Dana M. Abdulbaqi
Permanent Address: Local Address:
P.O. Box 2415 16071 W. 63 Ln, Unit B
Dhahran 31311 Arvada, CO 80403
Saudi Arabia USA
+966*-***-***** +1-720-***-****
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Seeking an internship to enhance my knowledge and obtain experience in the areas of petroleum
OBJECTIVE
project evaluation, economics and decision analysis
EDUCATION DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MINERAL AND ENERGY ECONOMICS, August 2012 to 2016 (Expected)
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Academic and Research Areas of Interest: Petroleum Economics, Decision Analysis, Real Options
Valuation, Reserves Evaluation and Production Forecasting.
MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING, August 2008 to May 2010
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Engineering Project Topic: Improving Reserves Estimates and Production Forecasts of Tight Gas Wells
Using Decline-Curve Analysis
Overall GPA: 3.66/4.0
Major GPA: 3.83/4.0
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia, March 2008 to August 2008
The Petroleum Engineering Intensive Development Program is a program initiated by Saudi Aramco in
order to accelerate the initial learning curve by acquiring intensive knowledge. It exposes the participants to
the main oilfield tools and technologies used by service companies. The participants will be able to link
theory to practical field applications as well as utilizing Saudi Aramco field data and case studies.
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE, August 1999 to May 2004
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
Overall GPA: 3.37/4.0
CENTER FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES AND ARCHITECTURE, Riva San Vitale, Switzerland, Spring 2003
Courses: Design Studio, Experience of Construction, Building Technology.
Toured Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland comparing regional
architecture.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS SCHOOL (DODD) BAHRAIN SCHOOL, June 1999
P.O. Box 934, Juffair Avenue, Bahrain
Graduated with an American High School Diploma and completed International Baccalaureate courses in
the following courses:
Math Physics
Information Technology Economics
Arabic English
Petroleum Engineer, Saudi Aramco Oil Company (Reserves Assessment & Development Planning
EXPERIENCE
Division, Petroleum Engineering Organization), August 2007 Present
Long term business planning.
Large scale projects and studies like the Long Term Gas Study and the PVT Parameters Study
Yearly Reserves Assessment Cycle is a yearly assessment of Saudi Arabia s oil and gas assets.
During this period, I completed my Master s degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M as a
sponsored student from Saudi Aramco.
Petroleum Engineer, Saudi Aramco Oil Company (Reservoir Management Department, Petroleum
Engineering Organization), August 2006 July 2007
Planned and designed new wells and platforms.
Prepared reservoir requirements for horizontal sidetracks.
Geosteered wells in the Marjan area and worked on designing the completion of wells with service
companies when drilling was complete.
Evaluated both open-hole and cased-hole logs.
W orked on putting together the 2007 producing priorities and strategies for the Marjan field.
Petroleum Engineer, Saudi Aramco Oil Company (Production & Facilities Development Department,
Petroleum Engineering Organization), August 2004 July 2006
Created and calibrated several offshore oil field models using Pipesoft-2 software.
Developed and implemented mission statements and strategies relating to offshore oil fields
development.
Issued Cost Estimate Requests and Fund Releases for oil field facilities.
Issued both weekly and monthly reports relating to production and facilities development in certain oil
fields.
Summer Student, Saudi Aramco Oil Company (Facilities Planning Department, Engineering
Services Organization and Building and Community Maintenance Department), Summer 2001,
Summer 2002 and Summer 2003
Received training in AutoCAD and Microstation.
Completed, both unfinished and new, facility maps and land use proposals using Microstation.
Assisted facility planners in organizing computer files and plotted documents.
Received training in manual drafting and completed architectural drawings.
COURSES Saudi Aramco In-House Texas A&M Courses: Virginia Tech Courses:
Petroleum Project Principles of Economics
RELATED TO Courses:
Production Optimization Comparative Governments
Evaluation Management
RESEARCH
Reserves and Evaluation
Using Nodal Analysis
AREA OF and Politics
Statistical Analysis Environmental Building
(Aggour, Aggour &
INTEREST
Survey of Marketing
Associates) Systems
Expanded Basic Petroleum Business Writing
Survey of Management
Technical Writing
Economics (PetroSkills)
Economics of Worldwide Bahrain School Courses:
IB Economics: two
Petroleum Production
Reserves Assessment semesters of
Fundamentals Macroeconomics and two
semesters of
Microeconomics.
SKILLS Computer Skills: Language Skills: People Skills:
Microsoft Office English (Fluent) Enjoy working with people in all
Arabic (Fluent) directions.
Living in multi-cultural settings and
worldwide traveling enabled me to be
responsible, adaptable, and open-
minded.
HONORS AND The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
AFFILIATIONS The American Institute of Architecture Students
Dean s List Spring 2000, Fall 2000, and Spring 2004
Editorial Committee (Editor-in-Chief) from 2005 through 2007 of the
Emerging Leaders Quarterly Newsletter that is produced by a group of young
professionals and is distributed within the Petroleum Engineering &
Development Admin Area.
Society of Petroleum Engineer (SPE): Most recently I was part of the
Organizing Committee of the SPE/DGS Annual Technical Symposium &
Exhibition in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
(http://atse2011.spesas.org/committees/organizing).
SPE Certified Petroleum Engineer
Photography can develop own film and prints (Black and White).
INTERESTS
Traveling worldwide traveled widely within the USA, Europe, Middle East,
Asia, and Africa, which enriched cultural experiences.