Project Management Leader | Well Engineering & Digital Innovation
| **Project Management Leader | Drilling & Well Engineering Specialist | Digital Innovator** |
I’m a project management leader and senior engineer with over 16 years of experience driving asset development and capital projects across IOC, NOC, and Fortune 500 energy companies. I specialize in bridging complex subsurface engineering with large-scale capital projects, managing portfolios up to $250M throughout the full project lifecycle.
My career spans leadership roles at EOG Resources, Bapco Upstream, Hess Corporation, EnQuest, and Petronas across Bahrain, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, and the UK. I’ve consistently delivered exceptional results: reducing well costs by 50%, accelerating project timelines, and driving operational efficiency improvements of 20-110%.
As a Chartered Engineer with an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, I combine deep technical expertise with strategic vision for the future of energy—particularly in gas development, CCUS, and digital transformation of traditional drilling operations.
I'm developing a suite of web-based engineering tools to modernize well engineering workflows. These tools, originally built as Excel templates, are being transformed into accessible web applications for the global energy community.
I write about well engineering, drilling and completion careers, the future of gas energy, digital innovation in oil & gas, and the financial health of energy companies.
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Email: abz.bakri@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bakrizubir
Location: Currently in Bahrain | Home base: Malaysia / Australia
Building the future of energy through technical excellence and digital innovation.