Mr Hazledine has 35 years of experience in the international exploration and production industry. He spent 30 years with the Royal/Dutch Shell Group in Africa, the Middle East, New Zealand, Europe, and South America.
He worked initially as a petrophysicist and production technologist, moving into operations engineering and management, including 10 years with Shell’s New Zealand operating company, Shell Todd Oil Services, on the Maui and other Taranaki fields.
Peter Hill, chairman of Austral Pacific Energy, said: We are delighted to welcome such an experienced and knowledgeable industry participant to our board. We look forward to the benefit Austral will obtain from his wide range of business, reservoir and production engineering experience.
