Zuhair Nafia CV

Working in an ambitious field that related to Marketing, Research, and Economics and to use all my abilities, skills, and knowledge to satisfy the objectives of the carrier.

Qatar Petroleum ( Doha – Qatar ):

Senior Marketing Specialist, Marketing Directorate, from 25 June 2000 until 30 June 2002.

- Provide an assessment of world oil supply and demand and energy pricing.

- Prepare Business Plan for Marketing of Crude Oil, Field Condensate, NGL Condensate and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

Marketing Research Analyst, Marketing Directorate, from 1st June 1998- 24th June 2000

- Provide an assessment of world oil supply and demand and energy pricing.

Senior Economist, Corporate Planning Department from 27th May 1993 – 31 May 1998

- Economic and financial evaluation of petrochemicals, oil and gas projects as well as ranking in priority for the Long Range Corporate Plan endorsed by the Board of Directors in 1995.
- Presented and negotiated with representatives of the IMF with respect Qatar Petroleum’s role in the State of Qatar concerning its international credit rating.
- Presented the first Corporate Business Plan for Qatar Petroleum in 1994, which was used by the IMF to establish Qatar’s credit rating.
- Preparing financial and economic reports on Qatar Petroleum and Subsidiary companies for the Amiri Diwan as well as the Supreme Council for Planning (State Planning Ministry).
- Corporate benchmarking of the financial, operational and productivity performance of Qatar Petroleum and Subsidiary companies based on unit production costs of operations, production level, capital expenditure, manpower, and operating expenditures.

Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Planning Department from 29 June 1989- 26 May 1992

- Forecasting prices of petrochemicals, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and refined petroleum products.
- Market studies of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and refined products.
- Financial analysis of Qatar Petroleum’s annual corporate performance.

Head, Projects and Research Section, Economics Department, from 30 September 1976- 28 June 1989

- Financial and economic evaluation for project feasibility studies including petrochemical facilities, natural gas production and processing, crude oil production projects.
- Implemented the use of discounted cash flow analysis with Qatar Petroleum for the ranking of investment opportunities in crude oil, natural gas, and petrochemical projects.
- Statistical modeling of price relationships by hydrocarbon product.

Ph. D. Economics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.A. 1976.
M.S. Economics, University of Wyoming, Laramie Wyoming U.S.A. 1968.
B.A., Economics and Commerce, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, 1963.

Ph. D Area of Specialization:
1. Economic Theory
2. International Finance
3. Economic Development and Planning
4. Statistics
5. Marketing

Qatar Petroleum Training Courses
MS Office Applications (1995)
Lotus applications (1990)
Management and Supervision (1981)

Publications:

Economics and Social Development in Qatar, published by Frances Pinter Ltd., London and USA, 1983.
National, Economic and Strategic Vs. Commercial Consideration in Exploitation of Gas reservoirs, Journal of Energy and Development, Spring 1983, Boulder, USA.
Comments on the Energy situation in Third World, United Nation, Vita News, July 1981, Maryland.