Manager – Marketing and Product Development

Cabot Specialty Fluids

2011-2012

Marketing potassium formate and cesium formate brine in the oil industry, and developing new cesium brine products.  

 

 

Technical Sales Director

Cabot Specialty Fluids

2004-2010

Selling potassium formate and cesium formate brine in the oil industry

 

 

Global Business Manager – Oilfield Chemicals

Hydro Formates  

2002-2003

Managing Hydro’s potassium formate business in the oil sector

 

 

Global Business Manager – Well Construction Chemicals

Hydro Chemicals

1998-2001

Managing Hydro’s potassium formate business in the oil sector

 

 

Managing Director

Forbrico Ltd

1995-1997

Managing the world’s first dedicated potassium formate brine company serving the oil industry

 

 

Senior Research Scientist

Shell Research

1990-1994

Researching and developing formate brines as drilling, completion, workover and suspension fluids for the oil industry  

 

 

New Business Development

Shell Chemicals

1982-1989

Developing and selling new oilfield chemicals, including formate brines

 

 

John has published 30 papers on the properties, uses and benefits of formate brines for oil and gas field developments