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CURRICULUM VITAE

GENERAL INFORMATION Name: NICULAE TIFIGIU Job Title: District Manager Nationality: Romanian Date and place of birth: 5 Sept.1956, Campina , Prahova , RO Languages: Romanian (native) English (good)

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE IN OILFIELD

Dec.2009 - onward Dates (from-to): MUD-DATA ROM SRL Name of employer: Drilling Fluid Services Type of business or sector: Main activities and responsibilities: Coordinating & Monitoring Company Activities

Jul.2008-Dec.2009 Dates (from-to): M-I PETROGAS SERVICES ROMANIA SRL Name of employer: Wellbore Productivity services. Type of business or sector: Main activities and responsibilities:  Ensure the technical support for the customers within operated area ( specialized tools, completion fluids, filtration ) as per request.  Performed wellbore clean-up tools jobs ( 4 ½”, 5 ½”, 7” Speedwell PUP Tool) for OMV-Petrom at several wells: 600 Caragiale; 618 Independenta; OR-7 Runcu; 1458 Independenta; 20 Starmini; 180 Predeal Sarari; 1459 Independenta.  Performed wellbore clean-up tools job for StatoilHydro-Norway in the North Sea area, using as follow: String Mill, MFCT-HD, Magno Star, Magno-Sweep, Junk Muncher, Bristle Back Riser Brush Tool. The job was requested by SPS International-Norway, who had a good appraisal for service performance.  Built on site :completion & carrier fluids ( Flo- Thru, KCl-brine), packer fluids, caustic wash pills, surfactant pills, viscous pills, for OMV Petrom at several wells: 891 Runcu, 528 bis Bucsani, 7 Plopeni, 1458 Independenta.  Performed Filtration Services using DE Filter Press &Twin-Pod Cartridge Unit for: OMV Petrom (Romania-600 Caragiale, 261 Colibasi, 7 Plopeni&1459 Independenta wells); Repsol YPF (Spain-Montanazo-D5 & Lubina-1, wells); Exxon Mobile (Hungary-HOD 1& Foldeak 1 wells). Good and excellent appraisals from the clients, were obtained for services performance.

Dates (from-to): 2007-2008 Name of employer: ODYVAK TRADING LIMITED, - CYPRUS Type of business or sector: Offshore work over and drilling operations. Main activities and responsibilities:  As Rig-Manager ,coordinating and monitoring all operations and activities on the ORIENTAL-1 marine platform in Persian Gulf area.  Direct preparation of and review forecasts for manpower, materials and supplies required to operate assigned rigs, order tools, supplies and supporting service and initiate action to insure stocks are maintained at minimum adequate levels.  Evaluate efficiency of operations, plan and implement improvements, review drilling/ work over programs and assume direct responsibility for carrying out individual well programs.  Implement Company Department`s extensive safety program to ensure all possible effort is being done to avoid a well blowout , wich could result in catastrophic loss of personnel and equipment.  Hold meetings to coordinate activities and make frequent inspections to insure operations conform to plans and are being carried out safely, efficiently and economically.

Dates (from-to): 2004-2007 Name of employer: SC PETROM SERVICE SA Bucharest - Ploiesti Branch Type of business or sector: Service for the oil industry Main activities and responsibilities:  As Head of Work over Department, coordinate the completion of oil and gas wells operations: production test, swabbing, channeling using light fluids, nitrogen channeling, well de- blocking treatments, stimulation of productive layers, well packer completion.  Consultancy for elaborating and carrying on the working schedules, several types of fishing, gravel – packing well completion, flexible tubing operations (washing, cementing, acidizing).  Make decisions under emergency operating conditions to solve problems and protect rig crews, rigs and wells.  Contact with Operator to insure the terms of the Contract are met and to Safeguard Company interests as to cost and safety.  Implement Company Department`s extensive safety program to insure all possible effort is being done to avoid a well blowout wich could result in catastrophic loss of personnel and equipment.  Evaluate efficiency of operations, plan and implement improvements, review work over programs and assume responsibility for carrying out individual well programs.

