Rashed Mohamed Rashed Forty five years of practical experience in the field of oil & gas exploration and production in Egypt. Personal Data: Marital Status  : Married Dependents  : Two Education:

       B.Sc. in Geology – June -1972
       Faculty of Science - Cairo University 

Professional Experience: June 2011 till now

       Exploration Advisor for Total E&P Egypt

December 2009 to March 2011:

       Exploration Advisor for the Egyptian Petroleum Ministry

July 2005 to December 2009:

       Vice Chairman for Agreements & Exploration and Board member of Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)

December 2004 to June 2005:

       Exploration General Manager and Board member of Khalda Petroleum Company

July 2001 to November 2004:

       Exploration General Manager and Board member of Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel)

December 1994 to June 2001:

       Gulf of Suez Prospect Generation General Manager, Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (Gupco)

July 1993 to November 1994:

       Western Desert, Sinai & Delta Prospect Generation General Manager, Gulf of   Suez Petroleum Company (Gupco)

May 1989 to June 1993:

       Western Desert, Sinai & Delta Field Study Division Manager, Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (Gupco)
       August 1979 to April 1989:
       Field Studies and Prospect Generation Geologist, Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (Gupco)
 	October 1972 to July 1979: 
       Field Geologist, the Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority
    Achievements 

Participated and supervised the following: • Signed 16 concessions agreement to explore for oil and gas in the Mediterranean, Nile delta & North Sinai • All the exploration activities in 38 concession agreements in the Mediterranean, Nile delta & North Sinai • Issued 2 bid rounds to explore for gas and oil in the Mediterranean, Nile delta & North Sinai • The discovery of several oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Suez, Western Desert, Mediterranean and Nile Delta which added a significant volume of oil and gas reserves to Egypt • The application of new exploration plays concepts • Applied state of art technology in all prospects generation process. • The processes of evaluation and prospect generation in the Gulf of Suez, Western Desert, Sinai, Mediterranean and Nile Delta. • Developed and continuous update of the prospect inventory • The Application of risk assessments in all prospects evaluation and well recommendations. • The Evaluation of hydrocarbon potential for deeper target (Oligocene) in the Mediterranean, Jurassic and Paleozoic in the Western Desert, Stratigraphic and down thrown traps in the Gulf of Suez • The Application of team work concept • Well recommendations and Post Appraisal for several Exploratory and Development wells in the Gulf of Suez, Western Desert, Sinai, Mediterranean and Nile Delta • Field Studies for several Oil and Gas fields in the Gulf of Suez, Nile Delta, Mediterranean and Western Desert