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Luca Rigo de Righi

General Manager Global New Ventures at Chevron

Houston, Texas

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

1998

  • General Manager Global New Ventures

    2018

    Managing Business Development and Exploration Teams towards assessing and capturing Global New Ventures opportunities. Subsurface technical support for Business Development, Carbon sequestration and Geothermal new ventures assessments.

  • Unit Manager Exploration & Technology Unit

    2016 - 2018

    Managing 5 Teams providing Subject Matter Expert (SME) based evaluations for critical risk element subsurface components and workflows for global exploration efforts. Develop and deploy new technology and workflows associated with Exploration efforts.

  • Unit Manager Global Exploration and New Ventures

    2013 - 2015

    Managing 10 teams of a 115 Earth Scientist associated with global exploration related New Venture efforts, advancement of research associated with exploration related risk elements, unconventionals and Subsurface Integrity related initiatives. New Ventures evaluations in Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe. Functional specific work and research focus on Basin Analysis (Hydrocarbon Charge), Seal, Structure, and Reservoir Quality.

  • Manager- Reservoir Management Team North\Asset Optimization Team Duri Field

    2010 - 2013

    Managing Asset development and production optimization related activities for a 160 MBOPD Heavy Oil Field located in Sumatra, Indonesia. Yearly Capital expenditures of $250MM USD.

  • Advisor-Reservoir Management

    2009 - 2010

    Coordinate and establish best practices reservoir management practices for producing field of Chevron's Indonesia Buisness Unit.

  • Subsurface Manager-Malongo Asset

    2006 - 2009

    Managed Reservoir management, Field development, and production efforts associated with 65,000 BOPD oil from 8 fields with $150 MM to $200 MM in capital work program expenditure in Block 0, Angola, West Africa

  • Planning Advisor-Block 14, Angola

    2005 - 2006

    Formulate budgets and production related forecasts for Deep Water Development and Production for Block 14 in Angola. Worked with Government representatives to Secure budgetary approvals and Partner related approvals for Annual Budgets and development programs.

  • Growth Manager-Asia South Exploration

    2003 - 2005

    Formulated work programs for bidding round associated with acquisition of Block G4\43 in Gulf of Thailand. Discovery of the Lanta Field in G4\43. Organized and received Government approvals for 3500 SqKM of 3D seismic acquisition program in Block A, Cambodia. Managed $25MM well related exploration program, discovery of the Apsara Field in Block A Cambodia. Managed all TCM, OCM and Government related approval processes.

  • Development Geologist

    2000 - 2003

    Responsible for Greenfield Development for the Benchamas Field located in Block B8/32, Gulf of Thailand. Waterflood Secondary recovery methods where applied.

  • Senior Geologist

    1998 - 1999

    Senior Geologist researched Reserve reservoir distribution of oil fields located in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela and Eastern Venezuela.

1995 - 1997

  • Senior Geologist

    1995 - 1997

    Exploration Geologist for 2 Blocks located in Tunisia , New Ventures evaluations of Algeria, Lybia, Albania, & Qatar

  • Senior Development Geologist

    1993 - 1994

    Development efforts for the Lower Morrow, Hunton Group and Granite Wash.

1990 - 1993

  • Senior Exploration Geologist

    1990 - 1993

    New Ventures Geologist Tunisia, Hungary, Albania, Eastern Germany. Development Geologist Mid-Continent, Anadarko Basin.

  • Geologist

    1989 - 1989

    Geologic regional study of the Iberian Peninsula depositional settings and hydrocarbon system.