Ivan Terez

Houston

Pet Eng / PhD Geosciences / MBA

Consulting focus

Exploration/appraisal and field development for onshore and offshore (shallow and deep), new ventures and assets, portfolio optimization; reservoir engineering advisory, conventional and unconventional EOR recovery, reserves management, economic and financial feasibility studies; decision-making, asset restructuring.

Professional background

Ivan is Founder and CEO of Renascent Energy  and has held management and technical advisory positions in Chevron, Eni and Casa Exploration LP.   He has broad experience in LatAm, GoM, UKNS, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan and Indonesia.

Education

BSc/MSc in Mechanical Engineering (MIPT, Russia),   MSc in Petroleum Engineering  (U of Houston), PhD in Environmental and Geosciences (Texas M&A), MBA (AFW Wirtschaftsakademie Bad Harzburg, Germany).

Myriam Juritz

Seattle

Chem Eng / Dr Pet Eng / Mgmt Cons

Consulting focus

Reservoir engineering, integrated reservoir management, simulation, EOR, exploration new ventures, economics, international management and strategy, organizational performance, process improvement.

Professional background

Myriam is an independent petroleum and management consultant and has been a lecturer at Texas A&M. She gas worked for INTEC Engineering, San Jorge International, Tecpetrol, Accenture, Oliver Wyman, The Scotia Group, Arthur D. Little and Holland & Davies.

Education

BSc/MSc in Chemical Engineering (U of Buenos Aires, Argentina), International Petroleum Management Degree (Texas A&M) and Dr of Engineering on Petroleum Engineering (Texas A&M).

Kenneth Kibodeaux

Houston

Petroleum Engineer / PhD

Consulting focus

Reservoir engineering focus in conventionals and unconventionals (including shales and heavy oil), Enhanced Oil Recovery methods, reservoir performance prediction and optimization, reservoir characterization.

Professional background

Kenneth is co-founder and CTO of Renascent Energy, having held technology development and deployment positions in Texaco, Shell, and Saudi Aramco, and consulting work for PetroChina, with experience in US, Canada, China, Trinidad, Venezuela, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia. SPE Distinguished Member.

Education

B.S. in Petroleum Engineering (U of Texas at Austin), M.S. in Petroleum Engineering (U of Texas at Austin), Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering (U of Texas at Austin).

Max Torres

Cofounder and Board Member

Houston – Bogotá

Geoscientist / MSc

Consulting focus

Exploration new ventures, processes, corporate transformation and management; field development; asset acquisitions.

Professional background

Besides being the cofounder of Plata Energy, Max is the CEO and founder of Selva Energy and has worked in exploration and executive positions for Astra, Bridas, Repsol, and Ecopetrol, where he was VP of Exploration. Deep experience in LatAm, Europe , North Africa, the Middle East and the FSU. Currently serving as VP Exploration PetroTal Corporation.

Education

BSc in Geology (U of Tucuman, Argentina), MSc In Stratigraphy (Georgia State U).

Diego Diaz

Quito

Economist / MBA

Consulting focus

Companies’ productivity optimization and sustainable value creation. Identifying the root cause of process gaps and implementing best practices and available solutions to drive excellence in leadership, cultural change, and innovation.

Professional background

Diego  held management positions for technical, strategic, and administrative departments in prominent organizations such as ENAP, Occidental Petroleum, Central Bank and Banco Popular del Ecuador, with work experiences in Ecuador, Oman, Egypt, the Bahamas, and the United States.

Education

BSc in Economics (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador), MBA (University of Notre Dame)