Mr. James Booker
Managing Director, James Booker Consultancy Services
Member of the Natural Resources Council
Council Member Biography
James Booker is the Managing Director of James Booker Consultancy Services, which provides legal, technical and project development advisory services to clients in the energy, mining and construction sectors. He has over 36 years of international experience (last 18 years in Asia) in project development, engineering, construction, project management, and dispute resolution. Over the past 11 years, he has been involved in the development of several major coal-fired power projects in Indonesia, for which he has provided expertise in contract structuring, financing, operations management and dispute resolution. He is currently advising a major Indonesian energy company on the development of a multi-billion dollar IPP project. Mr. Booker has a BS in Engineering, an MBA in International Business, an MS in Construction Law and Arbitration and is currently completing an LLM in International Legal Practice. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2009 - Unspecified
- Managing Director, James Booker Consultancy Services
- 1998 - 2009
- Senior VP- Operations & Project Development, PT. Paiton Energy
- 1992 - 1998
- President Director, PT Kilborn Pakar Rekayasa
- 1987 - 1992
- Vice President & General Manager, Proton Engineering & Construction Ltd
- 1980 - 1986
- Project Manager, Kilborn Engineering (BC) Ltd
- 1979 - 1980
- Senior Construction Engineer, Barnett-McQueen Construction Ltd.
- 1978 - 1979
- Construction Manager, Hallcraft Construction Co. Ltd.
- 1977 - 1978
- Senior Construction Engineer, INCO Metals Company
- 1975 - 1977
- Senior Construction Engineer, British Smelter Constructions Ltd.
- 1974 - 1975
- Senior Structural Engineer, Catalytic Inc.
- 1972 - 1974
- Senior Site Engineer, Christiani & Nielsen Ltd.
- 1971 - 1972
- Bridge Design Engineer, Redpath Dorman Long Ltd.
GLG NewsSM Analyses by James Booker(?)
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Hydro Cleaner Than Coal? Maybe Not.
January 22, 2007
Peruvian president offers hydropower to Brazil as alternative energy source | www.iht.com
The World Commission on Dams Report 2000 concluded that hydro power projects are expensive; prone to significant cost and schedule overruns; rarely reach design capacity or availability; adversely impact ecosystems upstream and downstream; displace large numbers of people and provide few employment benefits; and discriminate against indigenous peoples and women.
Research undertaken over the past 10 years in Canada and Brazil provides overwhelming evidence that large tropical hydro power plants are neither environmentally friendly nor sustainable.
Evidence from these studies concludes that large tropical hydro power projects release, on a continuing basis, more CO2 into the atmosphere than an equivalent coal-fired power plant.
Leading institutions connect with James Booker through GLG
GLG Study Groups with James Booker(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Utilities and Power Generation Consultants (Asia) | 160 |
| Coal Industry Consultants | 101 |
| Thermal Coal Experts | 86 |
| Coal Pricing Experts | 66 |
| Coal Purchasers (North America) | 55 |
GLG Live Meetings with James Booker(?)
Recent Seminars
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August 12, 2009 | Singapore
Seminar: Key Features of Indonesia's New Mining Law (Singapore) -
August 21, 2007 | Singapore
GLGi: Indonesian Coal Market Update -
June 8, 2007 | NA
GLGi: Indonesian Coal Market Update -
June 9, 2006 | Central
GLGi: (Hong Kong) Indonesian Coal Market Overview