Virtually all aspects of the downstream oil and gas business have been experienced first-hand by the executive management of Channoil Consulting. Their comprehensive knowledge provides the cornerstone of Channoil Consulting's services to the industry. 

 Colin Allcard

• Over 25 years commercial international oil industry experience, including senior management positions with Shell in oil products and crude oil supply and trading
• Downstream marketing and general management experience with highly developed expertise in the retail liquid fuels, lubricants and aviation businesses
• With over 15 years expatriate experience, well versed in operating in developing countries with a wide diversity of cultures.  Specific knowledge of the US, Middle East and African countries
• Direct experience of managing business process redesign projects, change management and of implementing re-organisation programmes
   

Charles Daly

• International oil marketer and consultant to established and emerging companies
• A recognised authority on Middle East, Mediterranean and Russian oil supply markets
• Expert knowledge of financing and legal matters
• Previously spent many years with BP and Ultramar, initially in research then in logistics and refinery supply and thereafter in developing business internationally
• Founder member and first vice-chairman of the UK's International Petroleum Exchange
• Has lectured and given papers on a wide range of oil-related subjects in a number of countries 

 Warren Taylor

• Substantial experience in the corporate petroleum business with ExxonMobil and Engen Petroleum/Petronas groups as well as petrochemicals with Dow Chemical and ICI and mining with Anglo-American and DeBeers
• With over 20 years of downstream oil industry experience covering refining operations, base oils, lubricants, LPG, marketing, distribution and corporate planning
• Seasoned understanding of the main drivers of business management in the oil and petrochemicals sector in sub-Saharan Africa including M&A work
• Good knowledge of the full value chain of biofuels projects including technology, agriculture, marketing, government liaison, development agreements, investment licensing, EIA's, project financing and integration into the fossil fuel marketing systems

 Darren Bartlett

• Chemical Engineer with experience in Process Design Engineering, Project Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Start-Up and Cost Engineering in Refinery, Gas Processing, Petrochemical Facilities as well as Offsites, Utilities and Oil Terminals.

• Previously spent time with Bechtel, Fluor, Foster Wheeler and Shaw Group (Stone & Webster) working on EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) and FEED (Front End Engineering Design) projects in the UK, UAE and India for numerous clients including Reliance, ADNOC, Takreer, GASCO, Saudi Aramco and SK Energy

• Skills include Planning & Economics of Refining Operations, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply chain management, Project Economic Evaluation and Shipping Economics.