
Scott Abel
Facilities Manager
Marathon Oil Corporation
Scott has been with Marathon Oil Corporation for 18 years. He joined the Aberdeen office in September 1998 as a process engineer after graduating from Strathclyde University with a BEng in Chemical and Process Engineering. In February 2008 after multiple roles looking after the Brae field in the North Sea, he took a position in Houston working Equatorial Guinea. September 2010 saw him join Finance & Accounting as a planning analyst, and he rejoined operations in February 2013 as Operations manager of East Texas and North Louisiana.
He started his current role as Facilities manager of the mid-continent asset (MCAT) in April 2014. Scott is responsible for approximately 500 wells and around 20 employees. Scott’s current focus is ensuring new facilities are designed and installed optimally, planning for the infrastructure Marathon will require for its upcoming development mode, creating a maintenance system based around SAP PM, all whilst optimizing production and keeping costs low on legacy wells.
Scott is married with two children and enjoys playing football (the kind you play with your feet), watching any kind of sport, and listening to music.
Other Judges
- Barbara Joy
- Benjamin Hulburt
- Bharani Kacham
- Bill Hall
- Brad R. Perry, CMA
- Bradley C. Huber
- Bradley J. Holly
- Brent Breon
- Brent Jespersen
- Brian Ness
- Cameron G. Vouri, P.Eng.
- Cameron Hercus
- Chandra S. Rai
- Charles A. Schliebs
- Chris Mazzini
- Chris Sowyrda
- Colin Ogilvy
- Connie De Ciancio
- Dan Huras
- Darren Flack
- David Freudenrich
- David Renz
- David S. Schechter
- Dawn Lima
- Deepak Devegowda
- Douglas Wight
- Dr. Bruce C. W. McGee PhD, PEng
- Dr. Gang Fang, Ph.D.
- Dwight Ross
- Edwin Mongan
- Elliott Heide
- Eric Panchy
- Frank F. Starr
- Garth Braun
- Gary E. Slagel
- George Vassilellis
- Ian Shook
- J. Ross Craft, P.E.
- J. Russell Porter
- J.T. (Jim) Shepherd
- Jack Lafield
- Jack Renfro
- Jan Boydol
- Jan Kulmann, PE
- Jayesh Naik
- Johnny Jordan
- Kevin Brown
- Kevin Leonard
- Kristie McLin, Ph.D.
- Lisa Winn
- Marc Bokelman
- Mario Ochoa
- Mark Bilozir
- Mark C. Peterson
- Mark L. Stephen
- Mark Patterson
- Mark Spears
- Mark Stewart
- Marvin Trimble
- Mauricio Fabre
- Max Nikolaev
- Megan Davis
- Mikaila Adams
- Mike John
- Milissa Bauer
- Mitch Duffy
- Morgan O'Brien
- Nathaniel Teti
- Neil M. Sullivan
- Paul Patton
- Priscilla G. McLeroy
- Qingming Yang
- Randy Brandenburg
- Raymond G. Smith, P.Eng.
- Richard P. Crist
- Robert Poole
- Robert R (Bob) Padget
- Rod Eson
- Ron Forth, P.Eng
- Ronald P. McGlade
- Ryan A. Turner
- Ryan E. M. Cunningham
- Scott Abel
- Scott Roy
- Shane Henry
- Stephanie R. Timmermeyer
- Susan Morrice
- Tamara MacDonald
- Terry R. Bossert
- Thomas E. Clark
- Tim A. Blair
- Tom Lopus
- Tommy Gaydos
- Wei Wang
- William J. Hlavin
- William Robinson