Neil Doyle
Non Executive Director
Oil Basins Ltd

Neil Doyle is an energy specialist with both significant upstream and investment banking experience in the sector.

He is a qualified engineer with post-graduate qualifications in geomechanics (Monash University) with significant operations experience covering both the upstream (onshore and offshore) oil and gas sector notably with BHP Petroleum & Esso Exploration and Production Australia and also in the downstream refining products / LPG sector with Shell Australia.  Subsequently, he has held senior management roles at commercial, technical and business development levels with a number of diversified resources groups and investment banks – specialising in energy related merger and acquisition and capital raising transactions.

Since the early 1990’s he has over 13 years experience in energy-related financial markets including investment banking and corporate finance.  This experience included all aspects of equity capital raisings, project finance, resources deal structuring – including international cross-border transactions and both initiating and advising on significant mergers and acquisitions within the energy sector within Australia and New Zealand.  In the later capacity his last role prior to leaving JPMorgan in 2002, was as Senior Vice President in the Energy Mergers and Acquisitions department and a member of their Global Energy Investment Banking Team.

Previously, Mr Doyle has had ASX listed public company experience within the junior resources sector at Managing Director level prior to joining Patersons Securities Limited in March 2004, as Director Corporate Finance based in Melbourne.  Mr Doyle has been a continuous Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, USA since 1981.