Nicki Bourne has joined SLR UK as a principal in its Maidstone office.

Bourne, who has a master of science degree in basin evolution and dynamics, has over 10 years of consultancy experience supporting clients in the upstream oil and gas sector including; BG, BP, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Texaco and Total.

Prior to joining SLR, she worked for RPS and was involved in projects ranging from managing a seismic data lifecycle project for a major oil and gas company, to overseeing the design and development of a multi-user database to provide a client with detailed information  of their global exploration and appraisal investment portfolio.