Key Management Team

The talented professionals behind the delivery of every Kensel Smith project are a proven team of skilled, motivated and dedicated experts with a range of diverse skills across the entire upstream energy spectrum. With several decades of valuable and varied industry experience our team are committed to producing energy resources in a responsible and sustainable manner.

Professor James McCallum

Professor James McCallum

James has over 35 years experience in well engineering, well construction management and business management including 14 years background in with both UK and international operators, and a further 14 years focused on and based in the Middle East.

Key positions held have included CEO and co-founder of Senergy, a global consultancy and energy services company, now part of Lloyd’s Register Group and Founder and President of GLOBAL Marine Integrated Services / ADTI, the North Sea’s leading turnkey wells / EPD project management company.

Peter Pavy

Peter Pavy

Peter has over 38 years extensive, worldwide experience in well engineering, well project management and business management, including 18 years with International operators.

Having lived and worked in Australia, Pakistan, Vietnam, UAE, UK and Malaysia he has extensive global experience with on and offshore well operations. He has been well project manager on a number of high-profile offshore and subsea development projects.

Ian Williamson

Ian Williamson

Ian has 35 years experience in well operations, project management, field development and business experience within the oil and gas sector.

He has a deep understanding of how the technical, contractual, procurement, commercial and performance elements required in any business can be integrated and aligned effectively to give a result that ensures business performance without compromise to safety or technical integrity. His experience spans Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.