Mr. Syed Wamiq Abrar Bokhari
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Syed Wamiq Bokhari is a senior international petroleum executive who has worked on various projects in five continents. He attained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Petroleum Engineering from University of Texas. He has attended several technical and management courses, including advance management course in Oxford. Wamiq started his career with US based ARCO (Atlantic Richfield Company) in US, working with them in the Gulf of Mexico, Permian Basin, Alaska, South America, Yemen, North Sea and Far East. He later joined LASMO (later acquired by Eni) and served as the Operations Manager in Pakistan, and was involved extensively with the green field developments of Bhit, Zamzama, Miano and Sawan fields. He later moved to Nigeria to head Eni’s Partner Operated Business unit that was responsible for an annual net budget of US$ 250 million and net production of around 100,000 BOEPD. In Nigeria he was involved with the world’s largest FPSO (Floating Production, Storage & Offloading facility) development that was located in deepwater. Lately, he was assisting Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Company (KUFPEC) in managing the Exploration & Production (E&P) activities in the Far East & Australia Region that is almost entirely offshore.

Wamiq has acquired broad based industry knowledge (technical & managerial) through a life time of Exploration & Production work. In addition, he has established credibility with several multinationals and has a vast professional network in the international as well as regional petroleum sector.

Wamiq has also been very active in the Society of Petroleum Engineers and has authored several technical papers. As the conference Chairman, he organized the first ever Oil & Gas show in Pakistan in 2002 which was very successful attracting several international companies despite the environment generated by 11th September 2001 event. He also served as Vice President Expert Committee of PPEPCA (Pakistan Petroleum E&P Companies Association) from 2002-2003.

Mr. Nusrat Kamal Siddiqui
General Manager Exploration

Mr. Nusrat Kamal Siddiqui acquired MSc degree in 1969 from Geology Department, Punjab University, Lahore (Pakistan), specializing in Petroleum and Structural Geology, and in 1979-80 completed a post-graduate diploma related to Photo-geology and Remote Sensing from ITC, The Netherlands.

He has over 37 years of diversified experience including +26 years (1980- 2006) of mainly hydrocarbon exploration and development, and some mineral exploration with Pakistan Petroleum Limited. In addition, he also worked in hydrogeology with Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Libya (1975-79) and engineering geology for earth fill dams (1970-75). He has attended several technical and management courses, both locally and abroad, including advance management courses.

His interests involve prospect generation, log evaluation, field studies/geological modeling of reservoirs, field geology, stratigraphy and remote sensing applications. He has published several papers on petroleum exploration, field development, reservoir modeling, remote sensing applications to petroleum geology and flood control, and have presented them both locally and abroad. He was Chairman Technical Committee of the Annual Technical Conference & Oil Show held in Pakistan in 2002, and its Chairman and Organizer in 2003.

He is serving on the Board of Studies of couple of universities, and is frequently invited for delivering lectures to students. He is one of the senior editors of SEGMITE International – an English magazine on geology published from Pakistan, and is also a member of Stratigraphic Committee of Pakistan. Nusrat also represents Mining Journal of UK in Pakistan. A 275 page book in Urdu language ‘Uz Adam ta Ein Dum’ (From Adam to Myself), recently completed by him, is ready for publication.

Nusrat is an active member of American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Pakistan Institute of Petroleum (PIP) and a founding member of Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geoscientists (PAPG - an affiliate of AAPG).

Mr. Zia Akhtar
General Manager Operation

Zia Akhtar is the General Manager Operations New Horizon Exploration and Production Limited (NHEPL). He obtained an MS Degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1980 and a BE in Mechanical Engineering from the NED Engineering University. He brings 30 years of experience in the upstream Oil & Gas and Petrochemical industries and has worked in several international projects in U.S.A., Abu Dhabi and Libya.

Zia joined NHEPL from a senior position at Eni Pakistan, a leading international E&P company. He has a rich experience in operations and project management. His last assignment with Eni was as head of Non-Operated Joint Ventures, where he managed all aspects of partner operated business including field development, facilities projects, production, drilling, exploration and commercial. His responsibilities included several large gas fields in Pakistan including Zamzama, Sawan, Miano, Rehmat, Latif and Gambat Fields. Prior to this assignment Zia also held positions of Project Manager and Engineering & Construction Manager for Eni responsible for Design, Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Commissioning of several Eni operated projects. Zia also led the Contracts & Procurement Department at Eni responsible for company wide activities.

Prior to Eni, Zia worked for ADCO (Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations) a subsidiary of ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) from 1991 to 1997 in Engineering and Major Projects. Zia was responsible for the Design and Implementation of Projects related to ADCO’s Oil & Gas Facilities, from initial design through to procurement, construction and commissioning. Zia worked on the 1 million BOPD export terminal at Jebel Dhanna for most of his tenure with ADCO. Major Works at Jebel Dhanna Oil Export Terminal that were handled as Project Manager included Major Terminal Upgrade Project, Single Point Mooring Project and Fire Water Pipeline Project. Zia also managed Engineering for construction of Loading Rings at Jebel Dhanna Tank Farm. Zia also handled various projects at the Bab Oil Field.

