Following the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on January 3, as a result of a United States (U.S.) airstrike, the Iraqi Parliament passed a resolution stating that it “must work to end the presence of any foreign troops on Iraqi soil and prohibit them from using its land, airspace or water for any reason.”

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?
Following the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on January 3, as a…
28th February 2022
Implications of the 2021 Iran-China Deal for the Oil Market
Following the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on January 3, as a…
5th October 2021