About
Philip Morkel is the Founder and CEO of Hydragas Energy, a company developing gas extraction technology for renewable energy projects at Lake Kivu in East Africa. He has been involved with Lake Kivu for 22 years, including eight years of research and development into gas extraction methods, and served on a six-person Expert Advisory Group that developed the regulatory framework published as "The Management Prescriptions for Lake Kivu Development (2010)." He has been asked by Rwanda's environmental agency, REMA, to lead an investigation into operational data and monitoring outcomes from demo-scale extraction facilities, with reporting due in 2025.
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Experience
- Hydragas EnergyFounder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentVancouver, Canada
- AuTec - Innovative Extractive SolutionsManaging Director2016 — 2018Vancouver, Canada Area
- HatchManaging Director (VP) - Global Oil & Gas Business2014 — 2015Mississauga
- Barrick Gold CorporationVice President Projects2011 — 2013Toronto, Canada Area
- PGBIManaging Director2008 — 2011Sandton, South Africa
- Murray and RobertsProject Manager2003 — 2007
- FluorOil & Gas Business Unit Manager, Projects Director1990 — 2002Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Skills & more
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelProject Management Office (PMO)1Heavy IndustrySustainable BusinessTeam BuildingOffshore Oil and Gas OperationsCommunity DevelopmentPortfolio Management1PresentationsCarbon Management
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Project TeamsDelivery Of ProjectsCapital ProjectsProject ReviewsProject PlanningEPCMBudgetingCommercial ManagementConstruction SafetyOil and Gas IndustryConstruction Site ManagementOral CommunicationLanguages English · French
- Pitching to Investors — LinkedIn
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Philip Morkel?
- Philip Morkel is the Founder and CEO of Hydragas Energy, a company developing gas extraction technology for renewable energy projects at Lake Kivu in East Africa. He has been involved with Lake Kivu for 22 years, including eight years of research and development into gas extraction methods, and served on a six-person Expert Advisory Group that developed the regulatory framework published as "The Management Prescriptions for Lake Kivu Development (2010)." He has been asked by Rwanda's environmental agency, REMA, to lead an investigation into operational data and monitoring outcomes from demo-scale extraction facilities, with reporting due in 2025.
- Where does Philip Morkel work?
- Philip Morkel is Founder of hydragas.
- What companies did Philip Morkel found?
- Philip Morkel founded hydragas.
- Where did Philip Morkel go to school?
- Philip Morkel studied at University of Cape Town (BSc Eng, Chemical Engineering); University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Leadership).
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