The South Fuwaris Field is located in the Partitioned Zone (PZ) between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and is operated jointly by Saudi Arabian Chevron (SAC) and Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC). South Fuwaris produces light crude (240 API) from two prolific heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs: Ratawi Limestone and Ratawi Oolite. The field has been developed using vertical and horizontal wells with all wells on electric submersible pumps.

Research Fellow
Majed is a Research Fellow at KAPSARC with a focus on energy security, oil trade, and market structure. He has…
Majed is a Research Fellow at KAPSARC with a focus on energy security, oil trade, and market structure. He has more than 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in the fields of simulation and modeling, asset management, 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). He recently earned his Master of Science degree in public economics and policy from Purdue University.
Expertise
- Energy Security
- International Trade
- Market Structure
Publications See all Majed A. Al Suwailem’s publications

Integrated Oil Companies and the Requiem for a Transition: How Are They Coping with Climate Change?
The South Fuwaris Field is located in the Partitioned Zone (PZ) between Saudi Arabia and…
28th February 2022
Implications of the 2021 Iran-China Deal for the Oil Market
The South Fuwaris Field is located in the Partitioned Zone (PZ) between Saudi Arabia and…
5th October 2021