Chris Carstens
About Chris Carstens
Chris Carstens is the Captain and CEO of Liberty Lifestyle Charters in the US Virgin Islands, with a background in petroleum engineering and extensive managerial experience at Chevron.
Company
Chris Carstens is the Captain and CEO of Liberty Lifestyle Charters LLC, a sailing charter company based in the US Virgin Islands. The company offers both bareboat and crewed charters on a 44' catamaran sailboat. Liberty Lifestyle Charters was founded in November 2020, enabling Carstens to pursue his passion for sailing after retiring from a nearly 40-year career in the oil industry.
Title
Chris Carstens currently holds multiple titles: Manager of Upstream D&C Manager of Operations & Well Interventions at Chevron in Houston, Texas, and Captain and CEO of Liberty Lifestyle Charters in the US Virgin Islands.
Education and Expertise
Chris Carstens studied Petroleum Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, earning a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from 1978 to 1982. His expertise spans multiple areas in the oil industry, including drilling and completions, well interventions, and engineering. His education and extensive professional experience provide a robust technical foundation for his roles.
Background
Chris Carstens has extensive international experience, having held managerial roles in multiple countries during his tenure at Chevron. These include Drilling and Completions Operations Manager in Perth, Australia; Drilling Manager in Bogotá, Colombia; and Engineering Manager for Latin America in Venezuela. He has also worked in Houston, Texas, in several high-level managerial positions. After nearly four decades in the oil industry, Carstens retired to focus on his sailing venture in the Caribbean.
Drilling and Completions Roles at Chevron
Chris Carstens has held several key roles at Chevron, including Drilling & Completions Manager for Latin America (2019-2020), Manager of Upstream D&C Operations and Well Interventions (2018-2020), and Drilling and Completions Operations Manager in Perth, Australia (2013-2015). His responsibilities spanned operations management, well interventions, and sub-sea interventions and well control systems.