Mike Blake
Chairman of The Board
Mike Blake brings 48 years of hands-on oilfield experience and company-building force to Kenosis. From roughnecking on barge drilling rigs while working through college to founding more than 15 oilfield service companies, his career spans inland drilling, offshore operations, specialized services, oil-spill response, and manufacturing-backed field execution.
Experience Highlights
• 48 years in the oilfield business, with hands-on roots roughnecking on barge drilling rigs while earning his degree.
• Founder of more than 15 oilfield service companies across drilling, offshore services, environmental response, and related support businesses.
• Former President of major Gulf Coast drilling and offshore operations, including Blake Drilling, Blake Offshore, Falcon Drilling, and R&B Falcon’s shallow-water division, a NYSE company.
• Industry leadership through IADC and LOGA, including former IADC board member and past chairman of the New Orleans chapter.
Operating Strength
• Connects Kenosis to the full weight of the Blake organization, including decades of operating, service, offshore, environmental and support-company experience.
• Brings the kind of Gulf Coast credibility that comes from actually building and running oilfield companies, not just advising them.
• Understands the field from every angle: rigs, crews, equipment, service work, response needs and the businesses required to keep operations moving.
• Gives Kenosis chairman-level leadership backed by real operating history and practical oilfield judgment.