Executive Profile

Michael E. Ferguson - Senior Project Management Consultant

Michael E. Ferguson

Senior Project Management Consultant

Languages
English (Native)

Professional Profile

A highly accomplished, dedicated, and versatile professional with over 34 years of international oil and gas industry experience, working in multi-cultural and multi-disciplined environments. Extensive expertise in all aspects of Project, Contracts, Procurement and Project Controls Management, with proven success in managing multi-billion USD capital projects across diverse geographical locations including Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Russia, and Africa.

Core Skills

EPC/EPCC/EPCIC Contracts Contracts Administration Project Controls Management Procurement & Vendor Management Change & Claims Management Risk Management FPSO Projects Negotiation & Contract Drafting Team Leadership Corporate Governance

Professional Experience

Senior Engineer, Contracts

Mubadala Energy – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Oct. 2025 – Present

Providing contractual advice and guidance to the newly formed Project Team on the $7 billion USD Tangkulo FPSO Project for offshore Indonesia.

Consultant

TechnipEnergies (TEN) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jan. 2025 – Oct. 2025

Assisted several clients in Southeast Asia on project execution matters, Contracts and Procurement, including Terms and Conditions review and guidance, Tender evaluations, and other pre-FID and post-award activities.

Senior Engineer, Contracts

PTTEP Sarawak Oil Limited – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jan. 2022 – Dec. 2024

Provided contractual and claims advice and guidance to the Operator Project Team on the $6 billion USD Lang Lebah Development Project.

Consortium Contracts Engineer

TechnipEnergies (TEN) – Geoje, South Korea Jan. 2020 – Dec. 2021

Provided contractual and claims advice and guidance to the three-party Joint Venture and Consortium Project execution team on the $4 billion USD Lump Sum EPC Contract for the Coral South floating LNG vessel for offshore Mozambique, East Africa.

Contracts & Claims Manager

Linde AG, Engineering Division – Munich, Germany Feb. 2019 – Dec. 2019

Provided Claims and Change Management consulting services on the $20 billion USD onshore Amur Gas Processing Plant (AGPP) Project during the post-award execution of a multi-billion USD Lump Sum/Re-measurable onshore Licensed Technology EPSS Contract.

Project Manager – Commercial

TechnipEnergies (TEN) – Karbala, Iraq June 2017 – Nov. 2018

Provided advice and guidance to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil (Client) on all commercial, legal, and contractual aspects related to the Contracts, Procurement and Project Controls on a $6 billion USD Lump Sum EPC Contract for a new grass roots refinery project in Karbala, Iraq.

Senior Contracts and Legal Manager

TechnipEnergies (TEN) – Moscow, Russia Jan. 2016 – May 2017

Directorate level Senior Contracts and Legal Manager on the $20 billion USD onshore Amur Gas Processing Plant (AGPP) Project, providing strategic contractual guidance and legal support.

Project Management Consultant (PMC) Sub-Directorate Contracts Manager

TechnipEnergies (TEN) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dec. 2013 – Jan. 2016

Served as Sub-Directorate Contracts Manager on the Petronas $32 billion USD onshore Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) Project based in Johor Baru, Malaysia.

In-Kingdom Project & Contracts Manager

TechnipEnergies (TEN) – Saudi Arabia July 2013 – Dec. 2013

Managed LSTK $1.0 Billion USD onshore Polysilicon, Ingot and Wafers Plant Project in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, overseeing all contractual and project management aspects.

Corporate Project Services Manager

MODEC Offshore Production Systems – Singapore Feb. 2009 – July 2013

Reported directly to the President controlling all commercial and contractual matters associated with all FPSO design, procurement, construction, commissioning and installation projects executed out of the MODEC Singapore office. Individual FPSO projects ranged between $900 million to $1.50 billion in TIC.

Contracts and Procurement Manager

BHP Billiton – Houston, TX June 2006 – Feb. 2009

Managed contracts and procurement on the Shenzi Field Development Project ($6.0 billion USD Program, offshore Gulf of Mexico), which included the design, procurement, fabrication, and installation of an offshore Tension Leg Platform (TLP) with a floating hull, piles, and tendons and 10,000-ton topside.

Contracts Advisor

Chevron Corporation – Houston, TX June 2004 – June 2006

Served as Contracts Advisor on the Area "A" offshore gas management program ($1.0 Billion USD program, offshore Angola), consisting of three major projects including a new offshore gas processing platform, an onshore gas plant, and offshore flare management on fifteen existing offshore facilities.

Education

BSc Quantity Surveying – Napier University (1992)