Duncan Ford

About Duncan Ford

Experienced Petroleum Engineer and General Manager responsible for developing key assets in Oxy’s Gulf of Mexico portfolio including Caesar Tonga, Holstein, Heidelberg, and K2 fields. More than 17 years of experience in various technical and leadership roles in conventional and unconventional assets both onshore US and Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Seeking challenging new role leading teams to optimize resources, grow assets, and accelerate improvements in efficiency. Skilled at organizing and deploying strategic business initiatives, as well as leading diverse teams of multi-disciplined technical staff.Skills• Building and optimizing teams to address complex subsurface problems in multiple GOM basins and play types• Improving deepwater GOM development plans to increase recovery and decrease subsurface risk • QA/QC all aspects of reservoir engineering and analysis (DCA/MBAL/Simulation/Uncertainty Analysis)• Developing reservoir modeling workflows using Petrel, CMG, Nexus, and TNAV• Optimizing production through nodal analysis, PTA, surface modeling, and artificial lift• Identifying and executing production enhancement projects including stimulation programs and de-bottlenecking efforts• Aligning complex multi-national partnerships on multi-year projects and investment planning• Collaborating with multiple stakeholders to deliver projects safely and above expectations• Delivering business development opportunities for bolt-on growth• Leading and supporting all SEC reserve reporting requirements for onshore and offshore assets• Team player with a passion for servant leadership, open communication, and building an exciting work culture

Experience

1. General Manager

   Oxy

   Jun 2020 — Present · The Woodlands, TX, US

   Leading four development teams of asset managers, reservoir engineers, geoscientists, and technologists. Responsible for the development of multiple fields in the Central Gulf of Mexico. These include all fields that tie back to Constitution, Heidelberg, Holstein, and Marco Polo facilities. Combined production from these assets accounts for Boepd and $400MM of EBITDAX delivery per year. Key role is to execute development plans for these fields while managing a capital spend of ~$200MM/yr including drilling activity and projects to improve reserve recovery. Focusing on subsea tiebacks to generate incremental value and fully utilize our existing facilities. Collaborate with external partners to align on development plans, new well planning, and operational execution.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Petroleum Engineering

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Offshore Drilling
• Completion
• Reservoir Engineering
• Natural Gas
• Field Development
• Onshore Operations
• Upstream
• Gas
• Drilling Engineering
• Oilfield
• Drilling
• Energy Industry
• Petroleum
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Production Engineering
• Oil & Gas
• Oil/Gas
• Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Onshore
• Reservoir Management