Oumer Tahir started his career with Weatherford as Completions and Sand Control Field Engineer. Been on remotest of well sites in MENA and Caspian regions. Last assignment before joining Hunting Energy Services was in Saudi Arabia as Technical Sales and Applications Engineer responsible for Expandable Sand Screen, RFID and cased hole completions sales.

Oumer is currently covering Middle East, Africa and part of CIS region primarily for Well Construction (OCTG) product line and assisting various business segments of Hunting Energy Services with his Business Development role.

He is also actively engaging with NOCs/IOCs for Organic Oil Recovery (Brown Field Rejuvenation) and High Enthalpy GeoThermal Wells.

He is currently serving on various Technical committees on industry events like ADIPEC Exhibition and Conference, International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) and ATCE 2021.

Oumer has authored several SPE publications and is in advance stages of improving his handicap in Golf. He is the father of two lovely boys, Musa and Esa.

SPE Northern Emirates Section is proud to have Oumer’s services for over a decade in various capacities such as Section Chair, Section Director, Program Chair, Sponsorship, Events Management etc. He will be our Chairperson for 2022 – 2023.

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Abdulla Al Qadi is one of the most distinctive UAE locals in the oil and gas industry in the UAE. He started his career with AbuDhabi National Petroleum Company (ADNOC) immediately after graduating in 1990 from NMT, USA with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering. Mr. Al-Qadi continued to work in the ADNOC Group of companies for more than sixteen years where he held various technical and managerial

positions in a number of sectors. The last of its functions, Drilling Manager in the parent company ADNOC. He represented ADNOC in various committees with IOCs and regional operating companies in AbuDhabi. In 2006 Mr. Al-Qadi moved to Crescent Petroleum in Sharjah where he assumed the role of Executive E&P Director managing all upstream projects in the country as well as in other countries. He also leads Business Development activities and Chair Iraq business Unit. Mr. Al-Qadi is a member of a number of local and international associations where he actively participates in their regular meetings. Aside from his strong technical background, he is considered as one of the top specialists in commercial negotiations for oil and gas projects.

Masoud Al Hamadi is the Exploration & Production Manager of Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) and has worked for the company since November 2015. Mr. Al Hamadi has 12 years of experience in Petroleum Engineering and work over operations. Previous to his role with SNOC, he started his career working for his family business company as a Managing Director from 2004-2005. He served as the Petroleum Engineer working for bp Sharjah Asset’s Resource Team from June 2007 to October 2010. He also served as the Petroleum Engineer working for Petrofac Sajaa Asset subsurface-team from November 2012 to July 2012 and subsurface and wells Team Leader for Petrofac Sajaa Asset from November 2012 to 2015. He served as the Marketing Director for Al Shaab Sports Club in July 2012 to 2016 as a volunteer and he served as the Reservoir and Production Team Leader for SNOC from August 2015 to October 2015.

Mr. Al Hamadi is a dedicated member of the Petroleum Institute, a certified Wells Technical Authority in 2012. In 2009, Mr. Al Hamadi received a Certification of Petroleum Professional from the Society of Petroleum Engineers International. In 2013, he completed the Sharjah Leadership Program which was conducted at American University of Sharjah.

Mr. Al Hamadi holds a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering from the U.A.E. University in 2004 and a Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Scottish Heriot Watt University in 2010.

Fareed AlHashmi joined Dragon Oil in July 2017 as Executive Director – Petroleum Development and recently promoted to Chief Operating Officer – Operating Assets.

With over 35 years of experience in field development, drilling, operations and as well as management, he worked namely for ADNOC Onshore. Fareed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from WVU in USA.

In 2004, he was appointed as the Chairman of the newly formed ADNOC/ Petroleum Institute Research & Development Oil Sub-Committee. In July 2007 he was appointed as the Assistant General Manager (Existing Development). In January 2010 became responsible for Bab Field and ADNOC Sole Risks as Senior Vice President (Bab & Gas).

As an active member, he also served as the Regional Director of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) representing Middle East and North Africa for the period 2013-2015. From 2008–2016, Fareed served ADIPEC as Technical Program Chairman.

Currently, as COO, Fareed is responsible of development and operation of Cheleken fields in offshore Turkmenistan (Caspian Sea).

Manaf W. Arnous is the President and General Manager of Damson Energy and Board Member in PK Turbo International.

He is based in UAE and leads cross functional multidisciplinary business development initiatives across Middle East and North Africa.

He previously held many senior and executive positions at Weatherford International for over 21 years where he has developed an international experience working within global oilfield services companies in operations, sales, marketing, finance, and management.