Dates (from-to): 2001-2004 Name of employer: SNP PETROM SA Bucharest - Ploiesti Branch Type of business or sector: Exploitation of Oil and Gas deposits Main activities and responsibilities  As Head of Work over Department, coordinate the completion of oil and gas wells operations: production test, swabbing, channeling using light fluids, nitrogen channeling, well de- blocking treatments, stimulation of productive layers, well packer completion.  Consultancy for elaborating and carrying on the working schedules, several types of fishing, gravel – packing well completion, flexible tubing operations (washing, cementing, acidizing).  Make decisions under emergency operating conditions to solve problems and protect rig crews, rigs and wells.  Contact with Operator to insure the terms of the Contract are met and to Safeguard Company interests as to cost and safety.  Implement Company Department`s extensive safety program to insure all possible effort is being done to avoid a well blowout wich could result in catastrophic loss of personnel and equipment.  Evaluate efficiency of operations, plan and implement improvements, review work over programs and assume responsibility for carrying out individual well programs.

Dates (from-to): 1999-2001 Name of employer: SNP PETROM SA Bucharest – Boldesti Oil Field Type of business or sector: Exploitation of Oil and Gas deposits Main activities and responsibilities  As General Manager, coordinating and monitoring the activity of all departments of the company, analysis of oil and gas production, production dynamics, investment programs, proposals for optimizing the activity, coordinating and implementing production development programs, revamping, automation equipment for separator and tank parks, gas topping, drying and transportation station.  Contact with Operator to insure the terms of the Contract are met and to Safeguard Company interests as to cost and safety  Evaluate efficiency of operations, plan and implement improvements, review development programs and assume responsability for carrying out all programs.

Dates (from-to): 1997-1999 Name of employer: SNP PETROM SA Bucharest - Ploiesti Branch Type of business or sector: Exploitation of Oil and Gas deposits Main activities and responsibilities  As Head of Workover Department, coordinate the completion of oil and gas wells operations: production test, swabbing, channeling using light fluids, nitrogen channeling, well de- blocking treatments, stimulation of productive layers, well packer completion.  Consultancy for elaborating and carrying on the working schedules, several types of fishing, gravel – packing well completion, flexible tubing operations (washing, cementing, acidizing).  Make decisions under emergency operating conditions to solve problems and protect rig crews, rigs and wells.  Implement Company Department`s extensive safety program to insure all possible effort is being done to avoid a well blowout wich could result in catastrophic loss of personnel and equipment. ● Evaluate efficiency of operations, plan and implement improvements, review workover programs and assume responsability for carrying out individual well programs. Dates (from-to): 1994-1997 Name of employer: RA PETROM Bucharest – Berca Oil Field Type of business or sector: Exploitation of Oil and Gas deposits Main activities and responsibilities  As chief of Workover Section coordinate the completion of oil and gas wells operations: production test, swabbing, channeling using light fluids, nitrogen channeling, well de- blocking treatments, stimulation of productive layers, well packer completion.  Consultancy for elaborating and carrying on the working schedules, several types of fishing, gravel – packing well completion, flexible tubing operations (washing, cementing, acidizing).  Evaluate efficiency of operations, plan and implement improvements, review workover programs and assume responsability for carrying out individual well programs.

Dates (from-to): 1993-1994 Name of employer: RA PETROM Bucharest – Berca Oil Field / Deployed for Type of business or sector: Rompetrol Libya Main activities and responsibilities  Coordinate completion and exploitation of oil and gas wells, production tests at Mourzuq site- Libya ;  Reactivation and restoring the production for wells (milling, testing productive layer, production packer completion, well bringing on);  Well stimulation (acidizing and surface-active);  Different types of fishing ;  Drilling, completion and bringing on water wells ;  Closed system oil wells exploitation.

