Mr Laurent is a proven leader in successfully developing energy projects, pulling together the many disciplines and expertise required to mature a major development that will ensure BME delivers maximum value for its shareholders. He has been instrumental in numerous successful acquisition and divestiture efforts and the drilling and fracture stimulation of hundreds of wells leading to discoveries and basin opening efforts.

Mr Laurent is a professional engineer and senior executive with over 25 years of international oil and gas experience. He brings substantial expertise in reservoir, drilling, facilities, production optimization and operations with particular emphasis on resource and business development. He comes from his current role as Chief Operating Officer at Armour Energy, where he provided leadership and direction across all exploration and development efforts and assumed responsibility for site operations and Environmental Health and Safety.

Mr Laurent has a unique and extensive understanding of the petroleum industry having started his career with service companies and then progressing to energy producers – Encana Corporation, Murphy Oil, Santos and Armour Energy. Mr. Laurent’s experience is underpinned with strong strategic, commercial, and technical acumen in both conventional and unconventional reservoirs. He is known for his people centric leadership approach and building high performing teams.