Eleanor Rowley started with a PhD in Basin Analysis and as an Exploration Geologist with Shell. She has more than 20 years of oil industry experience in multiple companies where she held numerous technical and managerial roles in Total, Dana, Cairn, BHP and Shell. She has a broad regional geological knowledge having worked on projects all over the world, especially in Africa, Middle East, SE Asia, Australia, experience in both conventional and unconventional reservoirs. She is currently Vice President Exploration for the MENA and Caspian/Southern Europe regions in Total.