New Energy Process Engineering Center (NEPEC) Manager, SLB
Wael Abdallah joined Schlumberger in 2005 as a research scientist at DBR Technology Center, Canada. Currently, he is managing the New Energy Process Engineering Center in North America. In the current role, I’m establishing the first technology/engineering center for SLB NE with the needed laboratory resources and people skills within multiple themes including Carbon Capture, Energy Storage, Critical Minerals, and Hydrogen. Prior to this role, Wael was the Managing Director of Schlumberger Dhahran Carbonate Research Center in Saudi Arabia working closely with Saudi ARAMCO on topics related to Reservoir Characterization and Production. In a different assignment, he managed commercial service studies investigating reservoir fluids phase behavior and flow assurance at DBR Technology center in Canada. Wael was an instructor for Reservoir Fluids at NeXT.
Wael holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta majoring in Heterogeneous Catalysis and Surface Science. He also holds M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology majoring in fluid phase behavior and thermodynamics.
Wael received the Alberta Ingenuity Award in 2005. He has published and co-authored 90+ peer-reviewed and conference papers in addition to 26 granted patents in different technology areas. He holds a professional Engineering Status in Canada, an active member of SPE and SPWLA societies.