation of a Gas Sales Contract essential for the
development of new condensate-rich gas reserves in UKCS; Resolving key issues
related to direct access to the UK-Continent Interconnector. |
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1990-1996 |
Managing
Director, Elf Petroleum Oman (Muscat, Oman) Achievements: Incremental field
development for a better oil recovery in Rub Al Khali area; Evaluation of
exploration potential and negotiation of a new exploration license in a
challenging environment with a dominant national oil producer. |
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1986-1990 |
Equity
and Government Crude Oil Acquisition Manager, Elf Aquitaine establishing the
commercial interface of the Trading Division with the upstream operating
companies, with governments and national companies of producing countries, in
West Africa and in the North Sea in particular. Achievements: Valuation of
upstream equity oil production; Negotiation of norm prices and crude oil
contract prices, New crude oil buyback contracts and government crude oil
spot purchasing. |
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1979-1986 |
Natural
Gas Division Manager, French Gas Markets, Elf Aquitaine (Paris, France) Achievements: Marketing of Elf's
gas in France; Re-negotiation of Strategic Agreements with Gaz de France,
playing a particularly pro-active role for the survival of Elf's gas
marketing positions in France (GSO, Compagnie Française du Méthane) despite
declining domestic gas reserves and the political context of nationalisation. |
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1973-1979 |
Reservoir
Engineering Division, Elf Aquitaine Production
(Port-Gentil, Gabon and Tripoli, Libya) Achievements: Reservoir modelling
and field operations; Cost effective development of marginal oil fields in
Gabon with planning responsibility; Evaluation of hydrocarbon discoveries with significant
sulphur content offshore Libya; Operational negotiations with national
company and government technical authority. |
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1970-1973 |
Project
Manager, Offshore and Arctic Exploration Drilling, Elf Oil Exploration and
Production Canada Limited (Calgary &
Halifax, Canada) Achievements: Planning and running
a minimum size drilling operation base in adverse climatic environment, with
extensive use of outsourcing and advanced IT and communications. |
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1967-1970 |
Senior
Project Engineer, Offshore Technologies Research & Development Division,
Elf Aquitaine (Pau, France) Major
Achievements: New offshore technology developments for mooring systems; Design,
construction of prototypes and experimentation of anchor piles (drilled,
driven or vibrated); Data acquisition systems for sea conditions, platform
movements and mooring line resistance. |
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