Dr Michael Earle is a geologist by profession. His career in the oil industry since 1980 has been truly international and featured 20 years as expatriate in eight countries outside his UK base. His formative technical grounding was gained with BP in Singapore, Melbourne, Aberdeen and Cairo. He was Exploration Manager for several companies, before moving into commercial roles and finally CEO. In 2021 Michael returned to work in Papua New Guinea for the fourth time.