About Us

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Susana Safar holds BS and MS degrees in Petroleum Engineering and brings over 18 years of international experience across production operations, technology implementation, and regulatory compliance in the oil and gas industry.

Until 2025, she served as Chief Operating Officer at Iskandia Energy Operating Inc., where she was responsible for managing more than 360 conventional wells across West and East Texas. In that role, she led multidisciplinary teams—including field operations, geosciences, production engineering, well services, completions, facilities, and EHS—while driving production enhancement strategies through detailed planning, execution, and cost control. Her leadership ensured regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and alignment with long-term development goals.

Previously at Iskandia, she also held the roles of Director of Operations and Subsurface & Production Forecast Engineer, contributing to field development planning, production forecasting, the implementation of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EoR) techniques, and overall operational efficiency.

Earlier in her career, Susana led Production Technology and Completions for a Shell–PDVSA joint venture in Venezuela, where she played a key role in designing and executing completion strategies that improved field performance and operational safety.

Her experience spans remote and on-site operations in North and South America, with a strong track record in strategic planning, multidisciplinary team coordination, and the successful delivery of production and compliance targets.

Ricardo Robles holds BS and MS degrees in Petroleum Engineering, specializing in Integrated Reservoir Studies. With over 14 years of experience in the energy sector, he has developed deep expertise in Reservoir Engineering, 3D Modeling, Reserve Estimation and Certification, Decline Curve Analysis, and Material Balance Modeling.

He began his career at PDVSA Petroregional del Lago (a Shell–PDVSA–Maurel & Prom joint venture), where he worked on dynamic modeling, well proposals, transient analysis, and reserve estimation for overpressured oil fields. His work earned recognition at SPE’s South American Petroleum and Gas Congress in 2011 for a novel material balance approach.

Later, as Senior Reservoir Engineer at Iskandia Energy Operating, Ricardo focused on optimizing mature fields in Texas. He played a central role in annual reserves updates, production forecasting, enhanced recovery strategies, and technical reporting, collaborating closely with operations, drilling, and finance teams.

At Hethos, Ricardo transitioned into the emerging natural hydrogen sector, leading the integration of geological, geophysical, and geochemical data to evaluate subsurface potential and guide exploration planning. He also supervised acquisition and interpretation of seismic, gravity, and magnetic data for frontier prospecting.

Beyond his industry work, Ricardo is also a professor, teaching petroleum engineering subjects such as secondary and tertiary recovery methods, and has applied his quality management skills (ISO 9001:2015) during his time at Rotorc Argentina, where he led planning and compliance for critical shutdown operations at YPF’s Luján de Cuyo Refinery in Argentina.

Javier is a senior Mechanical Engineer with over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, combining deep technical knowledge with strong operational and leadership skills. His expertise covers Production Operations, Drilling, Workover, Well Services, and HSE Management, as well as planning, budget control, procurement, and team coordination.

Throughout his career, he has held key positions at PDVSA, Shell Venezuela, Maurel & Prom, Drillinktech, Iskandia Energy, and Hethos, supporting both conventional and emerging energy projects. At Shell and Maurel & Prom, he led major development initiatives, supervised drilling campaigns, and managed multidisciplinary teams with a focus on safety, performance, and innovation. He also served as Deputy Operations Manager, ensuring continuity and excellence across field operations.

At Iskandia, Javier was responsible for procurement and operations support for over 360 conventional wells in Texas, streamlining sourcing and contracting processes while aligning closely with field requirements. More recently, at Hethos, he contributed to the early-stage development of natural hydrogen projects, supporting operational planning and risk reduction strategies for this new energy frontier.

In previous roles, he also led global sales and engineering teams, managed well service operations, and executed hundreds of interventions involving coiled tubing, artificial lift optimization, and stimulation techniques. He is recognized for fostering a strong safety culture—achieving years of operations without LTI—and for his ability to integrate field knowledge with strategic planning.

Javier’s leadership style is grounded in discipline, operational excellence, and continuous improvement, making him a valuable advisor and mentor in technically complex and high-responsibility environments.