An expert in the oil and gas industry with over 20 years of experience across eight countries, including Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Laos, Australia, Iraq, and ExxonMobil’s Arctic operations in Sakhalin Island, Russia. Ben’s expertise spans wellheads, directional wells, diverse formations, and cultural adaptability in remote and challenging environments.
As a successful entrepreneur, he has co-founded a drilling services organisation, operating rigs across Queensland and New South Wales for mineral exploration and domestic water boring and an earthworks and land management business with a fleet of heavy machinery, delivering services such as dam building, regrowth control, and farming development in Western Queensland. His qualifications include IWCF Level III-Supervisor BOP certification, Certificate IV in Conservation and Land Management, and Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety.
