Michael Dammerer
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Summary
Teamwork is my passion and leadership my dedication.
Having worked in various disciplines across the oil and gas industry I have developed my principles which I like to pass on to my colleagues and my son:
- Respect - always respect your vis-a-vis
- Integrity - always behave right even when no one is looking
- Reliability - always stick to your promises
- Fun - maybe the most important
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Head of Operations Yemen
OMV
Abu Dhabi, UAE
2022.06 - Current
- Ensuring safe operations in challenging environment in terms of security and asset maturity.
- Being responsible for all field operations including operations, production, maintenance, integrity, and well engineering focusing on PEAR - People’s safety, Environmental Protection, Asset Integrity, and Reputation of the company.
- Achieved team collaboration with regular staff meetings and feedback loops.
- Coordinated cross-departmental initiatives to achieve overall business objectives.
- Fostered positive work environment with open communication channels.
Advisor Production & Engineering
OMV
Abu Dhabi, UAE
2024.04 - Current
- Responsible to deliver on production targets for each asset while maintaining production cost management to maximize value for OMV
- Act as one of the formal OMV representative for PFISC (Production Facilities Integrity Sub-Committee) across concessions with OMV participation
- Supporting the asset lead in ensuring that OMV secondees to ADNOC deliver value and support OMV strategic objectives for the assets
- Increase asset value through the systematic identification, maturation and application of key technologies in the MEA region, including digital technology
- Stimulate knowledge transfer internally and with external partners
- Represent OMV MEA externally for technology related topics.
Advisor Special Projects
OMV
Tunis, Tunisia
2022.01 - 2022.03
- Advise on the best strategy to deliver current business objectives, evaluate business risks and opportunities and support to develop resources and plans to ensure sustained volume and profitable growth of the business
- Advise for developing and communicating long-term business strategies and goals and ensuring their attainment in order to maximize shareholder value through current and long range profitable growth
- Evaluate and work out concepts on request new business opportunities related to renewable energy or similar in the country
- Responsible for presenting to the Executive management decisions and plans
- Proper representation of OMV and its interest's vis-à-vis JV partners, contractors and contacts with other oil companies as regards OMVs interests in the country
- Coordination, accuracy and preparation of supporting material to the GM of all projects, work programs and budgets as accorded with the Finance Manager/Director or any other important matters concerning the Company's business
- Act as the deputy of project owner (GM) of asset related capital projects
- Owns the business case for such projects and accounts for assigned CAPEX budget and project delivery in scope and budget
- Establish Nawara System as conduit for South Tunisia gas, including exploration, development and management of transport and processing contracts
- Responsible to develop short and long term plans including MTP.
Head of Department for South Tunisian Assets
OMV
Tunis, Tunisia
2018.09 - 2021.12
- Responsible for filling the opportunity funnel with ideas and projects to ensure value creation in South Tunisia
- Acting as Asset Development Manager for multiple projects at different stages of the maturation process at the same time making sure they materialize in the right time and costs implementing the ALARP principle across all disciplines
- Liaise with authorities, partners, and stakeholders to identify and mature additional opportunities
- Main responsible for mid-term planning and Business Development.
Member of the Board of Thyna Petroleum Services
OMV
Sfax, Tunisia
2017.09 - 2018.12
- Appointed to act on behalf of OMV to ensure the company's prosperity by collectively directing the company's affairs
- In addition to business and financial issues, dealing with challenges and issues related to corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and corporate ethics.
Head of Exploration, Development & Production
OMV
Tunis, Tunisia
2017.07 - 2018.08
- Heading a multidisciplinary department representing all technical functions (exploration & appraisal, development & reservoir engineering, production & engineering, well engineering, IT/IM) towards successful and sustainable growth in Tunisia.
