Richard Frederick Paynter Hardman
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Richard Frederick Paynter Hardman, CBE
(born 1936) is a British geologist
and the doyen of applied petroleum geologist
s. He remained the President
of the Geological Society of London
, 1996 - 1998 and Chairman of the Petroleum Society of Great Britain. In a career spanning over 40 years, he has worked in oil and gas exploration as a geologist in Libya, Kuwait, Colombia, Norway, and the North Sea with companies like BP, Amoco and Amerada Hess. Working as a Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration consultant, he has remained Executive Director, Exploration at Regal Petroleum
(2005–2006), Atlantic Petroleum
UK, and has been Director FX Energy, Inc., based in Salt Lake City, US, since 2003.
He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(CBE
) in New Year Honours List of 1998 for services to the oil industry and the William Smith Medal
by the Geological Society in 2003.
in 1969, where he became known for North Sea
oil and gas exploration. He worked with the company for next 11 years, before joining Superior Oil for 3 years and finally 18 years at Amerada Hess to become its Vice President, Exploration till 2001.
He is now an oil and gas exploration consultant and since 2001 as a senior consultant to various oil and gas companies including Enterprise Oil
, Neptune, FX Energy Inc and Atlantic Petroleum UK Limited and Executive Director, Exploration at Regal Petroleum
(2005–06).
He is the former Chairman of both the Petroleum Group of the Geological Society and the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain and the former President of the Geological Society. He was formerly chairman of the Science and Innovation Strategy Board of the Natural Environment Research Council
, and also a trustee of the UK based education charity Oil Depletion Analysis Centre
established in 2001.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
(born 1936) is a British geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
and the doyen of applied petroleum geologist
Petroleum geologist
A petroleum geologist is an occupation that involves all aspects of oil discovery and production in the field of petroleum geology. Petroleum geologists are usually linked to the actual discovery of oil and the identification of possible oil deposits or leads. It can be a very labor intensive task...
s. He remained the President
President of the Geological Society of London
The President of the Geological Society of London is the President of the Geological Society of London.- List of presidents :* 1807 - 1813 George Bellas Greenough* 1813 - 1815 Henry Grey Bennet* 1815 - 1816 William Blake* 1816 - 1818 John MacCulloch...
of the Geological Society of London
Geological Society of London
The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth"...
, 1996 - 1998 and Chairman of the Petroleum Society of Great Britain. In a career spanning over 40 years, he has worked in oil and gas exploration as a geologist in Libya, Kuwait, Colombia, Norway, and the North Sea with companies like BP, Amoco and Amerada Hess. Working as a Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration consultant, he has remained Executive Director, Exploration at Regal Petroleum
Regal Petroleum
Regal Petroleum plc is a petroleum company based in London with assets in Romania, Ukraine, Greece, and Egypt. It was founded by Frank Timiş in November 1996, and is listed on the London Alternative Investment Market.-External links:*...
(2005–2006), Atlantic Petroleum
Atlantic Petroleum (Faroe Islands)
Atlantic Petroleum P/F is an oil and gas company situated in Faroe Islands. It participates in exploration on the Faroese Continental Shelf and offshore Ireland, and in exploration, appraisal and development in the United Kingdom's sector of the North Sea....
UK, and has been Director FX Energy, Inc., based in Salt Lake City, US, since 2003.
He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
) in New Year Honours List of 1998 for services to the oil industry and the William Smith Medal
William Smith Medal
The William Smith Medal is a medal of the Geological Society of London, awarded for outstanding research in applied or economic geology. It was first awarded in 1977...
by the Geological Society in 2003.
Career
Starting his career with British Petroleum (BP), where after working for ten years, he joined AmocoAmoco
Amoco Corporation, originally Standard Oil Company , was a global chemical and oil company, founded in 1889 around a refinery located in Whiting, Indiana, United States....
in 1969, where he became known for North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
oil and gas exploration. He worked with the company for next 11 years, before joining Superior Oil for 3 years and finally 18 years at Amerada Hess to become its Vice President, Exploration till 2001.
He is now an oil and gas exploration consultant and since 2001 as a senior consultant to various oil and gas companies including Enterprise Oil
Enterprise Oil
Enterprise Oil was a major British independent exploration and production company based in Europe, with core areas of activity in Britain and Ireland, mainland Europe, Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico...
, Neptune, FX Energy Inc and Atlantic Petroleum UK Limited and Executive Director, Exploration at Regal Petroleum
Regal Petroleum
Regal Petroleum plc is a petroleum company based in London with assets in Romania, Ukraine, Greece, and Egypt. It was founded by Frank Timiş in November 1996, and is listed on the London Alternative Investment Market.-External links:*...
(2005–06).
He is the former Chairman of both the Petroleum Group of the Geological Society and the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain and the former President of the Geological Society. He was formerly chairman of the Science and Innovation Strategy Board of the Natural Environment Research Council
Natural Environment Research Council
The Natural Environment Research Council is a British research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences.-History:...
, and also a trustee of the UK based education charity Oil Depletion Analysis Centre
Oil Depletion Analysis Centre
The Oil Depletion Analysis Centre is an independent, UK-registered educational charity. The centre is working to raise international public awareness and promote better understanding of the world's oil depletion and peak oil problem....
established in 2001.