Nigel ***** is Managing Director of ***** Energy Services, a company providing upstream O&G management and technical advisory services to private equity firms and investment banks. Previously, until July 2010, he was Vice President Exploration and Production at Turnkey E&P, Inc. , providing contract drilling services and petroleum exploration, development, and production activities in the US. Until July 2009, he was Senior Vice President at Tesco Corporation, a supplier of drilling and completions solutions, where he worked for 12 years. Mr. ***** has 31 years of global upstream service company operational and commercial experience, including more than 18 years in business and strategy development specializing in the development and commercialization of innovative drilling solutions, planning and analysis, advertising and market development, acquisitions and divestments. Mr. ***** also has 12 years of prior experience in OCTG and specialty connection products, having worked for Hunting and Vallourec. His experience also extends to coiled tubing and underbalanced drilling, pumping services, well site operations, equipment rental services, equipment design and manufacturing, and providing consultancy services to the upstream energy industry.