Harbeya Alenezi is process Engineer for Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) in Mina Abdullah Refinery (MAB).  Harbeya is responsible for Hydrocracker unit in MAB refinery since her joining in 2014.

Over and above monitoring the plant, she has also participated in conferences, reviews, HAZOPs, reactors inspections, catalyst testing pilot plant, as well as several catalyst loadings and startups. She is a Chemical Engineering graduate from Kuwait University and completed her bachelors in distinction, and got her Master degree in Chemical Engineering. 

 

 

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.

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.

She is working in the research centre for more than 10 years and established deep knowledge of engineering aspect including process technologies, process simulation, process optimization and engineering research.

She was leading variety of projects related energy optimization, new technologies, advanced modeling techniques which facilitates the achievement of ADNOC Refining strategic and business objectives.  

He used to be the process engineer for the offsite areas covering flares, cooling water system, waste water treatment, & tank movement. Then, he moved to cover the FCC complex last year. 

Abdulrahman graduated from University of Akron in 2017 with a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering, minor in math & chemistry as well as a specialization in polymer engineering & corrosion. 

Technologies TC Member

Dr Yousef Al Shamlan is working as a professor at Kuwait University.

He previously held a position at the Local Marketing Department of KNPC as a depots engineer. Working in both the Ahmadi and Sabhan Depot, he helped supervise and regulate the depot's operations by ensuring complete compliance with the company's safety, health, environment, and security regulations.

He is currently an assistant professor in the Chemical Engineering Department of Kuwait University. His research revolves around developing innovative experimental approaches and simulation tools to understand and predict the structure, phase behaviour, thermodynamic and transport properties of complex fluids such as crude oils.

Asphaltene precipitation and subsequent deposition is a growing problem for the oil and gas industry. Not only does it impair the output of oilfields, but it also causes a major hindrance in downstream refinement. Over the past few years, Dr Yousef has been providing a comprehensive analysis of the general mechanisms by which asphaltenes precipitate and deposit and analyses the variables that govern this multi-step process. He aims to contribute to the understanding and ultimate solution to this long-standing problem that threatens the cost-effective production and refining of crude oils.

 

Education:

ØRice University (Houston, Texas)

Doctor of Philosophy – PhD Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2019 – 2022

ØRice University (Houston, Texas)

Master of Science – MS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2017 – 2019

ØKuwait University

Bachelor of Science - BSChemical Engineering

2011 - 2016

 

Work Experience:

ØAssistant Professor

Kuwait University

Jan 2023 - Present

ØDepots Engineer - Local Marketing

Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)- KUWAIT

Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

Faten Taqi is Senior Process Engineer at Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC). She is responsible for overseeing the process engineering team associated to ARDS & HOC Units.

Previously Faten has served at KNPC MAB Refinery, where She handled numerous process units such as Atmospheric residue desulphurization unit (ARDS), Diesel Hydrotreater, Kerosene Hydrotreater, Naphtha Hydrotreater, Delayed Coker unit, Vacuum Unit and Naphtha Merox.

Faten holds master’s degree in chemical engineering from Kuwait University.
She is member of Catalysts & Adsorbent Pre-Qualification Committee and also responsible for refinery catalysts procurement & inventory management for Al-Zour Refinery. 

Talal has more than 13 years’ experience in Refining and petrochemical spent predominately at the OQ RPI and Plastic where his roles included Polymer plant operator, Fuel and Loss process engineer, RFCC process engineer, refinery process team leader and process engineering head positions.

Talal has Operations and Engineering experience of various technologies, Distillation, extractive distillation, RFCC, platformer, Alkylation, Hydrotreating, Hydrocracking, Reforming, Isomerisation, steam cracker, polymer, Utilities, and digital platforms.

Talal has started his careen in 2008 at OQ polymer in 2008 as field operator followed. In 2009 he stepped up into refining business as fuel and loss process engineer there after he was appointed as RFCC process engineer within process engineering department. He has decided to explore international exposure by joining Grace company in Germany as a technical service engineer in 2013 followed by a move in 2016 to join chevron JV Advanced Refining Technology company as part of hydrocracker technology and commissioning team. In 2018 he has joined OQ RPI and Plastic as heavy oil process team leader followed by an appointment to a process team leader for Sohar refinery complex.

In 2020 he was appointed as Process Engineering Head looking after Muscat refinery, Logistics and Terminals, Sohar Refineries, Aromatic Plant, Utility and Energy, steam cracker plant, NGL extraction plant Fahud NGL Plant, polymer plants, digital platform, product quality management, growth project technical support, decarbonization technology support.

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.

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 is a Senior Technical Advisor at HALDOR TOPSOE with 25 years’ rich experience in various Syngas technologies and Refinery operation. He is working as a Senior Specialist in Haldor Topsoe middle east providing technical support to clients across GCC countries and Pakistan for their syngas technologies (Ammonia, Methanol, Hydrogen, Formaldehyde, GTL processes). Haldor Topsoe is a world leader in various Syngas Technologies: Ammonia, Methanol, Hydrogen technologies and catalysis, he is committed to helping customers to achieve optimal performance – getting the most out of their processes and products, using the least possible energy and resources.

His Most work was with Ammonia, Methanol, Hydrogen, Formaldehyde, GTL processes within Syngas Technologies

He used to work with operation of Hydrogen unit, Delayed Coker unit and Hydrocracker unit within Refinery operation.

 

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 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.

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.

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.