Adrian Smith

About Adrian Smith

Global Commercial & Operations Leader with extensive oil field experience, leading, growing and transforming Profit and Loss (P&L) business units across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Broad cross-functional leadership in: operations; sales and business development; technology; and supply chains, spanning across international geographic boundaries and cultures. Demonstrated acumen to create, nurture and develop diverse organizations by leading with a clear vision, energy, and trust.AREAS OF EXPERTISE Executive Leadership | HSEQ | Integrated Operations | P&L Ownership | Corporate Strategy | Decommissioning | Financial Planning & Analysis | Customer Relationship Management | Strategic Planning | Organizational Design | Business Transformation | Agile Project Management | People & Organization Development | Technology Strategy & CommercializationSELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS- Complex Strategy: Direct awards of Integrated drilling contractor (iRDC) projects in Malaysia. Halliburton leading the project management with Velesto as the main rig partner. Key field developments with Petronas and Chevron- Business Growth: Secured Wintershall-DEA and OMV contracts in 2023 to help grow Norway business 20%- including their first Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) well- Strategic Vision & Execution: Identified Guyana as an integrated opportunity with limited Liquid Mud Plant (LMP) capacity in country. Actively engaged ExxonMobil to secure a 5 yr direct fluids award (outside of a tender). This was key to launch an integrated offering and increase our overall well construction share with the Operator- Decommissioning: Secured potential wells Equinor Pre-Plug and Abandonment (P&A) study in Norway. Established P&A engineering support within the Region to drive standardization and cost out (17%) across onshore and offshore decommissioning operations with Shell (Netherlands, Norway and UK)- Transformation: Restructured Norway Oilfield Services (OFS) business unit into a pure Integrated project+ management business model (both integrated and discrete single product line contracts) to increase customer intimacy and hold greater operational P&L accountability- 1.5% market share gain year-on-year- Innovation: New way of working commercially (novel documented Deemed Cost model with Long-Term Incentive bonuses based on incremental production gains.)- Price: Negotiated 12-15% additional price during 2021 outside of the normal Equinor inflation indices.

Experience

1. Senior Business Development, Halliburton Project Management (Hpm)

   Halliburton

   Apr 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Driving Integrated Well Construction sales strategy pipeline and contracts in our Asia Pacific Region. Key Projects:• Complex Strategy: Direct awards of Integrated drilling contractor (iRDC) projects in Malaysia. Halliburton leading the project management with Velesto as the main rig partner. Key clients Petronas and Chevron.• Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR) Unconventional oil appraisal and development campaign. A first in Indonesia to unlock shale deposits. Long laterals and multi-stage frac completions.• Enhanced geothermal (EGS) project for CPC in Taiwan (similar concept to Fervo Energy in Utah). 8 pairs of highly deviated wells connected by frac (aiming to produce 80MW).

Education

• University of London

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

• The University of Edinburgh

  Bachelor of Science - BSc (with Honors)

Skills

• Petroleum
• Upstream
• Formation Evaluation
• Drilling Engineering
• Drilling Fluids
• Gas
• Reservoir Management
• Petroleum Engineering
• Logging
• Drilling
• Directional Drilling
• Geology
• Oilfield
• Offshore Drilling
• Oil/Gas