Philip Byrne

Biography

    MA, MSc, DIC Philip joined Santos in August 2017 and has responsibility for the marketing and trading of all of Santos gas, LNG and liquid hydrocarbon products. Philip has over 35 years’ experience in the international oil and gas industry, starting his career as a Petroleum Geologist in the North Sea. He subsequently spent 14 years with the BG Group in senior commercial and exploration leadership roles in the UK, Europe, Tunisia and India. He spent a further seven years with BHP Petroleum including General Manager Pakistan, President Gas Marketing Asia/Australia, and Country Manager Petroleum Australia. Philip was then seconded as President of the North West Shelf Australia LNG organisation, which is the marketing arm of the North West Shelf LNG project. Most recently, Philip was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nido Petroleum an ASX listed company with oil production and exploration acreage in the Philippines.

Research Interest

Oil & natural gas, energy management, power generation