Aminex PLC is an upstream oil and gas company listed on the London Stock Exchange (AEX)
Aminex made its initial investment in Tanzania in 2002 and has operated in-country for 22 years.
The Company has demonstrated an ability to find, appraise and develop fields successfully from initial concept through to production.
Aminex, through Ndovu Resources, currently holds interests in three licences in-country.
Located immediately to the north of the Mozambique border and predominantly onshore, three wells have been drilled to date.
Aminex, through Ndovu Resources, holds an operating participating interest of 63.83% in KNDL with partners RAK Gas (27.78%) and Scirocco Energy (8.39%)
The Nyuni Area PSA was awarded to Ndovu Resources in October 2011, covering a similar area to that under the NESS PSA, following the discovery made at Kiliwani North-1 (KN-1) in 2008 and the grant of the KNDL in April 2011.
Diverse experience, knowledge, skills and backgrounds.
Executive Chairman
Charles Santos is currently the CEO and Chairman of UIG Energy Inc, which develops energy projects in Central and Southeast Asia. He has more than 33 years of experience in political and commercial negotiations in West Africa, the Middle East, and Central, South, and East Asia. Charles served on the board of and led commercial negotiations on the Afghan portion of the Turkmen-Afghan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline for a consortium of international energy companies. He developed energy projects in Central Asia, including the farm-in of critical gas assets in Uzbekistan, where he served as the Chairman of the Steering Committee and the Operations Committee. Working for the United Nations in the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s, Charles served as Special Advisor to four Under-Secretary-Generals. He was the Deputy Head and Political Advisor to UN Peace missions in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Charles was appointed Chairman in August 2020 and Executive Chairman in January 2021.
Non-executive Director
Tom Mackay was originally appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Aminex in September 2014 serving on the Audit and Nominations Committees and as Chair of the Remuneration Committee before he was appointed Interim CEO in April 2019 until April 2020. Originally graduating with a degree in Geology from Durham University, he retrained as a Petroleum Engineer with Shell and later served in senior management positions with Clyde Petroleum and Gulf Canada. He was General Manager and later Senior Vice President of Stratic Energy Corporation and more recently, a Partner in Gemini Oil & Gas Advisors LLP; acting in technical, commercial and financial advisory capacities to the Gemini Oil & Gas Funds, investing in global appraisal and development projects.
Non-executive Director
Sultan Al-Ghaithi has over 20 years of industry experience and is currently Chief Executive Officer of ARA Petroleum LLC. He is a wellsite engineer by background and has previously worked with Petroleum Development Oman and Weatherford International where he was Country and Area Manager in Oman. Sultan previously served on the Board of Aminex between October 2017 and September 2019 before being reappointed to the Board in August 2021.
Non-executive Director
Robert Ambrose is presently the Chief Compliance Officer for ARA Petroleum. He was the Chief Operating Officer of The Zubair Corporation’s Energy & Logistics Division. He has a Master’s in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College, London, and a Mechanical Engineering Honours Degree from Brunel University in the UK. He has approximately 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, from downstream to upstream, covering many aspects of the supply chain. He has experience in and has held senior management roles involving the reservoir, well construction, and production both onshore & offshore. Robert joined The Zubair Group in 2001 and previously served on the Aminex board between September 2019 until January 2021 as a non-executive director and then as interim CEO.
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