The Core Team

Operators who have done this before

A founding team with a combined century in the field — across Repsol, TOTAL, Shell, LUKOIL, Imperial Energy and more. Backed by a vetted bench of specialist associates.

Chris Hopkinson — Managing Partner
Chris Hopkinson
Managing Partner · Reservoir Engineering
Former CEO/COO at supermajor, national oil company and listed independents. BG Group, Kazmunaygas, Imperial Energy, Blackbuck Energy (founder). Specialist in Gulf Coast shallow water and Latin America upstream.
Confidential
Partner — Geoscience
Construction & Technical Lead
Director-level operational excellence background. Kazmunaygas, McKinsey, International Petroleum, Imperial Energy. Field development planning across Central Asia and Latin America.
Confidential
Partner — Infrastructure
Geology & Reservoir Engineering
Repsol, TOTAL, LUKOIL, YUKOS, Imperial Energy, International Petroleum. Deep technical expertise across reservoir characterisation, facilities design and integrated asset development.
Confidential
Partner — Commercial
Reservoir & Production Finance
Lukoil Mid East (WQ-2), Shell/SPD, Imperial Energy, International Petroleum. Specialist in production finance, reserves monetisation and commercial structuring for upstream assets.
Meet the team. We introduce our partners personally — credentials and full profiles are shared with qualified counterparties at the appropriate stage of engagement. Contact us to start a conversation.
Extended network

Associate specialists — on demand

Beyond the four core partners, Alpha Technical Centre draws on a bench of vetted associates — engaged as the scope requires. Teams stay lean by default and scale to full project strength for larger or time-critical mandates.

Petrophysicists
Petroleum Economists
Drilling Engineers
HSE Advisors
Legal Specialists
Financial Analysts
Completion Engineers
Production Technologists