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SPE International Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition
23–25 September 2025 | Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, Muscat, Oman

Conference Chair

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Badar Al Kharusi
Petroleum Engineering Director
Petroleum Development Oman

Conference Co-Chair

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Oscar Bustos
SVP, Unconventional
ADNOC

Programme Co-Chairs

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Sultan Al Harrasi
Completion, Intervention, and Integrity Engineering Manager
bp

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Garrett Fowler
Chief Operating Officer
ResFrac Corporation

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Sekhar Sathyamoorthy
Head of Production Technology
PETRONAS

Executive Committee Members

Medhat Abdou

Medhat Abdou
VP Development
Bapco Upstream

Mahmoud Al Hashmi

Mahmoud Al Hashmi
COO
Operated Assets
OQEP

Alejandro Duran

Alejandro Duran
VP, GaffneyClineTM
nergy Advisory,
Oilfield Services, and Equipment
Baker Hughes

Francisco Fragachan

Francisco Fragachan
Independent Consultant

Markus Gurk

Markus Gurk
Assistant Professor
German University of Technology in Oman

Liu He

Liu He
Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Senior Specialist
RIPED

Anwar Husen

Anwar Husen
VP
Sub Surface and Petroleum Engineering
NESR

Stephen Persac

Stephen Persac
MENA Regional Technology Manager, PE
Halliburton

Peggy Rijken

Peggy Rijken
SPE Technical Director Completions
Chapter Manager
Geomechanics
Chevron

 

Santiago Rivera

Santiago Rivera
Reservoir Engineering Manager
Oxy
 

Rebekah Shipman

Rebekah Shipman
President & CEO
Reservoir Data Systems

Muhammad Sofyan

Muhammad Sofyan
R&D Drilling and Wells
TotalEnergies

Koji Yamamoto

Koji Yamamoto
SVP
 Energy Business Unit
Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security
(JOGMEC)

Programme Committee Members

Shabeeb N. Alajmi

Shabeeb N. Alajmi
Assistant Professor
Department of Petroleum Engineering
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

 

Ahmed Al Adawi

Ahmed Al Adawi
Production Technologist
Petroleum Development Oman

Aamer Al Bannay

Aamer Al Bannay
Manager
Future Growth
Unconventional Subsurface Division
AI Champion
ADNOC

Ali Al-Ghaithi

Ali Al-Ghaithi
Gas Hydraulic Frac Team Lead
Petroleum Development Oman

Ziad Al Jalal

Ziad Al Jalal
Frac Technical and Sales Director
TAQA

Murtada Al-Jawad

Murtada Al-Jawad
Associate Professor
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Said Al Kindi

Said Al Kindi
WRM Team Leader
Petroleum Development Oman

Tariq Almubarak

Tariq Almubarak
Senior
Petroleum Engineer
Production Technology Division
EXPEC Advanced Research Center
Aramco

Ahmed Al Zahibi

Ahmed Al Zahibi
Lead Production Technologist
CC Energy Development

Mohammed Ba Geri

Mohammed Ba Geri
Fluids Expert
Newpark Drilling Fluids Systems

Anastasia Bird

Anastasia Bird
Performance Management,  Performance Advisor
bp

Robert Burstall

Robert Burstall
International Sales and Operations Manager
NCS Multistage

 Alberto Casero

Alberto Casero
Technical Advisor
Frac and Stim
bp

Alexandre Bezerra De Melo

Alexandre Bezerra De Melo
Senior Engineer
Drilling (CEMENT)
Drilling Engineering (US/NS/ABK/USR) Department
AI Champion
ADNOC

Arya Christiawan

Arya Christiawan
Principal Frac Engineer
Subsurface
OQ

Dante Guerra

Dante Guerra
President
NSI Technologies

Abdulmohsin Imqam

Abdulmohsin Imqam
Senior Technical Specialist
Engineering and Technology Department
ZL Chemicals

Jan Havard Joranson

Jan Havard Joranson
Senior Specialist
Hydraulic Fracturing
Equinor

Dan Hill

Dan Hill
Professor
Texas A&M University

Alireza Khazemi

Alireza Khazemi
Assistant Professor
Sultan Qaboos University

Stevanus Kurniadi

Stevanus Kurniadi
Stimulation Domain Manager
SLB

Qun Li

Qun Li
Director
Cooperation Division
R&D Department
CNPC

Ricardo C.B. Melo

Ricardo C.B. Melo
Production Enhancement Advisor, Hydraulic Fracturing Specialist
Repsol

Jennifer L. Miskimins

Jennifer L. Miskimins
Department Head
Petroleum Engineering
  F.H. Mick Merelli/Coterra Energy Distinguished Department Head Chair
Colorado School of Mines

Mehdi Mokhtari

Mehdi Mokhtari
Professor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Mark Norris

Mark Norris
Engineering Advisor
Oilfield Production Enhancement Consulting Services (OPECS)

Karen Olson

Karen Olson
President
Olson Turner Enterprises

Raul Rodriguez

Raul Rodriguez
VP
Woxsen University

Jose Rueda

Jose Rueda
Technical Support Unit Supervisor
Unconventional Resources
Aramco

 Martin Rylance

Martin Rylance
Chief Engineer
IXL Oilfield Consulting

Pedro Saldungaray

Pedro Saldungaray
Technical Advisor
International Business
CARBO

Josef Shaoul

Josef Shaoul
Engineering Manager
Fenix Consulting Delft

Yudiyoko Ega Sugiharto

Yudiyoko Ega Sugiharto
Senior Executive
(PE, Petrophysics)
PE International
PETRONAS

Junjing Zhang

Junjing Zhang
Staff Completion Engineer
Global Wells
ConocoPhillips

Ding Zhu

Ding Zhu
Professor
Texas A&M University