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About Us

Founded in 2009, OVS Group provides integration and automated workflow solutions for oil and gas clients operating in conventional and unconventional plays worldwide.

As a software and services company, we are dedicated to delivering technology and process innovation. 

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, we have operations across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. We service energy industry clients ranging from global super-majors to small independents and specialize in virtual data integration, workflow automation, and asset management.

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Headquartered in Houston, Texas, we have operations across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. We service energy industry clients ranging from global super-majors to small independents and specialize in virtual data integration, workflow automation, and asset management.

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Our Staff

We have a multidisciplinary team

Founder & Chief Research Officer
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Jose Alvarez
Reservoir Engineer

For over 35 years, Jose has been at the forefront of Oilfield technology as the author of One Virtual Source (OVS©), Oilfield Manager (OFM©) and the Production Analyst (PA©).   From operators, to startups, to Schlumberger, Jose has seen the book ends of the industry. 

CEO
Sebastiano Barbarino
Reservoir Engineer

“Seba” has served OVS as a founding employee, project leader and CEO for over 12 years.  His experience spreads across operators as a reservoir engineer, computer scientist, and technology manager.  He has led OVS as the CEO since 2015 and spear heads all OVS project plans and business evolution.   His passion for engineering automation and his “always deliver” attitude have driven OVS to be a market leader. 

President
Larry Denver
Geologist

Larry joined OVS in 2012 and has served companies small and large for over 35 years.  His experience includes Schlumberger, technology start ups, CEO and board roles, bus dev for equipment and consulting firms, and as a technology advisor in upstream private equity.  He leads the day-to-day business management of OVS.

COO
Omar Iskandar
Petroleum Engineer

Omar joined OVS in 2012 and has worked for both operators and service providers for over 25 years.  His experience spans from Schlumberger to operators across many countries.  Omar leads the OVS march to deliver projects for our clients.   His tireless “client perspective” ensures OVS deliverables.

CTO
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Cheo Alvarez
Petroleum Engineer

Cheo is a co-founder of OVS Group and manages the OVS platform development and direction.   Cheo has navigated the industry’s aggressive technology evolution over the past decade and continues to drive OVS as a leader and innovator in our industry.   We appreciate his ability to manage today without losing sight of where we need to be.

VP Operations
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Roger Rivera
Computer Scientist

Roger has served OVS since its inception.  He brings 25 years experience to his role and a great deal of passion, enthusiasm and skill.  If it’s a tough job, Roger is part of it.  Clients appreciate his counsel and his tenacity to ensure their project is completed as proposed.    

VP Sales
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Tim Loser
Petroleum Engineer

Tim manages the marketing and sales effort at OVS.  He has served a host of reservoir and production-focused software providers from small providers to Schlumberger for over 25 years.  Tim is the OVS market compass and drives many of the client requirements to ensure OVS remains differentiated.   You may know his podcast – Tripping Over the Barrel.

Chief Administration
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Alexandria Alvarez Gerbasi
Administration

Alexandria’s attention to detail and stalwart management has helped guide OVS Group from a startup to a mature, stable company.

VP Finance
Jose Nanfara
Business Administration

Jose joined OVS in 2016 from Halliburton when he transferred from Latin America.  He brings 25 years experience from the upstream service industry.  He guides the company’s business metrics and reporting across a very global landscape.  If it is not engineering, jose does it.   He has guided OVS through some of the most volatile years the industry has ever seen. 

Technology & Service Partners

"Alliance"

"Strategic"

Our Partners are important to us, we invite you to know more

Customers

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We Get It

Upstream operations has changed and there is more change on the horizon in the carbon transition. Today’s operators have zero room for time consuming, manual processes and fewer personnel to support them.  The new Digital Oilfield is defined by flexibility, speed, and low risk deployments that scale as value is proven. 

Systems need to leverage existing infrastructure and applications, solve field-specific problems, and generate rapid payback if they are going to gain support and achieve sustainability. 

The idea of “one” overarching database for everything or a one-vendor solution across a broad set of disciplines is less likely as technology advances and the industry transitions.

Today, the market calls for quick wins that can integrate the best-in-class tools from an ever-changing landscape and minimize re-training or large-scale change management.  

The industry has raised the bar to expect exception-based surveillance, task management, hybrid-model integration, and performance tracking developed by technology providers from the business they serve. 

At OVS Group, we have delivered on this vision for over 15 years, serving clients across 25 countries.  For wells in the deep water, remote fields, unconventional shales or high-density onshore plays,  OVS has developed a Workflow Library of solutions spec’d by the industry and supported by our petroleum engineers.  The expansion of workflows will only grow as the industry continues to demand broader solutions to fill the gaps between long-standing silos of people, data, and applications.   Join us in the journey.  We look forward to the new challenges you present.

OVS in the Community

PGTAG

OVS Group proudly serves as a founding member of the OIL & GAS TRAFFICKING ADVOCACY GROUP. In a battle to bring awareness to human trafficking in the oil and gas industry, our team contributed to launch this organization to a membership that now enjoys 35 operators and service providers across the industry

Libing

Everything begins with water.  More than 840,000 people die each year as a result of unsafe drinking water.   Our company and our employees have been privileged to support Living Water as a group who brings Gods love and tangible help to the thirsty.

Navy

OVS Group humbly supports our troops. Through funding events, we have been fortunate to support The Navy SEAL Foundation. The foundation provides immediate and ongoing support and assistance to the Naval Special Warfare community and its families

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