Robert Michael Hosking
Executive Chairman
Robert is the founding Director of Karoon Gas and has 30 years of commercial experience in the administration of several companies. Robert has been involved in the oil and gas industry for nine years, most recently as a founding Director at Nexus Energy NL. Robert is also responsible for procuring PEP162 and EL4537 and managing all of the required work programs in relation to those permits, including raising funds and overseeing the geophysical and geological contractors. Robert has been instrumental in obtaining the finance and contracts that have helped Karoon Gas reach its present status in preparation for listing on the ASX.
Robert has a background of more than 15 years' commercial experience in the steel industry. He jointly owned and managed businesses involved in the trans-global sourcing, shipping and distribution of steel-related products, with particular expertise gained in Europe and the Asia/Pacific Rim.
Mark Alexander Smith
Executive Director and Exploration Manager
Dip. App. Geol, Bsc (Geology)
Mark has 23 years of continuous experience as a geologist and exploration manager in petroleum exploration and development in Australia, Southeast Asia and North America. The bulk of this experience was gained while with BHP Petroleum ("BHPP"). He has been directly involved with seven economic oil and gas discoveries.
His geoscience skills cover regional basin and tectonics studies, acreage evaluations and gazettals, farm-ins/farm-outs, petroleum systems/fairway assessments, prospect evaluations, risking and volumetrics and fault seal prediction. He is co-author of several key regional tectonics papers.
Mark also has project and operations management experience (having learnt from the ground up) in well-site operations and management of onshore and offshore drilling operations. He has also held management positions looking after BHPP's Gippsland operated exploration acreage joint ventures and non-operated exploration and production acreage (ESSO/BHPP joint venture, Gippsland Basin). Mark also gained general business skills at BHPP, having looked after budget and business plan development and human resources management within his groups. His commercial experience also includes economic evaluation team management.
Geoff Atkins
Non-Executive Director
Geoff has over 34 years experience in investigation, planning, design, documentation and project management of numerous significant port, harbour and maritime projects including container terminals, LNG jetties, Cement, coal, bauxite, iron ore and other bulk terminals, and naval bases, Geoff has gained substantial overseas experience completing marine projects in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, India, South Africa, Namibia, New Zealand and the UK. LNG, Oil, Gas, Bulk Ports and other large maritime infrastructure projects have included:
Project Manager for detailed tender design of the Darwin LNG Marine Terminal for McConnell Dowell.
Project Manager for the tender design of the Tangguh LNG Marine Terminal, Indonesia. Designs included a heavy capacity MOF wharf and LNG Terminal for 165,000m3 vessels.
Preliminary design, navigation studies, vessel tracking simulation and cost estimating of an LNG Marine Terminal in Darwin for Bechtel Australia.
Concept designs and oceanographic studies for LNG Marine Terminals in Taiwan, Iran and Israel for BHP Petroleum.
Tender Design of an LNG Terminal at Dabhol India for Hyundai Constructions including breakwaters, dredged channels, approach trestle, loading platform and dolphins.
Project leader for design and documentation of $100m LNG load out jetty and subsea pipeline extensions on Burrup Peninsula, WA. Design criteria included an 8.3m cyclonic wave and strict deflection limitations on all structures.
Final design, documentation and construction supervision of large berthing dolphins
for 180.000dwt oil tankers for Gellibrand Jetty Oil Terminal, Melbourne.
Design and documentation of a 2km oil jetty and berth at Port Bin Qasim, Pakistan.
Site investigation and preliminary design of a nickel export port for Gag Island, Indonesia and import port at Halifax Bay, Queensland.
Engineer associated for the construction of the West Kingfish and Cobia oil drilling platforms for Esso/BHP in Bass Strait.
Stephen Power
Non-Executive Director
Stephen Power is a commercial lawyer who has spent approximately 20 years providing advice to participants in the resources industry in Australia and overseas. Stephen is a partner in a boutique law firm which provides commercial advice to its predominantly listed resource focused client base. Stephen has extensive experience in all facets of commercial and resources law, including the oil and gas sector, both in an Australian and International context. Stephen regularly advises on farmin arrangements, joint ventures, production agreements and other facets of resources related commercial transactions. In addition to Stephen's experience in the resources area, Stephen has a significant practice advising on capital raisings, including the drafting of prospectuses, underwritings and related work, listing advice and the planning and implementation of mergers and acquisitions. Stephen recently acted as the legal adviser to LionOre Mining International Ltd on its successful A$285 million takeover of MPI Mines Ltd.
Stephen brings a sound commercial background gained through his extensive legal experience to the Board which your Directors believe will be of benefit to the the Board and the Company.