Fareed Abdulla Al Hashmi

Chief Operating Officer, Operating Assets. at Dragon Oil

Fareed AlHashmi joined Dragon Oil in July 2017 as Executive Director – Petroleum Development and recently promoted to Chief Operating Officer – Operating Assets.

With over 35 years of experience in field development, drilling, operations and as well as management, he worked namely for ADNOC. Fareed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from WVU in USA.

In 2004, he was appointed as the Chairman of the newly formed ADNOC/ PI Research & Development Oil Sub-Committee. In July 2007 he was appointed as the Assistant General Manager (Existing Development). In January 2010 became responsible for Bab Field and ADNOC Sole Risks as Senior Vice President (Bab & Gas) and afterwards in 2013 became responsible for North East Fields.

He served as the Regional Director of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) representing Middle East and North Africa for the period 2013-2015. During the period 2008–2016, Fareed Served ADIPEC as Technical Program Chairman.