Bilu Cherian is a Senior Executive with more than 20 years of experience within the oil & gas industry leveraging extensive experience directing engineering and technology groups. His areas of expertise within Consulting and Advisory projects (portfolio analysis, asset development, cost optimization) with speciality in hydraulic fracturing & reservoir simulation related to field development/ execution.
Throughout his executive career, Bilu has held leadership positions at companies including Premier Oilfield Group, Sanjel Canada Ltd., and Schlumberger. As Senior VP of Technology within Premier Oilfield Group, his focus has been on developing technology differentiators, cost optimization, development decision, and data solutions whilst executing field development projects within unconventional resources under the Consulting/ Advisory umbrella. Prior to this role, Mr. Cherian worked for two years as Director of the Corporate Reservoir Solutions with Sanjel and 13 years with Schlumberger, rising from Field Engineer to Engineering & Technology Manager. Bilu holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from RMIT University in Australia and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston. He has had 30 industry articles published and been involved with two patents.