Geoff Barker

Geoff Barker is an oil and gas industry professional with 36 years of global experience. He has extensive expertise in the areas of asset valuation, development of business and corporate strategies, evaluation of gas markets, preparation of competent persons reports for IPOs and takeover defence, due diligence assessment for M&A and project finance requirements and reserves assessment/certification of conventional and non‑conventional petroleum in over 50 countries. He has a reputation as a keen industry observer and for independent, strategic thought leadership.

Mr Barker is a director of leading oil and gas advisory firm RISC Advisory where he has been a Partner since 1996. Prior to joining RISC, he held senior technical and management positions in Woodside, Shell and Bridge Oil. Mr Barker is the past chair of the SPE WA Section, past member of the SPE International’s Oil and Gas Reserves Committee 2007-2009, co-author of the PRMS Application Document on Coal Bed Methane, and a recipient of SPE’s 2012 Southern Asia Pacific Award for Projects, Facilities and Construction.

He is a qualified petroleum reserve and resource evaluator (QPRRE) under ASX listing rules.