 He was a fellow and also served on the Council of the UK Institute of Petroleum and on the Permanent Council of the World Petroleum Congresses.He also organised a number of major conferences and exhibitions including MOEX and Clean Seas which also included the Clean Seas International Awards.In partnership with the University of Malta he established The Mediterranean College of Petroleum Studies (MECOPS) which was set up in association with The Petroleum College, Oxford, and P.I.T.S.