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Dr. Azli Abu Bakar

Head of Basin Petroleum System,

PETRONAS

Dr. Azli Abu Bakar is the current Head of Basin and Petroleum System in PETRONAS Upstream Exploration. In this capacity, he oversees all regional G&G evaluations and the seeking of new exploration opportunities globally. He joined the petroleum industry in 1999 as a geoscientist with PETRONAS and has held several technical positions including Staff Geoscientist and Principal Geoscientist responsible for both Prospect Maturation and Basin Studies, working in different basins and tectonic regimes around the world. He also has been involved in Development Projects as both seismic interpreter and geologist.

Apart from that, he is a very keen technical coach and has been an internal line trainer for sequence stratigraphy and seismic interpretation in PETRONAS. In more recent times, he has held leadership responsibilities as Head of Asia Pacific Basin and then as Head of Technical Expert in Business Development before being appointed to his current job. Azli graduated with BSc (Hons) in Geology, MSc in Petroleum Geoscience and PhD from Imperial College London. Apart from geoscience, his interest also includes history and travels.