Our Network
Our Management
Simon K. Hodson, Chairman
Neal K. Githens, Chief Strategy Officer
Pamela R. Cooper, Financial Controller
Dr. Nansen G. Saleri,
Chief Executive Officer
and President
The industry’s preeminent authority on reservoir management and up-stream technologies and former head of Reservoir Management, Saudi Aramco...
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Dr. Robert M. Toronyi,
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Toronyi was formerly Chevron's Reservoir Management premier technical expert for both its domestic and international companies. He headed Chevron's international technology activities, which spans all corners of the globe and, in particular, its business development opportunities in Kuwait.
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Sami O. Ajam,
Vice-President Business Development
Prior to his joining QRI, Sami O. Ajam was President of MEERA (Middle East Energy Research Associates), a firm specializing in Market Research and Business Development for global energy firms.
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David H. Jones,
Principal Analyst,
Reservoir Management
David Jones is a Reservoir Engineering Consultant that served with Saudi Aramco's Reservoir Management Department. He led the GIANT project which is a multi-disciplinary team effort...
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Mike T. Strimenos,
Principal Analyst,
Reservoir Management
Michael Strimenos is a QRI principal analyst whose background includes over 25 years experience working within Saudi Aramco. His area of expertise is within Reservoir Management, ...
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Richard J. Heil,
Principal Analyst,
Reservoir Characterization
Richard Heil is a Senior Geological Consultant with over 30 years experience in the oil & gas and environmental engineering industries.
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Paul A. Murray,
Principal Analyst,
Knowledge Management
Hired as a Knowledge Management Consultant by Saudi Aramco National Oil Company from Science Applied International Corporation (S.A.I.C.) in 2002. From 2002-2007 was team lead in knowledge management (KM)...
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Our Associates
Mahmoud M. Abdul Baqi,
Former VP Exploration
& Petroleum Engineering
Development, Saudi Aramco
Mahmoud Abdulbaqi is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for both ARGAS and ARDISEIS, two geophysical companies which are joint ventures between Saudi Arabia and CGGVERITAS (Compagnie Generale de Geophysique Veritas) of France.
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Dr. Joseph W. Ault,
Former Head of Corporate
Reserves, Chevron
Dr. Ault recently retired from Chevron after 35 years. During his career with Chevron he held several production/engineering upstream assignments.
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Bryan C. Bartlett,
Former Chief Engineer,
Saudi Aramco
Bryan C. Bartlett, who is currently a private consultant and public speaker, has worked in the oil, gas and engineering industry for over 35 years.
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Philip N. Longorio,
Former President and CEO of WellDynamics
Philip N. (Phil) Longorio, currently a consultant and board member of two oil-field service start-up companies that are focusing on new technologies, is a 30 year veteran of the oil and gas service industry.
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Dr. Randolph J. Martin,
Co-founder New England Research, Inc. (NER)
Dr. Martin co-founded New England Research, Inc. (NER) in 1985 to address industry needs for advanced core analysis and petrophysics.
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Ali Daneshy,
President, Daneshy Consultants
International
Mr. Daneshy is president of Daneshy Consultants Int'l, a consulting firm for the oil and gas industry providing technical and managerial consulting services to diverse global clients.
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Dr. Marco R. Thiele,
President,
StreamSim Technologies
Dr. Thiele co-founded StreamSim Technologies, Inc. in 1997 to develop and promote the use of streamline-based reservoir simulation technology as powerful reservoir engineering methodology.
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Dr. Rod P. Batycky,
Co-Founder,
StreamSim Technologies
Rod Batycky is co-founder of StreamSim Technologies, Inc. where he is currently involved in commercialization of new technologies for streamline-based simulation, and additionally provides consulting services and short courses world-wide.
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Dr. M. Tunc Aktan,
Principal PE Consultant
Dr. M. Tunc Aktan has been working as a reservoir engineering consultant since retiring from Chevron after 25 years of service.
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Servet Unalmiser,
Principal PE Consultant
Servet Unalmiser retired from Saudi Aramco as a
Senior Consultant on July 1st, 2005.
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W. Carl Glaw Jr.,
GLO Certified
Public Accountants
Carl Glaw is a certified public accountant and the managing partner of GLO Certified Public Accountants.
www.glocpa.com
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Our Scholars
Dr. S. M. Farouq Ali ,
Former Professor, University of
Calgary & Penn State
Dr. Farouq Ali holds a B.Eng., B.Sc. (Hons.) in petroleum production engineering, and MS and PhD degrees in petroleum and natural gas engineering.
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Dr. Khalid Aziz,
Otto N. Miller Professor of Earth Sciences and Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University
At Stanford, Aziz served as the Associate Dean for Research (School of Earth Sciences) and Chair of the Petroleum Engineering Department. His research interests include reservoir simulation, modeling of advanced wells, multiphase flow in pipes, and natural gas engineering.
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Dr. Thomas A. Blasingame,
Associate Professor and holder of Robert L. Whiting Professorship of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M
Dr. Thomas A. Blasingame joined the faculty in 1991. Two years later, he was notified that his proposal to the Department of Energy for research in reservoir characterization had been accepted, providing $1.6 million in funding-one of the largest research grants in the department's recent history.
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Dr. Christine Ehlig-Economides,
Professor and A.B. Stevens Endowed Chair, Texas A&M
Dr. Ehlig-Economides is currently full professor of petroleum engineering at Texas A&M University in the Albert B. Stevens endowed chair.
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Dr. Turgay Ertekin,
Professor and Associate Department Head, Pennsylvania State University
Turgay Ertekin has had extensive experience with the development and application of fluid flow models in porous media.
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Dr. Kishore K. Mohanty,
Professor of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, University of Houston
Dr. Mohanty is currently a Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston. He is also the director of the Institute for Improved Oil Recovery.
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Dr. M. Nafi Toksoz,
Professor and Founder Earth Resources Lab, MIT
Prof. M. Nafi Toksöz is Robert R. Shrock Professor of Geophysics, Founder of the Earth Resources Laboratory and its Director from 1982 to 1998, and Director of the George R. Wallace, Jr. Geophysical Observatory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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