Mark holds a master’s degree in electronic engineering, graduating in 2003. He worked as a research engineer before moving into the Oil and Gas industry in 2005 to work as a Measurement / Logging While Drilling (M/LWD) engineer. During his time in the industry, he worked on jack-up and semi-submersible rigs during drilling operations throughout the Dutch and UK sectors of the North Sea, as well as onshore Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK. He has experience of drilling conventional oil and gas wells, high pressure high temperature wells and geothermal wells.
In 2009, Mark began his loss adjusting career in London. Given his background and in-depth knowledge of drilling operations, he mainly focused on the handling of well control claims, both offshore and onshore and on a worldwide basis. He also gained knowledge of the London insurance market and of policy wordings associated with Control of Well and other Upstream Energy risks (Physical Damage, Offshore Construction, Loss of Production Income / Business Interruption, Third Party Liability).
In 2012, Mark moved to Singapore, where he handled many complex well control claims, including underground blowouts and incidents involving deepwater drilling and managed pressure drilling. In addition to well control claims, Mark handled a variety of Upstream Energy claims across the Asia Pacific region.
In February 2018, Mark returned to London where he continued to handle a variety of Upstream and Midstream Energy claims. In January 2020, Mark joined McLarens London before transferring to Lloyd Warwick London in June 2020. In January 2024, Mark joined McLarens Thailand as a Technical Director.
NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS
- Oil & Gas Company – Control of Well: Shallow Gas Blowout (USD 120 Million)
- Oil & Gas Company – Control of Well: Underground Blowout (USD 70 Million)
- Oil & Gas Company – Control of Well: Deepwater Well Control Incident (USD 50 Million)
- Oil & Gas Company – Control of Well: Underground Blowout (USD 50 Million)
- Oil & Gas Company – Physical Damage / Loss of Production Income: Offshore Platform (USD 40 Million)
- Oil & Gas Company – Physical Damage: Offshore Pipeline (USD 20 Million)
- Oil & Gas Company – Physical Damage: Offshore Platform (USD 15 Million)
- Oil & Gas Company – Physical Damage: Offshore Pipeline (USD 12 Million)
- Oil & Gas Company – Construction All Risks: Offshore Pipeline (USD 10 Million)
