Rob Cole of Woodside Becomes APPEA Chairman

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) announced the election of Rob Cole as Chairman and Warren Ford as Vice Chairman following APPEA’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday.

Cole, Executive Director and Executive Vice President, Corporate and Commercial, Woodside Energy Limited, replaces David Knox, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Santos Limited, as Chairman. Cole had previously served two years as the APPEA board’s Vice-Chairman.

Members of the APPEA Board for 2013-14 are as follows:

Rob Cole (Chairman) – Woodside Energy Limited

Robin Antrobus – ConocoPhillips Australia Pty Ltd

Peter Cleary – Santos Ltd

Ernie Delfos – eni Australia Ltd

Gerry Flaherty – Chevron Australia Pty Ltd

Warren Ford – Apache Energy Limited

Philip Home – BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd

Seiya Ito – INPEX

Bruce Lake – Vermilion Oil and Gas Australia Pty Ltd

Todd Lee – BHP Billiton Petroleum Australia

Grant King – Origin Energy Limited

Richard Owen – ExxonMobil Affiliates in Australia

Peter Robinson – Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd

Mike Sangster – Total E&P Australia

Peter Stickland – MEO Australia Ltd

Eric Streitberg – Buru Energy Limited.

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LNG World News Staff, November 29, 2013; Image: APPEA