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Similarly to its fellow GCC states, Kuwait has set some ambitious crude production targets as part of its 2020 vision. The country is looking to raise production by 1mn barrels of oil per day and has invested billions of dollars in the past six months to boost output from its depleting fields. It is also […]

Andrew Vaughan became the new vice president for Shell’s operations in Abu Dhabi and Kuwait in October 2013. With over 30 years in the oil and gas sector, Vaughan has occupied roles of increasing seniority across the company’s global operations. He commenced his career with Shell in 1981 in Aberdeen and has since been heavily […]

Mohammed Al-Shatti is the chief executive officer of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and its various subsidiaries at home and abroad. With the support of the government, Al-Shatti has been leading the company into new horizons by starting a number of exploration projects overseas, one of them being offshore China in collaboration with CNOOC. Despite being one […]

Al-Helal joined Aramco as a young engineer in the late 1980s after graduating from King Fahad University for Petroleum and Minerals. Throughout the years he quickly moved up the ranks holding a number of senior roles, one of which was president and CEO for Saudi Aramco Lubrication Oil Refining Company at Jeddah and Yanbu. He […]

Sara Akbar is the first and only woman in the Middle East sitting in the CEO chair of an oil and gas company. Chemical petroleum engineer by education, Akbar served in a number of managing positions at Kuwait Oil Company in the late ‘80s and throughout the ‘90s, before moving on to join Kuwait Foreign […]

Adel Khalid Al-Sabeeh is one of the most esteemed names in the region’s oil and gas industry. As well as being the chairman of Dana Gas, he sits on the board of several energy firms and organisations. Al-Sabeeh is the vice chairman and CEO of National Industries Company (NIC) Kuwait and has previously held several […]