Meet the Porcupine team

Cornelis van Wijk

Director of Porcupine and Principal Consultant with a Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering from Delft Technical University. 20+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry in technical (RE & PT), development and leadership roles. Founded Porcupine in 2017. Recent work includes leading the maturation of a cross-border (Dutch–German) offshore gas development, and coordinating a portfolio of Dutch North Sea gas and CCS developments, from opportunity definition to investment decision.

Primary fields of expertise

• Petroleum Engineering
• Well and Reservoir Management
• Well Intervention and Drilling Projects
• Field Development
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Integration
• Leadership
• Carbon Capture and Storage
• Development Maturation
• Joint-Venture Alignment

Wouter Botermans

Petroleum Engineering Consultant with a Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering from Delft Technical University and 20+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry in research and technical positions. End of 2012 he formed B-PES consultancy to provide global consultancy services.

Primary fields of expertise

• Research
• Petroleum Engineering
• Field Engineering
• Operations
• Project Management
• Integrated Field Development
• Well and Reservoir Management