James Daniels
International Arbitrator
- Phone:
- 01276 858 032
Overview
Graduate Consultant Petroleum Engineer in oilfield project management, with 42+ years direct experience of drilling and production operations, development of oil and gas fields, drilling rig construction and shipyard operations. Probably the longest serving North Sea engineer. Freeman of the City of London.
International Legal Arbitration Tribunal Chairman and member, legal expert witness.
Resumé
- Present
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Daniels Drilling Company
Tribunal Chairman, International Arbitrator
Succeeded Sir Brian Neill QC as Chairman of the Drilling rig 'Maersk Vinlander' Ad Hoc Arbitration Tribunal with Michael Thomas CMG, QC and Ken Rokison QC as Tribunal members. Offshore floating Drilling rig bare-boat charter, design and maintenance dispute.
- 1971 - 1976
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Phillips Petroleum
District Engineer
Joined at the start of the Ekofisk development. Did the preliminary design work for the North Sea’s first oilfield. Had complete responsibility for the West Ekofisk ‘D’ platform and facilities from initial design to construction. Responsible for the design of all the Ekofisk wells. Chaired partner meetings on Joint Ventures.
UKOOA
Secretary, Safety Sub-committee
Assigned to co-ordinate with the DTI and DoE during the development of much of the current offshore legislation.
Secretary, Clean Seas Oil-spill Contingency Planning Group
Developed the oil spill contingency plans still in use today.
- 1969-1971
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CONCOCO
Resident Engineer
Resident engineer responsible for the design of the North Viking gas field production and processing facilities
- 1966-1969
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AMOSEAS (50%/50% Chevron/Texaco)
Senior Staff Engineer
Senior staff engineer for the Nafoora expansion project in Libya. Production increase from 45,000 BOPD to 450,000 BOPD.
Production Engineer for the Beda field, Libya, a one hundred plus well field using sucker rod and Reda pumps to produce 45,000 BOPD at extremely high water cuts
- Formerly
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Metalliferous Mining Engineer working in many different types of mine including Longwall,
Block Caving, Cut & Fill, Shrinkage and Open stopes.