Nelson joins Caesar Systems from Decision Strategies, Inc. with 25 years of international energy experience. He built much of his career with Mobil Oil and ExxonMobil, in senior level positions involving new business and market development, strategic planning, asset management, sales and supply management, and strategic sourcing and procurement. Prior to the Exxon-Mobil merger, he was vice president of market development for Mobil LNG. While working as an engagement leader for Decision Strategies on a major project at Shell, Nelson gained extensive experience implementing the Caesar Systems Petroleum Ventures & Risk (PetroVR) [R] business simulation software.
“Jeff will greatly expand Caesar Systems’ ability to provide global E & P leaders with integrative business planning on major hydrocarbon opportunities as these companies continue to ramp up their E & P investment spending around the world,” commented Victor Koosh, chief executive officer of Caesar Systems. “What makes Jeff an especially good match for Caesar Systems and our clients is his proven experience in orchestrating major change such as involvement in the Exxon-Mobil merger and the introduction of LNG (liquefied natural gas) to India. We also admire Jeff’s proven leadership experience that he gained in developing and proposing corporate portfolio optimization plans for Mobil. I am confident that Jeff’s commitment to results and his overall business acumen will complement our existing capabilities and our team extremely well.”
Jeff Nelson earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and in geology and environmental sciences from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He earned a Master of Science in geology with a concentration in marine geology and geophysics from Duke University and later gained a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University with a focus on finance. He completed additional studies at the Chelsea School of Fine Arts in London.
Jeff Nelson is certified as a geologist by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. He is also a member of the National Geographic Society and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He is conversant in French and Spanish.
About PetroVR
Caesar Systems introduced PetroVR in 1997 and is positioning the PetroVR Toolsuite to become the industry standard for integrative development planning of hydrocarbon opportunities worldwide. PetroVR is the only fully-integrated software suite available for upstream development planning that supports risk and uncertainty modeling and encompasses the entire opportunity lifecycle, from sub-surface reservoir to surface infrastructure to economics. Caesar Systems has implemented PetroVR software and solutions within leading oil and gas companies such as Anadarko, BHP Billiton, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Murphy Oil, Occidental Oil & Gas, PDO, PFCEnergy, Pioneer Natural Resources, Shell, Sonatrach, Total, TransMeridian and others.
About Caesar Systems
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Caesar Systems provides an integrated business simulation capability for development planning to the upstream oil and gas industry based on the PetroVR suite of applications. PetroVR-based business simulation encompasses the entire hydrocarbon opportunity lifecycle, which helps E & P managers prioritize projects, increase staff efficiency, visualize the interdependencies of risk and value drivers, see trade-offs and consequences of potential decisions, and be confident about the chosen options.
Caesar Systems is led by an experienced team of oil and gas professionals who develop, market, implement and support the PetroVR Toolsuite for oil and gas clients worldwide. Company offices are located in Houston, Texas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and The Hague, Netherlands. For more information about Caesar Systems or PetroVR software and services, please contact Victor Koosh, chief executive officer, at 281/598-8805. |
