Elfride Covarrubias is the Oil & Gas Business Development Manager for The Mediterranean Area. With more than 20 years of international working experience in various fields and sectors, she began her career in the O&G sector in the Gulf of Mexico performing EIA for E&P projects, as well as conducting risk assessment studies in the petrochemical sector. She has also worked performing safety and health audits, training activities, and other environmental services mainly for refining/processing industries.
She has extensive knowledge of environmental legislation, and recently pretty involved on the adoption and implementation of the EU Offshore Directive. She holds an Engineering Degree on Environment and a M.Sc. on Environmental Prevention & Protection.