Mr. Arnous holds an EMBA in Business Administration and Management from Maastricht School of Management (MsM), Bachelor of Science and International Business (Johnson & Wales University) and Minor in Petroleum Studies (University of Texas, Austin).

Rami Bakir is the CEO and President of Messaben Group. With more than 27 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry, Mr. Bakir served in several upstream domains and disciplines. From drilling, well intervention and fishing services to completions, production and processing systems, completing by that the full cycle of asset E&P services and technology solutions within Exploration to Production.

Mr. Bakir started his career with Weatherford Drilling and Services in Algeria in 1994, ending up in 2006 managing several countries’ portfolios for East Africa. In 2007, he joined NOV as Africa’s BDM. Soon after, he became the Vice President Operations for MENA region for completions and productions segment.

In 2021 he assumed the position of CEO and President of Messaben, which is a group of companies structured to bring economical and commercial integrated technology solutions in the drilling intervention domain. The Group is focusing mainly on water sustainability – produced water treatment and reuse, as well as water generation as a renewable source.

Izwan Adnan is currently working as the Senior Reservoir Engineer in Dragon Oil based in Dubai, UAE. He comes with more than 17 years of working experience with various types of operators, starting with PETRONAS, and have involved in exploration, development and production activities covering assets in Malaysia, Sudan, Venenzuela, Canada, Argentina, and Turkmenistan. He has mentored more than numerous students, fresh graduates, and junior engineers during his career journey.

Inspired by constant evolution and impact of business and economics to the Oil and Gas industry, has prompted him to acquired his MBA from Edinburgh Business School of Heriot Watt in 2016. Izwan endeavors to contribute in maximising economic and social impact by utilising his technical background.

He also holds position as the Technical and Events Chair for SPE Dubai and Northern Emirates, Secretary General for Malaysian Business Council UAE, and also an Industry Advisor for Asian Pacific University, Malaysia. As a multilingual, Izwan enjoys playing golf and holds regular informal networking sessions among professionals and business leaders.

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Rameez Anwar works as MENA Regional Technical Specialist of SPRINT OIl and Gas Services based in Dubai HQ. He has been working with the Technical & Marketing Team of Pressure Pumping Services with primary focus on engineering, business development, new technology, service delivery and HSE improvement.

After graduating with majors in Mechanical Engineering, Rameez started his career as a Cementing Engineer in SPRINT. In his career spanning over 9 years, he handled key responsibilities including research & development, engineering, operations, turnkey projects, strategic marketing, and project management. He also received a Masters in Engineering Management with distinction.

Rameez has authored SPE publications in various oilshows and energy conferences such as ADIPEC, ATC and EGYPS. He has also mentored several young engineers through the SPE e-mentoring program.

He is the father of two lovely girls, Huda and Fatimah. Currently, Rameez is volunteering in SPE Northern Emirates Section as Membership, Media and Communications Chair. He also handles the section’s sponsorship campaigns and events management responsibilities.

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Dipika Kataky is an accomplished professional, with over 23 years of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry internationally and the Middle East. She is a Postgraduate in Applied Geology with specialization in Petroleum Geology. She also holds a certificate in ‘Managing Oil and Gas Projects’ from PMI, India.

Currently, she is also pursuing a graduate course in Environment Geology from Kansas University USA. As a Geologist, she has worked in technically challenging basins of Arabian Gulf, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Syria, India, Georgia Egypt Libya, Tanzania and Kenya. Presently she is based in Dubai and working as the Country Manager of RPS Energy, ME, managing all operations within this region.

As a member of SPE since 2010, Dipika has been the Steering Committee Member for several SPE Workshops. She has also mentored young professionals, and university students through SPE Mentor Program with her industry insights and experience within the Oil and Gas Industry. Dipika is also a member of AAPG.

Suhail Diaz is an oil and gas professional with 22 years of experience in petroleum engineering, operations & economics, strategic planning, business improvement, & supply chain management. Suhail gained rich international & multicultural experience serving in the Latin America, North Sea & Middle East markets.

Suhail has proven experience as a business consultant delivering transformations spanning the entire oil & gas value chain for NOCs, IOCs, and OFSEs. She actively serves the SPE committees & regional events as a focal point of SPE Gaia at the NE SPE section.

Suhail holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering (1999), MSc in Petroleum Production Engineering (2009), and an MBA in Oil & Gas Management (2016) from Robert Gordon University (UK) and an Energy Management certification (UK 2021). She is currently working as a Specialist of Corporate Planning at ADNOC L&S, the largest fully integrated shipping logistics company in the UAE, a key enabler to ADNOC’s growth strategy.