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Mahmoud Ramadan | |
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| Education | University of East London |
| Occupations | Energy executive, engineer |
| Known for | Oil and gas operations, drilling waste management, sustainability and decarbonization |
| Title | COO Chief Operating Officer and Board Member, Green Valley Oil Services |
Mahmoud Ramadan is an Egyptian energy executive and engineer whose work focuses on oil and gas operations, environmental services, drilling waste management, sustainability, decarbonization, and carbon markets. He is the Chief Operating Officer and a Board Member at Green Valley Oil Services (GVOS), with professional activities spanning the Middle East, North Africa, and the United States.[1][2][3]
With more than 18 years of experience in the energy sector, Ramadan's career has encompassed upstream oil and gas operations, drilling and workover activities, drilling waste management, produced-water treatment, environmental management, and international business development.[1] His work has increasingly focused on the intersection of conventional energy operations and the energy transition, including emissions reduction, circular-economy practices, carbon-footprint reduction, ESG, carbon markets, and climate-finance mechanisms.[4]
Education
[edit]Ramadan earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Power and Machines Engineering in 2008. He later earned a Master of Science in Oil and Gas with Energy Management from the University of East London in 2025. In the same year, he completed a professional course in stress management offered by Harvard Health Publishing.
Career
[edit]Ramadan has held executive and operational responsibilities across the oil and gas sector, including environmental and oilfield-service operations, drilling waste management, recycling, produced-water treatment, and international business development.[1]
As Chief Operating Officer of GVOS, his work has involved onshore and offshore operations and engagement with international and national oil companies across the Middle East and North Africa.[1] The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt identifies Ramadan as GVOS's Chief Operating Officer,[2] while Dun & Bradstreet lists him as a key principal of the company's Houston, Texas operation.[3]
GVOS is also a participant in the United Nations Global Compact, reflecting the company's involvement in responsible-business and sustainability frameworks.[5]
In 2024, Al Mostqbal Al Petroleum reported on GVOS activities involving Shell and Rashpetco and cited Ramadan discussing plans to reduce carbon emissions associated with drilling, production, and environmental-treatment operations.[6]
Sustainability and climate work
[edit]A significant part of Ramadan's professional work has focused on reducing the environmental impact of oil and gas operations through drilling waste management, produced-water treatment, resource recovery, emissions reduction, and circular-economy approaches.[1]
At the ninth Egypt Oil & Gas Convention in 2023, Ramadan participated in a technical session on sustainable growth in the petroleum sector. He discussed drilling-waste management technologies, carbon-footprint reduction, emissions reduction, and the potential role of carbon certificates in supporting further environmental investment.[4]
Ramadan has also been involved in sustainability initiatives extending beyond conventional oilfield environmental services. GVOS participated in the International Finance Corporation's Climate2Equal initiative in Egypt, implemented in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt and focused on translating climate and inclusion commitments into action plans and implementation.[7]
His more recent work has extended into carbon-market development, climate finance, and the monetization of verified emissions reductions. This has included the development of a carbon-credit monetization initiative and the Carbon Swap Finance Framework, associated with United Kingdom intellectual-property filing GB2517773.4.[8]
Industry participation and writing
[edit]During COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh in November 2022, Ramadan served as a moderator at an energy and civil-society forum and participated in discussions concerning the role of carbon credits in the Middle East and North Africa.[9]
His speaking experience has also included the Egypt Oil & Gas Convention and a Saudi Aramco Health & Safety Forum presentation concerning dry-location and zero-discharge systems.[1] In 2024, energy-industry broadcaster and moderator Eithne Treanor highlighted Ramadan and his role at GVOS during EGYPES, in the context of sustainability, renewable energy, decarbonization, and the energy transition.[10]
Ramadan has also written on sustainability and circular-economy practices in the energy industry. In 2025, Bizpreneur Middle East published his article, "Circular Economy: The New Backbone of Sustainability in the Oil & Gas Industry", addressing resource recovery, drilling-waste treatment, emissions reduction, and closed-loop approaches to petroleum operations.[11]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mahmoud Ramadan". East Mediterranean Gas Forum. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- 1 2 "New Members". American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Green Valley Oil Services Free Zone Company Profile". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- 1 2 "مشاركة جرين فالي اويل سيرفس في مؤتمر تحفيز النمو المستدام و دورها الاستراتيجي في معالجة مخلفات الحفر و في تقليل الانبعاثات الكربونيه". المستقبل البترولي (in Arabic). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Green Valley Oil Services (GVOS)". United Nations Global Compact. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "شل ورشيد يجددان عقد الشراكة مع شركة جرين ڤالي لمعالجة المياه". المستقبل البترولي (in Arabic). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Climate2Equal Egypt". IFC Africa. International Finance Corporation. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "GB2517773.4". UK Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Carbon Free Zone & Green Valley Oil Services Announcement". Carbon Free Zone. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Treanor, Eithne (2024). "EGYPES 2024". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Ramadan, Mahmoud (9 October 2025). "Circular Economy: The New Backbone of Sustainability in the Oil & Gas Industry". Bizpreneur Middle East. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
Education
[edit]Ramadan earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Power and Machines Engineering in 2008. He later earned a Master of Science in Oil and Gas with Energy Management from the University of East London in 2025. In the same year, he completed a professional course in stress management offered by Harvard Health Publishing.
