Performance Lead/Finance Advisor/Commercial Advisor

Commercial / Finance professional with a solid experience in oil and gas industry: a deep knowledge of the Gas Value Chain, PSA regime, the Caspian/Caucasus region, proven track record in commercial operations.

Performance Lead for the $45 billion worth Southern Corridor/Shah Deniz Gas Value Chain Projects, BP Exploration Caspian Sea Ltd., Baku
April 2014 – till present
• Providing integrated performance management for the Southern Corridor projects in the Execute stage
• Acting as a Single Point of Accountability (SPA) for the identification and management of the non-technical risks and delivery of the opportunities across the Gas Value Chain
• Developing the Southern Corridor Development Plan

Commercial Advisor, Midstream/Export Pipelines, BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd, Baku
January 2011 - April 2014
• Developed strategy papers (listed below) and provided recommendations for the company’s asset optimization strategy:
 BP in the Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan Project (BTC): forward view
 Why BP is still operating Western Route Export Pipeline (WREP): strategic option analysis
• Developed Financial Memorandums
• Developed 3rd Party Transportation Agreements
• Built regional transportation model


Finance Analyst, Midstream/Sangachal Terminal, BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd, Baku
September 2008 – January 2010
• Led long term planning & budgeting
• Provided economic evaluations
• Developed new agreements
• Managed advisory group meetings and Partner workshops / meetings

Finance Analyst, Upstream/Shah Deniz Development, BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd
August 2007 –September 2008
• Acted as an SPA for the scenario/sensitivity analysis to advise on investment and asset optimization decisions, particularly:
 calculated DofA/GIAAPs metrics (Gross Exposure, Net Exposure, etc.) for various CVP gates (i.e. Appraise, Select, Define and Execute)
 calculated EEM metrics (NPV, IRR, PB, IE etc.) and External Financial Metrics (RCOP, Post Tax CF, CPX, Production)
• Supported preparation of the Annual Work Program & Budget, as well as Notification of Expenditures

Auditor/Finance Advisor, Deloitte & Touche – Commonwealth of Independent States, Baku
March 2007- July 2007
• Provided financial advisory services (e.g. financial ratio analysis, balance reconciliations, disclosures to financial statements)
• Supported audit reporting & provided analysis of BS, IS and CFS of the audited companies

Project Manager, SIAR Research & Consulting Company, Baku
July 2000 – August 2005

• Master of Science in Finance (including CFA Level I courses), University of Utah David Eccles School of Business, Salt Lake City, USA, December 2006
• Master of Science in International Economic Relations, Azerbaijan State Economics University, Baku, Azerbaijan, June 2003
• Bachelor of Science in International Economic Relations, Azerbaijan State Economics University, Baku, Azerbaijan, June 2001