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
The New Oil Market Multiverse: Physical Commodity Swaps as Instruments for Circumventing Sanctions and Their Implications for the Global Economy
As of December 2018, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries had combined proven reserves of…
23rd May 2024Geothermal – Saudi Arabia’s Next Energy Vector?
As of December 2018, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries had combined proven reserves of…
30th April 2024