Career
[edit]Ramadan has held executive and operational responsibilities across the oil and gas sector, including environmental and oilfield-service operations, drilling waste management, recycling, produced-water treatment, and international business development.[1]
As Chief Operating Officer and board member of GVOS, his work has involved onshore and offshore operations and engagement with international and national oil companies across the Middle East and North Africa.[1] The American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt identifies Ramadan as GVOS's Chief Operating Officer,[2] while Dun & Bradstreet identifies him as a key principal associated with the company's Houston, Texas operation.[3] GVOS also operates in the United States through GVOS Inc., with Houston serving its North American activities.[4]
GVOS participates in the United Nations Global Compact and has engaged with international sustainability and responsible-business initiatives.[5]
In 2024, Al Mostqbal Al Petroleum reported on GVOS activities involving Shell and Rashpetco and cited Ramadan discussing plans to reduce carbon emissions associated with drilling, production, and environmental-treatment operations.[6]
Sustainability and climate work
[edit]A significant part of Ramadan's professional work has focused on reducing the environmental impact of oil and gas operations through drilling waste management, produced-water treatment, resource recovery, emissions reduction, and circular-economy approaches.[1]
At the ninth Egypt Oil & Gas Convention in 2023, Ramadan participated in a technical session on sustainable growth in the petroleum sector. He discussed drilling-waste management technologies, carbon-footprint reduction, emissions reduction, and the potential role of carbon certificates in supporting further environmental investment.[7]
Ramadan has also participated in climate and sustainability initiatives extending beyond conventional oilfield environmental services. GVOS has engaged with the International Finance Corporation's Climate2Equal initiative in Egypt, implemented in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt and focused on moving climate and inclusion commitments from pledges toward action planning and implementation.[8]
Ramadan's more recent work has extended into carbon-market development and climate finance. This includes work on carbon-credit monetization and the development of the Carbon Swap Finance Framework, associated with United Kingdom intellectual-property filing GB2517773.4.[9]
Industry participation and writing
[edit]During COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh in November 2022, Ramadan served as a moderator at an energy and civil-society forum and participated in discussions concerning the potential role of carbon credits in the Middle East and North Africa.[4]
His speaking experience has also included the Egypt Oil & Gas Convention and a Saudi Aramco Health & Safety Forum presentation concerning dry-location and zero-discharge systems.[1] In 2024, energy-industry broadcaster and moderator Eithne Treanor highlighted Ramadan and his role at GVOS during EGYPES, in the context of sustainability, renewable energy, decarbonization, and the energy transition.[10]
Ramadan has also written on sustainability and circular-economy practices in the energy industry. In 2025, Bizpreneur Middle East published his article, "Circular Economy: The New Backbone of Sustainability in the Oil & Gas Industry", addressing resource recovery, drilling-waste treatment, emissions reduction, and closed-loop approaches to petroleum operations.[11]
References
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DNBwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - 1 2 "Carbon Free Zone & Green Valley Oil Services Announcement". Carbon Free Zone. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Green Valley Oil Services (GVOS)". United Nations Global Compact. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "شل ورشيد يجددان عقد الشراكة مع شركة جرين ڤالي لمعالجة المياه". المستقبل البترولي (in Arabic). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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- ↑ "GB2517773.4". UK Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Treanor, Eithne (2024). "EGYPES 2024". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Ramadan, Mahmoud (9 October 2025). "Circular Economy: The New Backbone of Sustainability in the Oil & Gas Industry". Bizpreneur Middle East. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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