Doug Taylor - Mobile, AL

 

"It was only after graduating from high school that I realized I wanted to be a geologist. My passion for geology grew from my first college class and continues to grow 30 years later. My team and I safely produce oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore California."

BIO

• Decateur, Illinois native
• Graduated from Western Illinois University with a Bachelor’s of Geology Degree
• Received a masters of Geology Degree from the University of Arkansas
• Joined ExxonMobil in 1988 as a Geologist
• Married with three children
• Has worked worldwide including three years in West Africa

U.S. OFFSHORE GEOSCIENCE PROJECT MANAGER
Geoscience is the integration of subsea data such as well log and performance data, seismic and outcrops in order to evaluate investment opportunities. Geoscientists work in wide areas such as environmental science, mining, volconology and planetary science. They use math, physics, chemistry, biology and economics on a daily basis.