After his A levels, Carl went to the University of Durham wher he gained a BSc in Geophysics and then on to gained an MSc in Petroleum Geoscience from Imperial College, London.  He did his student placement at BG group  and after graduation joined the BG group and progressed through a number of key positions relating to exploration both in the UK and in Norway. He is currently the Europe Core Licences Exploration Team Leader at the BG Group.