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Sam Ávila

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INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS UPSTREAM/DOWNSTREAM CONSULTANT - GNL PROJECTS at Grupo Madosa
📍 Spring, Texas, United States

Sam Avila is a Chemical Engineer with over thirty years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He is a senior expert in upstream and downstream GNL projects, advising on energy portfolios for sovereign entities and focusing on state-owned company revitalization in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Outside of his direct energy-sector roles, Sam shows a keen interest in international relations and governance. He follows the activities of diplomatic and governmental bodies such as the U. S. Department of State and the U. S. House of Representatives.

Unique fact: He serves as a senior energy adviser to the Indonesian Royal Family and SKBB Brunei Holdings.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS UPSTREAM/DOWNSTREAM CONSULTANT - GNL PROJECTS
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Spring, Texas, United States
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Sovereign Energy Investment
Advises Indonesian and Brunei royal family offices on sovereign investments for recapitalizing and revitalizing state-owned energy companies in Latin America.
LatAm Oil & Gas
Has three decades of experience in Latin America's upstream oil and gas industry, with projects in Venezuela's Maracaibo Lake Basin and Argentina's Neuquen Basin.
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Career

Work history

7-2018
INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS UPSTREAM/DOWNSTREAM CONSULTANT - GNL PROJECTS
Grupo Madosa
1-2016
E&P Off-Shore Oil & Gas Projects Manager
Grupo Madosa
1-2016 - 7-2024
Off Shore/On Shore E&P Oil and Gas Projects Manager GRUPO MADOSA
Grupo Madosa
3-2008
Senior Enginer Petroleum and Gas E&P
HUMBLE ENERGY
7-2023 - 4-2024
Senior Adviser-Regional Coordinator Caribbean and LatAm
UNASDG IGO
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Education
1988 - 1994
CHEMICAL ENGINEER
National Technological University
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