Prior to ADCO, Zia worked in Engineering and Construction as Project Manager/Planning & Scheduling/Cost Engineering with various other companies in Oil & Gas and Petrochemical industry including Brown & Root, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), Bechtel, ICI and CCC (Consolidated Construction Company). His projects included Gas Compression at Sui Gas Field with PPL (1982-1985), construction at Occidental Petroleum’s Gas Oil Separation Plant and Gathering System in Libya, and work at North and South Satellite Offshore Platforms Project in the Upper Zakum Field

Mr. Syed Riasat Ali
Geoservices Manager

Mr. Syed Riasat Ali has over 32 years of industry experience as a Geophysicist, both in Pakistan and overseas. His overseas experience includes around 10 years in Kuwait, Somalia & Chad. He has worked for several years managing field operations and has been directly responsible for HSE for over 8 years. He received his HSE training from international companies like Schlumberger & Western Atlas. He has provided onsite management for field operations in some of the remotest areas of Pakistan in Balochistan Province.

Riasat is an expert in all aspects of Geophysical activity including acquisition, processing and interpretation. He has worked as an interpreter with Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Gulf Oil and Canada Northwest Energy. His acquisition and processing experience is with Western Geco/Schlumberger, Western Atlas, Geosource and Asia Geophysical Services.

He received his Masters degree in 1967 from University of Karachi in earth sciences.

Mr. Raza Zaidi
Chief Geophysicist

Mr. Raza Zaidi obtained M.Sc degree in 1990 from Department of Geology, University of Karachi, (Pakistan). In addition he acquired Diploma in Geophysics (1985) from Faculty of Earth Sciences, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah (K.S.A).

He started his professional carrier with CGG (Pakistan) and later Joined Pakistan Oilfields Limited, Orient Petroleum International Inc. and New Horizon Exploration & Production. During his 14 years in industry, he has been involved with seismic data acquisition, processing and interpretation of both onshore and offshore data. His key interest remains in seismic data interpretation using workstation. He has worked on various interpretational projects in Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan and UAE.

The innovative thinking in the structural modeling of the areas has been followed in the interpretation that resulted in discoveries in the Potwar sub-basin of Pakistan. He also took active participation in Annual Technical Conference (ATC – 1998) held in Islamabad.

Raza has been associated with Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geoscientists (PAPG- an affiliate of AAPG) for the last ten years.

Mr.Syed Zafar Ahmed
Drilling Manager

Syed Zafar Ahmed is an Associate Engineer (Mech.) with over 30 years of experience in oil & gas drilling, with diversified exposure to under balance drilling, smart completions and multi-lateral horizontal wells.

Zafar started his professional career in 1975 and moved on to work in international companies, like SONATRACH, Algeria and Saudi Aramco. He also worked in Pakistan Petroleum Limited for about 8 years at a senior management position.

He is a member of SPE and has attended several management, HR, HSEQ, H2S (hazardous gas detection), SAP and Oracle-based reporting systems, helicopter safety and offshore survival courses.

Mr. Anees-ur-Rehman
HSEQ Manager

Anees ur Rehman is a graduate Mechanical Engineer from University of Engineering and Technology Lahore with over 17 years of HSEQ experience. He has done accreditation courses from School of Leadership, Links Associate International, DNV – Singapore, Tripot Beta – Netherland and several national and international institutes.

He has managed HSEQ operations for multinational companies in Pakistan, Middle East and Southwest Asian countries. He has contributed in development, implementation, certification and maintenance of Integrated Health, Safety and Environment management policies, management systems and standards. He has successfully led cross-functional teams for the achievement of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 Certifications and GHG monitoring protocols.

Anees has experience in developing HSE Management System that includes HSE guidelines and requirements, risk identifications and mitigation controls, HSE plans, monitoring and auditing strategies and Management reviews. He has strong background in staff training, emergency response and crisis management. As a member of plant and project site management, he has executed various projects in oil & gas, petrochemicals, fertilizers and cement industries. He is a life member of Pakistan Engineering Council and the Society of Mechanical Engineering. Before joining NHEPL he was working for ENI in Pakistan . He also worked in Middle East with DESCON Engineering for oil and gas fields as HSE Manager.

Mr. Shah Mohammad
Procurement Manager

Shah Mohammad has over 27 years of experience with multinational companies. Shah has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from NED University in 1980. He has been a member of Institute of Engineers, Pakistan, since 1980. He is also a member of Institute of Supply Management.

His vast experience includes working with ENI (Pakistan) Limited, Marriot Hotels and Tungsram Electrical Industries Pakistan Limited. He has performed his duties in the capacities of Procurement Officer, Plant Support Engineer, Maintenance Engineer and Deputy Chief Engineer.

Prior to joining New Horizon Exploration & Production Limited, he was working in the Contracts and Procurement Department of Eni for several years and was involved with the procurement of high value items. His expertise includes procurement of technical items related to upstream oil and gas industry.

Mr. Mohammad Atif
Finance Manager

Mr. Muhammad Atif joined New horizon Exploration and Production Limited as Head of Finance and Corporate. He manages the overall financial and secretarial affairs, and the accounting side of the business.

His work experience of over 8 years includes 3 years with Power Generation Industry. Prior to joining New Horizon Exploration and Production Limited, he was working with the Hub Power Company Limited, the largest independent power producer in Pakistan as Manager Finance, managing the finance and accounts of the Company.

Atif is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan. During his chartered accountancy training with Ernst & Young Pakistan, he was involved in audit, consultancy and tax advisory services of various companies.