Graham Coles

Graham began his career at sea, sailing as a cadet with an offshore operator and progressively sailed on various types of offshore support vessels that included Platform Supply Vessels, Anchor Handling Tug supply vessels, Dynamic Positioning Dive Support Vessels and DP construction vessels for a period of nearly 12 years.

In 2007, Graham moved ashore and began working as a Marine Superintendent for an offshore vessel operator. Over the next four years, he progressed to the role of Operations Manager and was responsible for supporting a fleet of 27 offshore vessels. Between 2011 and 2016, Graham worked for Exxon Mobil (IMT) and BG Group in several upstream marine assurance positions.

In 2016, he joined Chevron as a Marine Advisor as part of the ‘Future Growth Project – Wellhead Pressure Management Project’, (FGP-WPMP). After three years supporting this project, Graham moved to Bangkok to take over the role of Marine Safety, Reliability and Efficiency (MSRE) Process Authority for Asia South Business Unit. This role was responsible for leading and implementing upstream marine assurance activities across the region.

Graham has previously participated in OCIMF activities at OVID Focus Group (OFG), Offshore Marine Operations Group (OMOG), and he has also acted as OCIMF DP Representative to the Nautical Institute, Dynamic Positioning Training Executive Group (DPTEG).