Simon Smith

Simon Smith is a Senior Manager and Petroleum Engineering Specialist with over 20 years of experience in upstream oil and gas organizations across Australia, Europe, and Asia. With a strong background in reservoir and production engineering, geoscience, petrophysics, and project management, Simon currently serves as the Business Opportunities - Subsurface Manager at Origin Energy. Previously, Simon held key positions at various companies, including Principal Petroleum Engineer at Australia Pacific LNG and Senior Reservoir Engineer at Maersk Oil & Gas. Simon's expertise encompasses innovative field development strategies, economic planning, and project management, consistently driving efficiency and improvements in reserves and production. Simon earned a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Earth Science from Liverpool John Moores University and a Master of Science in Reservoir Evaluation and Management from Heriot-Watt University.