Dates (from-to): 1990-1993 Name of employer: RA PETROM Bucharest – Berca Oil Field Type of business or sector: Exploitation of Oil and Gas deposits Main activities and responsibilities  As chief of Workover Section coordinate the completion of oil and gas wells operations: production test, swabbing, channeling using light fluids, nitrogen channeling, well de- blocking treatments, stimulation of productive layers, well packer completion.  Consultancy for elaborating and carrying on the working schedules, several types of fishing, gravel – packing well completion, flexible tubing operations (washing, cementing, acidizing). ● Evaluate efficiency of operations, plan and implement improvements, review workover programs and assume responsability for carrying out individual well programs. Dates (from-to): 1982-1990 Name of employer: OIL MINISTRY - Berca Oil Field Type of business or sector: Exploitation of Oil and Gas deposits Main activities and responsibilities  As chief of production section,monitoring and recording oil and gas production exploitation; of beam and natural flowing wells ;  Gas wells exploitation; gas drying, compression and transportation gathering,  Storage, gas and oil separation in parks and oil storages, oil treatment (thermal and chemical) for delivery;  Technological water injection in the deposit (distributing stations and injection wells);  Exploitation maintenance for pumping units, gas drying stations, compressor stations (medium and low voltage); gas main pipes;  Proposals and measurements for optimizing the power consumptions, reducing production costs.

FORMAL EDUCATION Dates (from-to): 1998 Name and type of organization Mediax Centre-Ploiesti,Romania providing education: Principal subjects/occupational skills Human Resources Management Course covered: Title of qualification awarded: Certificate in Management.

Dates (from-to): 1988-1989 Name and type of organization Petroleum & Gas University of Ploiesti,Romania providing education: Principal subjects/occupational skills Post Graduate Course-Hydrocarbons Deposits Engineering covered: Title of qualification awarded: The Professional Diploma in Deposits Engineering. Dates (from-to): 1983 Name and type of organization Oil Ministry - Bucharest, Romania providing education: Principal subjects/occupational skills Production & Labor Management in drilling-extraction covered: companies. Title of qualification awarded: Certificate in Management.

Dates (from-to): 1977-1982 Name and type of organization Oil & Gas University of Ploiesti,Romania. providing education: Principal subjects/occupational skills Faculty of Oil Wells Drilling and exploitation of Oil & Gas covered: deposits. Title of qualification awarded: Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in OIL,majored in OIL WELLS DRILLING AND EXPLOITATION OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Dates (from-to): 2007 Name and type of organization Petroleum & Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania providing education: Principal subjects/occupational skills IWCF covered: Title of qualification awarded: Supervisor Certificate.

Dates (from-to): 2008 Name and type of organization M-I PETROGAS SERVICES ROMANIA SRL providing education: Principal subjects/occupational skills Drive SMARRT, Extended Hours Employee covered: Title of qualification awarded: M-I SWACO Driver

Dates (from-to): 2008 Name and type of organization providing education: M-I Swaco IFE HUSTON Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: Basic Drilling Fluid Technology Title of qualification awarded Drilling fluids specialist

Dates (from-to): 2009 Name and type of organization providing education: M-I Swaco ABERDEEN Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: Wellbore Cleanup Tools – Rigsite Theory and Application Title of qualification awarded Certificate of Accomplishment

Dates (from-to): 2009 Name and type of organization Falck Nutec ABERDEEN providing education: Principal subjects/occupational skills Basic Safety& Emergency Preparedness covered: Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training Title of qualification awarded Certificates COUNTRIES OF EXPERIENCE/OPERATOR 1993-1994 LIBYA/N.O.C LIBYA(onshore) 2007-2008 IRAN/ I.O.O.C(offshore) 2009 SPAIN/ REPSOL YPF (offshore) 2009 NORWAY/STATOILHYDRO(offshore) 2009 HUNGARY/EXXON MOBILE(onshore)

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE  Good knowledge of the well construction processes;  Capable to identify hazards and risks in relation to well operations and elaborate mitigation actions;  Familiar with the technical software for the completion engineering disciplines.  Knowledge of logistic aspects related to on / off shore operations;  Experience of well testing / completion / work-over operations  Experience of wellbore productivity operations.

Date Signature

02.11.2009