Robert Dunn

Chief Operations Officer and Senior VP at Zion Oil & Gas

With a career spanning 26 years and 5 continents, Robert Dunn brings an extraordinary wealth of expertise to Zion Oil & Gas, encompassing all phases of the seismic acquisition process, from field operations to presidential leadership in onshore drilling and geophysical services. Mr. Dunn’s endeavors focus on obtaining optimal, safe, and commercially-effective results in frontier exploration and development.

Mr. Dunn was President of Geophysical for Viking Services from 2012 before joining Zion. In that capacity, Mr. Dunn managed all aspects of geophysical exploration in Europe, Turkey, and Africa, seeing Viking acquire over 7,800km2 of 3D and 10,000km of 2D. During his tenure, Mr. Dunn also implemented operational plans in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Iraq as Managing Director of Central European Drilling and Oilfield Services in Northern Iraq. Prior to this, Mr. Dunn oversaw Viking’s acquisition of over 2200km2 of 3D as Technical Operations Manager, leading to the discovery of new basins.

Mr. Dunn’s considerable experience extends to the early ’90s, and includes logistics/acquisition management in remote regions ranging from the Arctic to South American jungles as Project Manager and Technical/Recording Crew Manager for CGG Veritas, where his innovations helped Veritas become the largest, most trusted name in the geophysical industry.

Timeline

  • Chief Operations Officer and Senior VP

    Current role

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