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Mike Watts
Exploration Director, Cairn Energy PLC

Thursday 14th May 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Bookings Finalised by 8th May 2009
The Royal Scots Club
30 Abercromby Place
Edinburgh

 

A programme of student dinner attendance is sponsored by Wood Mackenzie and The Scottish Oil Club.

Synopsis

TBD

Speaker

Dr Mike Watts holds a First Class Hons degree and a PhD in Geology. He joined Shell in 1980, Burmah in 1985 and Premier in 1986. In 1991 he was appointed Managing Director of the Amsterdam listed Holland Sea Search, becoming CEO in 1993. At this time he also carried out new ventures in India, Yemen and Vietnam for Command Petroleum and SOCO International, who were major investors in HSS. In 1996, HSS was acquired by Cairn and Mike was appointed Exploration & New Business Director of Cairn in 1997. He has been closely associated with numerous oil and gas discoveries (in the North Sea, Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Bangladesh and India), the south Asian strategy at Holland Sea Search/Command/Cairn, the acquisition of Command by Cairn, the Bangladesh and Rajasthan transactions with Shell and the emergence of Cairn as the pre-eminent foreign-owned oil and gas company in India.

Arrangements

Members and guests are invited to convene between 17:30 and 18:00 for coffee/tea and biscuits (pay-bar available). Meeting commences at 18:00.  An opportunity for informal discussion between members and guests will follow the presentation in the Cocktail Bar where a pay-bar is available until commencement of the Discussion Dinner (Chatham House Rules) at about 20:00.

Menu:  Smoked chicken salad ~Grilled fillet of sea bass with a lemon and basil oil ~ Baby new potatoes and mixed salad ~ Berries in a bandy snap basket with vanilla ice cream ~ Coffee & mints

Wine: Santa Serena, Chardonnay Sauvignon Blank. Central Valley, Chile 07/08;  Cape Promise, Winemaker's Selection Pinotage, South Africa, 07/08

Cost:  £32.79  inclusive of 15% VAT. (If vegetarian meal required, please order at time of booking).

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