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, Carigali Hess-Corporation, EnQuest PLC, and Petronas across the Middle East and South East Asia. 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.
Read on Substack → (coming soon)
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.