Andrey Sergeev is the Chief Geologist of Genoil. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Geology and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Moscow Oil and Gas University in 2008 and 1987 respectively. Prior to that, he also earned a Master of Science in Production Engineering from the Tyumen Industrial Institution, Russia in 1994. He began his career as Facilities Engineer with Gazprom in 1988. He joined Amoco Eurasia Petroleum Company (a subsidiary of BP Plc) in 1993 as Production Engineer – Field Facilities Engineer, whereby he was based in Moscow and USA. He joined Pechoraneft Oil Co. (Moscow) in 2000 as Technical Director before being appointed as the Head of the Geology and Geophysics Department of West Siberian Resources Ltd in 2005. From 2007 to 2008, he was the Lead Geologist of the Moscow Representative Office of KazMunaiGaz EP. He became the Head of the Project Evaluation Department in KazMunaiGaz EP (based in Astana, Kazakhstan) in 2008 before being promoted to Senior Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer on Geology and Field Development in 2010, a position he held till 2017. Some of his responsibilities include providing valuation of oil and gas opportunities in the Commonwealth Independent States and worldwide as well as working out exploration strategies for new projects at KazMunaiGaz in Kazakhstan and abroad. From 2010 to 2015, he was also the Chief Geologist of the Walter Solutions Energy Division.