Head of Operations
OMV Petrom
Ploiesti, Romania
2014.12 - 2017.06
- Heading more than 700 people to ensure safe & stable production in a very mature field under challenging cost environment
- Responsible for all operations activities in the Asset - Production coordination
- Workover
- Production monitoring - Production optimization
- Surface & subsurface - Integrated activity planning - Operations readiness & assurance
Department Manager Workover and Well Management
OMV Petrom
Bucharest, Romania
2013.07 - 2014.11
- Managing and aligning all workover/ intervention activities in OMV Petrom SA (approx. 1,500/ year)
- Budgeting of these activities (approx. 160 MMEUR; Domestic Assets)
- Defining and monitoring KPIs
- Technical authority regarding workover operations
- Top level management support
- Establishing of MTPs and forecast of budget and production from workover
- Efficiency improvement
Team Leader Technical Design & QC (Workover)
OMV Petrom
Bucharest, Romania
2012.01 - 2013.06
- Main Responsibilities: - Responsible for W/O support and Lessons Learned application for all workover jobs (incl. Heavy workovers)
- Development of workover programmes for key wells (top 10% CAPEX candidates), leading workover planning meetings in Assets
- Quality control for workover activities.
- Workover standardisation and efficiency benchmarking.
- Establishment of companywide engineering standards and processes for Workover activities, acting as a knowledge centre.
- Ensuring Petrom-wide application of new technologies and follow-up.
- Support for workover with engineering capabilities.
- Replying to any request for information, providing answers, and solutions to Petrom top management and OMV concerning strategic development in workover-related subjects.
Senior Subsurface Engineer
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG
Langwedel, Germany
2009.02 - 2011.12
- Managerial and staff responsibility
- Guidance and leadership for subordinate engineers and supervisors
- Health, safety and environment concerns
- Interdisciplinary communication as liaison officer to headquarter and partners
- Reporting to management as deputy head of subsurface department
- Well stimulation
- Well operations
- Production optimization
- Scheduling of budget and manpower
- Coordination with partners
- Risk Management
- Completion and Workover
- Coiled Tubing operations
- Mentoring of Junior Engineers, Master students and students on internship
Well site supervisor
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG
Langwedel, Germany
2010.06 - 2011.09
- Due to shortage of manpower acted as supervisor for various well operations such as
- Slick- and wireline
- Coiled tubing
- Work over (+/- 5 days/month)
- Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Operational Reservoir Engineer
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG
Langwedel, Germany
2006.12 - 2009.01
- Production forecast short & medium term
- Monitored oil and gas reserves to ensure sustainable operations over time.
- Well testing; scheduling, performing, analyzing
- Well intervention, perforating
- Predicting and evaluating water production and disposal
- Reservoir optimization
- Streamlined production forecasting for improved strategic planning.
Executive Officer (Responsible Official)
Federal Ministry of Economics
Vienna, Austria
2004.05 - 2006.10
- The Department of Energy and Mining within the Federal Ministry of Economics is the legal authority for all mining (incl
- Oil and Gas) operations in Austria
- Its responsibilities stretch form the approval and supervision of exploration and production operations to legislation and mineral policy (f.e
- Royalties)
- Main Duties:
- Approval of Mining and Oil & Gas structures, utilities and operations
- Mineral Policy
- Risk Management team member
- HSE
- Legislation
- Negotiations
- CO2 Sequestration
Education
Master of Science - International Business Engineering
University of Applied Sciences Vienna
Vienna, Austria 2005.08 - 2007.01
Master of Engineering - Petroleum Engineering
Mining University
Leoben, Austria 1996.10 - 2003.12
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
German
Native
Romanian
Elementary
French
Beginner
Timeline
Advisor Production & Engineering
OMV
2024.04 - Current
Head of Operations Yemen
OMV
2022.06 - Current
Advisor Special Projects
OMV
2022.01 - 2022.03
Head of Department for South Tunisian Assets
OMV
2018.09 - 2021.12
Member of the Board of Thyna Petroleum Services
OMV
2017.09 - 2018.12
Head of Exploration, Development & Production
OMV
2017.07 - 2018.08
Head of Operations
OMV Petrom
2014.12 - 2017.06
Department Manager Workover and Well Management
OMV Petrom
2013.07 - 2014.11
Team Leader Technical Design & QC (Workover)
OMV Petrom
2012.01 - 2013.06
Well site supervisor
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG
2010.06 - 2011.09
Senior Subsurface Engineer
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG
2009.02 - 2011.12
Operational Reservoir Engineer
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG
2006.12 - 2009.01
Master of Science - International Business Engineering
University of Applied Sciences Vienna
2005.08 - 2007.01
Executive Officer (Responsible Official)
Federal Ministry of Economics
2004.05 - 2006.10
Master of Engineering - Petroleum Engineering
Mining University
1996.10 - 2003.12