Namibia's Upstream Petroleum Unit gets new adviser

Chevron Namibia's former subsidiary staffer, Carlo McLeod, has been appointed the special adviser to the Upstream Petroleum Unit, a new initiative by the Government to advance the country's globally attractive oil and gas sector

He will also be the deputy director of the unit, which is being supervised by Kornelia Shilunga, former Member of Parliament and ex-Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy. 

The Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been implementing administrative upgrades for better regulation and hold over international-scale hydrocarbon projects that have seen a marked rise in the country.

McLeod's administrative as well as industrial expertise gives him an edge in streamlining public and private coordination in Namibia's oil and gas sector, a significant requirement given the growing interests from oil majors. Previously, he has been a practitioner in petroleum law, serving eight years as Deputy Director of petroleum affairs at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. This was followed by his brief stint in Chevron Namibia as deputy general manager. He has also actively addressed the issues of fuel smuggling in the country.

The newly formed Upstream Petroleum Unit has been set in line with the Government's plans to effectively commercialise Namibia's oil and gas resources, and leverage them for local upliftment.