He holds a B.Sc. (Honours) Chemistry and Geology from Cardiff University College as well as an M.Sc. in Instrumentation and Analytical Science from UMIST and has over 32 years oil and gas experience in production chemistry.
Previously he has worked with several of the oilfield speciality chemical companies and was the production chemist for a European oil operator. In addition, he is Technical Director of Production Chemistry Training Ltd.
His technical expertise covers scale, chemical analysis, water chemistry, EOR, corrosion, novel deployment techniques and Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage (CCUS) and he has a proven track record for innovation and unique problem solving capability.
Recognised globally as a Subject Matter Expert in Scale and Multiple Scale Inhibitor Analysis, Stephen holds 6 patents and has written approximately 125 papers on scale, production chemistry and Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage.