Technologies

Aqeel Al Muharraqi

Chairperson

Superintendent – FCCU/Utilities Technical Services Department – BAPCO

Aqeel Almuharraqi is working with the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), and he has been working in refinery process engineering and technical support for 23 years with particular expertise in fluid catalytic cracking.

Aqeel Almuharraqi is working with the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), and he has been working in refinery process engineering and technical support for 23 years with particular expertise in fluid catalytic cracking. He has been involved in several projects, including the Refinery Gas Desulphurisation Project (RGDP), FCC Resid Processing Project, Fuel Gas Management Project and Hot Wash Section Revamp of vacuum distillation units. His current position is superintendent FCCU and Utilities, in the Technical Services Department, supervising and leading several process engineering groups to provide process engineering services on FCCU, refinery utilities systems, fired heaters and energy management. He had his Chemical Engineering degree from Newcastle University, and he is an associate member of the IChemE.

Mohammed Benchekchou

Deputy Chairperson

Director Strategic Account – Middle East & India,Sales EMEAR - Shell Catalysts & Technologies

Jamillah Al-Mutairi

Team Leader, Process Engineer – Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

Mrs. Jamilah Al-Mutairi was appointed Team Leader Process Engineering in Mina Abdulla Refinery (MAB- KNPC) on July 2017. She has more than 17 years of rich and hands-on experience in process monitoring, troubleshooting, process improvements of Refinery process units, Utilities & Offsites and Energy Management. She holds Master degree in chemical engineering from Kuwait University in 2002.

Mrs. Jamilah Al-Mutairi was appointed Team Leader Process Engineering in Mina Abdulla Refinery (MAB- KNPC) on July 2017. She has more than 17 years of rich and hands-on experience in process monitoring, troubleshooting, process improvements of Refinery process units, Utilities & Offsites and Energy Management. She holds Master degree in chemical engineering from Kuwait University in 2002.

She handled different process units responsibilities (conversion units, catalytic units and finally utilities and Energy Management System) . She played a key role in setting up the Energy Management System in KNPC and contributed in different studies for new KNPC projects

She played key role in developing one of the most advanced online tool for energy management in refineries. A detailed model of the steam, fuels, electricity, emissions, boiler feed water and condensates systems has been built, including all the interactions among these systems, real plant constraints and degrees of freedom of their operation. Other utilities systems have been also modeled for monitoring purposes such as air, nitrogen, flaring system, cooling water, sea water and hydrogen networks. This model is scheduled to perform automatic executions for the optimization of the entire system and is continually populated with validated, live plant data.

Anood Taher

Senior Specialist, Process Engineering (Process Simulation) – ADNOC, Refining

Dheya Al-Shakhouri

Principal Account Manager - Honeywell - UOP

Dheya Al-Shakhouri is Honeywell UOP Principal Account Manager based in Saudi Arabia. I am handling sales for all types of catalysts and adsorbents for oil refining, petrochemicals, and gas processing. I have 27 years of experience in Oil & Gas. I used to cover sales and technical services prior joining Honeywell UOP which gave me the chance to gain extensive experience in various catalytic processes.

Dheya Al-Shakhouri is Honeywell UOP Principal Account Manager based in Saudi Arabia. I am handling sales for all types of catalysts and adsorbents for oil refining, petrochemicals, and gas processing. I have 27 years of experience in Oil & Gas. I used to cover sales and technical services prior joining Honeywell UOP which gave me the chance to gain extensive experience in various catalytic processes. I covered all GCC countries as well as many ME countries. Besides this role, I handle several administrative/Business roles within Honeywell organization in the last 10 years.

I hold a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Tariq Aljedaibi

Process Engineer - SAMREF

Tariq Aljedaibi is working with Saudi Aramco ExxonMobil Refinery (Samref) as Technical Lead in Process Engineering for Distillation, Hydrotreating, and Reforming. He has been working in the Oil & Gas industry for 8 years with particular experience in Hydrotreating and CCR Reforming.

Tariq Aljedaibi is working with Saudi Aramco ExxonMobil Refinery (Samref) as Technical Lead in Process Engineering for Distillation, Hydrotreating, and Reforming. He has been working in the Oil & Gas industry for 8 years with particular experience in Hydrotreating and CCR Reforming. He has hands-on experience in troubleshooting and process improvements. He holds Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and Master degree in Engineering Management.

