BP appoints new vice president for Egypt

Global energy giant BP has appointed Wail Shaheen (LinkedIn) as Egypt Vice President effective 1 November, according to a statement (pdf). Within his new role, Shaheen will advance BP's investments and projects in Egypt including the exploration of new investments in sustainable energy to support the country’s energy transition plans, the statement notes. Shaheen has over 30 years of industry experience working in Canada, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, and Egypt. He has been with BP for 27 years in commercial, technical, and leadership roles, the latest of which was VP of subsurface operations in Trinidad and Tobago, where he led the country’s first utility-scale solar project and signed onto a carbon capture and storage research project.