Wireline Issue 24 - May 2013

PROFILE

BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT

Michele Eaves, brownfield projects manager at EnQuest, has 25 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, project management and construction in the UK offshore oil and gas industry

Flying high Michele Eaves’ dream as a young girl of being an air hostess couldn’t be more removed from her current role as brownfield projects manager at EnQuest. At what is a particularly interesting time for brownfield developments on the UK Continental Shelf, Wireline catches up with Michele to find out more.

M ichele Eaves is excited about her future in the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry. And why shouldn’t she be? She is after all at the vanguard of the effort to ensure that as much as possible of the UK’s oil and gas reserves are recovered.

manager at EnQuest is a £169 million programme of investment to extend the life of the Thistle oilfield. This secured a brownfield tax allowance in February following changes to the fiscal regime by the UK Government. With work on such mammoth projects, Michele’s childhood aspirations of being

With between 15 and 24 billion barrels of oil and gas still available, the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) has a lot of potential and maximising economic recovery from existing fields, or brownfields, is a key part of the story. One of the projects Michele is currently working on as brownfield projects

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