Kurt Kinal
Kurt is a highly skilled engineering professional with over 24 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, working across both local and international projects. His diverse career has seen him work with service providers, engineering firms, and oil companies ranging from independent operators to major global players. With a strong technical background and extensive project management expertise, he has successfully led projects from concept selection through detailed design and execution.
His expertise spans multiple disciplines, including well abandonment, well integrity, well completions, well testing, well intervention and workovers, project management, and regulatory compliance. As a regulator-approved design validation engineer, Kurt has conducted and advised on numerous design validation projects, ensuring industry standards, safety protocols, and compliance requirements are met. His ability to navigate complex engineering challenges makes him a valuable asset in well engineering and operations.
Bachelor of Engineering (Oil and Gas) with Honours (University of Western Australia)
Chartered Professional Engineer (Petroleum) – Engineers Australia
24 years of experience with both Service and Operating Oil and Gas Companies
Roles held include
- P&A Team Lead
- Workover Team Lead
- Senior Completion Engineer
- Senior Well Test Engineer
- Senior Intervention Engineer
- Offshore Completion and Well Test Supervisor
- Service Quality Coach
Specialist in
- Well Testing (including Validation and Verification), HAZOP and HAZID
- Completion Engineering
- Well interventions and workover
- Decommissioning and P&A
