US shale-focused explorer Rose Petroleum has promoted its head of new ventures to lead its American oil and gas division.
John Blair will take over the role of chief executive of Rose Petroleum US, having joined the company in January this year.
Prior to that, he was senior vice president at global consulting firm Knowledge Reservoir for three years until 2013, where he analysed unconventional shale resource plays worldwide for clients including Statoil, Pemex, Marubeni and Maersk.
He has also founded three private independent US oil and gas companies.
The promotion coincides with his appointment to Rose Petroleum’s board as director of oil and gas.
“John’s depth of experience in both operating and assessment of potential projects is a great asset for us and I look forward to working with him over the coming years,” said Matthew Idiens, Rose Petroleum’s chief executive.
“We are continuing to build the operations team in the US and plan to announce further updates in the near future.”
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