Saud Khawaja

A global strategic and operational leader with experience driving bottom line impact and transformational change. Excellent management and leadership experience at all levels including at the corporate level. Proven strategic and analytical abilities at all levels including the Board room. Excellent political, commercial and regulatory experience in the international arena. 28+ years of petroleum engineering and management experience, including 14 years as Co-founder & Country Manager of NPS providing Oilfield & Drilling Services to Saudi ARAMCO.

 

Started as field engineer with Halliburton in Oklahoma and worked in Engineering, Operations and Management for 10 years in the United States & throughout the Middle East including Pakistan, UAE, Iran, Egypt, Qatar & Saudi Arabia in 4 positions with increased responsibilities, in both onshore & offshore in the Arabian Gulf & the Gulf of Suez.

 

Dedicated the next 14 years to co-found NOWMCO development & transformation into NPS group of companies, now the largest regional Oilfield & Drilling service provider in the Middle East and one of the largest in the South East Asia.

 

Established Falcon Petroleum Consultants in Bahrain with primary focus on the Upstream Petroleum Industry in the Middle East. In the 7 years at Falcon, managed teams serving International and regional Oil & Gas players solving strategic challenges globally in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Norway, U.K & the U.S. Built solid client base of 20+ global energy companies from 10 countries on 4 continents from North America, North Sea & MENA regions