#104 Andrew Purcell: How I Ended Up Drilling in Cuba — Risk, Reward & Frontier Energy (Melbana Energy, ASX: MAY)
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Andrew Purcell – Energy, Emerging Markets, and the Value of Going Off-Piste
From investment banking in Hong Kong to drilling exploration wells in Cuba, Andrew Purcell has built a career that defies convention. In this episode, we sit down with the Executive Chairman of Melbana Energy to explore how and why he’s always chosen to operate in the world’s harder-to-navigate markets.
We talk about his early leap from banking into energy and infrastructure, what keeps him committed to jurisdictions like Cuba, and the strategic thinking behind deals like the recent Santos farm-in. Andrew also shares reflections from decades of investing across Asia—Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia—and the lessons he's learned about political risk, capital allocation, and long-term conviction.
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