Faisal Al - Thani

Dr Faisal Al - Thani is the deputy managing director for Maersk Oil in Qatar, having previously held the position of senior director and head of business development. Dr Al - Thani is a Fulbright Scholar of the University of Colorado, holding a BSc in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa; MSc in Project Management from the University of Bath and a PhD in Project Finance in the Oil & Gas Industry from Leeds University. His work in the oil and gas industry spans nearly 25 years, beginning his career as a wellsite petroleum engineer in Qatar Petroleum and working across functions including petroleum planning, reservoir engineering, economics and contracts. Dr Al-Thani has also published a number of papers and books in the area of risk management and project finance. Al-Thani is chairman of the Qatar Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and a board member of the International Society of Petroleum Engineers, Dallas USA.