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Faces of the Industry

Cindy Yeilding

Cindy Yeilding earned her MSc from the University of North

Carolina after receiving a BS in Geology from Southern Methodist

University. She has worked as an exploration, production, appraisal and well-site operations geoscientist and is cur- rently BP’s Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Appraisal. Her most recent roles include Chief Geoscientist for the Gulf of Mexico,

Global Geoscience Technology and R&D Manager for BP, and

Exploration Leadership positions in the US and Venezuela.

Cindy has developed and led short courses and geological ? eld seminars, chaired numerous technical sessions and presented many technical talks. She has served as an AAPG (American

Association of Petroleum Geologists) Distinguished Lecturer and was named a “Legend in Exploration” by AAPG in 2003. Cindy is also a member of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)

Board of Directors.

will remain a signi? cant part failures caused us to com- conversations with leader- is that you are a sleuth. pletely rethink our approach ship and colleagues about You are using clues from of the global energy mix for to the geology of the Gulf of prioritization and deadlines the earth, outcrops and the the world for decades to come.