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DAVID R. COOK |
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I was born and raised in Lancashire (UK) and developed a
love for geology during summers fell-walking in the Lake District during my
teenage years. I received both an Honours BSc and a PhD in geology from the
University of St. Andrews.
In 1976 I joined Esso Exploration and Production UK as an
Exploration Geologist working in the Northern North Sea and West Shetland
Basin. After two years I was transferred to Exxon USA to join a very active
production district in South Texas. In 1979 I returned to the UK and worked in
various exploration assignments with Esso on the UK and Irish continental
shelf. I became Chief Production Geologist for the UK in 1987 and was later
transferred to Exxon Company International in New Jersey USA as an Exploration
Advisor. In this job I was responsible for headquarters liaison with affiliates
in France, Yemen, Colombia and Australia. In 1991 I was transferred to Esso
Indonesia in Jakarta as Exploration Manager and subsequently back to the UK as
Geological Manager and Exploitation Projects Manager for UK operations.
Following the merger with Mobil in 2000, I joined ExxonMobil International in
London as the Continental Europe Exploration Coordinator which mostly involved
working with NAM (Shell, ExxonMobil) in the Netherlands. This was followed by a
brief period in the UK Acquisitions and Divestments Group and more latterly in
the position of International Geoscience Recruiting Co-ordinator. In this job I
have developed a wide network of relationships with various universities and
technical organisations throughout Europe. I retired from ExxonMobil at the end
of July 2007 after 31 years service.
I have been a member of the AAPG for over 40 years. I was
President of the Europe Region between 2009 and 2011 and I am VP Regions for
the 2017-19 term. I am also a member of the Geological Society, the PESGB and
the Edinburgh Geological Society. I was Treasurer and 2nd Vice
Chairman of the PESGB in 1986-87, a member of the JAPEC (Joint Association for
Petroleum Geoscience Courses) committee in 1987 and I have chaired Euroforum
and Geological Society conferences. I presented papers at the 11th
World Petroleum Congress in Houston, the 1987 Barbican Conference in London,
the 1988 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston and the 1993 Eastern
Indonesia Exploration Symposium in Jakarta.
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