In the oil and gas field, he once served as Director of Federal Relations and Business Development for the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), and later for British Petroleum (BP) in Washington, D.C., U.S. when BP acquired ARCO.
Di dunia minyak dan gas bumi, ia pernah menjadi Director of Federal Relations and Business Development untuk Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) dan British Petroleum (BP) di Washington DC, Amerika Serikat pada saat BP mengakuisisi ARCO.