New Aberdeen GM for GDF Suez E&P UK

Oil and gas operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK announced a senior appointment in Aberdeen as the company pursues an ambitious UK growth strategy. Mr Rob Buchan takes up the role of Aberdeen General Manager and will oversee the company’s developments and operations across the UK. He will also become part of the firm’s executive team. He takes on the post from Mr Mike Robertson, who is relocating to Norway as Head of Assets at GDF SUEZ E&P Norge.

Buchan’s appointment comes as two major developments operated by GDF SUEZ E&P UK move towards production. The Juliet field in the Southern North Sea (SNS) is due to come on stream at the end of 2013, and Cygnus, the largest gas discovery in the SNS in the last 25 years, is scheduled to start producing in late 2015. 

Buchan has worked for GDF SUEZ E&P since 2008 when he joined as Operations Manager in Aberdeen. He moved to Head Office in Paris in 2009, and his most recent role was as the Senior Vice President Operations for GDF SUEZ E&P International. Prior to joining the company, he worked with Dowell Schlumberger on international assignments for 8 years, and then with BP for 24 years in drilling and operations management roles in Aberdeen and London. He graduated from Aberdeen University in 1977 with a BSc in Geology, gained an MBA from Robert Gordon University in 2005, and has been a Chartered Engineer since 1992.