Taleb Bahadidah is an experienced upstream professional with more than 20 years of international experience in reservoir development, geological modeling, and cross-disciplinary integration worldwide. He began his career with Schlumberger, supporting major operators worldwide in geological interpretation, reservoir characterization, and advanced subsurface technologies. He has held senior technical and advisory roles in major operators including Saudi Aramco based on Dhahran, Genel Energy based on Istanbul, Kuwait Oil Company based on Kuwait, and currently Bapco Energies based on Bahrain. Taleb holds a Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Geoscience, a Master’s degree in Reservoir Engineering & Modeling (Honors), and an MBA with Honors. In addition, he is a Certified Data Scientist (IBM) and Certified Data Analyst (DataCamp) — both internationally accredited organizations — with practical experience applying Python-based analytics to subsurface and reservoir workflows. This multidisciplinary foundation enables him to connect technical depth with business insight, digital capability, and operational performance. ​ Over his career, Taleb has led multidisciplinary teams, delivered complex 3D static models for giant carbonate and clastic fields, supported field development strategies, and contributed to operational decision-making across multiple international assets.​ He has presented at major global conferences including IPTC, KOGC, ADIPEC, MEOS GEO, and EAGE in London. Taleb is passionate about Operational Excellence, workflow efficiency, and improving cross-functional collaboration to enable smarter, faster, and more value-focused decisions in upstream operations.