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LONDON - Tullow Oil plc (LSE:TLW) announced Friday the appointment of Ian Perks as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 15, 2025.
Perks brings over 30 years of upstream oil and gas experience, particularly in Africa and other international locations. He will replace Richard Miller, who has been serving as interim CEO while maintaining his role as Chief Financial Officer. Miller will return to his CFO position following the transition.
Prior to joining Tullow, Perks held senior positions at major energy companies including BG Group, Anadarko, and Total. As Senior Vice President for Mozambique Liquified Natural Gas at Anadarko and later Total, he led the $20 billion Mozambique LNG project to Final Investment Decision.
At BG Group, Perks oversaw the $10 billion Queensland Gas Company Project, which was delivered safely, on schedule and within budget. He also led BG Tunisia to improve safety performance while reducing costs and delivering the $1 billion Hasdrubal gas project.
"I am pleased to join Tullow at this pivotal time for the Company," Perks said in the press release. "My near term priority will be to work with Richard, the Tullow team and our stakeholders to put the Company on a long-term sustainable financial footing."
Phuthuma Nhleko, Chairman of Tullow Oil, expressed confidence in the appointment, citing Perks’ industry knowledge and experience managing large multi-stakeholder businesses and projects.
Tullow Oil focuses on its core producing assets in Ghana and is committed to achieving Net Zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.
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