Prior to becoming the Director Upstream, Rekha held several management positions within Staatsolie in the past 23 years. Rekha has a wealth of knowledge of the Oil & Gas Sector and extensive experience in developing and leading exploration and production activities, including asset management and maximizing the return on upstream investments.
She started in 1999 with field development planning as a Geologist and moved to manage the Production Operations in 2006. The past 10 years she filled in the following management roles: Production Manager, Exploration Manager, Exploration & Development Asset Manager, Production Asset Manager, Deputy Director Onshore Upstream (2020) and Director Upstream (Dec 2020- current).
Rekha is a board member of the Association of Petroleum Enterprises of Latin America (ARPEL), member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG).
Current role