Peter Dinnick

Biography

Mr. Dinnick was appointed vice-president and general counsel effective January 1, 2017. Mr. Dinnick graduated from University of Adelaide (South Australia) with a B.Sc. Honors Degree in Geology in 1985 and worked in the Australian mining industry (gold & nickel) with Western Mining Corporation before returning to law school in 1987.   He was subsequently admitted to the Bar in South Australian in 1991 and worked in private practice until joining Esso Australia's law department in mid-1994 (also gaining admission to the Bar in the State of Victoria). Mr. Dinnick undertook various assignments within Esso Australia's law department before being assigned to the law department of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited in 2004, as the international contracts and projects manager.  From July 2007 to May 2012, Mr. Dinnick was the general counsel of Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL), operator of the Sakhalin 1 Project, based in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island (Far East Russia) and ExxonMobil Russia Inc. (Moscow) and manager of the law function in Russia for ExxonMobil.  From May 2012 to December 2016, Mr. Dinnick was assistant general counsel, upstream, with Imperial Oil Limited and after completing NCA, articling and CPLED requirements, was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2015.

Research Interest

Mr. Dinnick was appointed vice-president and general counsel effective January 1, 2017. Mr. Dinnick graduated from University of Adelaide (South Australia) with a B.Sc. Honors Degree in Geology in 1985 and worked in the Australian mining industry (gold & nickel) with Western Mining Corporation before returning to law school in 1987.   He was subsequently admitted to the Bar in South Australian in 1991 and worked in private practice until joining Esso Australia's law department in mid-1994 (also gaining admission to the Bar in the State of Victoria). Mr. Dinnick undertook various assignments within Esso Australia's law department before being assigned to the law department of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited in 2004, as the international contracts and projects manager.  From July 2007 to May 2012, Mr. Dinnick was the general counsel of Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL), operator of the Sakhalin 1 Project, based in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island (Far East Russia) and ExxonMobil Russia Inc. (Moscow) and manager of the law function in Russia for ExxonMobil.  From May 2012 to December 2016, Mr. Dinnick was assistant general counsel, upstream, with Imperial Oil Limited and after completing NCA, articling and CPLED requirements, was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2015.