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James Pickens Location
Houston, TX, US
James Pickens Work
Director @ (April 2025 - Present)
Exploration Manager - New Global Growth @ (July 2021 - Present)
Global Basin Analysis Manager, Portfolio New Business @ (August 2019 - July 2021)
Cheif Geoscientist for North America and Brazil @ Shell Exploration and Production USA (October 2017 - August 2019)
Paleogene Team Lead Gulf of Mexico @ Shell Exploration and Production USA (February 2017 - October 2017)
Chief Geoscientist for Europe, Russia and CIS @ Shell Upstream International Exploration (January 2013 - January 2017)
Chief Geoscientist - Europe @ Shell International Exploration (April 2012 - December 2012)
Principal Structural Geologist @ (January 2010 - April 2012)
Senior Structural Geologist @ (January 2007 - January 2010)
Team Leader Play and Trap Team @ Shell Oil Company (January 2010 - January 2012)
Senior Structural Geologist @ (January 2002 - December 2006)
Owner and consultant @ Listirc Systems (January 2000 - January 2002)
Senior Petroleum Geophysicist @ (January 1999 - January 2000)
Senior Geophysicist @ (January 1997 - January 1999)
James Pickens Education
University of Aberdeen
BSc (Hons) (Geology Maths)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
PhD (Geophysics)
University of Aberdeen
Bsc Honours (Geology & Maths)
University of Aberdeen
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (Geophysics)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Master's degree (Structural Geology)
James Pickens Skills
3D Seismic Interpretation
Agile Methodologies
Analytical Skills
Coaching
Communication
Critical Thinking
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Data Analysis
Earth Science
Energy Industry
Exploration Management
Field Development
Gas
Geological Mapping
Geology
Geophysics
Innovation Development
Leadership
Mentoring
Mineral Exploration
Offshore Drilling
Offshore Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas Exploration
Oil & Gas Industry
Petrel
Petroleum
Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Geology
Petrophysics
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Optimization
Presentations
Project Plans
Project Teams
Quality Assurance
Sedimentology
Seismology
Sequence Stratigraphy
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Planning
Strategy
Stratigraphy
Structural Geology
Subject Matter Experts
Teaching
Team Building
Technical Leadership
Technical Requirements
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James Pickens Summary
James Pickens, based in Houston, TX, US, is currently a Director at Apache Corporation. James Pickens brings experience from previous roles at Shell and Shell Exploration and Production USA. James Pickens holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology Maths @ University of Aberdeen. With a robust skill set that includes 3D Seismic Interpretation, Agile Methodologies, Analytical Skills, Coaching, Communication and more. James Pickens has 6 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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