Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. With a population of 1,532,300 as of 2022,Dammam is the kingdom's fourth-most populous city after Riyadh,Jeddah,and Mecca. Dammam constitutes the core of the Dammam metropolitan area,also known as the Greater Dammam area,which comprises the 'Triplet Cities' of Dammam,Dhahran,and Khobar. The region is closely linked to the city through social,economic,and cultural ties. As of 2022,the Dammam metropolitan area's population was 2,190,900.
Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran is a residential community built by Saudi Aramco for its employees to live in. It is located within the city of Dhahran in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. There are three areas recognized by the inhabitants in the Dhahran camp. The first built is known as the Main Camp. It is the oldest part and the busiest as it contains the commissary,various shops and parks,and infrastructure. The second area,known as the Hills,is the quietest since it is mostly residential and more family friendly. In 2017,a new residential area was opened and is known as Jebel Heights,it is an extension of the camp on the western edge of the facility. The area of Jebel Heights contains modern villas that vary from three-bedroom houses to five-bedroom houses as well as apartment blocks.
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals is a nonprofit research university in Dhahran,Eastern Province,Saudi Arabia. Established in 1963 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz as the College of Petroleum and Minerals,it is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in Saudi Arabia and its science,engineering,business,and management programs are highly regarded in the country as well as in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Abdallah S. Jum'ah is a prominent Saudi business executive and the former President and CEO of Saudi Aramco,a position he held from January 1995 to December 2008.
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit professional organization.
Dhahran is a city located in the Eastern Province,Saudi Arabia. With a total population of 143,936 as of 2022,it is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. Together with the nearby cities of Dammam and Khobar,Dhahran forms part of the Dammam Metropolitan Area,which is commonly known as greater Dammam and has an estimated population of 2.2 million as of 2022.
Khalid A. Al-Falih is Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia since 25 February 2020. He served as Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia and chairman of Saudi Aramco. He also has previously served as the Saudi Arabian Health Minister and Aramco's CEO.
Dr. Turki Faisal Al-Rasheed is a Saudi businessman. He is the chair and the Founder of Golden Grass Incorporated in Riyadh.
Dar Al Uloom University is a university in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
Mukul M. Sharma is a professor who holds the W. A. "Tex" Moncrief,Jr. Centennial Chair in the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He received a B. Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (1980) and then M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Southern California in 1981 and 1985 respectively. He has been on the faculty at the University of Texas for the past 37 years and served as chairman of the department from 2001 to 2005.
Akhil Datta-Gupta is Regents Professor and holder of L. F. Peterson ‘36 Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station,TX (USA). Dr. Datta-Gupta is well known for his contributions to the theory and practice of Streamline Simulation in petroleum reservoir characterization,management and calibration of high resolution geologic models. 3-D streamline simulation is considered to be one of the major developments in petroleum reservoir simulation and performance forecasting. Dr. Datta-Gupta is a co-author of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) textbook Streamline Simulation:Theory and Practice.
Abdullatif bin Ahmed Al Othman is a businessperson who is the third governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).
Mohamed Yousef Soliman is a professor and the former chairperson of the department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University. After working for Halliburton for 32 years,he joined Texas Tech in January 2011. He obtained his bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Cairo University in 1971. Having completed his bachelor's degree he came to the United States to continue higher education. He received his master's degree and doctorate degrees,both in Petroleum engineering,from Stanford University in 1975 and 1978 His M. S. Thesis was "Rheological Properties of Emulsion Flowing Through Capillary Tubes Under Turbulent Conditions,";his PhD thesis,"Numerical Modeling of Thermal Recovery Processes."
Amin Hassan Nasser is the President and CEO of the Saudi Arabian oil company,the world's second-largest oil producer. He became acting president and chief executive in May 2015 before assuming the position permanently in September 2015. During his tenure at Aramco,he has criticized fossil fuel divestment and promoted expansion and investment into oil production.
Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel is a Saudi politician. He was appointed as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia on January 29,2015. He served in that position until 22 April 2017,when he was replaced by Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha.
William L. Megginson is an American economist,currently the Price Chair in Finance at Michael F. Price College of Business,University of Oklahoma and also the Saudi Aramco Chair Professor in Finance at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. In 2008,he was the Fulbright Tocqueville Distinguished Chair in American Studies at Paris Dauphine University.
Fred I. Stalkup is a native of Texas and known for his work in the field of oil and gas production. After graduation from high school in Waco,Texas,he was admitted to Rice University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in chemical engineering in 1957 and a Ph. D. in chemical engineering in 1961. Stalkup joined the ARCO Oil and Gas Company in 1961 as a senior research engineer. He became director of process research in 1965,senior research advisor in 1985,and distinguished research advisor in 1993. Stalkup remained with the ARCO organization until 2002,when he joined PetroTel Inc,where he is currently Vice President of EOR and Distinguished Engineering Advisor.
Ahmad Al-Khowaiter is a Saudi chemical engineer and the current CTO of Saudi Aramco.
Olagoke Olabisi is an author,editor,educator,mentor,inventor,and entrepreneur. A Nigerian–American chemical engineer,Olagoke is the Chief Consultant and CEO of Infra-Tech consulting LLC,an energy consulting company focused on corrosion and materials engineering. He has 9 patents and a total of 97 publications including Fugacity and Vapor Pressure of Non-Polar Liquids at Low Temperatures,Thermoplastics Beyond the Year 2000:A Paradigm,and Handbook of Thermoplastics,2nd Edition. He has been involved in academia and industry in the United States,Nigeria,Saudi Arabia,and Kuwait. He is a mentor to students and young professionals.
Ashraf E. Fagih(Pronounced:"Fa-geeh") is a Saudi author and academic. He is one of the few notable science fiction authors in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
