Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited (Ancala Midstream) has appointed Paul Mitchell as its Chief Financial Officer.
Mitchell joins the senior executive team as Ancala Midstream, which owns interests in and operates the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation pipeline and terminal (SAGE System) and the Beryl pipeline, seeks to expand its activities in the midstream sector across the North Sea. He will play a key role in the further development and implementation of Ancala Midstream’s strategic plans.
The SAGE System comprises a 323-kilometre, 30-inch pipeline and a gas processing terminal located at St Fergus, 65 kilometres north of Aberdeen. The 30-inch Beryl pipeline connects into the SAGE System offshore. Gas is transported through the Beryl pipeline and the SAGE pipeline and processed in the SAGE terminal from 26 offshore fields in the UK and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea.
Jim Halliday, Chief Executive, Ancala Midstream, says: “I am delighted to welcome Paul to the team. Paul joins us as we pursue new business opportunities, both through SAGE and further afield. We are working with several North Sea operators as they consider development opportunities in both the UK and Norwegian sectors. Paul’s experience, along with that of our Commercial Director, Angela Fletcher, and Operations Director, David Goodwill, further enhances our ability to offer innovative arrangements to these operators which will assist in maximising economic recovery and the longevity of critical UK infrastructure.”
Prior to joining Ancala Midstream, Mitchell was CFO for oil and gas service company Ramco. After qualifying as a chartered accountant with private practice Ritson Smith in 1997, Paul built extensive business experience working for several small, medium and large companies in operator, service and manufacturing companies across a variety of sectors. He held several managing and financial director roles at companies including Stewart Milne, Sparrows Offshore and Gray & Adams.
