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Peter Jones

Peter Jones graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1970 and joined Mobil at their Coryton refinery where he undertook assignments in process engineering, computer control, scheduling and economics, supply operations and process unit operations supervision.

In 1977 he joined Esso at their Milford haven refinery where he was appointed Refinery Onsites Operations Supervisor. In 1979 he transferred to the trading subsidiary of the British National Oil Corporation (BNOC) and was appointed Head of Technical and Planning. Here he was responsible for the evaluation of the North Sea crude oils traded by the Corporation together with long-term planning. Peter joined Gaffney, Cline & Associates(GCA) in 1985 as Downstream Manager,expanding significantly and internationally the company’s downstream consulting practice prior to being appointed Projects Director.

In 2000 he started his own consulting company, Synergy Consulting Services Limited, and continues to assist companies involved in the international petroleum industry. Peter has been engaged on projects in more than 50 countries and is a member of the Academy of Experts and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.