Peter Francis is the founder and president of Global Energy Consultants, which specializes in providing advice to the oil and gas industry in emerging and developing countries. Mr. Francis completed 30 years of service with ExxonMobil in a number of executive treasury and government relations positions in the U.S., Europe and Africa. He has extensive knowledge of working in developing and transition economies; how to influence and build relationships with senior government officials; and developing strategies to support new business entry. He also has extensive knowledge of working with U.S./U.K./Brussels government agencies, multilateral and international financial institutions and NGOs. Mr. Francis has been instrumental in raising loans for Mobil’s E&P worldwide operations including the groundbreaking NNPC/Mobil Producing Nigeria $1 billion loan for the Oso field development. He has also guided ExxonMobil’s new business entry strategies in Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. He holds professional qualifications Associate and Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute in London. He is a member of Royal Institute of International Affairs and the Energy Institute and has served on the U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Council, U.S.- Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce, U.S.-Qatar Business Council, US- Angola Business Council and the Corporate Council on Africa. He is a director of Oracle Energy Corp, a Vancouver based TSX listed company focused on exploration and production in Africa and a member of the board of Africare in Washington DC, the largest African American development organization. Mr. Francis is a citizen of the United Kingdom.