Ahmad Al Majed

Team Leader, Process Engineering - KIPIC

Mr. Ahmad Al-Majed started as a Team Leader-Process Engineering in Petroleum Refining. He has a well-established experience in managing projects in relation to Refinery Process engineering and advanced process control. The portfolio of experience evolved from the hands-on experience of direct engineering application level, on various refining units, to the managing level.

Mr. Ahmad Al-Majed started as a Team Leader-Process Engineering in Petroleum Refining. He has a well-established experience in managing projects in relation to Refinery Process engineering and advanced process control. The portfolio of experience evolved from the hands-on experience of direct engineering application level, on various refining units, to the managing level. In addition, Ahmad has participated in many major projects. He is currently working as the Team Leader, Process Engineering for Zour Refinery Project. He completed his MBA in 2007 at Leeds University and he is interested in leadership and self-development.

Alok Srivastava

Technical Services Manager - ART

Alok Srivastava is Technical Services Manager for Advanced Refining Technologies, joint venture of Chevron & Grace. He is based in Dubai and handles Hydroprocessing units in the GCC region. He has over 21 years of experience in the industry including working in Refineries for 15 years. He started his career with HPCL Mumbai Refinery in India and worked there from 1997 to 2004, mainly looking after FCC unit.

Alok Srivastava is Technical Services Manager for Advanced Refining Technologies, joint venture of Chevron & Grace. He is based in Dubai and handles Hydroprocessing units in the GCC region. He has over 21 years of experience in the industry including working in Refineries for 15 years. He started his career with HPCL Mumbai Refinery in India and worked there from 1997 to 2004, mainly looking after FCC unit. He later worked for KNPC MAB Refinery from 2004 to 2012, looking after Hydrocracker and Hydrogen Production units.

He also worked in Engineering and Technical Services groups in Honeywell UOP for 4 years, prior to joining ART Dubai in 2016. He has Operations, Commissioning, Design and Technical Services experience.

Alok has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from IIT Kanpur, India.

Hikmat Khan

Senior Technical Advisor - HALDOR TOPSOE

Yaser Fallatah

Manager, Aromatics & Utilities - SASREF

David S. Renolayan

Technology & Process Eng’g – Saudi Aramco

Mr. David Renolayan is currently working for Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing under the Downstream Business Line. Part of the Technical Support Division which provides technical and business support services to four wholly-owned domestic refineries and two natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants reporting to the refining executive management.

Mr. David Renolayan is currently working for Saudi Aramco Global Manufacturing under the Downstream Business Line. Part of the Technical Support Division which provides technical and business support services to four wholly-owned domestic refineries and two natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants reporting to the refining executive management. He has over 12 years of experience in the oil refining business mostly in areas of process engineering, systems and control engineering.

Mr. Renolayan started his Downstream career at Petron Refinery, the largest and most complex refinery in the Philippines. He held roles in process engineering, systems and control engineering working on several technologies under different licensors/vendors. During his stint in Petron, he was engaged on the first company offshore acquisition as technical member of the merger & acquisition (M&A) team who transitions ExxonMobil refinery assets in Malaysia to Petron. He also took part in the design and commissioning of grassroot refinery full conversion and expansion project as senior control engineer and eventually as chief process engineer for delayed coker, diesel and naphtha hydrotreaters, hydrogen plant and sulfur recovery units.

Currently, as Technology & Process Engineering Coordinator, he coordinates the strategic deployment, and in some cases development, of disruptive technologies to create added value to operation. This entails active collaborations with Saudi Aramco corporate engineering and R&D, offshore subsidiaries and technology providers/licensors. He is also actively involved in several Saudi Aramco technical and strategy committees to tackle sensitive business directions.
Mr. David Renolayan holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from University of the Philippines-Los Baños and member of IChemE UK, Saudi Council of Engineers, and Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Fadi Mhaini

Director Technology Licensing - Chevron Lummus Global (CLG)

Fadi Mhaini is Director Technology Licensing for Chevron Lummus Global LLC, (CLG). He holds a M. Sc. degree in Process Engineering from the University of CVUT in Prague, Czech Republic. Fadi joined CLG in 2012, and has since worked in the designing and startup of hydroprocessing technologies.

