Khalid Saad Shaarawi
Houston,Texas
Summary
Dynamic energy industry professional with 25 years of experience in asset management, development, field operations, and technology innovation. Proven leadership track record includes building, developing, and managing multi-disciplinary teams that consistently deliver outstanding results. Skilled in driving strategic initiatives and fostering a culture of excellence to achieve organizational goals. Committed to leveraging expertise to optimize processes and enhance performance in rapidly evolving environments.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Manager, Bakken Technology
Hess Corporation
10.2018 - Current
- Built and grew a team of diverse, multi-disciplinary team from the ground up, to spearhead Technology and innovation pilots across the Bakken Asset
- Interfaced with the Chief Technology Officer to bring together innovative ideas, matched with asset needs focused on both near and long-term value enhancement
- Working with the Data Analytics technical authority, IT, and the asset to enhance the Data Analytics strategy through focus on value creation
Utica Asset Manager
Hess Corporation
04.2016 - 09.2018
- Managing a team responsible for all phases of asset operations and development in a 80,000 acre position in Utica play of eastern Ohio up to asset divestiture
- Developed annual business plans that focused on maintaining safe operations of 150 MMCFED production base, results of which included
- Two years without a recordable injury or reportable environmental incident
- Increase in sustained field reliability from 90% to 95%
- Maintained flat 5/mmcfe operating costs with 30% natural production decline
- Improved long term development plan via land/lease optimization
Bakken Area Work Team Manager
Hess Corporation
07.2014 - 03.2016
- Managed multi-disciplinary team responsible for field development planning and design for 100,000+ acre position in the Bakken
- Developed delineation plans, spacing trials, and optimization plans for core acreage as well as fringe prospects in the play
- Ran quarterly analysis of 2-6 rig drilling programs across the region to optimize returns based on productivity, integrated production capacity and overall project economics
Production Engineering Team Lead
Hess Corporation
02.2012 - 07.2014
- Managed the Operations and Production engineers for Hess ND assets (Bakken and Legacy)
- Responsible for asset integrated production modeling, long term capacity modeling and debottlenecking project proposals for Hess’ entire Bakken asset
- Managed chemical program, production optimization studies, artificial lift failure analysis and artificial lift field trial with gas lift and ESPs
- Developed and managed asset sub surface fracture interference program to protect wells and minimize downtime
Business Planning Advisor
Hess Corporation
01.2010 - 02.2012
- Business Planning Advisor for Global Drilling and Completions team
- Developed first long term rig schedule and planning tools
- Managed annual budgets, capital utilization studies, weekly/monthly/annual reporting
- Implemented quarterly vendor reviews with key suppliers
Sr. Production Engineer
Hess Corporation
10.2007 - 01.2010
- Managed production for 30,000 boepd subsea Ceiba field in Equatorial Guinea
- Commissioned and optimized sub-sea flow line gas lift module
- Analyzed production and recommended changes to flow line gas lift, sub-sea pump, and choke parameters to optimize field production
- Proposed and gained approval for installation of increased water handling capacity on FPSO to economically produce high water cut wells
Petroleum Economist
Schlumberger, Integrated Project Management
08.2006 - 10.2007
- Responsible for economic and financial modeling of IPM world-wide production sharing projects in Merak PEEP economic software
- Economist for global business development opportunities. Responsible for fiscal regime research, economic modeling of pursuit projects, and Monte Carlo risk analysis
Well Engineer
Schlumberger, Integrated Project Management
01.2004 - 07.2006
- Conducted post mortem business and performance review of SLB offshore turnkey drilling business including:
- Analysis of performance versus competitors in the offshore drilling market
- Correlation of risk level, performance and bidding practices
- Performed in depth analysis of client drilling operations onshore US focusing on operational efficiency and non-productive time.
- Night shift drilling supervisor for drilling and completions activity in Chicontepec field in Mexico, Piceance Basin in Colorado, and the Orinoco oil belt in Venezuela
- Performed engineering analysis for the drilling and completion activity
- Prepared daily reports, cost tracking, material inventory and logistics at the well site
- Managed QHSE, emergency response and permit to work systems for the well site
Operations Engineer
Schlumberger, Integrated Project Management
11.2001 - 12.2003
- Designed and managed construction of a $1,000,000, 75,000 bbl/day water injection facility, and introduced significant facility operational cost savings through the application of new technologies
- Worked on field optimization and LOE improvements via well failure analysis of artificial lift systems, electrical and maintenance cost reductions
Mechanical Engineer
Bechtel National Inc.
07.1999 - 03.2001
- Performed engineering tasks in the design of HVAC systems for a nuclear waste treatment plant and designed intelligent database driven P&IDs
- Reviewed engineering calculations Prepared Material Take-offs, and Material Requisitions
Education
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington
12.1998
B.A. - Economics; Minor: Mathematics
University of Texas at Austin
08.1997
Skills
- Technology and Innovation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Operations Management
- Strategic Planning
- Budget Management and Resource Allocation
- Stakeholder Management
Timeline
Sr. Manager, Bakken Technology
Hess Corporation
10.2018 - Current
Utica Asset Manager
Hess Corporation
04.2016 - 09.2018
Bakken Area Work Team Manager
Hess Corporation
07.2014 - 03.2016
Production Engineering Team Lead
Hess Corporation
02.2012 - 07.2014
Business Planning Advisor
Hess Corporation
01.2010 - 02.2012
Sr. Production Engineer
Hess Corporation
10.2007 - 01.2010
Petroleum Economist
Schlumberger, Integrated Project Management
08.2006 - 10.2007
Well Engineer
Schlumberger, Integrated Project Management
01.2004 - 07.2006
Operations Engineer
Schlumberger, Integrated Project Management
11.2001 - 12.2003
Mechanical Engineer
Bechtel National Inc.
07.1999 - 03.2001
B.A. - Economics; Minor: Mathematics
University of Texas at Austin
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington
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