Juan Molina
Business Development Advisor, Senior Engineer

Juan Antonio Molina de Araujo joined DeGolyer and MacNaughton in 2018 as a professional consultant available to assist clients across Latin America. Prior to joining D&M, he worked for Petrobras. He has approximately 40 years of experience in the industry.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Universidade Estado do Rio de Janeiro in 1983. He earned a postgraduate degree in petroleum engineering from Universidade Petrobras in 1984, and an MBA from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2007. A former member of the Brazilian Navy, he was an instructor at the Brazilian Petroleum Institute. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a member of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE). His native language is Portuguese; he speaks Spanish and English.

 Geographical Experience

• Angola
• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Peru
• United States

 Topical Areas of Expertise

• Formation evaluation
• Planning and interpretation of well tests and production logs
• SEC requirements
• PRMS guidelines
• ANP regulations
• Reserves and resources evaluations

Major Projects

Prior to joining DeGolyer and MacNaughton, Molina served as the regional and national oil and gas reserves coordinator for Petrobras, assessing reserves in the Campos and Espirito Santo Basins of Brazil according to the requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the regulations of the Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP) of Brazil, which are based on the Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS). Molina was involved in the reserves and resources assessments associated with the end of Petrobras’ monopoly in Brazil and the Round Zero process, which led to the initial public offering of Petrobras with the SEC. Molina was also responsible for the booking process of the pre-salt fields and Petrobras’ divestiture packages. In his capacity as Reserves Manager for Petrobras, Molina collaborated with the financial and accounting departments for depreciation and amortization calculations and impairment tests. Molina also coordinated the internal and external reserves audit processes for Petrobras’ fields in Brazil and worldwide.