Joshua Springett
About Joshua Springett
Joshua Springett is the Geoscience Team Lead for Sub-Saharan Africa New Opportunities at ExxonMobil, with extensive experience in geological exploration and business development across Africa and other regions.
Current Role at ExxonMobil
Joshua Springett currently holds the position of Geoscience Team Lead: Sub-Saharan Africa New Opportunities at ExxonMobil. He has been in this role since 2019. His responsibilities include identifying and developing new opportunities within the Sub-Saharan Africa region.
Past Roles at ExxonMobil
Joshua has an extensive history with ExxonMobil, having held multiple positions. These include Opportunity Generator roles for various regions such as East Africa, South West Africa, and North West Africa, operating primarily out of the London, England Metropolitan Area. He also served as Senior Exploration Geoscientist for Africa New Business Development. His earlier roles at ExxonMobil included Operations Geologist and Exploration Geoscientist in locations such as Houston, Texas and London.
Educational Background
Joshua Springett completed his education in Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, focusing on Geology and Geophysics. He studied at Imperial College London from 2005 to 2009, including a year abroad at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2007 to 2008. Before that, he attended Sutton Grammar School, where he achieved A Levels in Geography, Electrical and Electronics Design, and Physics from 2002 to 2004.
Industry Achievements
Joshua has made significant contributions to ExxonMobil's exploration efforts. He led the company's entry into Namibia's Walvis and Namibe basins, capturing five exploration licenses. He played pivotal roles in operations geology for gas discoveries offshore Tanzania and in marketing ExxonMobil's offshore South Africa positions. Joshua also planned and executed multi-well drilling programs in diverse locations like Argentina, Kurdistan, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Early Career and Internships
Before joining ExxonMobil, Joshua worked as an Engineering Geologist Intern at Norwest Holst Engineering in 2008. He also held a staff trainer position at McDonald's Corporation from 2002 to 2008. These early roles provided him with foundational skills that have supported his later professional endeavors in the geoscience field.