SUMMARY
Senior Geologist Engineer (1980 U.C.V., Venezuela) and Structural Styles Advisor with more than 30 years of experience in Exploration and Production: from Geology operations to Prospect and Development plans.
In 1985 while conducting research in Neotectonics and Geodynamics (FUNVISIS), he received a Doctorate in Structural Geology (University of Montpellier, France) and between 1988 and 2003 he joined the Oil and Gas business in Venezuela as Seismic Interpreter and Team Leader at PDVSA, and part-time as Professor at the Central University of Venezuela. Between 1995 and 1997 he acquired fundamental expertise in Field operations and production plans (BP Venezuela).
Since 2004, he assessed exploration areas around European and North African basins with REPSOL and around Southeast Asia, Red Sea,West Africa, South America, and Gulf of México with PETRONAS (2015-2020). Training and mentoring of less experienced staff members was part of daily activities for the past 5 years.
Very proactive geoscientist and able to work efficiently in multidisciplinary teams. More details about his technical experience at ResearchGate and Linkedin.
INDEPENDENT Consultant: (June 2020-Present day): part - time Professor at INGEOEXPERT (Structural Geology of sedimentary basins).
PETRONAS (2015 -2020)
2D Restorations and tectonics evolution along Suriname, Sudan, East Canada, West Africa, Myanmar, Indonesia and Malaysia. Also training Junior staff members of Petronas
REPSOL (2004 – 2015)
In charge of Seismic 2D interpretation and evaluation of Structural styles along Assets: Conventional & un-conventional Hydrocarbons regional projects (North-Africa, Atlantic margins,Western and Eastern Europe), Far-East / South-America and Iberia: Cádiz Gulf and Alborán Projects.
Consulting (2003– 2004)
International Consulting on Regional Geology, Basin Analysis and Structural Interpretation
PDVSA (1997 -2003)
Exploration Geologist and Team Leader of exploration Projects along Eastern foothills. Also as structural Geologist using Thrust Pack 2d.
BP Venezuela (1995 -1997)
Exploration Geologist and well-site geologist involved in the acquisition of Exploration Blocks and also in the Subsurface Pedernales field team.
PDVSA (1988 -1995)
Exploration Geologist and Structural Geologist in CORPOVEN. Seismic 2D interpreter and also Field Geologist and Operations Geologist of Exploration Wells. In regional evaluation Team actively participated in the Barinas Foothills Discovery wells campaign.
Venezuelan Foundation for the Seismological Research FUNVISIS (1980- 1988)
Geoscientist at the in charge of Neotectonics and Seismotectonics evaluations in northern Venezuela and Seismic risk understanding.
EDUCATION
Geologist Engineer (1981) -U.C.V., Venezuela) / Doctoral Degree (1985) - U.S.T.L.,Montpellier, France Languages: Spanish, French and English.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1993-2003: Structural Geology and Advanced Geodynamics at the Central University of Venezuela (U.C.V., Caracas).
2012:Structural Geology / Curso Gaviota –Repsol (Escuela de Minas / Madrid)
Publications
- GIRALDO, C., 1985. Neotectónica y Sismotectónica de la Región de El Tocuyo-San Felipe (Venezuela centro-occidental), VI Cong. Geológico Venezolano, Caracas,(4):2415-2451
- BELTRÁN, C. y C. GIRALDO,1989. Aspectos neotectónicos de la región nororiental de Venezuela, VII Congreso Geológico Venezolano, Barquisimeto; (3):1000-1021
- GIRALDO, C. y C. BELTRÁN, 1989. La Falla de Laguna Grande (Edo.Sucre): Tectónica cuaternaria y campo de esfuerzos asociado, GEOS 29:(195-204).
- GIRALDO, C.,1989. Valor del desplazamiento dextral a lo largo de la falla de Boconó, Andes Venezolanos, GEOS 29: (186-194).
- GIRALDO, C.,1990. Determinación del campo actual de esfuerzos en la región caribe, a partir de datos sismológicos y neotectónicos, V Congreso Venezolano de Geofísica, Caracas, p.70-77.
- FERRER,C, GIRALDO, C. y C.SCHUBERT,1992. Guía Excursión Falla de Boconó, II Simposio de Fallas Activas y deformaciones cuaternarias en la cordillera de los Andes, Mérida, p.17-38.BLANCO, B. yC. GIRALDO, 1992. Síntesis tectono-estratigráfica de la Cuenca Tuy-Cariaco y plataforma externa, VI Congreso Venezolano de Geofísica, Caracas, 47-54
- CABRERA,E., GIRALDO, C., MACSOTAY,O., ORTEGA, J. y M. ALBERDI, 1993. Excursión Geológica frente de montañas, Venezuela oriental, Congreso AAPG, Caracas, 37 pp
- GIRALDO, C. y S. OSUNA, 1994. Guía Excursión Frente Surandino: Barinas-Guanare, V Simposio Bolivariano Exploración petrolera en las cuencas subandinas, Puerto La Cruz, 31 pp.
