Graeme Murray

Experience

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  KLM

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Commercial Lawyer

  Principal responsibilities involved the structuring, negotiation and closing of aircraft lease and financing transactions. These were multi-million dollar transactions involving cross-border financing facilities. Experience included advising on one of the first “double dip” tax leases for a fleet of Boeing 747 and acquisition of a fleet ATR aircraft from Airbus.

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  Coflexip Stena Offshore

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Legal Counsel

  Commercial legal adviser to the North Sea business unit providing support for a wide variety of contractual and commercial agreements and advising on commercial disputes. Sole legal advisor to the acquisition team for the purchase of the vessel “Deep Blue” valued at $200m.

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  Halliburton

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Legal Counsel

  Responsible for providing the full range of legal services to the Europe and Africa business unit. In 2001 appointed as the lead Halliburton lawyer to advise on and implement a joint venture with DSND which became Subsea 7. As a result of this involvement in the creation of the company, was appointed as General Counsel from inception.

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  Subsea 7

  Apr 2002 - Apr 2012

  Following the merger of Subsea 7 and Acergy in January 2011, was appointed General Counsel and Company Secretary of the merged company with a market value of $5. 4 billion combined revenues of $4.3 billion and in excess of 12,500 employees worldwide. Global responsibility, for the legal, compliance and insurance functions, served as a member of the Executive Management Team

  • General Counsel and Company Secretary

    Jan 2011 - Apr 2012

  • General Counsel and VP Commercial and Procurement

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  • General Counsel

    Apr 2002 - Jan 2008
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  Dolphin Drilling

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2017

  Managing Director

  As Managing Director of Dolphin Drilling Limited had full P&L responsibility for an international drilling business conducting business in the UK, Norway, Brazil, Columbia, USA, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia, South Africa, Mozambique, South Korea and Singapore.

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  Self Employed

  May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Consultant

  An experienced senior lawyer and commercial manager, I have been providing services to the upstream oil and gas industry for over 20 years. Engaged within the general oilfield, subsea and drilling sectors, I am experienced in all business matters that support onshore and offshore operations including general management, contract negotiation, corporate governance and compliance, insurance and supply chain. A skilled negotiator with companies of all sizes, I am a strategic and analytical problem solver, focusing on the business needs to achieve results. Show less

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  Well-Safe Solutions

  Aug 2017 - now

  Legal & Commercial Director

  Well-Safe aims to become market leaders in subsea well decommissioning, providing a highly efficient service offering for safe and cost-effective P&A operations. In a bid to revolutionise how late-life activities are tackled, Well-Safe will work closely with operators and industry bodies to solve one of the UK’s largest industrial challenges. For more information, visit www.wellsafesolutions.com.