George Vassilellis
Upstream Development
Upstream
United States, Europe, Middle East, South America
1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?
Petroleum Engineer, P.E.
2. What are your areas of expertise?
Upstream: Reservoir Engineering, Asset Management, Technology, General Management, Corporate Development, Operations, Completions, Executive
Upstream Areas: Onshore
3. Current Employer:
Insight Pegasus
4. Previous Employers:
Baker Hughes, Repsol, Gaffney Cline
5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?
Started as a geologist, hydrogeologist and then became a petroleum engineer.
6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?
Because my first job was a start-up and after a trajectory with independents, majors, appraisals and services, I am passionate about launching the next game changer.
Okay, now for some fun things about George…
7. What are three of your interests outside of work?
8. What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)? Don’t be shy! Give ‘em to us.
My cohorts, my family, my friends, only for those 3 things I would use the word 'my'': For everything else I am grateful for what I have received.
9. If I were a superhero, my superpower would be .
Stop time
10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a when I grew up.
soldier or a sailor, or a painter, perhaps an acrobat.
11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be .
A fisherman
12. My favorite song is by .
"Water of love"
13. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd .
start an Olive oil company
14. The best piece of advice I've ever been given is .
If someone asks for your opinion, don't answer by saying ...in my opinion...
