Governance
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited is a joint venture between Repsol and Sinopec. It arose from the acquisition, in 2015, by Repsol, of the global assets of the former Talisman Energy Inc, including its 51% equity interest in the joint venture, previously called Talisman Sinopec Energy UK.
In 2015 TEI (including its 51% shareholding in Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited) was acquired by Repsol SA and in January 2016 TEI was re-named Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc.
Timeline:
In July 2012, Talisman Energy Inc. (TEI) announced that Sinopec had agreed to acquire a 49% equity interest in Talisman's UK North Sea business.
Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited was created in December 2012 as a joint venture between Talisman Colombia Holdco Limited (TCHL), a subsidiary of TEI and Addax Petroleum UK Limited (APUK), a subsidiary of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group).
In 2015 TEI (including its 51% shareholding in Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited) was acquired by Repsol SA and in January 2016 TEI was re-named Repsol Energy Oil & Gas Canada Inc.
Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited was re-named Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited in July 2016
We have a Board and Executive Committee comprising representatives from both shareholders. The Leadership Team, headed up by Bill Dunnett, manages the day to day business operations, with the Board and Executive Committee having authority in respect of certain operational, corporate and strategic matters.
Board of Directors
Luis Cabra
Executive Managing Director of Exploration and Production, Repsol
Tomás García Blanco
Executive Director Europe, Africa and Brazil, Repsol
Rudong Liu
Chief Financial Officer - Addax Petroleum Ltd
Guangjun Chen
Senior Vice President - Growth, Addax Petroleum Ltd
Roger Ramshaw
Independent Director
Luis Cabra
Executive Managing Director of Exploration and Production, Repsol
Luis Cabra was born in Malaga in 1957. He has a doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the Complutense University in Madrid. He studied business management at the international centres INSEAD and IMD, and worked as a Head Lecturer and Associate Lecturer at the Complutense University and the University of Castilla-La Mancha.
He joined Repsol in 1984 as a process engineer at the oil refinery in La Coruña, and has since held management posts in the Refining, Technology, Engineering, Procurement and Safety and Environment areas.
Luis has represented Repsol in international associations, serving as Chairman of the Fuel Committee of the European Petroleum Industry Association, President of the European Biofuel Technology Platform as well as Member of the European Research Advisory Board.
In September 2010 he was appointed Executive Director of Development and Production in Repsol's Upstream Division and since May 2012 he has been Repsol’s Executive Managing Director of Exploration and Production.
Tomás García Blanco
Executive Director Europe, Africa and Brazil, Repsol
Manuel Tomás García Blanco was born in 1964 in Oviedo, Spain. He graduated in Mining Engineering from Oviedo University (Spain), is certified in Petroleum Engineering with OGCI in Tulsa, as well as holding a Master's in Managing Corporate Resources from IMD in Lausanne (Switzerland).
He has more than 26 years of international experience in the oil and gas industry with Repsol. He worked as Field Engineer in Spain and Egypt; Reservoir and Production Engineer in Libya, Development Manager and Business Unit Manager in Venezuela; Director of Business Unit in Argentina; and Technical Director for Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.
In 2006 he was appointed as Repsol Upstream Executive Director for Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Since August 2014 he has held the position of CEO for Repsol Sinopec Brazil.
Rudong Liu
Chief Financial Officer - Addax Petroleum Ltd
Rudong Liu has 25 years of financial experience in the oil and gas industry with Sinopec oil company and subsidiaries. Prior to joining Addax Petroleum in July 2016, he worked for SIPC (Syria) Limited as Chief Financial Officer for four years, having been promoted from his headquarters role in Beijing.
Before this, Rudong spent ten years in head office finance positions with Shengli Oilfield Company.
A citizen of the People’s Republic of China, he holds a Masters in Management Science and Engineering from the China University of Petroleum.
Guangjun Chen
Senior Vice President - Growth, Addax Petroleum Ltd
Guangjun Chen has 29 years of exploration and production experience in the oil and gas industry with the Sinopec group of companies. Prior to joining Addax Petroleum in March 2017, he worked as General Counsel of Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (SIPC) in Beijing for three years.
Guangjun held various positions as Project Manager, Technical Supervisor, General Manager and Vice President for SIPC’s overseas assets including in Indonesia, Venezuela and, more recently Angola. Guangjun is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China and holds a PhD in Solid Earth Geophysics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.
Roger Ramshaw
Independent Director
A native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Roger Ramshaw graduated with an MA degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and an MS in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He enjoyed a career in the oil & gas industry both in the United Kingdom and internationally, principally with Conoco Inc. He is currently the independent director on the board of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited, a governor of Robert Gordon University and a trustee of the Grampian Autistic Society.
After graduation he first worked with Shell International in the Netherlands, Malaysia and Brunei, joining Conoco in 1975. Subsequently he has experienced all aspects of petroleum exploration, drilling, project development and production, working and managing in the UK, USA, Norway, UAE and Venezuela. Latterly he was President of Conoco Venezuela from 1999 to 2002 and then Chairman and Managing Director of ConocoPhillips (UK) Limited until his retirement in 2004.
Roger is an avid reader, enthusiastic cyclist and hill-walker.