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Naji Abi-Aad is COO of Petroleb, an oil company based in Beirut and active in petroleum exploration offshore the East Mediterranean and the Gulf. In parallel, Dr Abi-Aad had been engaged with the US Tellurian as Senior Advisor for the Middle East from December 2016 to March 2020. Prior to his move to Lebanon, Dr Abi-Aad was serving for eight years in Qatar, first as Research Advisor for Qatar Petroleum (QP) and its Board of Directors Department, and as Media and Research Strategist in the Office of HE Qatar’s Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy & Industry, before being appointed to top positions in Qatar Petroleum International (QPI). During his 35 years of experience, he has been involved in extensive consultations, conferences and studies, particularly on oil and gas in the Middle East, their resources and supply prospects. Among the most important areas of Dr. Abi-Aad’s specialization and his long experience are issues of security of oil and gas supplies from the Middle East, the local and international markets for natural gas produced in the region and the source thereof, the development of gas sales and supply contracts in all its forms and prices at the local and global levels.
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