Dr. Tariq is the Director for Reservoir engineering and EOR at Petrolern LLC. He retired from ExxonMobil in 2016 after 40 years of service in the upstream oil and gas industry both in the USand overseas. During his career, he managed the largest gas field in the world (North Field, Qatar) in support of the mega LNG projects. Later on, he also managed one of the largest oil fields in the world (Upper Zakum field, Offshore Abu Dhabi). He has practical experience and knowledge of current industry practices for assessment and development of unconventional resources through his involvement in various projects for unconventional resource development in USA (e.g. Eagle Ford, Barnett and Bakken). His current interests include: Reservoir flow processes, Evaluation and Appraisal of Unconventional resources, Reservoir Management & Surveillance and Reserves Evaluation. He has taught Exxon Mobil inhouse courses on unconventional resources. Dr. Tariq is a senior member of the SPE and has been an active participant in its activities since 1973. He served as SPE Distinguished Lecturer in 1987, as Technical Editor of the SPE Journal from 1985-1994 and Director of SPE’s Qatar section from 2003-2006. He has contributed to oilfield technology with over 50 technical papers, SPE’s monograph on Oilfield Perforating Technology and US patents. He earned the ‘Advanced Professional Skills Award’ from ExxonMobil in November 2015 for his services to advance the engineering profession in ExxonMobil. He earned a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University in 1977.
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