Iryna Koval is a Senior Production Engineer Technologist with Paramount Resources with more than 20 years of experience in upstream oil and gas. Her experience includes production engineering roles in both new field development and established producing assets across the Kaybob, Wapiti, Liard and Horn River areas, including Apache’s Kitimat LNG upstream.  

Her work has focused on well and field performance optimization, artificial lift strategy, production engineering for new developments, and solving complex production challenges. She also has a strong interest in data science, automation, well surveillance, and emerging production technologies, with practical experience piloting and implementing new tools and approaches in field operations. 

Iryna holds a Bachelor of Applied Technology in Petroleum Engineering from SAIT and completed the Petroleum Engineering M.Eng. curriculum at the University of Calgary as an Open Studies student. She holds professional engineering licences as a P.Tech. (Eng.) with ASET and a Professional Licensee with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.