Robbert de Weijer

Robbert de Weijer has over 30 years of oil and gas upstream experience and a strong Australian and global industry network. Throughout a 23-year international career with Shell, Mr de Weijer held numerous senior leadership roles across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, culminating in managing Shell’s North Sea assets including 53 offshore gas platforms and two major gas terminals in The Netherlands and England, 1500 Shell and contractor staff, with capital and operating budgets in excess of US$1.6 billion per annum. Arriving in Australia in 2009, Mr de Weijer was seconded from Shell into the position of chief operating officer at Arrow Energy where he was instrumental in the company achieving major project milestones during a period of rapid expansion. Following Arrow’s acquisition by Shell and PetroChina in 2010, he became chief executive of Dart Energy (Australia) and later as chief executive of Armour Energy. Mr de Weijer also serves as an executive director of Graphene Manufacturing Australia.