Donald Hallett, BSc, PhD, FGS CV
Career Summary
Consultant Petroleum Geologist with Nubian Consulting
2008 - 2011 Advising US geophysical company on Libya
2005 - 2013 As Nubian Consulting Associate collaborated on production of Atlas of Libyan Oil and Gas Fields and advised on various Nubian Consulting client projects
Consultant Petroleum Geologist
2003 - 2005 Consulted for US oil company on Libyan EPSA IV rounds 1 and 2
2003 - 2011 Presented 1-4 day Petroleum Geology of Libya Workshop to 18 companies worldwide
1999 - 2003 Consulted for Canadian oil company on Libyan EPSA III opportunities
1999 - 2004 Consulted for Exploration Geosciences, mostly on Libya
1999 - 2000 Wrote book on Petroleum Geology of Libya, published by Elsevier in 2002
Exploration Geosciences, UK, 1997-1999
1997 - 1999 Chief Geologist
Sirte Oil Company, Libya, 1987-1997
1996 - 1997 Head of Regional Studies
1993 - 1996 Coordinator, Geological Lab
1990 - 1993 Superintendent of Geology
1987 - 1990 Coordinator, Subsurface Geology
BNOC/Britoil, Scotland, 1977 - 1986
1983 - 1986 Chief Geologist
1981 - 1983 Area Exploration Manager
1978 - 1981 Chief Operations Geologist
1977 - 1978 Senior Staff Geologist
British Gas Corporation, London, 1976 - 1977
1976 - 1977 Senior Staff Geologist
Sonatrach, Algeria, 1971 - 1976
1973 - 1976 Chief Geologist, District IV (Triassic Basin)
1972 - 1973 Area Exploration Manager
1971 - 1972 District Geologist
Esso Exploration, UK/Morocco/Senegal, 1966 - 1971
1968 - 1971 Geologist I, East Atlantic Study Group
1966 - 1968 Geologist II, Esso Exploration UK
Education and Professional
BSc Honours Geology, Durham University, 1961
Diploma in Micropalaeontology, University College London, 1962
PhD (Carboniferous Foraminifera), University College London, 1966
Certified Petroleum Geologist No 3754 (American Assoc. Pet. Geol.)
Fellow Geological Society of London
Member of Geologists’ Association
Part time lecturer in geology at Westminster Technical College and South
West Essex Technical College, 1963 - 66
External Examiner, Petroleum Geology, Hydrocarbon Institute, Boumerdès, Algeria, 1973 - 1976.
Guest Lecturer at Imperial College London, Durham University, University College Dublin, Glasgow University, University College London.
Vice-President, Section C (Geology), British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1986
Peer-reviewed several geological papers, prior to publication, 1999 - 2010
Publications
1. Foraminifera and Algae from the Yoredale Series (Visean-Namurian) of Northern England. Compte Rendu, 6eme Congres International de Stratigraphie et de la Geologie du Carbonifere, 1970 p. 873-901.
2. The Geology of the Faeroe, Rockall and Porcupine Basins. Inter-Universities Conference, Swansea, 1976
3. Refinement of the Geological Model of the Thistle Field. Petroleum Geology of the Continental Shelf of North-West Europe, 1981, p. 315-325
4. UKCS Exploration: Towards a More Subtle Approach. British Associatio for the Advancement of Science, Glasgow 1985
5. Oil Exploration and Production in Scotland (with G. Durant and G. Farrow). Scottish Journal of Geology, 1985, p. 547-570
6. History of Oil Exploration in Libya, Brega Professional Group, Libya, 1988
7. Oil and Gas Potential of the Deep Trough Areas in the Sirt Basin (with A. El Ghoul). The Geology of the Sirt Basin, Vol. 2, p. 455-483, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1996
8. Petroleum Geology of Libya, 503 page book published by Elsevier Science in February 2002.
Plus over 70 company reports
