Simon Faurie is a French citizen, currently living in Uganda. He has a Master’s degree in Physics from the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Toulouse in France (INSA Toulouse).

Simon started his career in 2006 with Schlumberger as a Field Engineer, Measurement While Drilling (MWD), in Angola.
In 2007, Simon was hired by TOTAL E&P and he specialized in Geophysics, first in Aberdeen (Scotland), where his strong focus was on developing his Geological and Seismic Interpretation skills.
Then, in 2009, Simon moved to South of France, in PAU, where he did the Seismic Interpretation for a Field Development Plan of an onshore field in Nigeria for TOTAL E&P.
In 2011, Simon started his journey in Uganda where he is now still living. Simon participated to build TOTAL E&P Uganda, he was the first Geophysicist of the Ugandan subsidiary and was in charge of the exploration and appraisal of Block-1.
In 2013, Simon was promoted as Deputy Chief Geophysicist and worked on the 3D Seismic Acquisition in the Murchison National Park, highly sensitive environment. During his time in Uganda, Simon also participated to the preparation and operational follow-up while drilling of the intensive Well Drilling Program (30 exploration/appraisal wells drilled in two years), as well as the supervision of the Vertical Seismic Profiles (VSP) acquisition and processing.
End of 2014, Simon was transferred to Norway in Stavanger, where he was working for the New Growth department of TOTAL E&P Norway for the 23rd round exploration for Barents Sea.
Then in 2015, Simon was hired by ENGIE/Gaz De France (GDF-Suez), in Algeria, where he worked for a field development, as the Principal Geophysicist.
Simon came back to TOTAL E&P Uganda in 2017, to work as the Coordinator for the G&G Surveys for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).

In 2019, Simon left TOTAL E&P to found Geology & Geophysics Skills - Limited (G&G Skills), based in Kampala, providing Training, Capacity Building and Consulting Services in Petroleum Geosciences and Drilling.