Mike Budge is Group Head of Technical and Operations for Dana Gas and joined the company in March 2025.

Prior to joining Dana Gas, he held the role of Vice President of Global Operations for EnQuest PLC, overseeing their Southeast Asia and UK operations, Capital projects and Subsurface functions, and was also a Director of EnQuest Malaysia Petroleum Production Ltd.

He holds a degree in Engineering Technology and has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, having managed both upstream and midstream assets, along with subsurface and drilling functions, in a variety of leadership roles in Southeast Asia and the UK.

He started his career with Occidental Petroleum and Elf Exploration and then moved to Talisman Energy Limited, where he held the role of Asset Manager, accountable for the overall business delivery of the PM305 Contract area and was also responsible for the management of their extensive Malaysia / Vietnam cross border Assets.
In addition, he has managed two of the largest oil and gas onshore assets in the UK, has considerable experience in brown field engineering, integrity management and operational excellence, and has previously held the positions of Head of Upstream, Head of Production Operations and Wells, and Director of Global Operations.