As of December 2018, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries had combined proven reserves of 497 billion barrels of crude oil. This represents approximately 34% of the world’s estimated proven crude reserves.
Senior Fellow- Oil & Gas
Majed is a senior fellow at KAPSARC with a focus on energy security, geopolitics, and hydrocarbon laws and regulations. He…
Majed is a senior fellow at KAPSARC with a focus on energy security, geopolitics, and hydrocarbon laws and regulations. He has more than 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in the fields of simulation and modeling, asset management, reserves estimation, oil field development, disruptive technologies, and business planning, gained at Chevron and Saudi Aramco. Majed holds a B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Tulsa in the United States, along with two M.S. degrees in petroleum engineering, and reservoir geosciences and engineering, respectively, from Texas A&M University and the Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP School). In 2021, Majed earned his Master of Science degree in public economics and policy from Purdue University.
Expertise
- Energy Security
- Geopolitics
- Hydrocarbon Laws and Regulations
Publications See all Majed A. Al Suwailem’s publications
Balancing International Trade and Climate Justice: Legal Perspectives on the EU’s Deforestation Regulation
As of December 2018, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries had combined proven reserves of…
2nd December 2024Phantom Oil Movements: An Investigation into Opaque Ship- to-Ship Operations and Their Role in Sanction Evasion
As of December 2018, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries had combined proven reserves of…
2nd December 2024