Mr. Jeremy J Gilbert

Managing Director
Barrelmore Ltd

Jeremy Gilbert.  Born and educated in Ireland.  Moderatorship in Mathematics from DublinUniversity.  Joined BP in 1964, worked as production engineer in Libya and then helped introduce the new technique of reservoir simulation into BP - working in Libya, US, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi - prior to eight years in Iran in reservoir engineering posts and as Planning Manager.  From 1979, supervised BP’s North Sea reservoir engineering and later managed all BP’s UK petroleum and reservoir engineering activities.  Worked in San Francisco as Vice President of BP Alaska Exploration before returning to UK in1987 as Technical Manager for the development of Wytch Farm field.  Appointed BP’s Chief Petroleum Engineer, responsible for the company’s worldwide petroleum engineering performance and for an associated R. and D. program, in 1988; later became Resource Development Manger, overseeing technical recruitment and helping design and implement the ‘Challenge’ program for new staff. 

In subsequent posts worked on a range of staff development, equity and major legal issues in London, Houston and Anchorage.  Retired from BP in 2001.  Is now Managing Director of Barrelmore Ltd., a company providing technical audit and training support to the oil industry worldwide.  Has been Chairman of Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh)’s Industrial Advisory Board, a member of ImperialCollege (London)’s and of University of Alaska (Fairbanks)’s Industrial Advisory Boards, an external examiner for Masters’ courses at Robert Gordon’s University (Aberdeen) and Heriot-Watt Universities.  Has also occupied several significant posts in the Society of Petroleum Engineers, including that of Chairman of the London Section.   Lives in West Cork, Ireland - where he and his wife own a bookshop.

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