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Luca Rigo de Righi

Investor

Advisor at Chevron Technology Ventures

Houston, Texas

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Luca Rigo de Righi is an oil and gas consultant with over 35 years of industry experience. He previously served as Director of Global New Ventures for Chevron Upstream, where he identified corporate opportunities in conventional and unconventional exploration across Southeast Asia, North Africa, Europe, Africa, and South America. He holds a B.S. in Geology from Tulane University and advanced degrees in Geology from the University of South Carolina, and maintains professional memberships in the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America.

Experience

  1. Oil & GasOil Gas and New Energies Consultantcurrent2025 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  2. ChevronRetired2025Houston, Texas, United States
  3. ChevronDirector Global New Ventures2018 — 2025Houston, Texas Area
  4. ChevronUnit Manager Exploration & Technology Unit2016 — 2018Greater Houston
  5. ChevronUnit Manager Global Exploration and New Ventures2013 — 2015Greater Houston
  6. ChevronManager- Reservoir Management Team North\Asset Optimization Team Duri Field2010 — 2013Sumatra, Indonesia
  7. ChevronAdvisor-Reservoir Management2009 — 2010Sumatra, Indonesia
  8. ChevronSubsurface Manager-Malongo Asset2006 — 2009Luanda, Angola
  9. ChevronPlanning Advisor-Block 14, Angola2005 — 2006Luanda, Angola
  10. ChevronGrowth Manager-Asia South Exploration2003 — 2005Bangkok, Thailand
  11. ChevronDevelopment Geologist2000 — 2003Bangkok, Thailand
  12. ChevronSenior Geologist1998 — 1999San Ramon, California
  13. Preussag EnergieSenior Geologist1995 — 1997Lingen, Germany
  14. Maxus Energy CorporationSenior Development Geologist1993 — 1994Greater Amarillo Area
  15. Maxus EnergySenior Exploration Geologist1990 — 1993Dallas Texas
  16. Maxus Energy CorporationGeologist1989Dallas, Texas

Skills & more

GIS1Business Analysis1Geology22New Ventures4Reservoir Management21Structural Geology5Seismic Interpretation1Earth Science8Petroleum Geology12Sequence Stratigraphy4Basin Analysis1Seismic1
+11 moreOilGasPetroleumSeismologyMineral ExplorationStratigraphyGeological MappingField DevelopmentEnergy IndustryAnalytical SkillsAnalysis

Languages English · German · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Luca Rigo de Righi?
Luca Rigo de Righi is an oil and gas consultant with over 35 years of industry experience. He previously served as Director of Global New Ventures for Chevron Upstream, where he identified corporate opportunities in conventional and unconventional exploration across Southeast Asia, North Africa, Europe, Africa, and South America. He holds a B.S. in Geology from Tulane University and advanced degrees in Geology from the University of South Carolina, and maintains professional memberships in the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America.
Where does Luca Rigo de Righi work?
Luca Rigo de Righi is Advisor at Chevron Technology Ventures.
What check size does Luca Rigo de Righi write?
Luca Rigo de Righi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Luca Rigo de Righi go to school?
Luca Rigo de Righi studied at University of South Carolina (Ph.D., Geology); University of South Carolina (M.S., Geology); Tulane University (B.S., Geology).

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