- SÁNCHEZ,M., AUDEMARD, F., GIRALDO, C. yF. RUIZ, 1994. Interpretación sísmica y gravimétrica de un transecto a través de los Andes venezolanos, VII Congreso Venezolano de Geofísica, Caracas, p.252-258.
- SOULÁS, J.P. y C. GIRALDO, 1994. Características Sismogénicas de las fallas de Oca-Ancón, Mene Grande y Valera (Región noroccidental de Venezuela),VII Congreso Venezolano de Geofísica, Caracas, p.35-42.
- GIRALDO, C., 1996.Hipótesis acerca del desplazamiento de la falla de El Pilar, Venezuelan Oriental, VIII Congreso Venezolano de Geofísica, Maracaibo, 387-392
- GIRALDO, C. y AUDEMARD, Fr., 1997. La Cuenca de Tracción de Cabudare, Venezuela centro-occidental, VIII Congreso Geológico Venezolano, Porlamar,(1):351-357
- AUDEMARD, Fr. A. y GIRALDO, C., 1997. Desplazamientos dextrales a lo largo de la frontera meridional de la placa Caribe, Venezuela, septentrional, VIII Congreso Geológico Venezolano, Porlamar, (1): 101-108
- GIRALDO, C.,1999. Late Tertiary - Quaternary structural styles: Serranía del Interior Oriental Range foothills, northeastern Venezuela, VI Congreso Brasileño de Geofísica, Río de Janeiro, 4pp.
- BLANCO,B,GIRALDO, C. y N.CHIGNE, 2000. Marco Tectono-Estratigráfico de la parte norte de los estados Guárico y Anzoátegui. Implicaciones para la evaluación petrolífera, VII Simposio Bolivariano Exploración Petrolera en las cuencas subandinas, Caracas, p.161-181.
- RODRÍGUEZ,W.,BLANCO, B., GIRALDO, C. y N.,CHIGNE, 2000. Contribución de la geología de superficie del área de Capiricual en la caracterización de los reservorios del norte de Anzoátegui, Cuenca oriental, VII Simposio Bolivariano Exploración Petrolera en las cuencas subandinas, Caracas, p.755-766.
- GIRALDO, C., ALVAREZ, E. y ODEHNAL, M., 2002. The Mud-Diapir Trend in the Eastern Venezuelan Basin, 5to. Simp. ISAG, Toulouse, p. 255-258
- GIRALDO, C., SCHMITZ, M. ARMINIO, J. F.,AUDEMARD, F. y A. MARTINS, 2002. Un transecto Geodinámico La Blanquilla - Cratón Guayanés, Venezuela Oriental, XI Congreso Venezolano de Geofísica, Caracas, 4 pp.
- SOUSA, J.C., RODRÍGUEZ, J., GIRALDO, C.,RODRÍGUEZ, I., AUDEMARD, , Fr. y ALEZONES, R. 2005. An integrated geological-geophysical profile across north-western Venezuela, 6th. ISAG, Barcelona, Spain, 4 pp.
- AUDEMARD M., F.A.; SINGER P., A.; SOULAS, J-P., et al. (C. GIRALDO), 2006. Quaternary Faults and Stress Regime of Venezuela. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argentina , v. 61, n.4, pp. 480-491.
- GIRALDO, C. and J.VARGAS, 2009. Structural styles offshore Malaga province, Alborán basin, Spain, 71st. EAGE, Amsterdam, 4 pp
- GIRALDO, C. HERMOZA, W and GARCÍA-MOJONERO, C. 2012. Volcanes de lodo y deformaciones de origen gravitacional en el Golfo de Cádiz. Cong. Geol. Español, Oviedo,4 pp.
- GIRALDO, C. y HERMOZA, W. 2012. Deformaciones de origen gravitacional en el sector malagueño de la cuenca de Alborán, Cong. Geol. Español, Oviedo,4 pp.
- GIRALDO, C. y HERMOZA, W. 2013, Neogene Gravity-Driven Deformations around Gibraltar Arch Prior to the Messinian Salinity Crisis, AAPG European Regional, Barcelona,
- GIRALDO, C., HERMOZA, W., AMIGO, B., ROCCA, R.,MARTÍNEZ, C., MALCROMA, Y., ROSALES, C., BAUDINO, R., MARTIN-MONGE, A.,FERNANDEZ, O., WELSINK, H., CASCONE, L., OLAITZ, A., GARCÍA-MOJONERO, C.and A. ARNAIZ, 2014. Evidences of Salt Tectonics around the Guadalquivir bank, Gulf of Cádiz (SW Iberia),
- GIRALDO, C., SULAIMAN, S. and EMBONG K. 2017. New insight on the Dulitantiform, onshore Sarawak (Malaysia). APGCE Congress Kuala Lumpur.
- GIRALDO, C. and J. SHAH, 2018. Deciphering structural deformations along overturned strata of Crocker Fm., Sabah onshore (Malaysia). EAGE Reservoir Congress, Kuala Lumpur.