Patrick Allman-Ward

Being currently the region’s first private natural gas company, Dana Gas has moved up in our Power 50 list from last year. Established in 2005, the company today has activities in Egypt, Kurdistan, and the UAE, totalling an average production output of 63,900 boepd in 2015. Inspired by a vision to become the region’s leading private producer, CEO Patrick Allman-Ward, who assumed his current role in 2014, has been at the forefront of driving sustainable growth across the natural gas value chain. Coming with 30 years of industry experience, these aims were not too ambitious for his expertise. His eventful career had begun with Shell in 1982. Some of his previous roles include vice president exploration for Asia-Pacific, CEO and board member of the South Rub Al Khali Company, of which Aramco was a major shareholder, vice president of New Business Development in Saudi Arabia and new ventures execution manager for Europe.