Golak Patnaik

Golak Patnaik has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, with a career spanning over two decades.

Golak is currently working as a Principal Analyst - APAC Upstream Oil and Gas at Wood Mackenzie, a role they started in February 2023.

Prior to that, Golak worked at VEGA PETROLEUM LIMITED from 2011 to 2022, where they held multiple roles. Golak served as a New Ventures Manager, responsible for building the current asset profile for the group and managing divestment processes. Golak also served as a Manager Geoscience, where they led the exploration team to a discovery in Egypt and completed asset evaluations.

From 2012 to 2013, they worked as a Consultant Geophysicist at Rakgas International, where they performed interpretation and prospect analysis in Egypt.

Before that, they worked as a Senior Manager - Exploration at Privilege Energy from 2010 to 2011, overseeing geophysical and geological studies in Jordan.

Golak also held the position of Manager Geophysics at Essar Oil Limited from 2008 to 2010, where they conducted seismic and petrophysical interpretation and prospect evaluations in various international bidding rounds.

Earlier in their career, Golak worked as a Geophysicist - Field Development at Reliance Industries Limited from 2006 to 2008, focusing on prospect delineation and depth modelling.

Golak began their career as a Geoscientist at Jubilant Energy from 2004 to 2006, where they conducted integrated geological and geophysical studies for multiple blocks.

Overall, Golak Patnaik's work experience showcases their expertise in exploration, new ventures, geoscience, and asset evaluation in the oil and gas industry.

Golak Patnaik holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree in Geology, Physics, and Mathematics from Berhampur University, which they obtained from 1998 to 2001. Golak then pursued further education and earned a Master of Science (Tech) degree in Geophysics from Banaras Hindu University between 2001 and 2004. In 2020, Golak Patnaik enrolled in the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, where they completed a Post Graduate Programme in Management focused on Accounting and Finance. In the same year, they also began studying at Liverpool John Moores University, where they are currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in Business Leadership and Strategies. Additionally, in 2013, Golak Patnaik obtained certification as a Certified Petroleum Geologist from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), details regarding the month of attainment were not provided.