Chris Matchette-Downes
Chris is a Petroleum geological consultant and owner of MDOIL Ltd. He was also a founder member of EAX and was the Vice President of Business Development, East Africa Exploration from early 2005 until the end of 2009.
Chris experience includes ten year's geological geochemical scientific / technical experience, including 5 years at the wellsite; fifteen year's global E&P business development, UK/Europe, Africa, Near, Middle and Far East, Australia and North and Central America & Sri Lanka. High lights include building a G&G team together to bid on UKCS blocks; securing PSA option offshore Tanzania and South Africa; helping to secure further Western Indian Ocean assets in Seychelles, Madagascar and Kenya; setting up Jamaica's ongoing first oil and gas bid round. Running for TPDC the 3rd Tanzanian licence round; building new petroleum geochemical understanding for East Africa and co-founder of EAX and MDOIL ltd. MSc & BSc.