Fadi Mhaini is Director Technology Licensing for Chevron Lummus Global LLC, (CLG). He holds a M. Sc. degree in Process Engineering from the University of CVUT in Prague, Czech Republic. Fadi joined CLG in 2012, and has since worked in the designing and startup of hydroprocessing technologies.

Starting his career in 1995, he joined ABB Lummus Global, where he held several positions as Principal Process Engineer and Commissioning-Start up Manager for Refinery and Petrochemical projects.

Nahes Almogadhawi

Operation Engineering Superintendent - YASREF

Mr. Nahes Almogadhawi is having more than 14 years of technical experience in Petrochemical and Refinery sector. Nahes joined Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) since construction and heavily involved in refinery commissioning, startup and stabilization. Currently he is holding a position of Operations Engineering Superintendent of processing unit (Crude, diesel and gasoline complexes) specialized in catalyst reforming process operation, startup, shut-down and troubleshooting.

Mr. Nahes Almogadhawi is having more than 14 years of technical experience in Petrochemical and Refinery sector. Nahes joined Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) since construction and heavily involved in refinery commissioning, startup and stabilization. Currently he is holding a position of Operations Engineering Superintendent of processing unit (Crude, diesel and gasoline complexes) specialized in catalyst reforming process operation, startup, shut-down and troubleshooting. In addition, he has a wide knowledge in process optimization, catalyst life monitoring and energy management.

Dr. Dawoud Bahzad

Division Director - Science & Technology (S&T) - KISR

Dr. Dawoud Bahzad has been assigned as Division Director - Science & Technology, for Petroleum Research Center, at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). He obtained his Ph.D. and M.Phil in Chemistry and Catalysis from University of Wales, Swansea since 1996.

Dr. Dawoud Bahzad has been assigned as Division Director - Science & Technology, for Petroleum Research Center, at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). He obtained his Ph.D. and M.Phil in Chemistry and Catalysis from University of Wales, Swansea since 1996. He is also a member in the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) as Fellow (FRSC), United Kingdom.

Dr. Bader Al-Busiari

Acting Director - Kuwait University

Nimit Shah

Director - MEA, Business Development, Technology Solutions, KBR

Nimit Shah is Director - Middle East & Africa for KBR Technology Solutions. In this role, he is responsible for business development activities for KBR Technology Solutions in the MEA region. Mr. Shah joined MEA business development team in July 2014. He began his career as a process engineer in 2005 with KBR and has held various progressive roles within KBR’s Technology Solutions business unit in Sales Coordination and Strategic Alliances group.

Nimit Shah is Director - Middle East & Africa for KBR Technology Solutions. In this role, he is responsible for business development activities for KBR Technology Solutions in the MEA region.

Mr. Shah joined MEA business development team in July 2014. He began his career as a process engineer in 2005 with KBR and has held various progressive roles within KBR’s Technology Solutions business unit in Sales Coordination and Strategic Alliances group.

Mr. Shah has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from University of Houston. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Jad Abou Charbine

AXENS

Abdulaziz AL Hajji

SATORP

Tomohiro Takahashi

Deputy General Manager, Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd, Middle East Office

16 years experience in Idemitsu Kosan Co., LTD since 2005. Initially start my career as a refinery operation for CDU/ VDU/ CCR-PLAT/ KHT/ Utilities for 3 years. My next career was as a Process Engineer for mainly the ARDS unit in Japan managing catalyst performance and carrying out energy-saving projects for 4 years.

16 years experience in Idemitsu Kosan Co., LTD since 2005. Initially start my career as a refinery operation for CDU/ VDU/ CCR-PLAT/ KHT/ Utilities for 3 years. My next career was as a Process Engineer for mainly the ARDS unit in Japan managing catalyst performance and carrying out energy-saving projects for 4 years. Also, 7 years was Vietnam refinery grass-roots project in Vietnam in charge of mainly hydrogen manufacturing unit since FEED on 2009 until EPC and initial startup 2013-2018. Another experience was Also other experience was to mobilize at Qatargas as Operations Adviser for 2 years Apr 2020 - May 2022 to manage and eliminate frequent shutdown trouble of the condensate refinery. My current job is to seek new energy and decarbonized business and backup support for ADNOC refining technical consultation since June 2022.

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