Dr. Rudolf Umla, MBA, CSci

Dr. Rudolf Umla, MBA, CSci, is a seasoned Senior Reservoir Engineer at Trident Energy, specializing in optimizing mature waterflooded oil fields through advanced techniques such as reservoir simulation and 4D seismic analysis. With previous experience at BP spanning eight years, Umla played a pivotal role in reservoir and petroleum engineering projects in Mauritania and Senegal, contributing to facilities design and depletion planning for giant offshore fields. Umla's academic credentials include a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College London, an Oil & Gas MBA with Distinction from Robert Gordon University, and several degrees in applied mathematics, theoretical physics, and economics from Universität des Saarlandes. Additionally, Umla has been actively involved in enhanced oil recovery research, leading various engineering studies and lab experiments to innovate EOR technologies.