Joe Weir · Otigen · Brisbane
Engineering, operations and business improvement
I'm Joe Weir, an energy and resources leader with more than 20 years in oil and gas engineering and operations across Australia and Canada. Through Otigen, my independent practice, I help energy and resources leaders improve performance, reliability and the way work gets done.
20+ years in oil and gas · MBA (UQ) · GAICD · CPEng · RPEQ
Results that speak for themselves
5 to 70+ TJ/d
Gas sales growth across my time in production engineering on a Queensland gas portfolio
2.5 to 10 years
Pump run life, doubled and then doubled again
$8M a year
Recurring cost reductions delivered as part of a company-wide transformation team
1,700+ a year
Annual workovers, grown from about 50, leading a team of up to 12 engineers
How I can help
Operational leadership
Interim and project leadership for operating assets: production performance, budgets, people and executive reporting, from the field to the boardroom.
Engineering expertise
Artificial lift, well integrity and abandonment, completions and workovers, production optimisation and reliability. Technical reviews and hands-on problem solving.
Improvement and transformation
Lean process improvement, cost reduction and change, supported by practical digital and AI tools where they earn their place.
Governance and risk
Two decades of operational risk and integrity management, including technical authority for well integrity, management of change and safety-critical decisions. Backed by the AICD Company Directors Course.
How I work
Process first, automation second
Fix the workflow before adding technology.
Value, not hype
Every recommendation is tied to safety, cost, production or time saved.
Field to boardroom
Plain communication with crews, engineers, executives and boards.
Built at Otigen
I build the tools I use. Otigen Connect is a digital business card with a QR code and live contact details. My AI daily brief turns email and calendar into a one-page morning summary. Pump Partner is a data platform for artificial lift performance, and Expense Manager turns receipts into categorised, audit-ready records.
Let's talk
Whether it's a technical challenge, an improvement project or a leadership conversation, I'd be glad to hear from you.